Riven

Nick Nolte

as Neal Cassady

Sissy Spacek

as Carolyn Cassady

John Heard

as Jack Kerouac

Ray Sharkey

as Ira

Ann Dusenberry

as Stevie

Margaret Fairchild

as Mrs. Kerouac

Tony Bill

as Dick

Mary Margaret Amato

as Waitress

Kent Williams

as Ogden

Susan Niven

as Ogden's Secretary

Marcia Nasatir

as First Receptionist

Mickey Kelly

as Second Receptionist

Luis Contreras

as Mexican Junkie

Sharon Lee

as Blonde in Car

John Larroquette

as TV Talk Show Host

Terence H. Winkless

as Youth in Bar

Steve Allen

as Himself

David Lynch

as Painter

Mickey Kelly

as Second Receptionist

Raymond Vitte

as Undercover Agent

John Byrum

Director

John Byrum

Writer

Alan Greisman

Producer

Dianne Crittenden

Casting

Vivian McAteer

Hairstylist

David Axlerod

Producer

Edward R. Pressman

Producer

William Tepper

Executive Producer

Eric Jenkins

Editor

Thomas L. Roysden

Set Decoration

Michael Shamberg

Producer

Jack Nitzsche

Original Music Composer

Edouard F. Henriques III

Makeup Artist

Patricia Norris

Costume Design

Richard Hashimoto

Production Manager

László Kovács

Director of Photography

Jack Fisk

Production Design