Nicholson also stars this fall in the drama "Blood and Wine" and re-creates his role as womanizing astronaut Garrett Breedlove opposite Shirley MacLaine in "The Evening Star," the sequel to "Terms of Endearment." He is currently shooting "Old Friends" for director James L. Brooks with co-stars Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear. Among Nicholson's other recent films are "The Crossing Guard," "Wolf," "Hoffa," "The Witches of Eastwick," "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and "The Shining." Nicholson was honored last year with the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award.

PIERCE BROSNAN (Professor Donald Kessler) made a triumphant debut as legendary screen spy James Bond in the 1995 smash hit "GoldenEye." His other film credits include "The Mirror Has Two Faces," "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Robinson Crusoe," "The Lawnmower Man," "Mr. Johnson," "The Fourth Protocol," "Nomads," "The Long Good Friday" and "The Deceivers." He will next star in the upcoming volcano thriller "Dante's Peak" and will co-star in "The Nephew," the first film from his Irish Dream Time Inc. production company. Brosnan catapulted to stardom in the title role of the television series "Remington Steele," following a distinguished television and stage career in England.

GLENN CLOSE (First Lady Marsha Dale) was nominated for an Academy Award for her feature-film debut role in "The World According to Garp" and has since been nominated for "The Big Chill," "The Natural," "Fatal Attraction" and "Dangerous Liaisons." This fall, she stars as the legendary villainess Cruella DeVil in the live-action adaptation of "101 Dalmatians." She recently completed work on Bruce Beresford's "Paradise Road" and a lead role in the HBO film "In the Gloaming," directed by Christopher Reeve. Her other film credits include "The Paper," "The House of the Spirits," "Meeting Venus," "Hamlet," "Reversal of Fortune," "Immediate Family," "Jagged Edge," "The Stone Boy" and "Maxie." Close received Tony Awards for her starring role as Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, "Sunset Boulevard," as well as for her dramatic work in "The Real Thing" and "Death and the Maiden." She won an Emmy Award for her starring role in "Serving in Silence," the story of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer, on which she also acted as an executive producer.

PAM GRIER (Louise Williams) began her career as the undisputed queen of the `70s black action films, starring in such features as "Coffy," "Foxy Brown," "Sheba Baby" and "Friday Foster." Since that time, she has had roles in many motion pictures, including "Fort Apache, The Bronx," "Something Wicked This Way Comes," "Above the Law," "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey" and "Posse." She most recently appeared in "Original Gangstas" and this summer's "Escape from L.A." She has made many appearances on television series such as "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "In Living Color" and "The Cosby Show," among others. Her theater credits include Sam Shepard's "Fool for Love," which earned her an NAACP Image Award in 1986.

LISA MARIE (Martian Girl) most recently starred as Vampira in Tim Burton's "Ed Wood" opposite Johnny Depp, Sarah Jessica Parker and Oscar-winner Martin Landau. She also starred in Bruce Weber's biographical film about Chet Baker, "Let's Get Lost," and was seen in Woody Allen's "Alice."

NATALIE PORTMAN (Taffy Dale) received international acclaim for her motion-picture debut at the age of 11 in Luc Besson's "The Professional," opposite Jean Reno. She most recently appeared in Woody Allen's "Everyone Says I Love You." Earlier this year, she again captured the attention of audiences and critics with her scene-stealing role in Ted Demme's "Beautiful Girls," opposite Timothy Hutton. Portman's other film roles include Michael Mann's "Heat."

MARTIN SHORT (Jerry Ross) reprised his role last year as effete party planner Franck in the hit sequel "Father of the Bride Part II." Since his feature-film debut in "The Three Amigos," Short has starred in films including "Innerspace," "Cross My Heart," "Three Fugitives," "Pure Luck," "The Big Picture," "Captain Ron," "Clifford" and "Father of the Bride." He most recently starred in the comedy "A Simple Wish" with Kathleen Turner. On stage, he earned a Tony Award nomination for the 1993 Broadway production of "The Goodbye Girl" and last year starred in the Los Angeles production of "Four Dogs and A Bone." Short forged his comedy career as a noted cast member of both "SCTV" and "Saturday Night Live."

ROD STEIGER (General Decker) won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and the New York Critics Award for his performance opposite Sidney Poitier in "In the Heat of the Night," following previous Oscar nominations for "The Pawnbroker" and "On the Waterfront." Throughout the span of his career, Steiger has made more than 80 films, with some of the most memorable being "The Longest Day," "Dr. Zhivago," "The Courtmartial of Billy Mitchell," "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe," "The Harder They Fall," "The January Man," "Lion of the Desert," "Jubal," "Al Capone," "Seven Thieves," "The Chosen," "F.I.S.T.," "Waterloo," "The Sergeant," "W.C. Fields & Me," "The Amityville Horror," "No Way To Treat A Lady" and "The Specialist."

PAUL WINFIELD (General Casey) won an Oscar nomination as Best Actor in the classic drama "Sounder" after a strong list of supporting film roles in the late `60s. Among his diverse feature credits are "Original Gangstas," "Cliffhanger," "Dennis the Menace," "Presumed Innocent," "The Terminator," "Mike's Murder," "The Greatest," "Conrack," "Blue City," "The Serpent and the Rainbow," "Carbon Copy," "A Hero Ain't Nothin' But A Sandwich," "Twilight's Last Gleaming" and "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." Winfield won an Emmy Award for his recurring role on the drama series "Picket Fences" as well as nominations for his roles in the mini-series "King" and "Roots: The Next Generations." His additional television credits include "Alex Haley's Queen," "Scarlett," HBO's "Tyson," "The Blue and the Gray," "Storytime," "Breathing Lessons" and "Mastergate."