Magnolia (1999) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Cast

• 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

Crew

• Robert Elswit — Director of Photography
• JoAnne Sellar — Producer
• Jon Brion — Original Music Composer
• Paul Thomas Anderson — Director
• Paul Thomas Anderson — Producer
• Paul Thomas Anderson — Writer

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