Matthew Modine
— Sammy Ayers
Claire Bloom
— Mrs. Tynan
Judith Ivey
— Lucille
James Earl Jones
— Archibald Thacker
Jerry O'Connell
— Reverend Perry Ray Pruitt
Bernadette Peters
— Helen Ayers
Tom Skerritt
— Norm Jenkins
Anne Bobby
— Tallasse Tynan
Stephen Spinella
— Percy
Jake Weber
— Tolliver Tynan
Frankie Muniz
— Young Sammy Ayers
Hallee Hirsh
— Young Tallasse
Jim Grollman
— Myron
Lance Reddick
— George Thacker
Teagle F. Bougere
— Abraham Thacker
Karen Williams
— Rachel
Terry Nienhuis
— Officer Harvey
Mark Joy
— Attorney
Danny Kamin
— Judge
Bill Roberson
— Prosecutor
K. Ryan Parker
— Courtroom Gallery
Jemila Ericson
— Clerk of Court