Sydney Pollack Director Tom Cruise Mitch McDeere Actor Jeanne Tripplehorn Abby McDeere Actor Gene Hackman Avery Tolar Actor Holly Hunter Tammy Hemphill Actor Ed Harris Wayne Tarrance Actor Hal Holbrook Oliver Lambert Actor Terry Kinney Lamar Quinn Actor Wilford Brimley William Devasher Actor David Strathairn Ray McDeere Actor Gary Busey Eddie Lomax Actor Steven Hill F. Denton Voyles Actor Tobin Bell The Nordic Man Actor Barbara Garrick Kay Quinn Actor Jerry Hardin Royce McKnight Actor Paul Calderone Thomas Richie Actor Jerry Weintraub Sonny Capps Actor Karina Lombard Young Woman on Beach Actor John Beal Nathan Locke Actor Sullivan Walker Barry Abanks Actor Scott Rudin Producer John Davis Producer Michael Hausman Executive Producer Lindsay Doran Executive Producer David Rabe Screenwriter Robert Towne Screenwriter David Rayfiel Screenwriter John Seale Cinematographer Fredric Steinkamp Film Editing William Steinkamp Film Editing Dave Grusin Original Music Richard Macdonald Production Design John Willett Art Director Casey Hallenbeck Set Decoration Ruth Myers Costume Design David Rubin Casting