Taylor Hackford Director, Producer Jessica Lange Babs Rogers Grey Actor Dennis Quaid Gavin Grey Actor Timothy Hutton Donnie `'Cake'` Actor John Goodman Lawrence Actor Carl Lumbly Narvel Blue Actor Ray Baker Bolling Kiely Actor Savannah Smith Boucher Darlene Kiely Actor Patricia Clarkson Leslie Stone Actor Thomas Rickman Screenwriter Ian Sander Producer Laura Ziskin Producer Stuart Benjamin Executive Producer Stephen Goldblatt Cinematographer Don Zimmerman Film Editing James Newton Howard Original Music Joe Alves Production Design George Jenson Art Director Rosemary Brandenburg Set Decoration Theadora Van Runkle Costume Design Nancy Klopper Casting