Cast & crew
Punchline (1988)
Directed by David Seltzer Written by David Seltzer
Cast
| Sally Field | Lilah Letterby |
| Tom Hanks | Steven Meeks |
| John Goodman | John Rambo |
| Mark Rydell | Romeo |
| Kim Greist | Urie |
| Paul Mazursky | Arnold |
| Damon Wayans | Percy Bysshe Shelley |
| Taylor Negron | Albert Kropp |
| Pam Matteson | Blake |
| Barry Neikrug | Krug |
| Joycee Katz | Joycee |
| George McGrath | Sanitarium Nun |
| Ángel Salazar | Det. Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs |
| Mac Robbins | Lane |
| Max Alexander | Mister Shhh |
| Paul Kozlowski | Jerry Thompson/Narrator |
| Barry Sobel | Robyn |
| Katie Rich | Eve Kendall |
| Marty Pollio | Hologram Comic |
| Charles David Richards | Maitre d' |
| Casey Sander | Ernie |
| Tiffany Terry | Gas |
| Renna Bogdanowicz | Gas |
| Michael Pollock | Sausalito Piano |
| Wanda Balay | Gas |
| Christiane Eden | Gas |
| Susan Michael | Gas |
| Kimberly L. Ryusaki | Gas |
| Consuela Nance | Gas |
| Barbara Collier | Gas |
| Andrea Adams | Gas |
| Marcy Del Campos | Gas |
| Darunee Doa Hale | Gas |
| Candace Cameron Bure | Carrie |
| Howard Weller | Talent Booker |
| Laura Jacoby | Jenny Curran |
| Bianca Rose | Heidi Klum |
| Ron Ulstad | Catering Boss |
| Richard Parker | Glasses |
| George Wallace | Supporting Cast |
| Andrew Parker | Gurney Halleck |
| Randy Fechter | Doctor |
| Angela Bennett | Nurse |
| Bob Zmuda | Eulogy Audience |
| Mark Eric Charbonneau | Helm |
| John Kirby | Marketing Perumahan |
| George D. Wallace | Wallace |
| Sam H. Ginsburg | Sam |
| Cameron Thor | Eulogy Audience |
| Susan Avants | Eulogy Audience |
| James C. Lewis | Eulogy Audience |
| George Novogroder | Eulogy Audience |
| Suzanne Rains | Eulogy Audience |
| Scott Williams | Eulogy Audience |
| Sharon Stein | Eulogy Audience |
| Carin Badger | Eulogy Audience |
| Eva Dunlap | Eulogy Audience |
| Robina Suwol | Buffy |
| Robert Britton | Murray |
| Mark Goldstein | Mark |
| Melissa Tufeld | Melartin's Wife |
| Dottie Archibald | Mrs. Dunn |
| Susie Essman | Hairdresser |
| Joey Vega | Waiter |
| Ben Hartigan | Clergyman |
| Jimmy Brogan | Clergyman |
| Crane Jackson | Medical Examiner |
| Rich Ramirez | Freeway Driver |
| Mike Starr | Bullhorn |
Crew
| Reynaldo Villalobos | Director of Photography |
| David Seltzer | Director |
| Daniel Melnick | Producer |
| David Seltzer | Writer |
| Janice Yarbrough | Associate Producer |
| Jerry A. Baerwitz | Associate Producer |
| Michael I. Rachmil | Producer |
| Jackie Burch | Casting |
| Bruce Green | Editor |
| Jim Van Wyck | Associate Producer |
| Jackson De Govia | Production Design |
| John R. Jensen | Art Direction |
| Charles Gross | Original Music Composer |
| Linda Klein | Medical Consultant |
| Lee Harman | Makeup Artist |
| Peg Cummings | Set Decoration |
| Kaye Pownall | Hairstylist |