* Joaquin Phoenix as Doug Abbot
* Liv Tyler as Pamela Abbot
* Billy Crudup as Jacey Abbot
* Jennifer Connelly as Eleanor Abbot
* Anthony LaPaglia as Hal Abbot
* Sigourney Weaver as Grace Abbot
* Will Patton as Jake
* Anna Paquin as Alice Abbot
* Alison Elliott as Isabel Abbot
The film was released in 1997 and is based on the novel of the same name by Sue Miller.