Robby Benson

as Billy Joe McAllister

Glynnis O'Connor

as Bobbie Lee Hartley

Joan Hotchkis

as Anna 'Mama' Hartley

Terence Goodman

as James Hartley

Sandy McPeak

as Glenn 'Papa' Hartley

James Best

as Dewey Barksdale

Becky Bowen

as Becky Thompson

Simpson Hemphill

as Brother Taylor