Riven

David Byrne

as Narrator / Lip-Syncher

John Goodman

as Louis Fyne

Annie McEnroe

as Kay Culver

Jo Harvey Allen

as The Lying Woman

Spalding Gray

as Earl Culver

Alix Elias

as The Cute Woman

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

as Mr. Tucker

Tito Larriva

as Ramon

John Ingle

as The Preacher

Matthew Posey

as The Computer Guy

Swoosie Kurtz

as The Lazy Woman

Amy Buffington

as Linda Culver

Richard Dowlearn

as Larry Culver

Capucine De Wulf

as The Little Girl on the Road

Cynthia Gould

as Factory Girl #1

Kelly Wright

as Factory Girl #2

Hinpheth Siharath

as Laotian Factory Worker

Phyllis Wallace

as Woman at Plant

Linda McCauley

as Louis' Date at Chinese Restaurant

Marian Henley

as Moonstone

Huey P. Meaux

as Wild Wild Life Club DJ / VJ

Connie Deaton

as Lip-Syncher

Jerry Harrison

as Lip-Syncher

Meredith Zednick

as Lip-Syncher

Alonzo Richard

as Lip-Syncher

Chrissy Miller

as Lip-Syncher

Tony Reynolds

as Lip-Syncher

Eric "E.T." Thorngren

as Lip-Syncher

Stephen Seybold

as Lip-Syncher

Tina Weymouth

as Lip-Syncher

Chris Frantz

as Lip-Syncher

Vangie Barefoot

as Lip-Syncher

Keith Algier

as Lip-Syncher

Freeman Beatty

as Lip-Syncher

Ronna Cohen

as Air Band

Rex Taylor Smith

as Air Band

Scott Valentine

as Air Band

James Jackson

as Singing Watchman

Angus G. Wynne III

as Dancing Businessman

Cora Cardona

as Margie Ortiz

Andrew Barach

as Laughing Headline Reader #1

Gregory Gunter

as Laughing Headline Reader #2

Ric Spiegel

as Passerby in Mall

Tom De Nolf

as Friend of Passerby

Ed Geldart

as Grandfather in Mall

Ray Coahran

as Fashion Show Band

Ken Chambers

as Fashion Show Band

Daniel Marder

as Fashion Show Band

Bale Allen

as Teenage Boy in Field

Liz Moore

as Teenage Girl in Field

Jim Colegrove

as Gospel Band

Tonney Watts

as Gospel Band

Vernon Watts

as Gospel Band

Frank Smith

as Man in Church

L.T. Felty

as Duck Hunter

David Averett

as Duck Hunter

Evelyn Box

as "Hey Now" Kid

Kevin Box

as "Hey Now" Kid

Kenan Crinion

as "Hey Now" Kid

Jason Liebrecht

as "Hey Now" Kid

William McDaniel

as "Hey Now" Kid

Brian Monroe

as "Hey Now" Kid

Jessica Pendland

as "Hey Now" Kid

Michael Pendland

as "Hey Now" Kid

John Pritchett

as Sound Man

Esteban Jordan

as Dance Club Band / Ramon's Band

Christopher Johnson

as Mr. Tucker's Son

Louis Black

as The Happy Wanderers Strictly Accordion Marching Band (uncredited)

Chris Douridas

as Teenage Boy Ventriloquist (uncredited)

Leesa Rowland

as Blonde in Nightclub (uncredited)

Randy Erwin

as Yodeler

David Byrne

Director

Stephen Tobolowsky

Writer

David Byrne

Writer

Beth Henley

Writer

Gary Clayton

Sound Effects Designer

Bill Edwards

Costume Supervisor

Samuel Lehmer

Sound Effects Designer

Adelle Lutz

Costume Design

Greg Smith

Sound Recordist

Leslie Shatz

Sound Designer

Jack Leahy

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Chris Frantz

Songs

Tina Weymouth

Songs

Jerry Harrison

Songs

David Byrne

Songs

Neal Weisman

Associate Producer

Edward Lachman

Director of Photography

Elizabeth McBride

Costume Design

David Byrne

Original Music Composer

Caroline Biggerstaff

Editor

Johnny Gutierrez

Electrician

Barbara Ling

Production Design

Cherylanne Martin

Second Second Assistant Director

Bonnie Clevering

Hairstylist

John Collier Bennett

Post Production Supervisor

Victoria Thomas

Casting

Gary Kurfirst

Producer

Jimi White

Makeup Artist

Allan F. Nicholls

Executive In Charge Of Production

Karen Murphy

Co-Producer

Michael Flynn

Associate Producer

Edward R. Pressman

Executive Producer

Susan Beeson

Set Decoration