"When this movie was over, I sat quietly for a moment so that I could feel the arc of its story being completed in my mind. They had done it: They had found a way all the way from the beginning to the end of this material, which is so fraught with peril, and never stepped wrong, not even at the end, when everything could have come tumbling down. “The Man in the Moon” is a wonderful movie, but it is more than that, it is a victory of tone and mood. It is like a poem."

"When two people really care about each other, they try to understand things. Even when it's hard."

"Maureen, have you ever liked somebody so much, it almost made you sick?"

"Jonathan Loughran - Lyle Robideaux"

"Jennifer Bini Taylor - Rita"

"Wade Phillips - Referee (uncredited)"

"Sam Hazlewood - Himself (Bourbon Bowl Crowd)"

"Bill Cowher - Himself (Pittsburgh Steelers coach)"

"Lawrence Taylor - Himself (LT's Louisiana Lightning Training Football Camp)"

"Dan Patrick - Himself (ESPN Sports commentator)"

"Lee Corso - Himself (ESPN Sports commentator)"

"Chris Fowler - Himself (ESPN Sports commentator)"

"Lynn Swann - Himself (ABC Sports commentator)"

"Brent Musburger - Himself (ABC Sports commentator)"

"Dan Fouts - Himself (ABC Sports commentator)"

"Soon Hee Newbold - Mud Dog Cheerleader"

"Paul Wight - Captain Insano"

"Kathy Bates - Helen "Mama" Boucher"

"Fairuza Balk - Vicki Vallencourt"

"Henry Winkler - Coach Klein"

"Jerry Reed - Coach Red Beaulieu"

"Larry Gilliard, Jr. - Derek Wallace"

"Blake Clark - Farmer Fran"

"Peter Dante - Gee Grenouille"

"Frank Coraci - Robert "Roberto" Boucher, Sr."

"Kevin P. Farley - Jim Simonds"

"Kirk Lindell - Dumb Redneck 3"

"Todd Holland - Greg Meaney"

"Matt Baylis - Student"

"Adam Sandler - Robert "Bobby" Boucher, Jr."

"Rob Schneider - Townie"

"Allen Covert - Walter"

"Clint Howard - Paco"

"Al Whiting - Casey Bugge"