Reese Witherspoon character Melanie "Carmichael" Smooter Perry
Josh Lucas character Jake Perry
Patrick Dempsey character Andrew Hennings
Candice Bergen character Mayor Kate Hennings
Mary Kay Place character Pearl Smooter
Fred Ward character Earl Smooter
Jean Smart character Stella Kay
Ethan Embry character Bobby Ray
Melanie Lynskey character Lurlynn
Courtney Gains character Sheriff Wade
Mary Lynn Rajskub character Dorothea
Rhona Mitra character Tabatha Wadmore-Smith
Nathan Lee Graham character Frederick Montana
Sean Bridgers character Eldon
Fleet Cooper character Clinton
Kevin Sussman character Barry Lowenstein
Thomas Curtis character Young Jake
Dakota Fanning character Young Melanie Smooter
Mark Skinner character Bruno
Michelle Krusiec character Pan
Phil Cater character Pablo
Michael Snow character Devin
Bob Penny character Wallace Buford
Mark Matkevich character Tom Darovsic
Lee Roy Giles character Eugene the Guard
Afemo Omilami character Jimmy Lee
Kevin Hagan character Jimmy the Driver
Dennis Ryan character Reporter
Jim O'Connor character Reporter
Leslie Hendrix character Reporter
Tony Rizzoli character Gentleman
Bob Seel character Bartender
Kelsey Lowenthal character Carrie Lee
Jen Apgar character Starr
Sarah Baker character Dix
Deborah Duke character Sherma
Ted Manson character Colonel Murphy
Sharon Blackwood character Virgie
Suzi Bass character Shirleen
Don Young character Old Dead Soldier
Jody Thompson character Dead Soldier
Dionne Gipson character Press Secretary
Doug Killen character Catfish Festival Dancer
Emily Furman character Catfish Festival Dancer
Pete Talton character Catfish Festival Dancer
Kelly Franklin character Catfish Festival Singer
Keni Thomas character Catfish Festival Singer
Jeanne Arnold character Catfish Festival Singer
Osjha Anderson character Catfish Festival Singer
Charlotte Pierrepont character Model
Traci Ann Wolfe character Model
Jana Lynn Schoep character Model
Eddy Donno character Model
Colin Ford character Clinton Jr. (uncredited)
Katharine Towne character Erin Vanderbilt (uncredited)
