Hector Babenco Director Jack Nicholson Francis Phelan Actor Meryl Streep Helen Archer Actor Tom Waits Rudy Actor Carroll Baker Annie Phelan Actor Michael O'Keefe Billy Phelan Actor Diane Venora Margaret `'Peg'` Phelan Actor Fred Gwynne Oscar Reo Actor Margaret Whitton Katrina Dougherty Actor Jake Dengel Pee Wee Actor Nathan Lane Harold Allen Actor James Gammon Reverend Chester Actor Keith Barish Producer Marcia Nasatir Producer Gene Kirkwood Producer C.O. Erickson Producer Rob Cohen Executive Producer Joseph H. Kanter Executive Producer Denis Blouin Executive Producer John Morris Original Music Lauro Escorel Cinematographer Anne Goursaud Film Editing Bonnie Timmermann Casting Jeannine Oppewall Production Design Robert Guerra Art Director Leslie Pope Set Decoration Joseph G. Aulisi Costume Design