Hapless driving instructor and former Gunnery Sergeant Rafferty, living in squalor near Hollywood, California, doesn't put up too much of a fight when two ladies hitch a ride and attempt to kidnap him in their attempt to get to New Orleans; while initially put off, Rafferty finds he's charmed by the kooky pair of misfits and the three of them drive to Las Vegas, Nevada and later Tucson, Arizona, where their bond eventually unravels.
Alan Arkin
as Rafferty
Sally Kellerman
as Mac
Mackenzie Phillips
as Frisbee
Alex Rocco
as Vinnie
Charles Martin Smith
as Alan Boone
Harry Dean Stanton
as Billy Winston
George O'Hanlon, Jr.
as Roy - Gas Station Attendant
Barbara Colby
as Young Woman
John McLiam
as John Beechwood
Richard Hale
as Reverend Culpepper