"In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused."
Gary Oldman
as Emmett Foley
Dennis Hopper
as Walker Benson
Frances McDormand
as Mae Foley
Pamela Reed
as Earlene
Matt Craven
as Lonny
William De Acutis
as Missy
Gary Klar
as Clarence
Lee Wilkof
as Vernon
William Newman
as Jonathan
Richard Portnow
as Dr. Debner
Timothy Scott
as Harley
Ned Beatty
as Dr. Harwood
M. Emmet Walsh
as Morris
Whitey Hughes
as Mr. Johnson
Wilbur Fitzgerald
as Duane
Yvonne Denise Mason
as Ella
Ralph Pace
as Leonard
Wesley Mann
as Cop No. 1
Tim Monich
as Cop No. 2
Laurens Moore
as Pa Foley
Mary Moore
as Ma Foley
Peggy Beasley
as Mae's Mother
F. Drucilla Brookshire
as First Woman on Street
Dorothy L. Grissom Hardin
as Second Woman on Street
David Fitzsimmons
as Ambulance Driver
Gary Bullock
as Sadistic Attendant
David Dwyer
as Goading Attendant
Robert Gravel
as Lucas
Marc Clement
as Theo
John Brasington
as Dr. Towney
Jim E. Quick
as Dr. Everly
C.K. Bibby
as Baker
Bob Hannah
as Earl
George Nannarello
as Patient Without Shoes
Ed Grady
as Stream of Consciousness Man
Kevin Barber
as Upside Down Inmate
James Culclasure
as Hym Singing Patient
Shane Bailey
as Ozell
Kevin Campbell
as Inmate in Cesspool
E. Pat Hall
as Inmate in Movie Theater
Jerry Campbell
as Inmate in Tunnel
Roger Jackson
as Inmate
Suzi Bass
as Harwood's Secretary
Jill Rankin
as Governor's Secretary
F. Douglas McDaniel
as Jimbob
Chris Robertson
as Attendant
Bill Collins
Bud Davis
Michael Easler
Randy Randolph
as Miami Guard
Kathryn Cobb
as Miami Nurse
Jim Gloster
as Miami Attendant
Charles Lawlor
as Miami Cop No. 1
Traber Burns
as Miami Cop No. 2
Kristi Frankenheimer
as Weather Girl
Perry Simpson
as Quincy Cop No. 1
Joe Loy
as Quincy Cop No. 2
Wallace Merck
as Patrolman
Don Wayne Bass
as First Guard
Mykel Mariette
as Male Nurse
Raul Apartella
as First Man at Investigation
B.J. Koonce
as Woman at Investigation
Mick Jackson
Director
Celeste Lee
Set Decoration
Faye Schwab
Producer
Pat Tagliaferro
Art Direction
Ray Bivins
Special Effects Coordinator
Don Fairservice
Editor
Aaron Schwab
Joseph T. Garrity
Production Design
Sharon 'Mae' West
Script Supervisor
Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography
John E. Keane
Original Music Composer
John Daly
Executive Producer
Derek Gibson
Mindy Marin
Casting Director
Sue Baden-Powell
Co-Producer
Theresa K. Stone
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Dialogue Coach
Philip Alan Waters
Second Unit Director of Photography
Richard O. Helmer
Special Effects
Kathleen M. Courtney
Production Coordinator
Cathy Mickel Gibson
Production Manager
Ed White
Sound Mixer
Mary Nelson
Negative Cutter
Peter Bond
Dialogue Editor
Location Manager
Michelle Johnson
Hairstylist
Dana Zaloom
Casting Assistant
Tona Hill
Extras Casting Assistant
Joe Gilbride
Stunts
J. Stephen Buck
First Assistant Director
Jim Schwalm
Special Effects Assistant
David Buckley
Wardrobe Assistant
Gandhi Bob Arrollo
Makeup Artist
Michael Hanes
Jolly Dale
Assistant Production Coordinator
Karen Patch
Costume Designer
Douglas A. Raine
Second Assistant Director
Dennis Scott
Phil Dupont
Second Second Assistant Director
Kenneth C. Mantlo
Boom Operator
Jill Bennett
Shari Griffin
Wardrobe Supervisor
Kimberley Carleton
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tommy Dorsett
Assistant Editor
Dick Lewsey
Scoring Mixer
Jonathan Frankel
Emma Hindley
Richard Hiscott
Foley Editor
Dean Humphreys
Charlie Peterson
Extras Casting
Stunt Coordinator
James Cresson
Writer
Melinda Sue Gordon
Still Photographer