Matt Dillon as Rusty James

Mickey Rourke as The Motorcycle Boy

Diane Lane as Patty

Dennis Hopper as Father

Diana Scarwid as Cassandra

Vincent Spano as Steve

Nicolas Cage as Smokey

Chris Penn as B.J. Jackson

Laurence Fishburne as Midget

William Smith as Patterson the Cop

Michael Higgins as Mr. Harrigan

Glenn Withrow as Biff Wilcox

Tom Waits as Benny

Herb Rice as Black Pool Player

Maybelle Wallace as Late Pass Clerk

Nona Manning as Patty's Mom

Sofia Coppola as Donna

Gian-Carlo Coppola as Cousin James

S.E. Hinton as Hooker on Strip

Emmett Brown as Mr. Dobson

Tracey Walter as Alley Mugger

Lance Guecia as Alley Mugger

Bob Maras as Policeman

J.T. Turner as Math Teacher

Keeva Clayton as Lake Girl

Kirsten Hayden as Lake Girl

Karen Parker as Lake Girl

Sussannah Darcy as Lake Girl

Kristi Somers as Lake Girl