
Magnolia
Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.
1999 en 189 minutes
Rating: 7.7
Plot
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.
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Cast

Tom Cruise
Frank T.J. Mackey

Philip Baker Hall
Jimmy Gator

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Phil Parma

Julianne Moore
Linda Partridge

William H. Macy
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith

John C. Reilly
Officer Jim Kurring

Melora Walters
Claudia Wilson Gator

Jeremy Blackman
Stanley Spector

Jason Robards
Earl Partridge

Melinda Dillon
Rose Gator

Michael Bowen
Rick Spector

April Grace
Gwenovier

Ricky Jay
Burt Ramsey / Narrator

Emmanuel Johnson
Dixon

Pat Healy
Sir Edmund William Godfrey / Young Pharmacy Kid

Genevieve Zweig
Mrs. Godfrey

Mark Flanagan
Joseph Green

Neil Flynn
Stanley Berry

Rod McLachlan
Daniel Hill

Allan Graf
Firefighter

Patton Oswalt
Delmer Darion

Raymond 'Big Guy' Gonzales
Reno Security Guard

Brad Hunt
Craig Hansen

Jim Meskimen
Forensic Scientist

Chris O'Hara
Sydney Barringer

Clement Blake
Arthur Barringer

Frank Elmore
1958 Detective

John Kraft Seitz
1958 Policeman

Cory Buck
Young Boy

Tim Soronen
Infomercial Guy

Jim Ortlieb
Middle-Aged Guy

Thomas Jane
Young Jimmy Gator

Holly Houston
Jimmy's Showgirl

Benjamin Niedens
Little Donnie Smith

Veronica Hart
Dentist Nurse #1

Missy Spell Tanner
Dentist Nurse #2

James Kiriyama-Lem
Dr. Lee

Jake Cross
Pedestrian #1

Charlie Scott Jr.
Pedestrian #2

Juan Medrano
Nurse Juan

John Pritchett
Police Captain

Cleo King
Marcie

Don McManus
Dr. Landon

Michael Shamus Wiles
Captain Muffy

Jason Andrews
Doc

John S. Davies
Cameraman

Kevin Breznahan
Geoff, Seminar Guy

Miguel Pérez
Avi Solomon

Alfred Molina
Solomon Solomon

David Masuda
Coroner Man

Neil Pepe
Officer #1

Lionel Mark Smith
Detective

Annette Helde
Coroner Woman

Lynne Lerner
Librarian

Felicity Huffman
Cynthia

Scott Burkett
WDKK Page #1

Bob Brewer
Richard's Dad

Julie Brewer
Richard's Mom

Nancy Marston
Julia's Mom

Maurey Marston
Julia's Dad

Jamala Gaither
WDKK P.A.

Danny Wells
Dick Jennings

Amy Brown
WDKK Page #2

Eileen Ryan
Mary

Meagen Fay
Dr. Diane

Patricia Forte
Mim

Luis Guzmán
Luis

Patrick Warren
Todd Geronimo

Orlando Jones
Worm

Virginia Pereira
Pink Dot Girl (voice)

Craig Kvinsland
Brad the Bartender

Patricia Scanlon
Cocktail Waitress

Henry Gibson
Thurston Howell

Natalie Elizabeth Marston
Julia

Bobby Brewer
Richard

Clark Gregg
WDKK Floor Director

Art Frankel
Old Pharmacist

Matt Gerald
Officer #2

Guillermo Melgarejo
Pink Dot Guy

Paul F. Tompkins
Chad (Seduce & Destroy) (voice)

Mary Lynn Rajskub
Janet (Frank's Assistant) (voice)

Jim Beaver
Smiling Peanut Patron #1

Ezra Buzzington
Smiling Peanut Patron #2

Denise Woolfork
Smiling Peanut Patron #3

Michael Murphy
Alan Kligman, Esq.

Robert Downey Sr.
WDKK Show Director

William Mapother
WDKK Show Director's Assistant

Larry Ballard
WDKK Medic

Brett Higgins
Mackey Disciple Twin #1

Brian Higgins
Mackey Disciple Twin #2

Michael Lee Phillips Jr.
Mackey Disciple in Middle

Lillian Adams
Donnie's Old Neighbor

Steven Bush
Paramedic #1

Mike Massa
Paramedic #2

Dale Gibson
Paramedic #3

Scott Alan Smith
E.R. Doctor

Paul Thomas Anderson
Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited)

Miriam Margolyes
Faye Barringer (uncredited)

Bruno Angelico
Fireman #2 (uncredited)

Robert Bella
Detective #2 (uncredited)

Greg Bronson
Waiter (uncredited)

Douglas Busby
Extra (uncredited)

Marc Davies
Seminar Attendee #1 (uncredited)

Bruce Gregory
Randy (uncredited)

Phil Hawn
Bob (uncredited)

Spencer Kayden
Seminar Patron (uncredited)

Brian Kehew
Seminar Patron (uncredited)

Michael Laren
Officer Tom 1958 (uncredited)

Aimee Mann
Hot Date Infomercial (uncredited)

Tom Ohmer
Detective (uncredited)

Colleen Pelletier
Gameshow Audience Member (uncredited)

Herb Santos Jr.
21 Dealer (uncredited)

Tom Tangen
Drunken Dart Player (uncredited)