cast(s): Jessica Lange , Halle Berry , David Strathairn , Cuba Gooding Jr. , Daisy Eagan , Marc John Jefferies , Samuel L. Jackson , Joie Lee , Regina Taylor , LaTanya Richardson Jackson , Jacqueline Brookes , Donovon Ian H. McKnight , Rikkia A. Smith , Paulette McDaniels , Velma Austin , Glenda Starr Kelly , Joan Kohn , Patrick Clear , Gaby Santinelli , Mike Bacarella , Mike Houlihan , John Beasley , James 'Ike' Eichling , James F. Tillett , John Judd , Cheryl Hamada , Jackie Taylor , Valerie Shull , Laura Cerón , Jackie Samuels , Deanna Dunagan ,