Cast & Crew

Directed by

Ron Shelton

Writing Credits

Blaze Starr
(book) and
Huey Perry
(book)
Ron Shelton
(screenplay)

Cast

Paul Newman
Earl Long
Lolita Davidovich
Blaze Starr
Jerry Hardin
Thibodeaux
Gailard Sartain
LaGrange
Jeffrey DeMunn
Tuck
Garland Bunting
Doc Ferriday
Richard Jenkins
Picayune
Brandon Smith
Arvin Deeter
Jay Chevalier
Wiley Braden
Robert Wuhl
Red Snyder
Michael Brockman
Bobby
Eloy Casados
Antoine
James Harper
Willie Rainach
Teresa Gilmore
Tamara Knight
Dianne Brill
Delilah Dough
Blaze Starr
Lily
Gilbert Lewis
Reverend Marquez
Gary Anthony Sturgis
Marquez' Son
Louanne Stephens
Lora Fleming
Emily Warfield
Debbie Fleming
Ben Cook
Younger Brother
John P. Fertitta
Hospital Director
Harlan Jordan
Dr. Cheeseborough
Rod Masterson
Town Talk Reporter #1
Bill Dunleavy
Town Talk Reporter #2
King Cotton
Jimmie Davis
Mike Baer
Secretary of Legislature
Bob Cherry
Earls Crony
Sid Lacey
Earls Crony
Harold G. Herthum
Earls Crony
Fred Lewis
Heckling Reporter
Al Robinson
Magnolia Local
Dick Person
General Store Owner
Brooks Read
Reporter in Store
Bill Mesman
Representative Davis
John A. Barber
Representative Hebert
Patrik Baldauff
Representative Kennon
Carey Rauhman Holliday
Representative Alexander
Robert Earle
Representative Elfin
Thomas Radcliffe Atkins
Representative Johnson
Thomas C. Smith-Alden
Asylum Spokesman
Donald J. Lee Jr.
Donut Shop Man
Pat Snow
Johnnie Mae
George Wyatt
Drunken Officer #1
Deano Thornton
Drunken Officer #2
David R. Conly
Drunken Sailor
Janet Shea
Crony Wife #1
Glynn Rubin
Crony Wife #2
Michael O'Neal
Motorcycle Trooper
Michael Brooks
Motorcycle Trooper
Stanley Hughes
Motorcycle Trooper
Kevin Graham
Motorcycle Trooper
Wendell Raybon
Motorcycle Trooper
Brad Leland
Dufee
David Atwood
Sailor
Kevin Beard
Businesman in Show Bar
Calliway Callicott
Extra
Gary Cambre
WDSU-TV Reporter
Leonard Caples
Barfly
Hoyt Chavers
Press reporter in State Capital
Ann Dalrymple
Stewardess
Rusty Gregoire
Courthouse Attendant
Jerry Leggio
Photographer
Doc Murdoch
News Reporter
David Nall
Press Reporter
Dave Petitjean
Security Doorman
Andrew j Spinks
Men's Club Patron
Ronnie Stutes
Hospital Guard
Mason Wood
Reporter
Michael Wozniak
Sailor

Produced by

Wendy Dozoretz
associate producer
Gil Friesen
producer
David V. Lester
executive producer
Don Miller
executive producer
Dale Pollock
producer

Music by

Bennie Wallace

Cinematography by

Haskell Wexler
director of photography

Editing by

Robert Leighton
Michael King
(uncredited)

Casting By

Victoria Thomas

Production Design by

Armin Ganz

Art Direction by

Ralph Chabaud
Edward Richardson
Troy Sizemore

Set Decoration by

Rosemary Brandenburg
Michael Taylor
(as Michael J. Taylor)

Costume Design by

Ruth Myers

Makeup Department

Judith A. Cory
hair stylist (as Judith Alexander-Cory)
Stacy Kelly
makeup artist (as Stacy Stewart Kelly)
Lisa Meyers
hair stylist
Angela Plasschaert
assistant makeup artist
James Ryder
additional makeup artist
Christina Smith
makeup artist
Monty Westmore
makeup artist
Kim Pease
makeup trainee (uncredited)

Production Management

Jayne Armstrong
post-production supervisor
Penelope L. Foster
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Yudi Bennett
first assistant director
Debra Kent
second assistant director
Donald J. Lee Jr.
second assistant director
David V. Lester
second unit director

Art Department

John Alvin
poster artist
Jay Fisher
scenic artist
Harold Fuhrman
set designer
John A. Kelly
head painter
Ricky Riggs
painter
John J. Rutchland III
general foreman
Chris L. Spellman
construction estimator
Charles Stewart
property master
Jim S. Williams
set dresser
Frank Hendrick
set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

Joe Dorn
adr editor
Bruce Fortune
sound editor
Kirk Francis
sound mixer
Larry Hopkins
sound mixer
Scott D. Jackson
foley supervisor
Peggy Names
sound utility
Jeffrey Perkins
re-recording mixer
Solange S. Schwalbe
foley supervisor
Michael G. Smith
boom operator
Mychal Smith
boom operator
Bruce Stambler
supervising sound editor
Becky Sullivan
supervising adr editor
Shawn Sykora
foley editor
Richard E. Yawn
sound editor
David Napoli
utility sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

David K. Nami
special effects technician

Camera and Electrical Department

Robert L. Blatman
assistant camera
Douglas S. Holgate
second assistant camera
Gary Holt
gaffer
Michael Kelem
aerial camera operator
Bill Krattiger
lighting technician
Bob E. Krattiger
best boy electric
Philip C. Pfeiffer
director of photography: second unit
P. Scott Sakamoto
first assistant camera
Bruce D. Spellman
second grip
Stephen St. John
camera operator
John Toll
director of photography: second unit
Bill Young
key grip
Bill Rustic
grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

Dee Cothern
extras casting
Matthew W. Davis
casting assistant
Jory Weitz
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Mitchell Ray Kenney
set costumer
Linda Matthews
costume supervisor
Mary Law Weir
costumer

Editorial Department

Barbara Dunning
assistant editor
Steven Nevius
assistant editor (as Steve Nevius)
Adam Weiss
assistant film editor
Michael King
editor trainee (uncredited)

Location Management

Edward Bowen
location assistant
Rory Enke
location manager
Patricia Serafina Madiedo
locations key

Music Department

David Anderle
music supervisor
Alan Edward Bell
assistant music editor
George Doering
musician
Julie Giroux
orchestrator
Wayne Peet
composer: additional music cue
Scott Stambler
music editor

Script and Continuity Department

Karen Golden
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Ted Basso
production van driver operator
Ron Bledsoe
transportation
Steve Boyd
transportation coordinator
Maxwell R. Johnson II
transportation captain
Greg Van Dyke
transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

Keith Bauer
animal handler
Chris Hilsabeck
production assistant
Steve Martin
animal handler
Cynthia Quan
production accountant
David Rome
production assistant
Denyse Rossi
payroll accountant
John Sclimenti
production assistant
Spooky Stevens
unit publicist
Lisbeth Wynn-Owen
production coordinator
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
aerial coordinator
Marsha Zvonkin
assistant accountant
Julie Adams
dialect coach (uncredited)
Burke Mattsson
title designer (uncredited)
Preston Trahan
uncredited
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