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Cast

• Kris Kristofferson as Charlie Wade
• Matthew McConaughey as Buddy Deeds
• Chris Cooper as Sam Deeds
• Elizabeth Peña as Pilar Cruz
• Clifton James as Hollis Pogue
• Ron Canada as Otis Payne
• Joe Morton as Delmore Payne
• Míriam Colón as Mercedes Cruz
• Eddie Robinson as Chet
• Stephen Mendillo as Sgt. Cliff
• Jesse Borrego as Danny
• Tony Plana as Ray
• Frances McDormand as Bunny
• Oni Faida Lampley as Celie
• Eleese Lester as Molly
• Tony Frank as Fenton
• Gordon Tootoosis as Wesley Birdsong
• Beatrice Winde as Minnie Bledsoe
• Chandra Wilson as Athena Johnson