The Night of the White Pants

The patriarch of a distinguished but crumbling Dallas family is forced to hit the town with his daughter's punk rock boyfriend.

Cast

Tom Wilkinson

as Max Hagan

Nick Stahl

as Horace 'Raff' Rafferty

Selma Blair

as Beth Hagan

Frances Fisher

as Vivian Hagan

Fran Kranz

as Millian Hagan

Geri Jewell

as Aunt Lolly

Gwyn Little

as Dottie Johnson

Jessica McClendon

as Naomi

Janine Turner

as Barbara Hagan

Rick Herod

as Constable

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