Jon Amiel Director Barbara Hershey Aunt Julia Actor Keanu Reeves Martin Loader Actor Peter Falk Pedro Carmichael Actor Bill McCutcheon Puddler Actor Patricia Clarkson Aunt Olga Actor Jerome Dempsey Sam, Sid Actor Peter Gallagher Richard Quince Actor Dan Hedaya Robert Quince Actor Buck Henry Father Serafim Actor Hope Lange Margaret Quince Actor John Larroquette Doctor Albert Quince Actor Elizabeth McGovern Elena Quince Actor Rob Sedgwick Elmore Dubarque Actor Henry Gibson Big John Coot Actor John Fiedler Producer Mark Tarlov Producer Joseph Caracciolo Jr. Executive Producer William Boyd Writer Wynton Marsalis Original Music Robert M. Stevens Cinematographer Peter Boyle Film Editing Billy Hopkins Casting Jim Clay Production Design Chris Seagers Art Director Jeanette Scott Set Decoration Betsy Heimann Costume Design