


A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.

Ralph Macchio
Eugene Martone

Joe Seneca
Willie Brown

Jami Gertz
Frances

Joe Morton
Scratch's Assistant

Robert Judd
Scratch

Steve Vai
Jack Butler

Tim Russ
Robert Johnson

Dennis Lipscomb
Lloyd

Harry Carey, Jr.
Bartender

Wally Taylor
O.Z.

Allan Arbus
Dr. Santis

Edward Walsh
Harley Terhune

John Hancock
Sheriff Tilford

Allan Graf
Alvin
Al Fann
Pawnbroker

Guy Killum
Willie at 17

Gretchen Palmer
Beautiful Girl / Dancer
Tom Donaldson
John McGraw

Akosua Busia
Woman at Boardinghouse

Royce Wallace
Hotel Proprietor
Walter Hill
John Fusco
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