Riven

Nick Nolte

as Neal Cassady

Sissy Spacek

as Carolyn Cassady

John Heard

as Jack Kerouac

Ray Sharkey

as Ira

Ann Dusenberry

as Stevie

Margaret Fairchild

as Mrs. Kerouac

Tony Bill

as Dick

Mary Margaret Amato

as Waitress

Kent Williams

as Ogden

Susan Niven

as Ogden's Secretary

Marcia Nasatir

as First Receptionist

Mickey Kelly

as Second Receptionist

Luis Contreras

as Mexican Junkie

Sharon Lee

as Blonde in Car

John Larroquette

as TV Talk Show Host

Terence H. Winkless

as Youth in Bar

Steve Allen

as Himself

David Lynch

as Painter

Mickey Kelly

as Second Receptionist

Raymond Vitte

as Undercover Agent

John Byrum

Director

John Byrum

Writer

Jack Fisk

Production Design

Eric Jenkins

Editor

Michael Shamberg

Producer

Thomas L. Roysden

Set Decoration

Patricia Norris

Costume Design

Alan Greisman

Producer

László Kovács

Director of Photography

Edouard F. Henriques III

Makeup Artist

David Axlerod

Producer

William Tepper

Executive Producer

Richard Hashimoto

Production Manager

Edward R. Pressman

Producer

Dianne Crittenden

Casting

Vivian McAteer

Hairstylist

Jack Nitzsche

Original Music Composer