Burt Reynolds as Bobby "Gator" McKlusky

Jennifer Billingsley as Lou

Ned Beatty as Sheriff J.C. Connors

Bo Hopkins as Ray Boone

Matt Clark as Dude Watson

Louise Latham as Martha Culpepper

Diane Ladd as Maggie

R.G. Armstrong as Big Bear

Conlan Carter as Deputy

Dabbs Greer as Pa McKlusky

Lincoln Demyan as Warden

John Steadman as Skeeter

Iris Korn as Ma McKlusky

Stephanie Burchfield as Jenny

Barbara Müller as Louella

Robert Ginnaven as Harvey

Fay Martin as Sister Linda Fay

Richard Allin as Treasury Agent

Bill Bond as Treasury Agent

Sherry Boucher as Sherry Lynne

Glenn R. Wilder as Junior

Dick Ziker as Highway Patrol

Buddy Joe Hooker as Highway Patrol

Cathy Finley as Student

Laura Dern as Sharon Anne (uncredited)

Bob Meriwether as Treasury Agent (uncredited)