Changed Mac HD to NO ACCESS for EVERYBODY now I'm locked out and will not boot

HELP...I Imagine I need to enter somehow as root. and change the permissions; however, I'm limited to the OS X startup screen and OS X Utilities right now so a quick response would be appreciated.

This is the first route I took before coming here-tried both repairing permissions and repairing HD using DU....No AVAIL...I get the first screen with Dark Apple and spinning lines in circle beneath, which then goes to an all blank screen where I am stuck: just a grey screen with my cursor arrow (which I can move, but there is nothing to select)...Basically in Mac **** right now as my backups are not doing well...the TWO EXTERNAL 1.5 TB DRIVES WERE BOTH DROPPED INDEPENDENTLY BY MY WIFE AND HER MOTHER AS THEY WERE REARRANGING THINGS IN OUR HOUSE...NOW I HAVE A CRAPPY TM BACKUP FROM AUGUST THAT I WILL ONLY USE AS A VERY LAST RESORT, IT SIMPLY ISNT COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH TO COVER THE 500GB OF APPS AND DATA I USE NEARLY EVERY DAY IN SOME WAY SHAPE OR FORM. ANY HELP (AND THE QUICKER THE BETTER AS I HAVE COURT FILINGS ON THAT MAC AS WELL THAT I NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO W/I THE NEXT 4 HOURS). AND YOU MAY JUST SAVE A MARRIAGE IN THE PROCESS!

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Changed Mac HD to NO ACCESS for EVERYBODY now I'm locked out and will not boot

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