Christian Bale as Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly

Bill Pullman as Bryan Denton

Ann-Margret as Medda Larkson

Robert Duvall as Joseph Pulitzer

David Moscow as David Jacobs

Luke Edwards as Les Jacobs

Max Casella as Racetrack Higgins

Gabriel Damon as Spot Conlon

Marty Belafsky as Crutchy

Aaron Lohr as Mush

Dee Caspary as Snitch

Shon Greenblatt as Oscar Delancey

Trey Parker as Kid Blink

Michael A. Goorjian as Skittery

Dominic Lucero as Bumlets

David Sidoni as Pie-Eater

Kevin Alexander Stea as Swifty the Rake

Ele Keats as Sarah Jacobs

Jeffrey DeMunn as Mayer Jacobs

Deborra-Lee Furness as Esther Jacobs

Marc Lawrence as Kloppman

Michael Lerner as Weasel

Kevin Tighe as Snyder

Charles Cioffi as Seitz

William Boyett as Judge Movealong Monahan

Shay Duffin as Captain McSwain

Tom Finnegan as Bunsen

Frank Novak as Policeman

Arvie Lowe, Jr. as Boots

Mark David as Specs

Eric Clarke as Thug

Lois Young as Nun