Barry Levinson Director Robert Redford Roy Hobbs Actor Robert Duvall Max Mercy Actor Glenn Close Iris Gaines Actor Kim Basinger Memo Paris Actor Wilford Brimley Pop Fisher Actor Richard Farnsworth Red Blow Actor Barbara Hershey Harriet Bird Actor Robert Prosky The Judge Actor Darren McGavin Gus Sands (uncredited) Actor Joe Don Baker The Whammer Actor John Finnegan Sam Simpson Actor Bernard Malamud Writer Phil Dusenberry Writer Philip M. Breen Executive Producer Roger Towne Executive Producer Mark Johnson Producer Randy Newman Original Music Caleb Deschanel Cinematographer Stu Linder Film Editing Ellen Chenoweth Casting Mel Bourne Production Design Angelo P. Graham Production Design John Sweeney Set Decoration Bruce Weintraub Set Decoration Gloria Gresham Costume Design Bernie Pollack Costume Design