Magnolia

7.723

189 minutes

12/17/1999

Overview

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 List

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