Richard Linklater Director, Screenwriter Matthew McConaughey Willis Newton Actor Skeet Ulrich Joe Newton Actor Ethan Hawke Jess Newton Actor Vincent D'Onofrio Dock Newton Actor Julianna Margulies Louise Brown Actor Dwight Yoakam Brentwood Glasscock Actor Charles Gunning Slim Actor Becket Gremmels Lewis Actor Gail Cronauer Ma Newton Actor Chloe Webb Avis Glasscock Actor Abra Moore Argosy Ballroom Singer Actor Claude Stanush Writer, Screenwriter Clark Walker Screenwriter, Co-Producer Keith Fletcher Associate Producer John Sloss Executive Producer Anne Walker-McBay Producer Edward D. Barnes Original Music Steven Scott Smalley Additional Music Peter James Cinematographer Sandra Adair Film Editing Cherie King Film Editing Don Phillips Casting Catherine Hardwicke Production Design John Frick Art Director Randy Moore Art Director Andrea Dopaso Art Director Jeanette Scott Set Decoration Shelley Komarov Costume Design