Casting What-Ifs
Sally Field; Estelle Parsons; Shelly Winters; Sean Cunningham's son as young Jason
In the discussion (4)
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- They realized they could not afford Sally Field, who would have been 32; Estelle Parsons was another option and Shelly Winters turned it down.
- Palmer agreed because she needed a new car, was paid $1,000 a day for 10 days and thought it was a piece of shit, with no idea it would be a major movie.
- Sean Cunningham, the director-producer, was going to have his son play young Jason, and his wife vetoed it.
- Earlier, the hosts note that they wanted Sally Field and could not get her, which forced them to cast unknowns who could be killed in more violent ways.