The Man in the Moon (1991) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Robert Mulligan.

Cast

• Reese Witherspoon as Danielle "Dani" Trant
• Jason London as Court Foster
• Emily Warfield as Maureen Trant
• Sam Waterston as Matthew Trant
• Tess Harper as Abigail Trant
• Gail Strickland as Marie Foster
• Bentley Mitchum as Billy Sanders
• Ernie Lively as Will Sanders
• Dennis Letts as Doc White
• Earleen Bergeron as Mrs. Sanders
• Anna Chappell as Mrs. Taylor
• Brandi Smith as Missy Trant
• Sandi Smith as Missy Trant
• Derek Ball as Foster Twin
• Spencer Ball as Foster Twin

Crew

• Mark Rydell — Producer
• Robert Mulligan — Director
• Jenny Wingfield — Writer
• James Newton Howard — Original Music Composer
• Freddie Francis — Director of Photography

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