On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
Cast
Tom Cruise
Frank T.J. Mackey
Philip Baker Hall
Jimmy Gator
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Phil Parma
Julianne Moore
Linda Partridge
William H. Macy
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
John C. Reilly
Officer Jim Kurring
Melora Walters
Claudia Wilson Gator
Jeremy Blackman
Stanley Spector
Jason Robards
Earl Partridge
Melinda Dillon
Rose Gator
Michael Bowen
Rick Spector
April Grace
Gwenovier
Ricky Jay
Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Emmanuel Johnson
Dixon
Pat Healy
Sir Edmund William Godfrey / Young Pharmacy Kid
Genevieve Zweig
Mrs. Godfrey
Mark Flanagan
Joseph Green
Neil Flynn
Stanley Berry
Rod McLachlan
Daniel Hill
Allan Graf
Firefighter
Patton Oswalt
Delmer Darion
Raymond 'Big Guy' Gonzales
Reno Security Guard
Brad Hunt
Craig Hansen
Jim Meskimen
Forensic Scientist
Chris O'Hara
Sydney Barringer
Clement Blake
Arthur Barringer
Frank Elmore
1958 Detective
John Kraft Seitz
1958 Policeman
Cory Buck
Young Boy
Tim Soronen
Infomercial Guy
Jim Ortlieb
Middle-Aged Guy
Thomas Jane
Young Jimmy Gator
Holly Houston
Jimmy's Showgirl
Benjamin Niedens
Little Donnie Smith
Veronica Hart
Dentist Nurse #1
Missy Spell Tanner
Dentist Nurse #2
James Kiriyama-Lem
Dr. Lee
Jake Cross
Pedestrian #1
Charlie Scott Jr.
Pedestrian #2
Juan Medrano
Nurse Juan
John Pritchett
Police Captain
Cleo King
Marcie
Don McManus
Dr. Landon
Michael Shamus Wiles
Captain Muffy
Jason Andrews
Doc
John S. Davies
Cameraman
Kevin Breznahan
Geoff, Seminar Guy
Miguel Pérez
Avi Solomon
Alfred Molina
Solomon Solomon
David Masuda
Coroner Man
Neil Pepe
Officer #1
Lionel Mark Smith
Detective
Annette Helde
Coroner Woman
Lynne Lerner
Librarian
Felicity Huffman
Cynthia
Scott Burkett
WDKK Page #1
Bob Brewer
Richard's Dad
Julie Brewer
Richard's Mom
Nancy Marston
Julia's Mom
Maurey Marston
Julia's Dad
Jamala Gaither
WDKK P.A.
Danny Wells
Dick Jennings
Amy Brown
WDKK Page #2
Eileen Ryan
Mary
Meagen Fay
Dr. Diane
Patricia Forte
Mim
Luis Guzmán
Luis
Patrick Warren
Todd Geronimo
Orlando Jones
Worm
Virginia Pereira
Pink Dot Girl (voice)
Craig Kvinsland
Brad the Bartender
Patricia Scanlon
Cocktail Waitress
Henry Gibson
Thurston Howell
Natalie Elizabeth Marston
Julia
Bobby Brewer
Richard
Clark Gregg
WDKK Floor Director
Art Frankel
Old Pharmacist
Matt Gerald
Officer #2
Guillermo Melgarejo
Pink Dot Guy
Paul F. Tompkins
Chad (Seduce & Destroy) (voice)
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Janet (Frank's Assistant) (voice)
Jim Beaver
Smiling Peanut Patron #1
Ezra Buzzington
Smiling Peanut Patron #2
Denise Woolfork
Smiling Peanut Patron #3
Michael Murphy
Alan Kligman, Esq.
Robert Downey Sr.
WDKK Show Director
William Mapother
WDKK Show Director's Assistant
Larry Ballard
WDKK Medic
Brett Higgins
Mackey Disciple Twin #1
Brian Higgins
Mackey Disciple Twin #2
Michael Lee Phillips Jr.
Mackey Disciple in Middle
Lillian Adams
Donnie's Old Neighbor
Steven Bush
Paramedic #1
Mike Massa
Paramedic #2
Dale Gibson
Paramedic #3
Scott Alan Smith
E.R. Doctor
Paul Thomas Anderson
Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited)
Miriam Margolyes
Faye Barringer (uncredited)
Bruno Angelico
Fireman #2 (uncredited)
Robert Bella
Detective #2 (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
Waiter (uncredited)
Douglas Busby
Extra (uncredited)
Marc Davies
Seminar Attendee #1 (uncredited)
Bruce Gregory
Randy (uncredited)
Phil Hawn
Bob (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden
Seminar Patron (uncredited)
Brian Kehew
Seminar Patron (uncredited)
Michael Laren
Officer Tom 1958 (uncredited)
Aimee Mann
Hot Date Infomercial (uncredited)
Tom Ohmer
Detective (uncredited)
Colleen Pelletier
Gameshow Audience Member (uncredited)
Herb Santos Jr.
21 Dealer (uncredited)
Tom Tangen
Drunken Dart Player (uncredited)
Crew
Paul Thomas Anderson
Director, Writer, Producer
Dylan Tichenor
Editor, Associate Producer
Christopher Marino
Assistant Editor
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Lon Magdich
Additional Director of Photography
Robert L. Blatman
Additional Director of Photography
Bruce Vecchitto
Color Timer
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Bob McMillian
Color Timer
Adam Druxman
First Assistant Director
Tina Stauffer
Second Assistant Director
Jorge L. Baron
Second Second Assistant Director
Martin L. Mercer
Storyboard Artist
Nellie Adami
Assistant Production Coordinator
Emily Glatter
Production Coordinator
Eileen Malyszko Lee
Production Coordinator
Hardy Ophuls
Picture Car Coordinator
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Lynn Harris
Executive Producer
Craig Markey
Production Supervisor
Daniel P. Collins
Production Supervisor
JoAnne Sellar
Producer
Daniel Lupi
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Greg Gateley
Production Assistant
Jennifer Duclos
Production Assistant
Ken Daniells
Production Assistant
Jennifer Barrons
Production Assistant
Mark Bridges
Production Design, Costume Design
William Arnold
Production Design
Paul Prokop
Production Controller
Paul C. Babin
Camera Operator
Mindy Bee
Assistant Camera
Rick Lamb
Assistant Camera
Michael G. Riba
First Assistant Camera
Michael R. Marquette
First Assistant Camera
Christos Bitsakos
Second Assistant Camera
Steve Craft
Second Assistant Camera
Camille Freer
Second Assistant Camera
Debbie Arrowood
Second Assistant Camera
Hans Bjerno
Aerial Camera
Jeff Kunkle
Dolly Grip
André Martin
Camera Technician
Guy Norman Bee
Steadicam Operator
Elizabeth Ziegler
Steadicam Operator
J. Armin Garza II
Camera Car
Ákos Gulyás
Camera Loader
Jody Levin
Executive In Charge Of Post Production
Mark Graziano
Post Production Supervisor
Michele Short
Casting Assistant
Cassandra Kulukundis
Casting
Jerry Conca
Extras Casting
Tony Rasmussen
Extras Casting
Tammy Williamson
Set Costumer
Kelly Everett
Set Costumer
Andrew Slyder
Set Costumer
Karla Stevens Flanigan
Costume Supervisor
Tom Numbers
Costume Assistant
Ellen Ryba
Costumer
Linda McCarthy
Costumer
Paul Griffin
Animation Supervisor
Colin Brady
Animation
John Zdankiewicz
Animation
Gray Miller
Animation
Kelvin R. Trahan
Key Hair Stylist
Rita Troy
Key Hair Stylist
Gabor Heiligenberg
Hairstylist
Tina Roesler Kerwin
Key Makeup Artist
Lois Burwell
Makeup Artist
Elaine L. Offers
Makeup Artist
Selina Jayne
Makeup Artist
Camille Henderson
Makeup Artist
Joann Kozloff
Makeup Artist
Peggy Teague
Makeup Artist
Lynn Rodgers
Makeup Artist
Darlene Salinas
Art Department Coordinator
Fariba Behnam
Art Department Production Assistant
Egan Gauntt
Art Department Production Assistant
Shepherd Frankel
Assistant Art Director
Enrique Bilsland
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
Fernando Favila
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
Robert Newton
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
Richard King
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Dale Bartlett
Sound Designer
Hamilton Sterling
Sound Effects Editor
Linda Yeaney
First Assistant Sound Editor
Steve Pederson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Semanick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Herbick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Pritchett
Sound Mixer
Andrew Bock
Sound Assistant
Eric Potter
Sound Recordist
Gary Ritchie
Sound Recordist
Kevin Webb
Sound Recordist
Marsha Sorce
Sound Recordist
Dennis Sands
Scoring Mixer
David M. Roberts
Boom Operator
Tom Caton
Boom Operator
Christopher Flick
Foley Supervisor
John T. Cucci
Foley Artist
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
Ed Callahan
Foley Editor
James Ashwill
Foley Mixer
Linda Lew
Foley Recordist
Kimberly Harris
ADR Supervisor
Doc Kane
ADR Mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Mixer
Rick Canelli
ADR Recordist
Jeanette Browning
ADR Recordist
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
James Plannette
Chief Lighting Technician
Billy Gunn
Lighting Technician
James Moody
Lighting Design
Dennis Yeager II
Special Effects Technician
Damian Fisher
Special Effects Technician
Dan Rebert
Special Effects Supervisor
Lou Carlucci
Special Effects Supervisor
R. Michael Bisetti
Special Effects
Dianne Carlucci
Special Effects
Louis Lindwall
Special Effects
John C. Carlucci
Special Effects
Jeffrey Machit
Special Effects
Timothy B. Graham
Special Effects
Richard L. Hill
Special Effects
James Lacroix
Special Effects
Michael Clarke
Special Effects
James Ochoa
Special Effects
Ron Petruccione
Special Effects
William Dawson
Special Effects
Eric Dressor
Special Effects
David Monzingo
Special Effects
Bernhard Eichholz
Special Effects
Wes Mattox
Special Effects
Barry McQueary
Special Effects
Ric San Nicholas
Special Effects
Dan Edwards
Special Effects
Jim Girch
Special Effects
Al Marangoni
Special Effects
Don Rutherford
Special Effects
Steve Sosner
Special Effects
Ethel Edwards
Special Effects
Bill Fesh
Special Effects
Doug Hubbard
Special Effects
Vincent Niebla
Special Effects
Blumes Tracy
Special Effects
Ken Tarallo
Special Effects
Karl Walser
Special Effects
Tony Vandenecker
Special Effects
Mario Vanillo
Special Effects
Brett Stern
Special Effects
Richard L. Thompson
Special Effects
Christopher Allen Nelson
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Joel Harlow
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Derik Wingo
Special Effects Makeup Artist
David Greathouse
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Douglas J. Stewart
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Joe Letteri
Visual Effects Supervisor
Camille Geier
Visual Effects Producer
Joseph Grossberg
Visual Effects Producer
Michael Gleason
Visual Effects Editor
Lorelei David
Visual Effects Editor
Leslie Safley
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Lauren Ritchie
Visual Effects Production Manager
Robin Saxen
Visual Effects Production Manager
David Nakabayashi
Visual Effects Art Director
Patricia Blau
Visual Effects
Julie Adrianson-Neary
Visual Effects
Ian McCamey
Visual Effects
Andy Wang
Visual Effects
Jason Brown
Visual Effects
Tony Hudson
Visual Effects
Tony Hurd
Visual Effects
Matt Bouchard
Visual Effects
Steve Molin
Visual Effects
Michelle Motta
Visual Effects
Joshua Levine
Visual Effects
Barbara Townsend
Visual Effects
John Helms
Visual Effects
Erik A. Candiani
Visual Effects
Lloyd Hess
Visual Effects
Lindy DeQuattro
Visual Effects
Chrissie England
Visual Effects
Vicki Dobbs Beck
Visual Effects
Tia L. Marshall
Visual Effects
M. Zachary Sherman
Visual Effects
Tristan Tom
Visual Effects
Greg Maloney
CG Supervisor
Gregor Lakner
CG Supervisor
Jon Brion
Original Music Composer
Dana Sano
Music Supervisor
Bob Bowen
Music Coordinator
Wade Culbreath
Musician
Tom Boyd
Musician
Norman Ludwin
Musician
James Thatcher
Musician
Fiona Apple
Additional Music
Paul Rabjohns
Music Editor
Aimee Mann
Songs
Joe Cosentino
Transportation Captain
Glen Mathias
Transportation Co-Captain
Geno Hart
Transportation Coordinator
Kelly A. Snyder
Production Accountant
Steven Butensky
First Assistant Accountant
Jeff Behlendorf
Post Production Accountant
Paul Real
Second Assistant Accountant
Cecilia Escobar
Payroll Accountant
Jennifer Clark
Assistant Accountant
Michael Haight
Dialogue Editor
James Matheny
Dialogue Editor
Hugo Weng
Dialogue Editor
Robert J. Babin
Rigging Grip
Louie Escobar
Rigging Grip
Danny Barfield
Rigging Grip
Jim Leidholdt
Rigging Grip
Kenny Schneider
Rigging Gaffer
Mike Reiber
Standby Painter
Brian Flora
Matte Painter
Robert Hale
Painter
Jill Haber
Painter
D.A. Zingelewicz
Painter
Maryan Zurek
Underwater Camera
Cynthia Pusheck
Underwater Camera
Chris L. Spellman
Set Decoration
Bryan Hurley
Set Dresser
Richard F. Anderson
Set Dresser
Wes Long
Set Dresser
Matt Shepherd
Set Dresser
Quinn Yarbrough
Set Dresser
Nashon Petrushkin
Set Dresser
Martin Milligan
Set Dresser
Conny Boettger-Marinos
Set Designer
Robert J. Carlyle
Construction Coordinator
P. Scott Bailey
Props
Andrew M. Siegel
Props
Earl F. Betts
Propmaker
Dikran Mahakian
Propmaker
Jeff Gross
Propmaker
Thomas Culberhouse
Propmaker
Brent Dyer
Propmaker
Roger Dudley
Propmaker
Don Yaklin
Propmaker
Timothy Gunther
Propmaker
Richard McConnell
Propmaker
Jamie Litwak
Propmaker
Greg Eliot
Propmaker
William A. Fobert
Propmaker
Peter Sorel
Still Photographer
Valeria Migliassi Collins
Script Supervisor
Luke Longin
Matchmove Supervisor
Dani Morrow
Matchmove Supervisor
Jeff Saltzman
Matchmove Supervisor
Marla Newall
Matchmove Supervisor
Paul Avery
Electrician
Thomas Holmes
Electrician
Raymond Gonzales
Electrician
James Barrett
Electrician
Billy Craft
Electrician
Nikola Ristić
Electrician
Justin Stroh
Electrician
Steve Galvin
Best Boy Electric
R. Michael De Chellis
Best Boy Electric
Tony Barattini
Driver
Eric Compton
Driver
Curtis Clark
Driver
Angel DeSanti
Driver
Bob Dewitt
Driver
David Garris
Driver
John Aliano
Driver
Mark Forrest
Driver
Chuck Alsobrook
Driver
Jerry Glassman
Driver
Paul Huggett
Driver
Bill Needham
Driver
James 'Obee' Oberman
Driver
John Pellegrino
Driver
Benson Jones
Driver
Bob Young
Driver
Dash Hart
Driver
D.B. Wilson
Driver
Lou Mosto
Driver
Esteban Munoz
Driver
Adam Pinkstaff
Driver
John Spaccarelli
Driver
Jamala Gaither
Set Production Assistant
Kerry A. Fitzmaurice
Set Production Assistant
Michael Lee Phillips Jr.
Set Production Assistant
Allison Harvey
Set Production Assistant
James Moran
Set Production Assistant
Tim Hillman
Location Manager
Dave Evans
Assistant Location Manager
Linda 'Sam' Glynn
Assistant Location Manager
Chanel Salzer
Assistant Location Manager
Larry Ring
Assistant Location Manager
Justin Healy
Assistant Location Manager
Ivan Martin del Campo
Production Office Coordinator
Alan D. Purwin
Aerial Coordinator
Debbie Evans
Stunts
Ethan Jensen
Stunts
Ousaun Elam
Stunts
Hugh Aodh O'Brien
Stunts
Terry Jackson
Stunts
John Moio
Stunts
Dan Plum
Stunts
Bob Yerkes
Stunts
Jack Carpenter
Stunts
Richard Burden
Stunts
Jeff Podgurski
Stunts
Harry Wowchuk
Stunts
Ray Gabriel
Stunts
Michael Adams
Stunts
Phil Culotta
Stunts
Allan Graf
Stunts
Mike Massa
Stunts
Dennis Scott
Stunts
Rick Seaman
Stunts
Webster Whinery
Stunt Coordinator
Timothy S. Wiles
Property Master
Chuck Askerneese
Assistant Property Master
John Glaeser
Cableman
Craig Brown
Best Boy Grip
Glen Davis
Best Boy Grip
Shawn Neary
Best Boy Grip
Andrew Padilla
Security
Gerry Hernandez
Assistant Craft Service
Clifford Scott
Assistant Craft Service
Juan Ruiz
Assistant Craft Service
Marjolaine Tremblay
Lead Animator
Lorin Flemming
Chef
James Flemming
Assistant Chef
Dana Kristen Vahle
Pilot
Rick Shuster
Pilot
Alfred Ainsworth Jr.
Video Assist Operator
Andrea Biklian
Negative Cutter
Ben Beaird
Key Grip
Nick Beaird
Grip
Chris Oliver
Grip
John O'Grady
Grip
Scott Moody
Gaffer
John Brian King
Title Designer
Leon Dudevoir
Production Executive
Pablo Nantas
Tailor
Matt McDonald
Digital Compositor
Judith M. Brown
Studio Teacher
Wesley Staples
Studio Teacher
Carla Fry
Executive In Charge Of Production
Erik Ellner
Legal Services
Lisa Barkin Oxley
Legal Services
Charlie Scott Jr.
Craft Service
Matt Bauer
Production Office Assistant
Hector Jumilla Jr.
Production Office Assistant
Thomas Pasatieri
Conductor
Guy Adan
Publicist
Dominique Jaramillo
Set Medic
Larry Ballard
Set Medic
David Hayles
Set Medic
Glen Hanz
Sculptor
Mario Torres Jr.
Sculptor
Ladd Lanford
First Assistant Editor
Monica Anderson
First Assistant Editor
Aaron Ali Tichenor
Production Secretary
Kirk Henderson
Concept Artist
Michael Van Eps
Rotoscoping Artist
Beth D'Amato
Rotoscoping Artist
Cam Griffin
Rotoscoping Artist
David Sullivan
Rotoscoping Artist
Mark Weissenfluh
Leadman
Pilo Silva
Greensman
Juan Torres
Greensman
