Penny Marshall Director Denzel Washington Dudley Actor Whitney Houston Julia Biggs Actor Courtney B. Vance Reverend Henry Biggs Actor Gregory Hines Joe Hamilton Actor Justin Pierre Edmund Jeremiah Biggs Actor Jenifer Lewis Margueritte Coleman Actor Loretta Devine Beverly Actor Lionel Richie Britsloe Actor Paul Bates Saul Jeffreys Actor Darvel Davis Jr. Hakim Actor William James Stiggers Jr. Billy Eldridge Actor Nat Mauldin Screenwriter Allan Scott Screenwriter Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Producer Elliot Abbott Executive Producer Robert Greenhut Executive Producer Miroslav Ondrícek Cinematographer George Bowers Film Editing Stephen A. Rotter Film Editing Hans Zimmer Original Music Bill Groom Production Design Dennis Bradford Art Director George DeTitta Jr. Set Decoration Cynthia Flynt Costume Design Paula Herold Casting