Rod Hardy Director Peter Strauss Ezra "Penny" Baxter Actor Jean Smart Ora Baxter Actor Wil Horneff Jody Baxter Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Buck Actor Jarred Blancard Fodder-Wing Actor Brad Greenquist Lem Forrester Actor Nancy Moore Atchison Eulalie Actor Mary Nell Santacroce Ma Forrester Actor Bart Hansard Millwheel Actor Richard Hamilton Pa Forrester Actor Joe Wiesenfeld Screenwriter Robert A. Halmi Executive Producer Robert Halmi Sr. Executive Producer David R. Ames Executive Producer Sandra Birnhak Ames Executive Producer Edwin Self Producer Lee Holdridge Original Music David Connell Cinematographer Richard Bracken Film Editing Lynn Kressel Casting Toby Corbett Production Design Valerie Jo Van Norte Set Decoration Peter Mitchell Costume Design