Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.

Mel Gibsonas Justin McLeod
Nick Stahlas Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt
Margaret Whittonas Catherine Palin
Fay Mastersonas Gloria Norstadt
Gaby Hoffmannas Megan Norstadt
Geoffrey Lewisas Chief Wayne Stark
Richard Masuras Prof. Carl Hartley
Michael DeLuiseas Douglas Hall, Gloria's Boyfriend
Ethan Phillipsas Todd Lansing
Jean De Baeras Mrs. Lansing
Donald McAlpine