Punch-Drunk Love: cast and crew

• Paul Thomas Anderson 32 at release Also in Minority Report (2002)

Actors

10

Crew

1

Youngest at release

31 yearsMary Lynn Rajskub

Eldest at release

46 yearsLuis Guzmán

• Adam Sandler Barry Egan 36 at release Also in Ant-Man (2015)
• Don McManus Plastic 43 at release Also in The Maze Runner (2014)
• Emily Watson Lena Leonard 36 at release Also in War Horse (2011)
• Luis Guzmán Lance 46 at release Also in Yes man (2008)
• Rico Bueno Rico Also in Alien: Resurrection (1997)
• Mary Lynn Rajskub Elizabeth 31 at release Also in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
• Robert Smigel Walter the Dentist 43 at release Also in You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman † 2014 Dean Trumbell 35 at release Also in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
• Jonathan Loughran Wrong Number 37 at release Also in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

The whole cast 10

1. Adam Sandler Barry Egan
2. Don McManus Plastic
3. Emily Watson Lena Leonard
4. Luis Guzmán Lance
5. Rico Bueno Rico
6. Mary Lynn Rajskub Elizabeth
7. Robert Smigel Walter the Dentist
8. Philip Seymour Hoffman Dean Trumbell
9. Jonathan Loughran Wrong Number
10. Shelley Waggener Co-Worker

Production companies

Columbia Pictures, New Line Cinema

Who plays Barry Egan in Punch-Drunk Love?

Adam Sandler plays Barry Egan.

Who plays Plastic in Punch-Drunk Love?

Don McManus plays Plastic.

Who plays Lena Leonard in Punch-Drunk Love?

Emily Watson plays Lena Leonard.

Who plays Lance in Punch-Drunk Love?

Luis Guzmán plays Lance.

Who plays Rico in Punch-Drunk Love?

Rico Bueno plays Rico.

Who plays Elizabeth in Punch-Drunk Love?

Mary Lynn Rajskub plays Elizabeth.

Who directed Punch-Drunk Love?

Paul Thomas Anderson.

Who wrote Punch-Drunk Love?

Paul Thomas Anderson.

How many actors are in Punch-Drunk Love?

10 actors are credited, and 1 person in the crew.

• Paul Thomas Anderson has also directed Philip Seymour Hoffman in 4 films: The Master (2012), Magnolia (1999), Boogie Nights (1997) and 1 more.

• Paul Thomas Anderson had already directed Luis Guzmán in 2 films: Magnolia (1999) and Boogie Nights (1997).

• Adam Sandler and Jonathan Loughran have worked together on 20 other films: Happy Gilmore 2 (2025), Murder Mystery (2019), Sandy Wexler (2017) and 17 more.

• Adam Sandler and Robert Smigel have worked together on 12 other films: Happy Gilmore 2 (2025), Leo (2023), The Do-Over (2016) and 9 more.

• Robert Smigel and Jonathan Loughran have worked together on 6 other films: Happy Gilmore 2 (2025), The Do-Over (2016), Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) and 3 more.

• Philip Seymour Hoffman and Emily Watson have worked together on 2 other films: Synecdoche, New York (2008) and Red Dragon (2002).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Adam Sandler (53), Luis Guzmán (47) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (40).

• The cast’s average age at release is 38 (of the 8 actors whose birth date we know).