A put-upon Jewish deli owner in Brooklyn dreams of getting out from underneath the thumb of his domineering father and his haughty fashion-model girlfriend by buying his own restaurant in midtown Manhattan.
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Elliott Gould as Alby Sherman
Margaux Hemingway as Elizabeth Anderson
Sid Caesar as Uncle Benjamin
Carol Kane as Cheryl
Burt Young as Phil
Shelley Winters as Becky
Jerry Lazarus as Leonard Sherman
Francine Beers as Ruth Sherman
Leo Postrel as Seymour Sherman
Rose Arrick as Sarah Sherman
Matt Fischel as Herbert Sherman
Lynnie Greene as Cynthia Sherman
Robert Gossett as Eddie
Karen Shallo as Marlena
Amy Ryder as Susan
Sal Richards as Mr. Giovanni
Leib Lensky as Mr. Goodman
Lou David as Mr. T
Tom McDermott as Billy
Zvee Scooler as Rebbe
Mort Freeman as Cantor
Mary Gutzi as Angela
Jean Elliott as Rosie the Receptionist
Aki Aleong as Japanese Buyer #1
Kim Chan as Japanese Buyer #2
Claude Vincent as Cabbie
Manuel E. Santiago as Cabbie
Jackie James as Paula
Linda Kerns as Cindy
Christopher Wynkoop as Lawyer
Barbara Rucker as Fashion Center Receptionist
Vibeke Trauben as Fashion Center Beauty
Candy Woolard as Fashion Center Beauty
Barbara Kilness as Fashion Center Beauty
Hanne Gravesen as Fashion Center Beauty
Valerie Carpenter Bernstein as Fashion Center Beauty
Victoria Barrett as Paddleball Player #1
Judith Ledford as Paddleball Player #2
Richard Lifschutz as Hassid
Corine Lorain as Elizabeth's Assistant
Ellen Stein as Elizabeth's Assistant
Susan Feldon as Angela's Friend
Ginger Garrett as Girl in Subway
Niki Higgins as Girl in Subway
Donna Denton as Girl in Subway
Pamela Donnelly as Girl in Subway
Christina Kelsey as Girl Outside Restaurant
Martin Shakar as Banker
Carmen Bau as Hooker
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Phil's Daughter (uncredited)