Peter Coyote
— Richmond Flowers Sr.
Dermot Mulroney
— Richmond Flowers Jr.
Tess Harper
— Mrs. Mary Flowers
Jenny Robertson
— Cindy
Frank Whaley
— Arnie
Bob Gunton
— Gov. George Wallace
Larry Riley
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
R. D. Call
— Floyd Petrie
Noble Willingham
— Bear Bryant
Ken Jenkins
— Dr. Smith
John Quade
— Guard
William Sadler
— Coach Dickey
Trent Bross
— Jones
Kyle Chandler
— First Boy
Benji Wilhoite
— Second Boy
Suzanne Ventulett
— Nancy
Lindsay Flowers
— Girlfriend
Dexter McCloud
— Benny Arrington
Wallace Wilkinson
— Pender
Randal Patrick
— 1st Coach
Jay Kerr
— 2nd Coach
Marc Gowan
— Professor
Terry Hobbs
— Boy in Cafe