Paul Newman:Harry Ross;Susan Sarandon:Catherine Ames;Gene Hackman:Jack Ames;Reese Witherspoon:Mel Ames;Stockard Channing:Lt. Verna Hollander;James Garner:Raymond Hope;Giancarlo Esposito:Reuben Escobar;Liev Schreiber:Jeff Willis;Margo Martindale:Gloria Lamar;John Spencer:Capt. Phil Egan;M. Emmet Walsh:Lester Ivar;Peter Gregory:Verna's Partner;Rene Mujica:Mexican Bartender;Jason Clarke:Young Cop #1;Patrick Malone:Younger Cop;Lewis Arquette:Water Pistol Man;Michael Brockman:Garvey's Bartender;April Grace:Police Stenographer;Clint Howard:EMS Worker;John Cappon:Paramedic;Neil Mather:Young Cop #2;Ron Sanchez:Crime Scene Detective;Jack Wallace:Interrogation Officer;Jeff Joy:Carl;Jonathan Scarfe:Cop