The film stars Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon, Levon Helm (of The Band), Dermot Mulroney, Tim Quill, and Daphne Zuniga.

Channing and Manoff previously appeared together in Grease, released 11 years earlier.

Three brothers live at home with their parents and work at the family restaurant that has been managed by their father for the past 25 years.

This begins to break apart the family, and one of the brothers, angry with his father's decision, leaves to find another job.

Staying Together was released on November 10, 1989 and made $4,348,025 at the U.S. box office in its opening ten days.