The recession of the 1980s split the country into the haves and have-nots, from family farmers to factory workers and homeless people forced to live in decrepit welfare hotels. On the verge of losing everything, courageous Americans discover the power of community organizing to fight injustice.
Unfortunately the movie Down and Out in America is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Milton Justice | Producer |
| Production | Joseph Feury | Producer |
| Sound | Tom Manoff | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Milton Moses Ginsberg | Editor |
| Sound | Maryte Kavaliauskas | Sound |
| Camera | Tom Hurwitz | Director of Photography |
| Production | Carol Cuddy | Associate Producer |
| Production | Joseph Feury | Production Manager |
| Crew | Robert Warmflash | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Richard Goldberg | Sound Effects Editor |
| Directing | Lee Grant | Director |
| Directing | Joseph Feury | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Bill Megalos | Additional Camera |
| Sound | Petur Hliddal | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Prudence Glass | Researcher |
| Editing | Dean Wetherell | Associate Editor |
| Production | Prudence Glass | Development Producer |
| Camera | Catherine Shields | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Mathew Price | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Eric Swanek | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Jonathan Mann | Music Producer |
| Camera | Paul Goldsmith | Additional Camera |
