Sam Mendes Director Kevin Spacey Lester Burnham Actor Annette Bening Carolyn Burnham Actor Thora Birch Jane Burnham Actor Wes Bentley Ricky Fitts Actor Mena Suvari Angela Hayes Actor Peter Gallagher Buddy Kane Actor Allison Janney Barbara Fitts Actor Scott Bakula Jim Olmeyer Actor Sam Robards Jim Berkley Actor Chris Cooper Colonel Fitts Actor Barry Del Sherman Brad Dupree Actor Ara Celi Sale House Woman No. 1 Actor John Cho Sale House Man No. 1 Actor Fort Atkinson Sale House Man No. 2 Actor Sue Casey Sale House Woman No. 2 Actor Kent Faulcon Sale House Man No. 3 Actor Brenda Wehle Sale House Woman No. 4 Actor Lisa Cloud Sale House Woman No. 5 Actor Alison Faulk Spartanette No. 1 Actor Krista Goodsitt Spartanette No. 2 Actor Lily Houtkin Spartanette No. 3 Actor Carolina Lancaster Spartanette No. 4 Actor Romana Leah Spartanette No. 5 Actor Chekesa van Putten Spartanette No. 6 Actor Emily Zachary Spartanette No. 7 Actor Nancy Anderson Spartanette No. 8 Actor Reshma Gajjar Spartanette No. 9 Actor Stephanie Rizzo Spartanette No. 10 Actor Heather Sher Playground Girl No. 1 Actor Chelsea Hertford Playground Girl No. 2 Actor Alan Ball Writer Bruce Cohen Producer Dan Jinks Producer Steven Spielberg Executive Producer Stan Wlodkowski Co-Producer Thomas Newman Original Music Pete Townshend Original Music Conrad L. Hall Cinematographer Tariq Anwar Film Editing Christopher Greenbury Film Editing Debra Zane Casting David Lazan Art Director Naomi Shohan Production Design Jan K. Bergstrom Set Decoration Julie Weiss Costume Design