Jeff Bridges
— Jack McKee
Sam Waterston
— Cecil Colson
Elizabeth Ashley
— Cora Brown
Clifton James
— John Brown
Slim Pickens
— Henry Beige
Charlene Dallas
— Laura Beige
Harry Dean Stanton
— Curt
Richard Bright
— Burt
Patti D'Arbanville
— Betty Fargo
Maggie Wellman
— Mary Fargo
Joe Spinell
— Mr. Colson
Bert Conway
— Wilbur Fargo
Anthony Palmer
— Karl
Richard McMurray
— Mr. McKee
Danna Hansen
— Mrs. McKee
Doria Cook-Nelson
— Anna
Helen Craig
— Mrs. Castle
Richard Cavanaugh
— Livestock Judge
Patti Jerome
— The Madam
Arnold Huppert
— Policeman
Esther Black
— Grandma Hooper
Ronda Copland
— Dee
Jimmy Buffett
— Self
Dwight Riley
— The Orchestra
Jim Melin
— The Orchestra
Tim Schaeffer
— The Orchestra
Warren Oates
— Harmonica Player (uncredited)
Thomas McGuane
— Mandolin Player (uncredited)
Oneida Broderick
— Another Lady (uncredited)
Brian Hiller
— Little boy in picnic scene (uncredited)