Jean Rochefort
character Etienne Dorsay
Claude Brasseur
character Daniel
Guy Bedos
character Simon Messina, doctor
Victor Lanoux
character Boulifet, aka "Bouly"
Danièle Delorme
character Marthe Dorsay, Etienne's wife
Marthe Villalonga
character Mouchy Messina, Simon's mother
Jenny Arasse
character Bernadette, Etienne's co-worker
Josiane Balasko
character Josy, Lucien's girlfriend
Anne-Marie Blot
character Marie-Ange, Bouly's ex-wife
Elisabeth Margoni
character Daisy, Bouly's fiancee
Pascale Reynaud
character Delphine, Etienne's younger daughter
Maïa Simon
character Madame Chalamand, Simon's lover
Catherine Verlor
character Stéphanie, Etienne's older daughter
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
character Bully
Vania Vilers
character Banoît, Marthe's lover
Daniel Gélin
character Bastien, the stage director
Gaby Sylvia
character Marie-Christine Bosquet, Daniel's director
Christophe Bourseiller
character Lucien
Carole Jacquinot
character Mireille
Claude Legros
character Taxi driver
Janine Souchon
character Bouly's secretary
Michel Bonnet
character Skinny colleague / Waiter (uncredited)
Vladimir Cosma
character Violinist at Mouchy's party (uncredited)
Philippe Gildas
character Radio news host (voice) (uncredited)