Homer Hickam
John Hickam
Miss Riley
Quentin
Roy Lee
O'Dell
Elsie Hickam
Jim Hickam (as Scott Miles)
Leon Bolden
Principal Turner
Ike Bykovsky
Dorothy Platt (as Courtney Fendley)
Jake Mosby
Mr. Dantzler
Valentine Carmina
Coach Gainer
Jensen
Lenny
Trooper One
Kid
Neighbor
Anderson
Roper
Basil Thorpe
Corvette Guy (as Doug Swander)
Corvette Girl
Vernon
Reverend
Rescue Worker
Chemistry Teacher
Doctor
Barney
Fred Smith
Moonshiner
Man at Mine
Miner
Quentin's Mom
Judge at Welch
Union Official (as Mark Whitman Johnson)
Union Official
Mr. Morris
Ivy League Girl (as Elizabeth Byler)
Ivy League Boy
Judge at Indy
Head Judge (as David Hager)
Tom Webster
Jack Palmer
Wernher von Braun (as Joey DiGaetano)
Miner in Elevator (as Thomas Taylor)
Man in Crowd
Nurse
Locomotive Engineer
Science Fair Student (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Coal Miner (uncredited)
Miner (uncredited)