"A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home."
Richard Gere
as Parker Wilson
Joan Allen
as Cate Wilson
Sarah Roemer
as Andy
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
as Ken
Erick Avari
as Jasjeet
Robbie Sublett
as Michael
Davenia McFadden
as Mary Anne
Jason Alexander
as Carl
Kevin DeCoste
as Ronnie (11 years)
Robert Degnan
as Teddy Barnes
Tora Hallström
as Heather
Donna Sorbello
as Myra
Frank S. Aronson
as Milton - The Butcher
Troy Doherty
as Sal
Ian Sherman
as Student Pianist
Timothy Crowe
as Evan Lock
Denece Ryland
as Miss Latham
Blake Friedman
as Student
Bates Wilder
as Harry Pinow
Daniel Kirby
as Commuter
Gloria Crist
as Commuter #2
Rich Tretheway
as Mover
Tom Tynell
as Man
Robert Capron
as Student (uncredited)
Becki Dennis
John Franchi
as Commuter (uncredited)
Adam Masnyk
as Awkward Reacting Boy (uncredited)
Roy Souza
as Commuter #2 (uncredited)
Stephen P. Lindsey
Screenplay
Lasse Hallström
Director
Skip Shea
Stand In
Ron Fortunato
Director of Photography
Julia Blackman
Executive Producer
Tom Luse
Co-Executive Producer
LuAnn Claps
Makeup Department Head
Jeff Abberley
Kristina Boden
Editor
Producer
Shin Torisawa
Warren T. Goz
Jim Seibel
Rick Montgomery
Casting
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Original Music Composer
Paul Mason
Deborah Newhall
Costume Design
Robert Fernandez
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dave Paterson
Supervising Sound Editor
Gioia Birkett-Foa
Boom Operator
Bill Johnson
Paul A. Levin
Associate Producer
Stewart McMichael
Robert Ortiz
Unit Production Manager
Peter Wilcox
Construction Coordinator
Lyndell Quiyou
Key Hair Stylist
John Ruggieri
Special Effects Coordinator
David Isyomin
Visual Effects Supervisor
Damian Volpe
Sound Effects Editor
Roberto Cappannelli
Jason Mayoh
Storyboard
Nichole Pleau
Makeup Artist
Cammeron Truesdale
Scenic Artist
Sally Swisher
Music Editor
Bruce MacCallum
Camera Operator
Francis Spieldenner
Steadicam Operator
Robin Squibb
Script Supervisor
William L. Flanagan
Grip
Caspar von Winterfeldt
Thanks
Joseph Battista
Craig Gleason
Electrician
Liz Gallacher
Music Supervisor
Eric Engler
John W. DeBlau
Gaffer
Steven Feinberg
Al Conti
Matthew Haasch
Foley Editor
Sondra James
Loop Group Coordinator
Rachel Chancey
Foley Supervisor
Cara Giallanza
First Assistant Director
Mary Ellen Porto
Dialogue Editor
Sylvia Menno
Anton Gold
Sound Mixer
Aimee Butterfield
Set Dresser
ADR Editor
Chad Detwiller
Production Design
Vicki Shigekuni Wong
Dean Schnider
Co-Producer
Dwight Opperman
Steph Accetta
Julie Chrystyn
Stephen E. Hagen
Second Assistant Director
Michael Viner
Kaneto Shindō
Original Film Writer
Samuel H. Frankel