Cameron Crowe Director, Writer, Producer Billy Crudup Russell Hammond Actor Frances McDormand Elaine Miller Actor Kate Hudson Penny Lane Actor Jason Lee Jeff Bebe Actor Patrick Fugit William Miller Actor Anna Paquin Polexia Aphrodisia Actor Fairuza Balk Sapphire Actor Noah Taylor Dick Roswell Actor Zooey Deschanel Anita Miller Actor John Fedevich Ed Vallencourt Actor Bijou Phillips Estrella Starr Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Lester Bangs Actor Eion Bailey Jann Wenner Actor Terry Chen Ben Fong-Torres Actor Ian Bryce Producer Nancy Wilson Original Music John Toll Cinematographer Joe Hutshing Film Editing Saar Klein Film Editing Gail Levin Casting Clay A. Griffith Production Design, Art Director Clayton Hartley Production Design Robert Greenfield Set Decoration Betsy Heimann Costume Design Michael Germain Makeup Department Head Timothy A. Miguel Makeup Artist Clayton R. Hartley Art Director Virginia L. Randolph Art Director