Patrick Read Johnson Director Charlie Talbert Angus Bethune Actor George C. Scott Grandpa Ivan Actor Kathy Bates Meg Bethune Actor Ariana Richards Melissa Lefevre Actor Chris Owen Troy Wedberg Actor James Van Der Beek Rick Sandford Actor Lawrence Pressman Principal Metcalf Actor Rita Moreno Madame Rulenska Actor Jill Gordon Screenwriter Dawn Steel Producer Charles Roven Producer Robert Cavallo Executive Producer Susan B. Landau Executive Producer Gary Levinsohn Executive Producer Alexander Gruszynski Cinematographer Janice Hampton Film Editing David E. Russo Original Music Lawrence Miller Production Design Jeff Knipp Art Director Cloudia Rebar Set Decoration Jill M. Ohanneson Costume Design Ronnie Yeskel Casting