Nicolas Cage

Character: H.I.

Holly Hunter

Character: Ed

Trey Wilson

Character: Nathan Arizona, Sr.

John Goodman

Character: Gale

William Forsythe

Character: Evelle

Sam McMurray

Character: Glen

Frances McDormand

Character: Dot

Randall "Tex" Cobb

Character: Leonard Smalls

T.J. Kuhn

Character: Nathan Junior

Lynne Kitei

Character: Florence Arizona

Peter Benedek

Character: Prison Counselor

Charles 'Lew' Smith

Character: Nice Old Grocery Man

Warren Keith

Character: Younger FBI Agent

Henry Kendrick

Character: Older FBI Agent

Sidney Dawson

Character: Ear-Bending Cellmate

Richard Blake

Character: Parole Board Chairman

Troy Nabors

Character: Parole Board Member

Mary Seibel

Character: Parole Board Member

John O'Donnal

Character: Hayseed in the Pickup

Keith Jandacek

Character: Whitey

Warren Forsythe

Character: Minister

Ruben Young

Character: 'Trapped' Convict

Dennis Sullivan

Character: Policeman in Arizona House

Richard Alexander

Character: Policeman in Arizona House

Rusty Lee

Character: Feisty Hayseed

James Yeater

Character: Fingerprint Technician

Bill Andres

Character: Reporter

Carver Barns

Character: Reporter

Margaret H. McCormack

Character: Unpainted Secretary

Bill Rocz

Character: Newscaster

Mary F. Glenn

Character: Payroll Cashier

Jeremy Babendure

Character: Scamp with Squirt Gun

Bill Dobbins

Character: Adoption Agent

Ralph Norton

Character: Gynecologist

Henry Tank

Character: Mopping Convict

Frank Outlaw

Character: Supermarket Manager

Todd Michael Bodgers

Character: Varsity Nathan, Jr.

M. Emmet Walsh

Character: Machine Shop Ear-Bender

Robert Gray

Character: Glen and Dot's Kid

Katie Thrasher

Character: Glen and Dot's Kid

Derek Russell

Character: Glen and Dot's Kid

Nicole Russell

Character: Glen and Dot's Kid

Zachary Sanders

Character: Glen and Dot's Kid

Noell Sanders

Character: Glen and Dot's Kid

Cody Ranger

Character: Arizona Quint

Jeremy Arendt

Character: Arizona Quint

Ashley Hammon

Character: Arizona Quint

Crystal Hiller

Character: Arizona Quint

Olivia Hughes

Character: Arizona Quint

Emily Malin

Character: Arizona Quint

Melanie Malin

Character: Arizona Quint

Craig McLaughlin

Character: Arizona Quint

Adam Savageau

Character: Arizona Quint

Benjamin Savageau

Character: Arizona Quint

David Schneider

Character: Arizona Quint

Michael Stewart

Character: Arizona Quint

William Preston Robertson

Character: Amazing Voice (voice)

Ron Cobert

Character: Reporter #1 (uncredited)