Robert Mulligan Director Sam Waterston Matthew Trant Actor Tess Harper Abigail Trant Actor Gail Strickland Marie Foster Actor Reese Witherspoon Danielle 'Dani' Trant Actor Jason London Court Foster Actor Emily Warfield Maureen Trant Actor Bentley Mitchum Billy Sanders Actor Ernie Lively Will Sanders Actor Jenny Wingfield Writer William S. Gilmore Executive Producer Shari Rhodes Executive Producer, Casting Mark Rydell Producer Fred Francis Cinematographer Trudy Ship Film Editing James Newton Howard Original Music Gene Callahan Production Design Fredda Slavin Art Director Daril Alder Set Decoration Dawni Saldutti Costume Design Peter V. Saldutti Costume Design Beverlee Dean Casting