Onder andere met: Nicolas Cage (H.I. McDonnough), Holly Hunter (Edwina `Ed` McDonnough), Trey Wilson (Nathan Arizona (Huffhines) Sr.), John Goodman (Gale Snoats), William Forsythe (Evelle Snoats), Sam McMurray (Glen), Frances McDormand (Dot), Randall `Tex` Cobb (Leonard Smalls), T.J. Kuhn (Nathan Arizona Jr. (as T.J. Kuhn Jr.)), Lynne Dumin Kitei (Florence Arizona), Peter Benedek (Prison counselor), Charles `Lew` Smith (Nice old grocery man), Warren Keith (Younger FBI agent), Henry Kendrick (Older FBI agent), Sidney Dawson (Moses (ear-bending cellmate)),