- Julianne Moore ... Linda Partridge - William H. Macy ... Donnie Smith - John C. Reilly ... Officer Jim Kurring - Tom Cruise ... Frank T.J. Mackey - Philip Baker Hall ... Jimmy Gator - Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Phil Parma - Jason Robards ... Earl Partridge - Alfred Molina ... Solomon Solomon - Melora Walters ... Claudia Wilson Gator - Michael Bowen ... Rick Spector - Ricky Jay ... Burt Ramsey / Narrator - Jeremy Blackman ... Stanley Spector - Melinda Dillon ... Rose Gator - April Grace ... Gwenovier - Luis Guzman ... Luis (as Luis Guzman)