A Pittsburgh apartment superintendent loses his job and home when the apartment building where he lives and works at is suddenly destroyed by fire. Daniel and his family moves in with his brother but that doesn't last for long due to the two families not getting along with each other. The family moves from rundown hotels to homeless shelters as Daniel searches work as a electrician while his wife takes waitress jobs to try to make ends meet.
Christine Lahti
Zan Cooper
Jeff Daniels
Mike Cooper
Scott Marlowe
Eddie Cooper
CCH Pounder
Prue
Kathy Bates
Bonnie Cooper
Anne Pitoniak
Opal
Steve Rankin
Frank
Rick Aviles
J.J.
Marcia Haufrecht
Hilda
Joey Shea
Donnie
David Early
Crack Addict
Leonard Kelly-Young
Dealer
Larry John Meyers
Principal
Rick Applegate
Policeman
Ann Muffly
Woman in Soup Kitchen
Greg Funk
Crack Addict
Catherine Butterfield
City Worker
John W. Iwanonkiw
Homeless Man on Steps