Directed by Anjelica Huston   Written by Dorothy Allison   Anne Meredith   Cast Jennifer Jason Leigh ... Anney Ron Eldard ... Glen Waddell Glenne Headly ... Ruth Lyle Lovett ... Wade Jena Malone ... Bone Dermot Mulroney ... Lyle Parsons Christina Ricci ... Dee Dee Michael Rooker ... Earle Diana Scarwid ... Raylene Susan Traylor ... Alma Grace Zabriskie ... Granny Richard Todd Sullivan ... Travis Pat Hingle ... Mr. Waddell Lindley Mayer ... Reese Jamison Stewart ... Grey Timothy Stewart ... Garvey Kelsey Elizabeth Boulware ... Bone at age 4 Jeffrey Pillars ... Truck Driver Rick Warner ... Young Clerk Joe Maggard ... Man at Cafe D.L. Anderson ... Woman at Cafe Nelson George ... Justice of the Peace Gene Dann ... Worker Jim Gloster ... Intern Derin Altay ... Mrs. Parsons Suellen Yates ... Mr. Waddells Wife (as Sue Ellen Yates) Sonny Shroyer ... Sheriff Jerry Winsett ... Brother Calvin J.C. Quinn ... Officer Laura Dern ... Narrator (voice) Uncredited Cast Janice McQueen Ward ... Neighbor Produced by Gary Hoffman   Amanda Digiulio Richmond   Original Music by Van Dyke Parks

Additional Info Premiere: May 15, 1996 Theatrical Release: December 15, 1996 DVD Release: April 25, 2000 Country: Distributor: Showtime Entertainment Websites: Alternate Titles Don't Cry Mommy Production Companies Gary Hoffman Productions Distributors Showtime Networks   (1996) (United States) (TV) Turner Classic Movies (TCM)   (1999) (United States) (TV) Filming Locations East Strawberry Lane Rocky Point, North Carolina, USA Whiteville, North Carolina, USA Wilmington, North Carolina, USA   (location) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.3 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #5,937 / 21,463 Site Ranking #5,933 The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires (1974) #5,934 Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022) #5,935 Children Of The Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999) #5,936 After Midnight (2019) #5,937 Bastard Out Of Carolina (1996) #5,938 Scotland, PA (2001) #5,939 Shallow Ground (2004) #5,940 Island Of Death (1976) #5,941 The Boat (2018)