Kevin Costner
as Frank Farmer

Whitney Houston
as Rachel Marron

Gary Kemp
as Sy Spector

Bill Cobbs
as Bill Devaney

Ralph Waite
as Herb Farmer

Tomas Arana
as Greg Portman

Michele Lamar Richards
as Nicki Marron

Mike Starr
as Tony Scipelli

Christopher Birt
as Henry

DeVaughn Nixon
as Fletcher Marron

Gerry Bamman
as Ray Court

Joe Urla
as Minella

Tony Pierce
as Dan

Charles Keating
as Klingman

Robert Wuhl
as Oscar Host

Debbie Reynolds
as Debbie Reynolds

Danny Kamin
as Thuringer

Ethel Ayler
as Emma

Sean Cheesman
as Rory

Richard Schiff
as Skip Thomas

Chris Connelly
as Oscar Arrivals M.C.

Nathaniel Parker
as Clive Healy

Bert Remsen
as Rotary Club President

Donald Hotton
as Reverend Hardy

Nita Whitaker
as Oscar Singer

Patricia Healy
as Sound Winner #1

Blumen Young
as Sound Winner #2

Rob Sullivan
as Best Sound Presenter

Jennifer Lyon-Buchanan
as Best Song Winner

Stephen Shellen
as Tom Winston

Victoria Bass
as Woman in Green

Abbey Vine
as Ben Shiller

Phil Redrow
as Video Director

Joe Hess
as Cuban Husband

Marta Velasco
as Cleaning Woman

Joe Unger
as Journalist

Gwen Seliger
as Rachel's Valet

Susan Traylor
as Dress Designer

Pat Poole
as Woman in Restaurant

Shelley A. Hill
as Mother at Restaurant

Amy Lou Dempsey
as Little Girl at Restaurant

Rosie Lee Hooks
as Thrift Shop Owner

Ken Myles
as Sound Technician #1

Robert L. Feist
as Sound Technician #2

Charles Bazaldua
as TV Director

Tracye Logan
as Girl On Stairway

Art Spaan
as Billy Thomas

Douglas Price
as Pantages Assistant

Ellin La Var
as Rachel's Hairstylist

Joseph Zabrosky
as Skip's Assistant

Rollin Jarrett
as Miami Reporter

David M. Morano
as Fontainebleau Barkeeper

Carla Lizzette Mejia
as Fontainebleau Maid

Linda Thompson
as Female Academy Member

David Foster
as Oscar Conductor

Towanna King
as Rachel's Assistant

David Joseph Martinez
as Janitor (uncredited)

Michael George
as Musician (uncredited)

Tony Burrer
as Dancer (uncredited)

Jorga Caye
as Dancer (uncredited)

Shaun Earl
as Dancer (uncredited)

Bruce Holman
as Rotory Club VIP on Dais (uncredited)

Dan Koko
as Cameraman in Helicopter (uncredited)

Damon Stout
as Award Show Recipient (uncredited)

John Tesh
as Entertainment Tonight Host (voice) (uncredited)

Mark Thomason
as Killer with Mask (uncredited)