Drama
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.
Directed by
Paul Thomas Anderson
Written by
Paul Thomas Anderson
Tom Cruise
Frank T.J. Mackey
Veronica Hart
Dentist Nurse #1
Julianne Moore
Linda Partridge
Luis Guzmán
Luis
Alfred Molina
Solomon Solomon
William H. Macy
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Phil Parma
John C. Reilly
Officer Jim Kurring
Miriam Margolyes
Faye Barringer (uncredited)
Thomas Jane
Young Jimmy Gator
Jason Robards
Earl Partridge
William Mapother
WDKK Show Director's Assistant
Clark Gregg
WDKK Floor Director
Patton Oswalt
Delmer Darion
Michael Bowen
Rick Spector
Cleo King
Marcie
Felicity Huffman
Cynthia
Melora Walters
Claudia Wilson Gator
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Janet (Frank's Assistant) (voice)
Philip Baker Hall
Jimmy Gator
Jim Beaver
Smiling Peanut Patron #1
Orlando Jones
Worm
Michael Murphy
Alan Kligman, Esq.
Paul F. Tompkins
Chad (Seduce & Destroy) (voice)
Matt Gerald
Officer #2
Michael Shamus Wiles
Captain Muffy
Pat Healy
Sir Edmund William Godfrey / Young Pharmacy Kid
Meagen Fay
Dr. Diane
Neil Flynn
Stanley Berry
Jim Meskimen
Forensic Scientist
Melinda Dillon
Rose Gator
Henry Gibson
Thurston Howell
Allan Graf
Firefighter
April Grace
Gwenovier
Don McManus
Dr. Landon
Jeremy Blackman
Stanley Spector
Ricky Jay
Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Ezra Buzzington
Smiling Peanut Patron #2
Kevin Breznahan
Geoff, Seminar Guy
Greg Bronson
Waiter (uncredited)
Scott Alan Smith
E.R. Doctor
Miguel Pérez
Avi Solomon
Brad Hunt
Craig Hansen
Lillian Adams
Donnie's Old Neighbor
Danny Wells
Dick Jennings
Dale Gibson
Paramedic #3
Tom Ohmer
Detective (uncredited)
Clement Blake
Arthur Barringer
Fiona Apple
Spencer Kayden
Seminar Patron (uncredited)
Jim Ortlieb
Middle-Aged Guy
Phil Hawn
Bob (uncredited)
Eileen Ryan
Mary
James Kiriyama-Lem
Dr. Lee
Lionel Mark Smith
Detective
Rod McLachlan
Daniel Hill
John S. Davies
Cameraman
Aimee Mann
Hot Date Infomercial (uncredited)
Natalie Elizabeth Marston
Julia
Annette Helde
Coroner Woman
Neil Pepe
Officer #1
Scott Burkett
WDKK Page #1
Emmanuel Johnson
Dixon
Genevieve Zweig
Mrs. Godfrey
Raymond 'Big Guy' Gonzales
Reno Security Guard
Frank Elmore
1958 Detective
John Kraft Seitz
1958 Policeman
Cory Buck
Young Boy
Holly Houston
Jimmy's Showgirl
Benjamin Niedens
Little Donnie Smith
Missy Spell Tanner
Dentist Nurse #2
Juan Medrano
Nurse Juan
Jason Andrews
Doc
David Masuda
Coroner Man
Lynne Lerner
Librarian
Bob Brewer
Richard's Dad
Julie Brewer
Richard's Mom
Nancy Marston
Julia's Mom
Maurey Marston
Julia's Dad
Amy Brown
WDKK Page #2
Patricia Forte
Mim
Virginia Pereira
Pink Dot Girl (voice)
Craig Kvinsland
Brad the Bartender
Patricia Scanlon
Cocktail Waitress
Bobby Brewer
Richard
Art Frankel
Old Pharmacist
Guillermo Melgarejo
Pink Dot Guy
Denise Woolfork
Smiling Peanut Patron #3
Brett Higgins
Mackey Disciple Twin #1
Brian Higgins
Mackey Disciple Twin #2
Steven Bush
Paramedic #1
Marc Davies
Seminar Attendee #1 (uncredited)
Bruce Gregory
Randy (uncredited)
Michael Laren
Officer Tom 1958 (uncredited)
Colleen Pelletier
Gameshow Audience Member (uncredited)
Herb Santos Jr.
21 Dealer (uncredited)
Tom Tangen
Drunken Dart Player (uncredited)
Bernhard Eichholz
Ric San Nicholas
Jeff Podgurski
Shawn Neary
Paul Huggett

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