Andy Tennant Director Reese Witherspoon Melanie Actor Josh Lucas Jake Actor Patrick Dempsey Andrew Actor Candice Bergen Kate Actor Mary Kay Place Pearl Actor Fred Ward Earl Actor Jean Smart Stella Kay Actor Ethan Embry Bobby Ray Actor Melanie Lynskey Lurlynn Actor Courtney Gains Wade Actor Mary Lynn Rajskub Dorothea Actor Rhona Mitra Tabatha Actor Nathan Lee Graham Frederick Actor Douglas J. Eboch Writer C. Jay Cox Screenwriter Neal H. Moritz Producer Stokely Chaffin Producer Jon Jashni Executive Producer Wink Mordaunt Executive Producer Michael Fottrell Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager Andrew Dunn Cinematographer Clay A. Griffith Production Design Troy Takaki Film Editing Tracey Wadmore-Smith Film Editing Sophie de Rakoff Costume Design George Fenton Original Music Dawn Solér Music Supervisor Laura Z. Wasserman Music Supervisor Juel Bestrop Casting Jeanne McCarthy Casting Kathleen Chopin Casting Cheryl Quarantiello Unit Production Manager