Casting What-Ifs
Dyan Cannon was wanted for Rachel Phelps before the studio chose Margaret Whitton; Jeremy Piven filmed a bench-jockey role that was deleted.
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- The filmmakers wanted Diane Cannon as owner Rachel Phelps, while the studio wanted Margaret Whitton, who got the role.
- Jeremy Piven played a bench jockey whose material was deleted from the finished movie.
- Rene Russo’s appearance is noted as her first movie role, although it is biographical context rather than an alternate casting.