Recasting Couch
Meryl Streep; Jane Alexander; Margot Kidder, with objections
In the discussion (3)
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- Meryl Streep and Jane Alexander are proposed for Lahti’s part, though a more serious presence might make the character even more irritating.
- Margot Kidder is proposed, initially considered too daffy and later reconsidered as potentially effective.
- Kidder’s overt energy might overwhelm the role or make its fence-sitting neutrality unbelievable, contrasting with Lahti’s less assertive presence.