Jack Black as Bernie Tiede

Shirley MacLaine as Marjorie Nugent

Matthew McConaughey as Danny Buck Davidson

Brady Coleman as Scrappy Holmes

Richard Robichaux as Lloyd Hornbuckle

Rick Dial as Don Leggett

Brandon Smith as Sheriff Huckabee

Larry Jack Dotson as Rev. Woodard

Merrilee McCommas as Molly

Mathew Greer as Carl

Marjorie Dome as Townsperson

Tim Cariker as Townsperson

Fern Luker as Townsperson

Jack Payne as Townsperson

Sonny Carl Davis as Townsperson

Chris Humphrey as Townsperson

Jesse Lucio as Mourner

Ann Reeves as Townsperson

Kay Epperson as Townsperson

Ira Bounds as Townsperson

James Baker as Townsperson

Kay McConaughey as Townsperson

Kristi Youngblood as Townsperson

Kenny Brevard as Townsperson

Margaret Bowman as Townsperson

Mollie Fuller as Townsperson

Tanja Givens as Townsperson

Glenda Jones as Townsperson

Travis Blevins as Townsperson

Sylvia Froman as Townsperson

Martha Long as Townsperson

Jo Perkins as Townsperson

Reba Tarjick as Townsperson

Dale Dudley as Townsperson

James Wilson as Townsperson

Teresa Edwards as Townsperson

Billy Vaticalos as Townsperson

Rob Anthony as Townsperson

Tommy G. Kendrick as Larry Brumley

Pam McDonald as Townsperson

Kathy Gollmitzer as Townsperson

Cozette McNeely as Townsperson

Richard Andrew Jones as Professor Fleming

Charles Bailey as Friend of Deceased

Suzi McLaughlin as Mrs. Pebworth

Grant James as Mr. Estes

Juli Erickson as Mrs. Estes

J.D. Young as Dwayne Nugent

Charlie m Stewart as Dwayne Jr.

Joe Stevens as Lewie

Raquel Gavia as Esmerelda

Amparo García as Church Goer

Toby Metcalf as Oil Worker

Doug Moreland as Chainsaw Artist

Edward Ji as Pianist

Jill Blackwood as Guys & Dolls Performer

David Blackwell as Mel

Gabriel Luna as Kevin

Deana Newcomb as Photographer

David Steakley as Assistant Director

Peter Harrell Jr. as Bank Manager

Joe Leroy Reynolds as Deputy Sheriff

Christian Stokes as Truck Driver

John Hornbuckle as Generator Operator

Wray Crawford as Sheriff's Deputy #2

Margaret Hoard as Café Waitress

Charles Allen Eskew as IRS Agent

Quita Culpepper as TV Reporter

Mona Lee Fultz as Cashier

Jerry Biggs as Judge

Robert Works as Lead Juror

Chris Barfield as Community Theater Group

Taylor Bryant as Community Theater Group

Colin Bevis as Community Theater Group

Jacqui Bloom as Community Theater Group

Joshua Denning as Community Theater Group

Ellie Edwards as Community Theater Group

Alaina Flores as Community Theater Group

Jennifer Foster as Community Theater Group

Leslie Hethcox as Community Theater Group

Jordan Hill as Community Theater Group

Berkley Jones as Community Theater Group

Trevor McGinnis as Community Theater Group

Mika Odom as Community Theater Group

Chell Parkins as Community Theater Group

David Ponton as Community Theater Group

Gray Randolph as Community Theater Group

Rachel Hull-Ryde as Community Theater Group

Ian Saunders as Community Theater Group

Madelyn Shaffer as Community Theater Group

Larissa Slota as Community Theater Group

Daniel Rae Srivastava as Community Theater Group

Ellen Stader as Community Theater Group

Lara Wright as Community Theater Group

Betty Andrews as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Marcia Bailey as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Umpy Bechtol as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Nita Bouldin as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Nellie Hickerson as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Jeanette Kloppe as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Geraldine Miller as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Sharon Rigsbee as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Debbie Shaw as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Flo Weiershausen as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Gina Wooten as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Gary Askins as Juror

Ben Bachelder as Juror

Meredith Beal as Juror

Stacey Bruck as Juror

Michelle Briscoe as Juror

Lesa Brooks as Juror

Gayla Bruce as Juror

Brenda Bunton as Juror

Kristi Copeland as Juror

Jeff Davis as Juror

Orion Gallagher as Juror

Kenneth C. Liverman as Juror

Linda Rudwick as Juror

Mary Stifflemire as Juror

Richard Linklater as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)

Valerie Frazee as Robin (uncredited)

Veronica Orosco as Church Patron (uncredited)

Gary Teague as Neighborhood Onlooker (uncredited)

Heath Allyn as Mortuary Student (uncredited)

Cheryl Bond Danks as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Fred Bothwell as Mourner (uncredited)

Gene Cervenka as Grim Reaper - Prison Guard (uncredited)

Rebecca Chulew as Upscale Shopper / Pageant Attendee (uncredited)

Erik Collins as Sheriff Deputy #3 (uncredited)

Franky Coronado as Prison Visitor (uncredited)

Randy Coy as Hard Body Onlooker (uncredited)

Wendy Crouse as Prison Visitor (uncredited)

Daniel B. Davis as Townsperson (uncredited)

Richard Dodwell as Church Attendee (uncredited)

June Griffin Garcia as Parisian Diner (uncredited)

Paul Heckmann as Carthaginian Resident (uncredited)

Stephen C. Kerr as The Corpse (uncredited)

Robert H. Lambert as Courtroom Witness (uncredited)

Rudi Lee as Grieving Widow (uncredited)

Floyd Lloyd as Funeral Home Patron (uncredited)

Kevin Machate as Federal Agent (uncredited)

Patrick Martin Jr. as TV News Cameraman (uncredited)

Timothy McKinney as Small Deputy (uncredited)

Caroline McNeil as Mourner (uncredited)

Earl Nottingham as Courthouse Vendor (uncredited)

Mitchell Rad as Press Photographer (uncredited)

Angelita Aronce Sorensen as Courtroom Visitor (uncredited)

Heath Young as Photographer / Churchgoer (uncredited)

Daniel Zubiate as Action News Cameraman (uncredited)