Filmmakers
Above the lineJS
Director
John Sayles
JS
Screenplay
John Sayles
Writer
SD
Cinematography
Stuart Dryburgh
Director of Photography
JS
Editing
John Sayles
Editor
MD
Music
Mason Daring
Original Music Composer
DB
Production Design
Dan Bishop
SC
Costume Design
Shay Cunliffe
Cast
53CC
Chris Cooper
Sam Deeds
EP
Elizabeth Peña
Pilar Cruz
KK
Kris Kristofferson
Charlie Wade
CJ
Clifton James
Hollis Pogue
MC
Miriam Colon
Mercedes Cruz
RC
Ron Canada
Otis Payne
JM
Joe Morton
Delmore "Del" Payne
MM
Matthew McConaughey
Buddy Deeds
JM
Jeff Monahan
Young Hollis
GC
Gabriel Casseus
Young Otis
FM
Frances McDormand
Bunny
LJ
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Priscilla Worth
TP
Tony Plana
Ray
SL
Stephen J. Lang
Mikey
JB
Jesse Borrego
Danny
RC
Richard Coca
Enrique
CL
Carmen De Lavallade
Carolyn
SM
Stephen Mendillo
Cliff
GT
Gordon Tootoosis
Wesley Birdsong
BW
Beatrice Winde
Minnie Bledsoe
OL
Oni Faida Lampley
Celie
EL
Eleese Lester
Molly
JS
Joe Stevens
Deputy Travis
GC
Gonzalo Castillo
Amado
TF
Tony Frank
Fenton
ER
Eddie Robinson
Chet
CW
Chandra Wilson
Athena
DG
Damon Guy
Shadow
DM
Dee Macaluso
Anglo Mother
LC
Luis Cobo
Mexican-American Father
MP
Marco Perella
Anglo Father
DJ
Don Phillips, Jr.
Principal
MH
Mary Jane R. Hernandez
Mexican-American Mother
CM
Carina Martinez
Paloma
RJ
Richard Andrew Jones
Ben Wetzel
RS
Randy Stripling
Roderick
RR
Richard Reyes
Jorge
OL
Olga Luna
Waitress
JI
Juan Vega III
Cook
LM
Lizzie Curry Martinez
Girl
LB
Leo Burmester
Cody
VM
Vanessa Martinez
Young Pilar
TS
Tay Strathairn
Young Sam
SV
Sam Vlahos
Pete
MG
Maricela Gonzalez
Anselma
TA
Tony Amendola
Chucho Montoya
GJ
Gilbert R. Cuellar Jr.
Eladio
JB
James Borrego
Young Chucho
LS
Lisa Suarez
Marisol
JR
Jesús Ramirez
Driver
JG
John Griesemer
Football Announcer (voice)
EM
Eduardo Martínez
Jaime
AM
Azalea Mendez
Young Mercedes
Departments
30Production
- Avy KaufmanCasting
- John SlossExecutive Producer
- Maggie RenziProducer
- R. Paul MillerProducer
Camera
- Ralph WatsonSteadicam Operator
- David McGillSteadicam Operator
- Alan PappeStill Photographer
Sound
- Gail ShowalterADR Editor
- Sylvia MennoDialogue Editor
- Marko CostanzoFoley Artist
- Steven VisscherFoley Editor
- Kam ChanFoley Editor
- Frank KernFoley Editor
- Stuart StanleyFoley Editor
- Bruce ProssFoley Recordist
- Nic RatnerMusic Editor
- Eugene GeartySound Effects Editor
- Lewis GoldsteinSound Effects Editor
- Clive WinterSound Mixer
- Philip StocktonSupervising Sound Editor
Art
- J. Kyler BlackArt Direction
- Philip SchneiderProperty Master
- Dianna FreasSet Decoration
- Randall BalsmeyerTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Caroline RempherHairstylist
- Susan ToddHairstylist
- Roy BrysonKey Hair Stylist
Crew
- Rob HarrisUnit Publicist
Directing
- John PowditchFirst Assistant Director
- Mary CybulskiScript Supervisor