Reese Witherspoon

Melanie Smooter

Josh Lucas

Jake Perry

Patrick Dempsey

Andrew Hennings

Candice Bergen

Mayor Kate Hennings

Mary Kay Place

Pearl Smooter

Fred Ward

Earl Smooter

Jean Smart

Stella Kay Perry

Ethan Embry

Bobby Ray

Melanie Lynskey

Lurlynn

Courtney Gains

Sheriff Wade

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Dorothea

Rhona Mitra

Tabatha Wadmore-Smith

Nathan Lee Graham

Frederick Montana

Sean Bridgers

Eldon

Fleet Cooper

Clinton

Kevin Sussman

Barry Lowenstein

Thomas Curtis

Young Jake

Dakota Fanning

Young Melanie

Mark Skinner

Bruno

Michelle Krusiec

Pan

Phil Cater

Pablo

Michael Snow

Devin

Bob Penny

Wallace Buford

Mark Matkevich

Tom Darovsic

Lee Roy Giles

Eugene the Guard

Afemo Omilami

Jimmy Lee

Kevin Hagan

Jimmy the Driver

Dennis Ryan

Reporter

Jim O'Connor

Reporter

Leslie Hendrix

Reporter

Tony Rizzoli

Gentleman

Bob Seel

Bartender

Kelsey Lowenthal

Carrie Lee

Jen Apgar

Starr

Sarah Baker

Dix

Deborah Duke

Sherma

Ted Manson

Colonel Murphy

Sharon Blackwood

Virgie

Suzi Bass

Shirleen

Don Young

Old Dead Soldier

Jody Thompson

Dead Soldier

Dionne Gipson

Press Secretary

Doug Killen

Catfish Festival Dancer

Emily Furman

Catfish Festival Dancer

Pete Talton

Catfish Festival Dancer

Kelly Franklin

Catfish Festival Singer

Keni Thomas

Catfish Festival Singer

Osjha Anderson

Catfish Festival Singer

Charlotte Pierrepont

Model

Traci Ann Wolfe

Model

Jana Lynn Schoep

Model

Eddy Donno

Model

Colin Ford

Clinton Jr. (uncredited)

Katharine Towne

Erin Vanderbilt (uncredited)

Jeanne Arnold

Catfish Festival Singer

C. Jay Cox

Screenplay

Andy Tennant

Director

Wink Mordaunt

Executive Producer

Jon Jashni

Executive Producer

Stokely Chaffin

Producer

Troy Takaki

Editor

Tracey Wadmore-Smith

Editor

Michael Fottrell

Executive Producer

Douglas J. Eboch

Story

Neal H. Moritz

Producer

Andrew Dunn

Director of Photography

George Fenton

Original Music Composer

Peter Iovino

Still Photographer

Scott Millan

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sophie de Rakoff

Costume Design

Michael T. Ryan

Music Editor

Lisa K. Sessions

Set Decoration

Bill O'Drobinak

Camera Operator

Clay A. Griffith

Production Design

Dawn Solér

Music Supervisor

Bob Beemer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Egan Gauntt

Art Department Coordinator

Joani Yarbrough

Hair Department Head

Sarah Mays

Makeup Department Head

Jay Pelissier

Art Direction

Alicia Accardo

Script Supervisor

Laura Z. Wasserman

Music Supervisor

George Watters II

Supervising Sound Editor

Suhail Kafity

Supervising Sound Editor

R.J. Palmer

Sound Effects Editor

Lonnie R. Smith Jr.

Stunt Coordinator

Donna Martin

Makeup Artist

John Caglione Jr.

Makeup Department Head

Philip Ivey

Key Hair Stylist

Anne Morgan

Hair Designer

Christine Domaniecki

Makeup Artist

Dawn Turner

Hairstylist

Victor DeNicola

Key Hair Stylist

Brad Wilder

Makeup Artist

Judy Ponder-Patton

Makeup Department Head

Susan 'Star' Orr

Hairstylist

Tim Gallin

Stunts

Cal Johnson

Stunt Double

Cal Johnson

Stunts

Randi Layne

Stunts

Scott Dale

Stunts

Anderson Martin

Stunts

Jennifer Euston

Casting Associate

Tony Kupersmith

Construction Coordinator

Blythe Cappello

Casting Associate

Jeanne McCarthy

Casting

Teri E. Dorman

Supervising Dialogue Editor

David A. Arnold

Dialogue Editor

Christopher T. Welch

Supervising ADR Editor

Julie Feiner

Dialogue Editor

Juel Bestrop

Casting

Allen Hartz

Dialogue Editor

Mary C. Lane

Costume Supervisor

Marina Ray

Assistant Costume Designer

Kathleen Chopin

Casting

Dwight Benjamin-Creel

Property Master

Louis D'Esposito

First Assistant Director

Jim Likowski

Foley Editor

David H. Allen

Property Master

Donald Dowd

Set Dresser

Rebecca Edelson

Script Supervisor

Eric Yellin

Second Second Assistant Director

Michael Viglietta

Second Assistant Director

Michael Fottrell

Unit Production Manager

Kristina M. Peterson

Second Second Assistant Director

Hillary Schwartz

Additional Second Assistant Director

Page Rosenberg-Marvin

Production Supervisor

Cheryl Quarantiello

Unit Production Manager

Sara E. White

Production Supervisor

Chuck Graydon

Driver