# Magnolia (1999)

> **Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.**
> On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
**Runtime**: 3h 9m
**Genres**: Drama
## Cast
- [[Tom Cruise]] as Frank T.J. Mackey
- [[Philip Baker Hall]] as Jimmy Gator
- [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] as Phil Parma
- [[Julianne Moore]] as Linda Partridge
- [[William H. Macy]] as Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
- [[John C. Reilly]] as Officer Jim Kurring
- [[Melora Walters]] as Claudia Wilson Gator
- [[Jeremy Blackman]] as Stanley Spector
- [[Jason Robards]] as Earl Partridge
- [[Melinda Dillon]] as Rose Gator
- [[Michael Bowen]] as Rick Spector
- [[April Grace]] as Gwenovier
- [[Ricky Jay]] as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
- [[Emmanuel Johnson]] as Dixon
- [[Pat Healy]] as Sir Edmund William Godfrey / Young Pharmacy Kid
- [[Genevieve Zweig]] as Mrs. Godfrey
- [[Mark Flanagan]] as Joseph Green
- [[Neil Flynn]] as Stanley Berry
- [[Rod McLachlan]] as Daniel Hill
- [[Allan Graf]] as Firefighter
- [[Patton Oswalt]] as Delmer Darion
- [[Raymond 'Big Guy' Gonzales]] as Reno Security Guard
- [[Brad Hunt]] as Craig Hansen
- [[Jim Meskimen]] as Forensic Scientist
- [[Chris O'Hara]] as Sydney Barringer
- [[Clement Blake]] as Arthur Barringer
- [[Frank Elmore]] as 1958 Detective
- [[John Kraft Seitz]] as 1958 Policeman
- [[Cory Buck]] as Young Boy
- [[Tim Soronen]] as Infomercial Guy
- [[Jim Ortlieb]] as Middle-Aged Guy
- [[Thomas Jane]] as Young Jimmy Gator
- [[Holly Houston]] as Jimmy's Showgirl
- [[Benjamin Niedens]] as Little Donnie Smith
- [[Veronica Hart]] as Dentist Nurse #1
- [[Missy Spell Tanner]] as Dentist Nurse #2
- [[James Kiriyama-Lem]] as Dr. Lee
- [[Jake Cross]] as Pedestrian #1
- [[Charlie Scott Jr.]] as Pedestrian #2
- [[Juan Medrano]] as Nurse Juan
- [[John Pritchett]] as Police Captain
- [[Cleo King]] as Marcie
- [[Don McManus]] as Dr. Landon
- [[Michael Shamus Wiles]] as Captain Muffy
- [[Jason Andrews]] as Doc
- [[John S. Davies]] as Cameraman
- [[Kevin Breznahan]] as Geoff, Seminar Guy
- [[Miguel Pérez]] as Avi Solomon
- [[Alfred Molina]] as Solomon Solomon
- [[David Masuda]] as Coroner Man
- [[Neil Pepe]] as Officer #1
- [[Lionel Mark Smith]] as Detective
- [[Annette Helde]] as Coroner Woman
- [[Lynne Lerner]] as Librarian
- [[Felicity Huffman]] as Cynthia
- [[Scott Burkett]] as WDKK Page #1
- [[Bob Brewer]] as Richard's Dad
- [[Julie Brewer]] as Richard's Mom
- [[Nancy Marston]] as Julia's Mom
- [[Maurey Marston]] as Julia's Dad
- [[Jamala Gaither]] as WDKK P.A.
- [[Danny Wells]] as Dick Jennings
- [[Amy Brown]] as WDKK Page #2
- [[Eileen Ryan]] as Mary
- [[Meagen Fay]] as Dr. Diane
- [[Patricia Forte]] as Mim
- [[Luis Guzmán]] as Luis
- [[Patrick Warren]] as Todd Geronimo
- [[Orlando Jones]] as Worm
- [[Virginia Pereira]] as Pink Dot Girl (voice)
- [[Craig Kvinsland]] as Brad the Bartender
- [[Patricia Scanlon]] as Cocktail Waitress
- [[Henry Gibson]] as Thurston Howell
- [[Natalie Elizabeth Marston]] as Julia
- [[Bobby Brewer]] as Richard
- [[Clark Gregg]] as WDKK Floor Director
- [[Art Frankel]] as Old Pharmacist
- [[Matt Gerald]] as Officer #2
- [[Guillermo Melgarejo]] as Pink Dot Guy
- [[Paul F. Tompkins]] as Chad (Seduce & Destroy) (voice)
- [[Mary Lynn Rajskub]] as Janet (Frank's Assistant) (voice)
- [[Jim Beaver]] as Smiling Peanut Patron #1
- [[Ezra Buzzington]] as Smiling Peanut Patron #2
- [[Denise Woolfork]] as Smiling Peanut Patron #3
- [[Michael Murphy]] as Alan Kligman, Esq.
- [[Robert Downey Sr.]] as WDKK Show Director
- [[William Mapother]] as WDKK Show Director's Assistant
- [[Larry Ballard]] as WDKK Medic
- [[Brett Higgins]] as Mackey Disciple Twin #1
- [[Brian Higgins]] as Mackey Disciple Twin #2
- [[Michael Lee Phillips Jr.]] as Mackey Disciple in Middle
- [[Lillian Adams]] as Donnie's Old Neighbor
- [[Steven Bush]] as Paramedic #1
- [[Mike Massa]] as Paramedic #2
- [[Dale Gibson]] as Paramedic #3
- [[Scott Alan Smith]] as E.R. Doctor
- [[Paul Thomas Anderson]] as Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited)
- [[Miriam Margolyes]] as Faye Barringer (uncredited)
- [[Bruno Angelico]] as Fireman #2 (uncredited)
- [[Robert Bella]] as Detective #2 (uncredited)
- [[Greg Bronson]] as Waiter (uncredited)
- [[Douglas Busby]] as Extra (uncredited)
- [[Marc Davies]] as Seminar Attendee #1 (uncredited)
- [[Bruce Gregory]] as Randy (uncredited)
- [[Phil Hawn]] as Bob (uncredited)
- [[Spencer Kayden]] as Seminar Patron (uncredited)
- [[Brian Kehew]] as Seminar Patron (uncredited)
- [[Michael Laren]] as Officer Tom 1958 (uncredited)
- [[Aimee Mann]] as Hot Date Infomercial (uncredited)
- [[Tom Ohmer]] as Detective (uncredited)
- [[Colleen Pelletier]] as Gameshow Audience Member (uncredited)
- [[Herb Santos Jr.]] as 21 Dealer (uncredited)
- [[Tom Tangen]] as Drunken Dart Player (uncredited)
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