Antonio Banderas Director Melanie Griffith Lucille Vinson Actor David Morse Dove Bullis Actor Lucas Black Peter Joseph "Peejoe" Bullis Actor Cathy Moriarty Earlene Bullis Actor Meat Loaf Sheriff John Doggett Actor Rod Steiger Judge Louis Mead Actor Richard Schiff Norman the Chauffeur Actor John Beasley Nehemiah Jackson Actor Robert Wagner Harry Hall Actor Noah Emmerich Sheriff Raymond Actor Sandra Seacat Meemaw Actor Paul Ben-Victor D.A. Mackie Actor Brad Beyer Jack Actor Fannie Flagg Sally Actor Elizabeth Perkins Joan Blake Actor Linda Hart Madelyn Actor Paul Mazursky Walter Schwegmann Actor Holmes Osborne Atty. Larry Russell Actor William Converse-Roberts FBI Agent Murphy Actor David Speck Wiley Bullis Actor Louis Miller Taylor Jackson Actor Meir Teper Producer Linda Goldstein Knowlton Producer Debra Hill Producer Diane Sillan Isaacs Producer Jim Dyer Executive Producer Mark Childress Writer