"An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff."
Melanie Griffith
as Lucille Vinson
David Morse
as Dove Bullis
Lucas Black
as Peter Joseph 'Peejoe' Bullis
Cathy Moriarty
as Earlene Bullis
Meat Loaf
as Sheriff John Doggett
Rod Steiger
as Judge Louis Mead
Richard Schiff
as Norman the Chauffeur
John Beasley
as Nehemiah Jackson
Robert Wagner
as Harry Hall
Noah Emmerich
as Sheriff Raymond
Paul Ben-Victor
as D.A. Mackie
Dakota Johnson
as Sondra
Fannie Flagg
as Sally
Barbara Tasker
as Organizer
Elizabeth Perkins
as Joan Blake
Paul Mazursky
as Walter Schwegmann
Stella Banderas
as Marilyn
Antonio Banderas
Director
Mark Childress
Screenplay
Novel
Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Producer
Debra Hill
Diane Isaacs
Meir Teper
Julio Macat
Director of Photography
Maysie Hoy
Editor
Robert C. Jones
Mindy Marin
Casting
Cecilia Montiel
Production Design
Michael Atwell
Art Direction
Robert Greenfield
Set Decoration
Graciela Mazón
Costume Design
Elisabeth Fry
Makeup Department Head
Candace Neal
Hairstylist
Valli O'Reilly
Makeup Artist
Donna Spahn
Kenneth Walker
Brian Badie
Erin Braus-Guth
Assistant Makeup Artist
Denise Fischer
Erma Kent
Judy Yonemoto
George Parra
Assistant Director
Kent H. Johnson
Property Master
Tim Chau
Sound Designer
Devon Heffley Curry
ADR Supervisor
Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Larry Velasco
Costume Supervisor
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
Script Supervisor
James Dyer
Executive Producer
Unit Production Manager
Chitra F. Mojtabai
Second Assistant Director
Mark Snow
Original Music Composer