Kimberly Peirce
character Herself - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry'
Jon Lewis
character Himself - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hardcore'
David Ansen
character Himself - Film Critic at 'Newsweek'
Martin Garbus
character Himself - First Amendment Attorney and Filmmakers Representative at Appeals
Wayne Kramer
character Himself - Director of 'The Cooler'
Paul Dergarabedian
character Himself - Box Office Analyst
Kevin Smith
character Himself - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Jersey Girl'
John Waters
character Himself - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'
Matt Stone
character Himself - Producer of 'South Park' and 'Team America'
Richard Heffner
character Himself - Former Rating Board Chairman
Bingham Ray
character Himself - Co-Founder of October Films
Joel Federman
character Himself - Author of 'Media Ratings'
Kirby Dick
character Himself - Filmmaker and Interviewer
Jay Rosenzweig
character Himself - Private Investigator (as Jay)
Paul Huebl
character Himself - Private Investigator (as Paul)
Clark Baker
character Himself - Private Investigator (as Clark)
Becky Altringer
character Herself - Private Investigator
Cheryl Howell
character Herself - Private Investigator
Cookie Schwartz
character Herself - Private Investigator (as Cookie)
Lindsey Howell
character Herself - Junior Private Investigator
Jay Landers
character Himself - Former MPAA Rater
Stephen Farber
character Himself - Former MPAA Rater
Dottie Hamilton
character Herself - Author of 'Hollywood's Silent Partner (as Dottie Hamilton Phd)
Maria Bello
character Herself - Actress in 'The Cooler'
Mark Urman
character Himself - Head of U.S. Theatrical Thinkfilm
Allison Anders
character Herself - Director of 'Gas - Food - Lodging'
Mary Harron
character Herself - Director of 'American Psycho'
Jamie Babbit
character Herself - Director of 'But I'm a Cheerleader'
Joan Graves
character Herself - Rating Board Chairperson (voice)
Joann Yatabe
character Herself - Senior Rating Board Member
Darren Aronofsky
character Himself - Director of 'Requiem for a Dream'
Theresa Webb
character Herself - Southern California Prevention Research Center at UCLA (as Dr. Theresa Webb)
Michael Tucker
character Himself - Co-Director of 'Gunner Palace'
David L. Robb
character Himself - Author of 'Operation Hollywood'
Lawrence Lessig
character Himself - Copyright Attorney and Author
Anthony 'Tony' Hey
character Himself - Senior Rater
Barry Freeman
character Himself - MPAA Rater
Arleen Bates
character Herself - MPAA Rater
Matt Ioakimedes
character Himself - MPAA Rater
Jane Worden
character Herself - MPAA Rater
Scott Young
character Himself - Senior Rater
Howard Fridkin
character Himself - MPAA Rater
Atom Egoyan
character Himself - Director of 'Where the Truth lies'
Rachel Blanchard
character Herself - Actress in 'Where the Truth Lies'
Michael McClellan
character Himself - Appeals Board Member
James Wall
character Himself - Appeals Board Clergy Member since 1968
Eddie Schmidt
character Himself - Interviewer (voice)
Kirsten Johnson
character Herself - Interviewer (voice)
Javorn Drummond
character Himself - From Fayetteville N. Carolina (archive footage)
Will H. Hays
character Himself (archive footage)
Eric Johnston
character Himself - MPAA President for 1945-1963 (archive footage)
J. Parnell Thomas
character Himself - Chairman of House Un-American Activities Committee (archive footage)
Jack Valenti
character Himself - Founder of MPAA Rating System (archive footage)
Tom Brokaw
character Himself - 1978 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Walter Cronkite
character Himself - 1968 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ann Curry
character Herself - 1999 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dan Rather
character Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
character Himself - Member of House Un-American Activities Committee (archive footage)