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Magnolia

year 1999 decade 90s director Paul Thomas Anderson

188 minutes

Cast

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Tom Cruise Frank T.J. Mackey

Jason Robards Earl Partridge

Julianne Moore Linda Partridge

Philip Seymour Hoffman Phil Parma

Emmanuel Johnson Dixon

Melora Walters Claudia Wilson Gator

Philip Baker Hall Jimmy Gator

Melinda Dillon Rose Gator

John C. Reilly Jim Kurring

William H. Macy Donnie Smith

Jeremy Blackman Stanley Spector

Michael Bowen Rick Spector

April Grace Gwenovier

Luis Guzmán Luis

Ricky Jay Burt Ramsey / narrator

Alfred Molina Solomon Solomon

Michael Murphy Alan Kligman

Henry Gibson Thurston Howell

Felicity Huffman Cynthia

Don McManus Dr. Landon

Eileen Ryan Mary

Danny Wells Dick Jennings

Thomas Jane Young Jimmy Gator

Cleo King Marcie

Orlando Jones Worm

Clark Gregg WDKK employee

Robert Downey Sr. WDKK employee

Patton Oswalt Delmer Darion

Miriam Margolyes Faye Barringer

Pat Healy Sir Edmund William Godfrey / young pharmacist

Paul F. Tompkins Chad (voice)

Mary Lynn Rajskub Janet (voice)

Magnolia | The Rewatchables

aired April 16, 2024

host Bill Simmons host Chris Ryan host Sean Fennessey producer Craig Horlbeck format Archive rerelease format Rewatchables1999 theme Rock Bottom Month format Archival filmmaker interview

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