Nicolas Cage as H.I.

Holly Hunter as Ed

Trey Wilson as Nathan Arizona, Sr.

John Goodman as Gale

William Forsythe as Evelle

Sam McMurray as Glen

Frances McDormand as Dot

Randall "Tex" Cobb as Leonard Smalls

T.J. Kuhn as Nathan Junior

Lynne Kitei as Florence Arizona

Peter Benedek as Prison Counselor

Charles 'Lew' Smith as Nice Old Grocery Man

Warren Keith as Younger FBI Agent

Henry Kendrick as Older FBI Agent

Sidney Dawson as Ear-Bending Cellmate

Richard Blake as Parole Board Chairman

Troy Nabors as Parole Board Member

Mary Seibel as Parole Board Member

John O'Donnal as Hayseed in the Pickup

Keith Jandacek as Whitey

Warren Forsythe as Minister

Ruben Young as 'Trapped' Convict

Dennis Sullivan as Policeman in Arizona House

Richard Alexander as Policeman in Arizona House

Rusty Lee as Feisty Hayseed

James Yeater as Fingerprint Technician

Bill Andres as Reporter

Carver Barns as Reporter

Margaret H. McCormack as Unpainted Secretary

Bill Rocz as Newscaster

Mary F. Glenn as Payroll Cashier

Jeremy Babendure as Scamp with Squirt Gun

Bill Dobbins as Adoption Agent

Ralph Norton as Gynecologist

Henry Tank as Mopping Convict

Frank Outlaw as Supermarket Manager

Todd Michael Bodgers as Varsity Nathan, Jr.

M. Emmet Walsh as Machine Shop Ear-Bender

Robert Gray as Glen and Dot's Kid

Katie Thrasher as Glen and Dot's Kid

Derek Russell as Glen and Dot's Kid

Nicole Russell as Glen and Dot's Kid

Zachary Sanders as Glen and Dot's Kid

Noell Sanders as Glen and Dot's Kid

Cody Ranger as Arizona Quint

Jeremy Arendt as Arizona Quint

Ashley Hammon as Arizona Quint

Crystal Hiller as Arizona Quint

Olivia Hughes as Arizona Quint

Emily Malin as Arizona Quint

Melanie Malin as Arizona Quint

Craig McLaughlin as Arizona Quint

Adam Savageau as Arizona Quint

Benjamin Savageau as Arizona Quint

David Schneider as Arizona Quint

Michael Stewart as Arizona Quint

William Preston Robertson as Amazing Voice (voice)

Ron Cobert as Reporter #1 (uncredited)