Ruby and her husband Claude are a working-class couple who live in suburban Arkansas. As crazy as they are for each other, their relationship is far from harmonious. (The lack of money doesn't help matters, either.) In fact, their whole family is fraught with unresolved conflicts. Then Claude's uncle is arrested on a felony charge, and everyone rallies round. Ruby's mother Jewel and flirtatious sister Rose (Claude's ex-girlfriend) even fly in from Tennessee; but, far from being a source of support, Jewel seems only to want to break up Ruby and Claude.
| Directing | Billy Bob Thornton | Director |
| Writing | Billy Bob Thornton | Writer |
| Editing | Sally Menke | Editor |
| Production | Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Salerno | Producer |
| Production | Larry Meistrich | Producer |
| Production | Geyer Kosinski | Producer |
| Production | Bruce Heller | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Gordon | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Barry Markowitz | Director of Photography |
| Production | Emily Schweber | Casting |
| Art | Clark Hunter | Production Design |
| Art | Max Biscoe | Art Direction |
| Art | Traci Kirshbaum | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doug Hall | Costume Design |
| Sound | Marty Stuart | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | John A. Amicarella | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Sarah Tackett | Casting |
| Sound | Christopher Covert | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Barry Cole | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Natascha Tillmanns | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | James Alan Hensz | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Melissa V. Barnes | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Morgan Miles | Production Accountant |
| Production | Patricia S. Kingery | Payroll Accountant |
| Production | Sam Montiforte | Post Production Accountant |
| Production | Andrew Zolot | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Bernadette Lee | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Leah Culton | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Karen Golden | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Jennifer Louine McConser | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Brent Burditt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Monty Rowan | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Steven Search | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Afshin Shahidi | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tom Cioccio | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Jerry Holway | Steadicam Operator |
| Crew | Harve Cook | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Van Redin | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Paul Ledford | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Knox White | Boom Operator |
| Sound | David Acord | Utility Sound |
| Lighting | John Wagner | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Paul Olinde | Electrician |
| Lighting | Gordon Ard | Electrician |
| Lighting | Clint Buras | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Cougar Easley | Electrician |
| Lighting | Jason Taylor | Electrician |
| Camera | Tom Grunke | Key Grip |
| Camera | Don W. Wegner | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Edwin M. Figueroa | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Lee McLemore | Grip |
| Camera | John R. Hernandez | Grip |
| Camera | Michael L. Smith | Grip |
| Production | Jonathan Manzo | Location Manager |
| Production | Daniel Coss | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Charles Righetti | Leadman |
| Art | Hector M. Gonzalez | Set Dresser |
| Art | Brian Walsh | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Landrum | On Set Dresser |
| Art | Dwayne Grady | Property Master |
| Art | Joe Arnold | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Jay Womer | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marisa Aboitiz | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ángela Núñez | Key Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Thomas | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Parmet | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janet Ingram | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynne K. Eagan | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Biscoe | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patti Brand | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marsha Lewis | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joani Yarbrough | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gianna Sparacino | Hairstylist |
| Production | Cari Chanin | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Florrie Laurence | Post Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Joan Sobel | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Stephen Hunter Flick | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Stephen Hunter Flick | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Judee Flick | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | David Bach | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Stewart Nelsen | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Claire Freeman | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Dana Gustafson | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Paula Fairfield | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Sound | Greg Steele | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Diane Linn | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Brian Ruberg | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Joseph T. Sabella | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Zane D. Bruce | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Frank A. Montaño | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Alexandra Gonzales | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | William Jacobs | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Ryan Juggler | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jon Michaels | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Editing | Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Harry Muller | Color Timer |
| Production | Dana Schwartz | Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Alex Hilebronner | Actor's Assistant |
| Crew | Suzy Lilly Saettele | Actor's Assistant |
| Directing | Pamela Altieri-Paterra | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Sheila Gass | Set Medic |
| Crew | Jerry Jackson | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Billy Parker | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Crew | Russell Davis | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Wil Collins | Driver |
| Crew | Drew Clarke | Driver |
| Crew | Carol M. Nance | Driver |
| Crew | Odessa Whitmire | Driver |
| Crew | Charles W. Rice | Driver |
| Crew | Mark Selhorst | Driver |
| Crew | J.D. Orlebeck | Driver |
| Crew | John McLaughlin | Driver |
| Crew | David 'Pete' Peterson | Driver |
| Crew | Mitch Harbeson | Driver |
| Crew | Jeffrey Gowing | Driver |
| Crew | Michael L. Patrick | Driver |
| Crew | Jayme Lemons | Driver |
| Art | John Brian King | Title Designer |
| Sound | Tom Kramer | Music Editor |
| Sound | Jay B. Richardson | Music Editor |
| Sound | Matthew Abbott | Assistant Music Supervisor |
