| Emma Astner | The Girl |
| Missy Boyd | The Mother |
| Max Brockman | The Boy |
| Darryl Dawkins | The Basketball Star |
| Eugene Fodor | The Violinist |
| Polly Frost | The Artiste |
| Veronica Geng | The Humorist |
| Julius Hemphill | The Jazz Man |
| Fred Hess | The Astronomer |
| Elaine Kaufman | The Restauranteuse |
| Sheila Kennedy | The Model |
| Anne Marie Keyes | The Philosopher |
| Charles Lassiter | The Painter |
Writer-director James Toback turns his camera on a variety of people from all walks of American life and asks them to share their thoughts on the basics of our existence. The main questions about the origin of humanity and the purpose of our lives on Earth elicit interesting answers from his subjects, and prompt even more questions. His interviewees run the gamut, from a basketball star to an astronomer to a 7-year-old boy .
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