When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
Cast
Chris Cooper
Sam Deeds
Elizabeth Peña
Pilar Cruz
Kris Kristofferson
Charlie Wade
Clifton James
Hollis Pogue
Miriam Colon
Mercedes Cruz
Ron Canada
Otis Payne
Joe Morton
Delmore "Del" Payne
Matthew McConaughey
Buddy Deeds
Jeff Monahan
Young Hollis
Gabriel Casseus
Young Otis
Frances McDormand
Bunny
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Priscilla Worth
Tony Plana
Ray
Stephen J. Lang
Mikey
Jesse Borrego
Danny
Richard Coca
Enrique
Carmen De Lavallade
Carolyn
Stephen Mendillo
Cliff
Gordon Tootoosis
Wesley Birdsong
Beatrice Winde
Minnie Bledsoe
Oni Faida Lampley
Celie
Eleese Lester
Molly
Joe Stevens
Deputy Travis
Gonzalo Castillo
Amado
Tony Frank
Fenton
Eddie Robinson
Chet
Chandra Wilson
Athena
Damon Guy
Shadow
Dee Macaluso
Anglo Mother
Luis Cobo
Mexican-American Father
Marco Perella
Anglo Father
Don Phillips, Jr.
Principal
Mary Jane R. Hernandez
Mexican-American Mother
Carina Martinez
Paloma
Richard Andrew Jones
Ben Wetzel
Randy Stripling
Roderick
Richard Reyes
Jorge
Olga Luna
Waitress
Juan Vega III
Cook
Lizzie Curry Martinez
Girl
Leo Burmester
Cody
Vanessa Martinez
Young Pilar
Tay Strathairn
Young Sam
Sam Vlahos
Pete
Maricela Gonzalez
Anselma
Tony Amendola
Chucho Montoya
Gilbert R. Cuellar Jr.
Eladio
James Borrego
Young Chucho
Lisa Suarez
Marisol
Jesús Ramirez
Driver
John Griesemer
Football Announcer (voice)
Eduardo Martínez
Jaime
Azalea Mendez
Young Mercedes
Crew
John Sayles
Director, Writer, Editor
Stuart Dryburgh
Director of Photography
John Powditch
First Assistant Director
John Sloss
Executive Producer
Maggie Renzi
Producer
R. Paul Miller
Producer
Dan Bishop
Production Design
Ralph Watson
Steadicam Operator
David McGill
Steadicam Operator
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Shay Cunliffe
Costume Design
Roy Bryson
Key Hair Stylist
Caroline Rempher
Hairstylist
Susan Todd
Hairstylist
Eugene Gearty
Sound Effects Editor
Lewis Goldstein
Sound Effects Editor
Philip Stockton
Supervising Sound Editor
Clive Winter
Sound Mixer
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Steven Visscher
Foley Editor
Kam Chan
Foley Editor
Frank Kern
Foley Editor
Stuart Stanley
Foley Editor
Bruce Pross
Foley Recordist
Gail Showalter
ADR Editor
Mason Daring
Original Music Composer
Nic Ratner
Music Editor
Sylvia Menno
Dialogue Editor
Dianna Freas
Set Decoration
Alan Pappe
Still Photographer
Mary Cybulski
Script Supervisor
Philip Schneider
Property Master
Rob Harris
Unit Publicist
J. Kyler Black
Art Direction
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