Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Sailor Ripley: The actor described his character as "a kind of romantic Southern outlaw". Cage said in an interview that he was "always attracted to those passionate, almost unbridled romantic characters, and Sailor had that more than any other role I'd played". Previous to being cast in the film, he had met Lynch several times at Hollywood eatery Musso & Frank Grill that they both frequented. When Lynch read Gifford's novel, he immediately wanted Cage to play Sailor.
- Laura Dern as Lula Pace Fortune: Dern had starred in a supporting role in Lynch's previous film, Blue Velvet. For Dern, this was the first opportunity she had "to play not only a very sexual person, but also someone who also was, in her own way, incredibly comfortable with herself". When Lynch read Gifford's novel, he immediately thought of Dern to play Lula.
- Diane Ladd as Marietta Fortune: Lula's overbearing mother, who forbids Lula and Sailor's relationship, mainly because of her contempt for Sailor. Ladd and Dern are mother and daughter in real life.
- Harry Dean Stanton as Johnnie Farragut: a private detective and Marietta's boyfriend.
- J. E. Freeman as Marcellus Santos: a gangster and Marietta's other boyfriend.
- W. Morgan Sheppard as Mr. Reindeer: a mysterious crime boss in league with Santos.
- Willem Dafoe as Bobby Peru: a criminal hired by Mr. Reindeer to kill Sailor.
- Crispin Glover as Dell: Lula's mentally ill cousin who puts cockroaches in his underwear.
- Grace Zabriskie as Juana Durango: a criminal who works with Mr. Reindeer.
- Isabella Rossellini as Perdita Durango: a criminal who once worked with Sailor and is now partners with Bobby Peru.
- Sherilyn Fenn as Girl in car accident
- Sheryl Lee as The Good Witch: who appears to Sailor in a vision, telling him not to give up on love.
- David Patrick Kelly as Dropshadow: a hitman who wears the same military tattoo as Bobby Peru
- Pruitt Taylor Vince as Buddy: a Big Tuna local in a cowboy hat staying at the same motel as Sailor and Lula.
- Jack Nance as 00 Spool: a crazy rocket scientist Sailor and Lula meet at the motel.
- John Lurie as Sparky: one of Bobby Peru's associates.
- Darrell Zwerling as Singer's manager
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