Glenn Holland
Richard Dreyfuss
Iris Holland
Glenne Headly
Cole at 6 Years Old
Nicholas John Renner
Cole at 15 Years Old
Joseph Anderson
Cole at 28 Years Old
Anthony Natale
Adult Gertrude
Joanna Gleason
Deaf School Principal
Beth Maitland
Study Hall Student
Patrick Fong
Mr. Mims
Benjamin J. Dixon
Ms. Swedlin
Kathryn Arnett
Mr. Sullivan
Freeman O. Corbin
Ms. Godfrey
Moira Feeney
Bill Meister
Jay Thomas
Mr. Shapiro
Joshua Minnick
Miss Reeves
Ashley Hamrick
Miss Schumaker
Janine Shouse
Mr. Hosta
Spencer Riviera
Mr. Malone
Dan Vhay
Mr. McMartin
Sean Bevington
Mr. Russ
John Henry Redwood
Dr. Sorenson
Ted Roisum
Ralph
Mark Daniels
Ms. Wayne
Kaili Carlton
Principal Jacobs
Olympia Dukakis
Mr. McKenzie
Adam Fitzhugh
Boy 2
Eric Michael Cole
Boy 3
Joe Campbell
Girl 2
Tomiko Peirano
Girl 3
Kasey Nelson
Girl 4
Zoe McLellan
Deaf School Teacher
Kelly M. Casey
Chaplain
Michael Mendelson
Auditioner 1
Alex Dudgeon
Auditioner 2
Rachel Wooley
Vice Principal Gene Wolters
William H. Macy
Auditioner 3
Jordan Carlton
Auditioner 4
Aurora Miller
Auditioner 5
Paul Bernard
Auditioner 6
Mary Kay O'Mealy
Auditioner 7
Dieffyd Gilman-Frederick
Auditioner 8
Tara Eng
Auditioner 9
Jay Frank
Toby Klein
Conan Doherty
Diner Waitress
Stacey Siegel
Football Player 1
Nicolas Sirianni
Gertrude Lang
Alicia Witt
Football Player 2
Jacob Adams
Football Player 3
Chris Marth
Football Player 4
Brent Archie
Football Player 5
Kevin Calaba
Football Player 6
Keith Swift
Billy Faraday
John Boyer
Secretary
Linda Williams Janke
Superintendent
David Clegg
City Official
Don Burns
Adult Stadler
Dennis Biasi
Louis Russ
Terrence Howard
1st Chair Cellist
Alexander Emmert
Graduate (uncredited)
Cazzey Louis Cereghino
Auditorium extra (uncredited)
Michael R. Ferraro
Woman in audience (uncredited)
Elizabeth Fournier
Stadler (uncredited)
Balthazar Getty
Bobby Tidd - Adult (uncredited)
Forest Whitaker
Bobby Todd
Damon Whitaker
Rowena Morgan
Jean Louisa Kelly
Sarah Olmstead
Alexandra Boyd
Stunt Coordinator
Steve Boyum
Casting
Sharon Bialy
Director of Photography
Oliver Wood
Score Engineer
Stephen McLaughlin
Scoring Mixer
Producer
Ted Field
Director
Stephen Herek
Original Music Composer
Michael Kamen
Property Master
Greg McMickle
Costume Design
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Robert W. Cort
Michael Nolin
Makeup Artist
Ken Chase
Production Supervisor
Jeffrey Downer
Supervising Sound Editor
Tim Chau
Music Supervisor
Sharon Boyle
Script Supervisor
Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine
Production Coordinator
Valerie Mickaelian Kucera
Production Design
David Nichols
Editor
Trudy Ship
Set Decoration
Jan K. Bergstrom
Art Direction
Dina Lipton
Key Hair Stylist
Werner Sherer
Gerald Quist
Hairstylist
Mary L. Pyanowski
Susan V. Kalinowski
Martin 'Vinnie' Hagood
Still Photographer
Gemma La Mana
Steadicam Operator
David Luckenbach
Camera Operator
William D. Barber
Unit Production Manager
William Teitler
Co-Producer
Judith James
Executive Producer
Patrick Sheane Duncan
Scott Kroopf
Richard C. Franklin
First Assistant Director
Jeffrey Wetzel
Set Designer
Alan Locke
Alan Manzer
Construction Coordinator
Brian Markey
Sound Editor
Albert Gasser
ADR Editor
Chris Jargo
Nils C. Jensen
David Kern
Donald J. Malouf
Boom Operator
Earl Sampson
Supervising ADR Editor
Thomas Whiting
Special Effects Coordinator
Bob Riggs
Chief Lighting Technician
James B. Crawford
Dolly Grip
Gene Kearney
Best Boy Electric
Michael Laws
Key Grip
Bob Munoz
Nick Papanickolas
Costume Supervisor
Linda Henrikson
First Assistant Editor
Tara Timpone
Location Manager
Joanna Guzzetta
Supervising Music Editor
Christopher Brooks
Choreographer
Bruce McDonald
Writer