Matt Williams Director, Producer Natalie Portman Novalee Nation Actor Ashley Judd Lexie Coop Actor Stockard Channing Thelma 'Sister' Husband Actor Joan Cusack Ruth Meyers Actor James Frain Forney Hall Actor Dylan Bruno Willy Jack Pickens Actor Keith David Moses Whitecotten Actor Sally Field Mama Lil Actor Richard Jones Mr. Sprock Actor Mackenzie Fitzgerald Americus Nation Actor Mary Ashleigh Green Girl in Bathroom Actor Heather Kafka Delphia Actor Richard Nance Johnny DeSoto Actor Rodger Boyce Harry the Policeman Actor Billie Letts Writer Lowell Ganz Screenwriter Babaloo Mandel Screenwriter Susan Cartsonis Producer Carmen Finestra Producer Gerrit V. Folsom Co-Producer Rick Leed Executive Producer Diane Minter Lewis Co-Producer David McFadzean Producer Roz Weisberg Associate Producer Patricia Whitcher Producer Mason Daring Original Music Richard Greatrex Cinematographer Ian Crafford Film Editing Mali Finn Casting Paul Peters Production Design John Frick Art Director Amy Wells Set Decoration Melinda Eshelman Costume Design Felicity Bowring Key Makeup Artist Bridget Cook Hair Stylist Tony Gardner Special Makeup Effects Artist Beth Miller Key Hair Stylist Keith Sayer Makeup Artist