Saturday Night Fever The Rewatchables
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Saturday Night Fever

Recasting Couch

Carrie Fisher, Fran Drescher or Cher as Stephanie

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:04:09Read transcript
  • Anyone could replace Karen Lynn Gorney; Carrie Fisher is the exciting option.
  • Fran Drescher as the lead would have been great, though possibly too young if the role needed someone older.
  • Cher (transcribed "share") is floated, with the bonus of fake Hollywood stories about the leads falling in love during filming; the joke headline adds "Sunny, furious."