Burt Reynolds

Bobby "Gator" McKlusky

Jennifer Billingsley

Lou

Ned Beatty

Sheriff J.C. Connors

Bo Hopkins

Ray Boone

Matt Clark

Dude Watson

Louise Latham

Martha Culpepper

Diane Ladd

Maggie

R.G. Armstrong

Big Bear

Dabbs Greer

Pa McKlusky

Lincoln Demyan

Warden

John Steadman

Skeeter

Stephanie Burchfield

Jenny

Glenn R. Wilder

Junior

Buddy Joe Hooker

Highway Patrol

Laura Dern

Sharon Anne (uncredited)