Dennis Quaid as Jerry Lee Lewis

Winona Ryder as Myra Gale Brown

John Doe as J.W. Brown

Stephen Tobolowsky as Jud Phillips

Alec Baldwin as Jimmy Swaggart

Lisa Blount as Lois Brown

Trey Wilson as Sam Phillips

Steve Allen as himself

Michael St. Gerard as Elvis

Mojo Nixon as James Van Eaton

Kelli Clevenger as Dancer (uncredited)

Joshua Sheffield as Rusty Brown

Robert Lesser as Alan Freed

Lisa Jane Persky as Babe

Paula Person as Sam's Secretary

Valerie Wellington as Big Maybelle

Carol Russell as Mamie Lewis

Crystal Robbins as Frankie Jean

Tav Falco as New Bass Player

Ryan Rushton as Young Jimmy

Bert Dedman as Young Jerry

David A. Penhale as Reporter #1

Carl Bogan as Reporter #2

Richard Crowe as Reporter #3

Melisa J. Levine as Kreme Cup Girl

Cassie Pollard as Kreme Cup Girl

Mary Yeargin as Kreme Cup Girl

Mark W. Johnson as Sheriff

Jody Lynne as Party Doll

Joseph Woodward Jr. as Wedding Preacher

Linn Sitler as Real Estate Agent

Sara Van Horn as Minnie Belle

John Mulrooney as Talk Show Host

Peter Cook as First English Reporter

Kim Smith as Second English Reporter

David Sibley as Third English Reporter

Jamila Massey as Bystander

Ryan Ward as Heckler #1

Steven O'Donnell as Heckler #2

Bejay Baddin as Teenage Girl #1

Kelly Marcel as Teenage Girl #2

Julie Balloo as Female Fan

Ruth Kettlewell as Dowager

John Tordoff as Cockney Porter

Keith McDaniel as Haney's Big House Dancer

Stephanie Pope as Haney's Big House Dancer

Lorraine Fields as Haney's Big House Dancer

Rufus Thomas as Haney's Big House Dancer

Maurice Miller as Haney's Big House Dancer

Susan Lonergan as Rebel Room Dancer

Bonnie Beutler as Rebel Room Dancer

Snowy Winters as Rebel Room Dancer

Priscilla Harris as Honky-Tonk Angel

John Bloom as Dewey 'Daddy-O' Phillips

Tike Kerby as Rebel Room Dancer (uncredited)

Darrell Kiedo as Haney's Big House Dancer (uncredited)

Scott Sumers as Graceland Fan #1 (uncredited)

Chris Solari as Rebel Room Dancer

Jimmie Vaughan as Roland Janes