Kimberly Peirce

Character: Self - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry'

Jon Lewis

Character: Self - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hardcore'

David Ansen

Character: Self - Film Critic at 'Newsweek'

Martin Garbus

Character: Self - First Amendment Attorney

Wayne Kramer

Character: Self - Director of 'The Cooler'

Paul Dergarabedian

Character: Self - Box Office Analyst

Kevin Smith

Character: Self - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Jersey Girl'

John Waters

Character: Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'

Matt Stone

Character: Self - Producer of 'South Park' and 'Team America'

Richard Heffner

Character: Self - Former Rating Board Chairman

Bingham Ray

Character: Self - Co-Founder of October Films

Joel Federman

Character: Self - Author of 'Media Ratings'

Kirby Dick

Character: Self - Filmmaker and Interviewer

Jay Rosenzweig

Character: Self - Private Investigator

Paul Huebl

Character: Self - Private Investigator

Clark Baker

Character: Self - Private Investigator

Becky Altringer

Character: Self - Private Investigator

Cheryl Howell

Character: Self - Private Investigator

Cookie Schwartz

Character: Self - Private Investigator

Lindsey Howell

Character: Self - Junior Private Investigator

Jay Landers

Character: Self - Former MPAA Rater

Stephen Farber

Character: Self - Former MPAA Rater

Dottie Hamilton

Character: Self - Author of 'Hollywood's Silent Partner

Maria Bello

Character: Self - Actress in 'The Cooler'

Mark Urman

Character: Self - Head of U.S. Theatrical Thinkfilm

Allison Anders

Character: Self - Director of 'Gas - Food - Lodging'

Mary Harron

Character: Self - Director of 'American Psycho'

Jamie Babbit

Character: Self - Director of 'But I'm a Cheerleader'

Joan Graves

Character: Self - Rating Board Chairperson (voice)

Joann Yatabe

Character: Self - Senior Rating Board Member

Darren Aronofsky

Character: Self - Director of 'Requiem for a Dream'

Theresa Webb

Character: Self - Southern California Prevention Research Center at UCLA

Michael Tucker

Character: Self - Co-Director of 'Gunner Palace'

David L. Robb

Character: Self - Author of 'Operation Hollywood'

Lawrence Lessig

Character: Self - Copyright Attorney and Author

Anthony 'Tony' Hey

Character: Self - Senior Rater

Barry Freeman

Character: Self - MPAA Rater

Arleen Bates

Character: Self - MPAA Rater

Matt Ioakimedes

Character: Self - MPAA Rater

Jane Worden

Character: Self - MPAA Rater

Scott Young

Character: Self - Senior Rater

Howard Fridkin

Character: Self - MPAA Rater

Atom Egoyan

Character: Self - Director of 'Where the Truth lies'

Rachel Blanchard

Character: Self - Actress in 'Where the Truth Lies'

Michael McClellan

Character: Self - Appeals Board Member

James Wall

Character: Self - Appeals Board Clergy Member since 1968

Eddie Schmidt

Character: Self - Interviewer (voice)

Kirsten Johnson

Character: Self - Interviewer (voice)

Javorn Drummond

Character: Self - From Fayetteville N. Carolina (archive footage)

William H. Hays

Character: Self (archive footage)

Eric Johnston

Character: Self - MPAA President for 1945-1963 (archive footage)

J. Parnell Thomas

Character: Self (archive footage)

Jack Valenti

Character: Self - Founder of MPAA Rating System (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Character: Self - 1978 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Walter Cronkite

Character: Self - 1968 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ann Curry

Character: Self - 1999 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dan Rather

Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Character: Self (archive footage)