"An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family."
Tommy Lee Jones
as Hewey Calloway
Terry Kinney
as Walter Calloway
Frances McDormand
as Eve Calloway
Sam Shepard
as Tarnell
Sissy Spacek
as Spring Renfro
Wilford Brimley
as C.C. Tarpley
Walter Olkewicz
as Fat Gervin
Matt Damon
as Cotton Calloway
Blayne Weaver
as Tommy Calloway
Bruce McGill
as City Marshall
Larry Mahan
as Blue Hannigan
Richard Andrew Jones
as Alvin Lawdermilk
Karen Jones
as Cora Lawdermilk
Park Overall
as Florence
Laura Poe
as Betsey
Joaquin Jackson
as Wes Wheeler
Jeff Gore
as Mr. Fox
Norberto Navarette
as Julio
Margaret Bowman
as Mrs. Faversham
James N. Harrell
as Pierson Phelps
Bernard Engel
as Mr. Krauss
Larry Lynch
as Brother Averill
Rodger Boyce
as Car Owner
Joe Sears
as Doctor
Tony Epper
as Melvin the Goon
Jimmy Don Cox
as County Sheriff
Cliff Teinert
as Martin Willis
Patrick Scott
as Owen Burns
Ted J. Crum
as Dale Sieker
Tom Hadley
as Roping Official
Clay M. Lindley
as Bartender
Austin Leonard Jones
as Harvey (uncredited)
Director
Elmer Kelton
Novel
Teleplay
J.T. Allen
Mitch Engel
Co-Producer
Matt Merritt
Salli Newman
Producer
Edgar J. Scherick
Executive Producer
John McEuen
Original Music Composer
Alan Caso
Director of Photography
Kimberly Ray
Editor
Natalie Hart
Casting
Jason La Padura
Cary White
Production Design
Michael J. Sullivan
Art Direction
Barbara Haberecht
Set Decoration
David S. Powell
Costume Design
John Blake
Makeup Artist
Susan Buffington
Hairstylist
Cydney Cornell
Hair Department Head
Susan 'Star' Orr
Key Hair Stylist
Tina Roesler Kerwin
Key Makeup Artist
Bruce Dunn
Post Production Supervisor
Robert Grand
Unit Production Manager
Bill Scott
First Assistant Director
Sarah Shields
Second Second Assistant Director
Joe Lombardi
Special Effects Coordinator
Mark Lambert Bristol
Storyboard Artist
Krista Ernst
Scenic Artist
John R. Helton
Shawn Wayne Jones
Other
Shane Patrick
Set Dresser
David Wilt
Construction Coordinator
Jay Wylie
Todd Bassman
Boom Operator
Rick Hinson
Sound Effects Editor
Craig Hunter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donald F. Johnson
Production Sound Mixer
Michael Kimball
Christopher B. Reeves
Dialogue Editor
Debby Ruby-Winsberg
ADR Mixer
Nello Torri
David F. Van Slyke
David John West
Sound Mixer
William H. Burton Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Matthew Taylor
Stunts
Eileen Kennedy
Casting Associate
Mickie McGowan
ADR Voice Casting
James M. George
Costume Supervisor
William H. Burton Sr.
Second Unit Director
