 | Frankie Muniz als Willie Morris |
 | Diane Lane als Ellen Morris |
 | Caitlin Wachs als Rivers Applewhite |
 | Kevin Bacon als Jack Morris |
 | Luke Wilson als Dink Jenkins |
 | Elizabeth Rice als River's Friend |
 | Chaon Cross als Spectator |
 | Harry Connick Jr. als Narrator |
 | Hunter Hayes als Accordian Boy |
 | Susan Carol Davis als Mrs. Jenkins |
 | Clint Howard als Millard |
| Bradley Coryell als Big Boy Wilkinson |
| Daylan Honeycutt als Henjie Henick |
 | Cody Linley als Spit McGee |
 | Peter Crombie als Junior Smalls |
| Clint Howard als Aunt Maggie |
| Nathaniel Lee Jr. als Sammy |
| John Stiritz als Grandpa Percy |
| David Pickens als Mr. Jenkins |
| Jay Russell | Director |
| Willie Morris | Novel |
| Gail Gilchriest | Screenplay |
| James L. Carter | Director of Photography |
| David J. Bomba | Production Design |
| Deva Anderson | Music Supervisor |
| Edi Giguere | Costume Design |
| Judi Townsend | Script Supervisor |
| David Bach | Dialogue Editor |
| KG Ramsey | Hair Department Head |
| Broderick Johnson | Producer |
| Tracey A. Doyle | Set Decoration |
| Jeanne-Louise Bulliard | Still Photographer |
| Steve C. Aaron | Production Sound Mixer |
| Tim Rakoczy | Dialogue Editor |
| Jay Russell | Executive Producer |
| Mindy Marin | Casting |
| Delphine Robertson | Music Coordinator |
| Alexandra Gonzales | Dialogue Editor |
| John Bankson | Property Master |
| Chris Stoia | First Assistant Director |
| John Lee Hancock | Producer |
| Marty P. Ewing | Executive Producer |
| William Ross | Original Music Composer |
| Sherry Whitfield | Music Editor |
| Sheridan Thayer | Production Supervisor |
| Pamela Roth | Makeup Department Head |
| Bill Brummond | Steadicam Operator |
| Jeff Habberstad | Stunt Coordinator |
| Charles Maynes | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Stephen Hunter Flick | Sound Designer |
| Jim Harrison | Supervising Music Editor |
| Andrew A. Kosove | Producer |
| Mark Johnson | Producer |
| Marty P. Ewing | Unit Production Manager |
| Pamela Cederquist | Second Assistant Director |
| William Jacobs | Sound Effects Editor |
