Meg Ryan Mrs. Macauley Director, Actor Sam Shepard Willie Grogan Actor Hamish Linklater Tom Spangler Actor Alex Neustaedter Homer Macauley Actor Jack Quaid Marcus Macauley Actor Tom Hanks Matthew Macauley Actor, Executive Producer Spencer Howell Ulysses Macauley Actor Christine Nelson Bess Macauley Actor Gabriel Basso Tobey George Actor Lois Robbins Mrs. Beaufrere Actor Lucia Scarano Mrs. Sandoval Actor Erik Jendresen Screenwriter, Producer Laura Ivey Producer Janet Brenner Producer Jason Cloth Executive Producer Aaron L. Gilbert Executive Producer Gary Goetzman Executive Producer Andrew Dunn Cinematographer John F. Lyons Film Editing John Mellencamp Original Music Stephanie Carroll Production Design Richard Blankenship Art Director Alice Baker Set Decoration Amy Andrews Costume Design Tiffany Little Canfield Casting Bernard Telsey Casting