The Grifters (1990) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Stephen Frears.

Cast

• Anjelica Huston as Lilly Dillon
• John Cusack as Roy Dillon
• Annette Bening as Myra Langtry
• Jan Munroe as Guy in bar
• Robert Weems as Racetrack Announcer
• Stephen Tobolowsky as Jeweler
• Jimmy Noonan as Bartender
• Richard Holden as Cop
• Henry Jones as Sims
• Michael Laskin as Irv
• Eddie Jones as Mintz
• Sandy Baron as Doctor
• Lou Hancock as Nurse
• Gailard Sartain as Joe
• Noelle Harling as Nurse Carol Flynn
• Ivette Soler as Maid
• Pat Hingle as Bobo Justus
• Paul Adelstein as Sailor - Young Paul
• Jeremy Piven as Sailor - Freshman
• Gregory Sporleder as Sailor - Spooney
• David Sinaiko as Sailor - Stinky
• Jeff Perry as Drunk
• Jon Gries as Drunk's Friend
• Micole Mercurio as Waitress
• Charles Napier as Gloucester Hebbing
• J.T. Walsh as Cole
• Teresa Gilmore as Receptionist 1
• Elizabeth Ann Feeley as Receptionist 2
• Billy Ray Sharkey as FBI man
• Frances Bay as Arizona Motel Clerk
• Xander Berkeley as Lt. Pierson
• John Gillespie as Bartender (uncredited)
• Juliet Landau as Young Lilly (uncredited)
• Sy Richardson as Cab Driver (uncredited)
• Martin Scorsese as Opening voice-over (uncredited)

Crew

• Stephen Frears — Director
• Jim Thompson — Novel
• Donald E. Westlake — Screenplay
• Elmer Bernstein — Original Music Composer
• Oliver Stapleton — Director of Photography
• Martin Scorsese — Producer
• Robert A. Harris — Producer
• Jim Painten — Producer

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