Jack Stanton
John Travolta
Susan Stanton
Emma Thompson
Lucille Kaufman
Caroline Aaron
Fat Willie
Tommy Hollis
Izzy Rosenblatt
Rob Reiner
Arlen Sporken
Ben Jones
Uncle Charlie
J.C. Quinn
Miss Walsh
Allison Janney
Norman Asher
Robert Klein
Dewayne Smith
Mykelti Williamson
Mitch
James Denton
Ruby
Leontine Guilliard
Richard Jemmons
Billy Bob Thornton
Tawana Carter
Monique Ridge-Williams
Brad Lieberman
Ned Eisenberg
Randy Culligan
Brian Markinson
Himself
Geraldo Rivera
Charlie Rose
Larry King
Sailorman Shoreson
O'Neal Compton
Lawrence Harris
Kevin Cooney
Martha Harris
Bonnie Bartlett
Elegant Woman
Cynthia O'Neal
Henry Burton
Adrian Lester
Charlie Martin
Chelcie Ross
Lorenzo Delgado
John Vargas
Eddie Reyes
Tony Shalhoub
Loretta
Bianca Lawson
Jimmy Ozio
Robert Cicchini
Jack Mandela Washington
William Stanford Davis
Sam
Harrison Young
Anthony Ramirez
Rolando Molina
Peter Goldsmith
Ross Benjamin
Jennifer Rogers
Stacy Edwards
Daisy Green
Maura Tierney
Terry Hicks
Kristoffer Ryan Winters
Ella Louise
Susan Kussman
Amalee
Vickilyn Reynolds
Bart Nilson
Robert Symonds
Cashmere McLeod
Gia Carides
Dr. Beauregard
Robert Easton
Danny Scanlon
Scott Burkholder
Bill Maher
Chubby Woman
Lu Elrod
Shipyard Announcer
Michael Haley
Howard Ferguson
Paul Guilfoyle
Pundit
Henry Woronicz
Linda Feldstein
Daryce Richman
Retiree
Rosalie Peck
Bugger Bugger Woman
Susan Forristal
CNN Voiceover (voice)
James Earl Jones
Gov. Fred Picker
Larry Hagman
Libby Holden
Kathy Bates
Mamma Stanton
Diane Ladd
March
Rebecca Walker
Casting
Juliet Taylor
Screenplay
Elaine May
Production Design
Bo Welch
Executive Producer
Jonathan D. Krane
Producer
Mike Nichols
Director
Costume Design
Ann Roth
Editor
Arthur Schmidt
Original Music Composer
Ry Cooder
Director of Photography
Michael Ballhaus
Associate Producer
First Assistant Director
Gary Jones
Co-Producer
Michele Imperato Stabile
Greg McKay
Ellen Lewis
Set Decoration
Cheryl Carasik
Juel Bestrop
Art Direction
Tom Duffield
Neil Machlis
Unit Publicist
Betsy Sokolow-Sherman
Book
Joe Klein