Robert Harling Director, Writer Shirley MacLaine Aurora Greenway Actor Bill Paxton Jerry Bruckner Actor Juliette Lewis Melanie Horton Actor Miranda Richardson Patsy Carpenter Actor Ben Johnson Arthur Cotton Actor Scott Wolf Bruce Actor George Newbern Tommy Horton Actor Marion Ross Rosie Dunlop Actor Mackenzie Astin Teddy Horton Actor Donald Moffat Hector Scott Actor China Kantner Jane Actor Jack Nicholson Garrett Breedlove Actor David Paul Kirkpatrick Producer Polly Platt Producer Keith Samples Producer