Chris Cooper

Sam Deeds

Elizabeth Peña

Pilar Cruz

Kris Kristofferson

Charlie Wade

Clifton James

Hollis Pogue

Miriam Colon

Mercedes Cruz

Ron Canada

Otis Payne

Joe Morton

Delmore "Del" Payne

Matthew McConaughey

Buddy Deeds

Jeff Monahan

Young Hollis

Gabriel Casseus

Young Otis

Frances McDormand

Bunny

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Priscilla Worth

Tony Plana

Ray

Stephen J. Lang

Mikey

Jesse Borrego

Danny

Richard Coca

Enrique

Carmen De Lavallade

Carolyn

Stephen Mendillo

Cliff

Gordon Tootoosis

Wesley Birdsong

Beatrice Winde

Minnie Bledsoe

Oni Faida Lampley

Celie

Eleese Lester

Molly

Joe Stevens

Deputy Travis

Gonzalo Castillo

Amado

Tony Frank

Fenton

Eddie Robinson

Chet

Chandra Wilson

Athena

Damon Guy

Shadow

Dee Macaluso

Anglo Mother

Luis Cobo

Mexican-American Father

Marco Perella

Anglo Father

Don Phillips, Jr.

Principal

Mary Jane R. Hernandez

Mexican-American Mother

Carina Martinez

Paloma

Richard Andrew Jones

Ben Wetzel

Randy Stripling

Roderick

Richard Reyes

Jorge

Olga Luna

Waitress

Juan Vega III

Cook

Lizzie Curry Martinez

Girl

Leo Burmester

Cody

Vanessa Martinez

Young Pilar

Tay Strathairn

Young Sam

Sam Vlahos

Pete

Maricela Gonzalez

Anselma

Tony Amendola

Chucho Montoya

Gilbert R. Cuellar Jr.

Eladio

James Borrego

Young Chucho

Lisa Suarez

Marisol

Jesús Ramirez

Driver

John Griesemer

Football Announcer (voice)

Eduardo Martínez

Jaime

Azalea Mendez

Young Mercedes

Dan Bishop

Production Design

R. Paul Miller

Producer

Avy Kaufman

Casting

Maggie Renzi

Producer

John Sayles

Editor

John Sayles

Director

Stuart Dryburgh

Director of Photography

John Sloss

Executive Producer

Mason Daring

Original Music Composer

John Sayles

Writer

Mary Cybulski

Script Supervisor

Dianna Freas

Set Decoration

J. Kyler Black

Art Direction

Rob Harris

Unit Publicist

Shay Cunliffe

Costume Design

Susan Todd

Hairstylist

Caroline Rempher

Hairstylist

Ralph Watson

Steadicam Operator

David McGill

Steadicam Operator

Roy Bryson

Key Hair Stylist

Philip Stockton

Supervising Sound Editor

Alan Pappe

Still Photographer

Nic Ratner

Music Editor

Gail Showalter

ADR Editor

Clive Winter

Sound Mixer

John Powditch

First Assistant Director

Lewis Goldstein

Sound Effects Editor

Marko Costanzo

Foley Artist

Bruce Pross

Foley Recordist

Steven Visscher

Foley Editor

Sylvia Menno

Dialogue Editor

Frank Kern

Foley Editor

Kam Chan

Foley Editor

Stuart Stanley

Foley Editor

Philip Schneider

Property Master

Eugene Gearty

Sound Effects Editor