"In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father."
Drew Barrymore
as Beverly Donofrio
Steve Zahn
as Ray Hasek
Adam Garcia
as Jason
Brittany Murphy
as Fay Forrester
James Woods
as Leonard Donofrio
Lorraine Bracco
as Teresa Donofrio
Rosie Perez
as Shirley Perro
Sara Gilbert
as Tina Barr
Peter Facinelli
as Tommy Butcher
Mika Boorem
as Beverly Donofrio (Age 11)
Vincent Pastore
as Uncle Lou
Maryann Urbano
as Aunt Ann
Alexia Landeau
as Jenny
Kristin Proctor
as Cindy
Celine Ordioni
as Janet Donofrio (Age 8)
Alissa Dean
as Townie Girl #1
Jessica Leshnower
as Townie Girl #2
Temple Brooks
as Karen
Lauren Lake
as Karen's Friend
Desmond Harrington
as Bobby
Jordan Gelber
as Kevin
Gabriel Carpenter
as Sky Barrister
Kevin Thoms
as Mark
Vincent De Paul
as Linebacker
Joseph Cassese
Kevin O'Rourke
as Jail Ward
Susan Forristal
as Mrs. Forrester
John Bedford Lloyd
as Mr. Forrester
Paz de la Huerta
as Phone Call Flirt
Olivia Morgan Scheck
as Janet Donofrio (Age 12)
David Moscow
as Lizard
Dusty Rizzo
as Wedding Singer Tony
Gene Canfield
as Pete
Carl Capotorto
as Cop #1
Robert Greenhut
as Cop #2
Heather Hodder
as Donofrio Cousin
Sean Liotine
as Zippy
Tracy Reiner
as Nurse
Joseph M. Cannizaro
as Jason (Newborn)
Noah Hartwick
Briana Tilden
as Jason (Baby)
Skye Arens
as Jason (Age 1)
Patrick Salerno
as Jason (Age 2)
Robert Salerno
Logan Arens
as Jason (Age 3)
Samantha Reale
as Amelia (Age 3)
Wade Mylius
as Al
Jon Korkes
as Counselor
Cody Arens
as Jason (Age 6)
Samantha Lucier
as Amelia (Age 6)
Gaetano Lisi
as Sweeny's Owner
Marisa Ryan
as Janet Donofrio (Age 19)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Amelia
Logan Lerman
as Jason (Age 8)
Skye McCole Bartusiak
as Amelia (Age 8)
Michael Linstroth
as Dennis Forrester
Sophia Barricelli
as Sophia (uncredited)
Shani Bayne Haller
as Waitress (uncredited)
J.D. Brookshire
as Jerk in Car (uncredited)
Toni D'Antonio
as Tied-Dyed Girl (uncredited)
Anna Damergis
as Cop's Wife (uncredited)
Gene Gabriel
as Make-Out Guy (uncredited)
Jaime Gallagher
as Car Passenger (uncredited)
Donna Sue Jahier
as Woman in Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Rich Keen
as Passer By in Car (uncredited)
Richard Keith
as Heald Family Member (uncredited)
Sara Klingebiel
as Townie Girl #3 (uncredited)
Randi Rosenholtz
as Townie Girl #4 (uncredited)
Peter Austin Noto
as Short Order Cook (uncredited)
Dana Segal
as Hippie Neighbor (uncredited)
Mario Simone
as Student (uncredited)
Marilyn Spanier
as Mary (uncredited)
Todd Wall
as Nice Guy at Party (uncredited)
Bill Walters
as Hippie at Party (uncredited)
Julie Ansell
Producer
Penny Marshall
Director
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Morgan Ward
Screenplay
Lawrence Jordan
Editor
Miroslav Ondříček
Director of Photography
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Amy Lemisch
Co-Producer
Timothy M. Bourne
Heitor Pereira
Additional Soundtrack
Beverly D'Onofrio
Book
James L. Brooks
Sara Colleton
Richard Sakai
Laurence Mark
Executive Producer
Bridget Johnson
Richard Marks
Sheila Jaffe
Casting
Georgianne Walken
Bill Groom
Production Design
Teresa Carriker-Thayer
Art Direction
George DeTitta Jr.
Set Decoration
Cynthia Flynt
Costume Design
Judi Goodman
Hairstylist
Kimberly Greene
Makeup Artist
Stanley Hall
Don Kozma
Christine Leiter
Bernadette Mazur
Key Makeup Artist
Barbara Olvera
Francesca Paris
Key Hair Stylist
Richard Baratta
Unit Production Manager
Richard Patrick
First Assistant Director
Danielle Rigby
Second Assistant Director
David H. Allen
Property Master
Garf Brown
Scenic Artist
Stephen H. Carter
Assistant Art Director
Doug Cluff
Gerald DeTitta
Leadman
Ted Haigh
Marion Kolsby
Molly Mikula
Amy Safhay
Greensman
Raymond M. Samitz
Construction Coordinator
Sylvia Trapanese
David A. Arnold
Dialogue Editor
Bill W. Benton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Betancourt
Foley Mixer
Lane Burch
Bill Burns
Assistant Sound Editor
John M. Chalfant
Sound Effects Editor
Richard Corwin
Gloria D'Alessandro
Christine Danelski
Foley Editor
Matthew Dettmann
Dennis Drummond
Supervising Sound Editor
Kim Drummond
Ann Ducommun
Kira Edmunds
Dawn Fintor
Foley Artist
Alison Fisher
ADR Supervisor
Dana LeBlanc Frankley
Galen Goodpaster
Laura Graham
ADR Editor
Wayne Griffin
Jeffrey J. Haboush
Scott G.G. Haller
Gary A. Hecker
Jonathan Klein
Foley Supervisor
Howard London
ADR Mixer
Stewart Nelsen
Michael O'Farrell
Michele Perrone
Carin Rogers
Victoria Sampson
Alicia Stevenson
Joe White
Boom Operator
Keith Bunting
Dolly Grip
Joe Collins
First Assistant Camera
Kathleen Corgan
Camera Loader
Craig DiBona
Camera Operator
Matthew W. Flannery
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Xavier Henselmann
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Petr Hlinomaz
Chief Lighting Technician
A. Lee Morris
Second Assistant Camera
Gary Muller
Billy Patsos
Rigging Grip
George Patsos
Key Grip
Kyle Rudolph
Steadicam Operator
Andrew D. Schwartz
Still Photographer
John Sosenko
Katharina Eggmann
Casting Associate
Lynn Hoffman
Assistant Costume Designer
Joni M. Huth
Seamstress
Cheryl Kilbourne-Kimpton
Wardrobe Supervisor
Kathleen Mobley
Wardrobe Coordinator
Rose Wells
Terel Gibson
Assistant Editor
Marisa Morabito
Paul Parsons
Debra L. Tennant
First Assistant Editor
Greg Thompson
Juli Vizza
Lyn Pinezich
Location Manager
Verna Mandel
Music Editor
Jennifer Nash
Laura Perlman
Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
Al Cerullo
Pilot
Scott Kordish
Production Coordinator
Amy Leigh Johnson
Unit Publicist