Nicolas Cage

as H.I.

Holly Hunter

as Ed

Trey Wilson

as Nathan Arizona, Sr.

John Goodman

as Gale

William Forsythe

as Evelle

Sam McMurray

as Glen

Frances McDormand

as Dot

Randall "Tex" Cobb

as Leonard Smalls

T.J. Kuhn

as Nathan Junior

Lynne Kitei

as Florence Arizona

Peter Benedek

as Prison Counselor

Charles 'Lew' Smith

as Nice Old Grocery Man

Warren Keith

as Younger FBI Agent

Henry Kendrick

as Older FBI Agent

Sidney Dawson

as Ear-Bending Cellmate

Richard Blake

as Parole Board Chairman

Troy Nabors

as Parole Board Member

Mary Seibel

as Parole Board Member

John O'Donnal

as Hayseed in the Pickup

Keith Jandacek

as Whitey

Warren Forsythe

as Minister

Ruben Young

as 'Trapped' Convict

Dennis Sullivan

as Policeman in Arizona House

Richard Alexander

as Policeman in Arizona House

Rusty Lee

as Feisty Hayseed

James Yeater

as Fingerprint Technician

Bill Andres

as Reporter

Carver Barns

as Reporter

Margaret H. McCormack

as Unpainted Secretary

Bill Rocz

as Newscaster

Mary F. Glenn

as Payroll Cashier

Jeremy Babendure

as Scamp with Squirt Gun

Bill Dobbins

as Adoption Agent

Ralph Norton

as Gynecologist

Henry Tank

as Mopping Convict

Frank Outlaw

as Supermarket Manager

Todd Michael Bodgers

as Varsity Nathan, Jr.

M. Emmet Walsh

as Machine Shop Ear-Bender

Robert Gray

as Glen and Dot's Kid

Katie Thrasher

as Glen and Dot's Kid

Derek Russell

as Glen and Dot's Kid

Nicole Russell

as Glen and Dot's Kid

Zachary Sanders

as Glen and Dot's Kid

Noell Sanders

as Glen and Dot's Kid

Cody Ranger

as Arizona Quint

Jeremy Arendt

as Arizona Quint

Ashley Hammon

as Arizona Quint

Crystal Hiller

as Arizona Quint

Olivia Hughes

as Arizona Quint

Emily Malin

as Arizona Quint

Melanie Malin

as Arizona Quint

Craig McLaughlin

as Arizona Quint

Adam Savageau

as Arizona Quint

Benjamin Savageau

as Arizona Quint

David Schneider

as Arizona Quint

Michael Stewart

as Arizona Quint

William Preston Robertson

as Amazing Voice (voice)

Ron Cobert

as Reporter #1 (uncredited)