Full Cast & Crew
Top Billed Cast
Full Cast
Daryl Edwards
Fly
Steve James
Odell
Leonard Jackson
Smokey
Bill Cobbs
Walter
Maggie Renzi
Noreen
Olga Merediz
Noreen's Client
Tom Wright
Sam
Minnie Gentry
Mrs. Brown
Ren Woods
Bernice
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Rickey
Alvin Alexis
Willie
Caroline Aaron
Randy Sue Carter
Herb Newsome
Little Earl
John Sayles
Man in Black
David Strathairn
Man In Black
Rosetta LeNoire
Mama
Michael Mantell
Mr. Love
Jamie Tirelli
Hector
Liane Curtis
Ace
Fisher Stevens
Card Trickster
Charles Mitchell
Ed
David Babcock
Phil
Randy Frazier
Bouncer
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Malverne Davis
Sidney Sheriff Jr.
Virgil
Cooper Cunningham
Black Hooker
Marisa Smith
White Hooker
Ishmael Houston-Jones
Dancer
Kim Staunton
Teacher
Dwania Kyles
Waitress
Carl Gordon
Mr. Price
Leon W. Grant
Basketball Player
Anthony Thomas
Basketball Player
Andre Robinson Jr.
Pusher
John Griesemer
White Cop
Ellis Williams
Watcher
Edward Baran
Mr. Vance
Josh Mostel
Casio Vendor
Deborah Taylor
Vance's Receptionist
Herb Downer
Floor Buffer
Giancarlo Esposito
Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
Pete Richardson
Street Merchant (uncredited)
John Canada Terrell
Baby Grand Patron (uncredited)
Crew
John Sayles
Editor
John Sayles
Screenplay
John Sayles
Director
Ralph Cordero
Makeup Artist
Stephen J. Lineweaver
Art Direction
Timothy D'Arcy
Makeup & Hair
Craig Laurence Rice
Assistant Editor
Peggy Rajski
Production Manager
Joy Birdsong
Assistant Editor
Karen Perry
Costume Design
Barbara Shapiro
Casting
Peggy Rajski
Producer
Ernest R. Dickerson
Director of Photography
Maggie Renzi
Producer
Martin Brody
Original Music Composer
Mason Daring
Original Music Composer
Nora Chavooshian
Production Design