Casting What-Ifs
Winona Ryder insisted on Ethan Hawke; Gwyneth Paltrow, the transcript-observed Ann Hatch, and Parker Posey auditioned for Vicki; Janeane Garofalo was fired and rehired.
This discussion recalls a choice from an earlier episode.
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- Hawke was in a career slump, but Ryder required his casting after seeing him in A Midnight Clear.
- Gwyneth Paltrow, Ann Hatch, and Parker Posey are named as auditioning for Vicki, with Posey judged the strongest alternate.
- Garofalo was fired over her attitude and then rehired after Ryder intervened; Garofalo later described her own poor work ethic and dislike of rehearsal.
- The ensemble is judged so well matched that changing any of the four principal performers would create a substantially different movie.