Stepping on Recasting Couch early: Bishop is a part for an older, 2001-style Harvey Keitel; Russo is wished for if he had not played Jimmy Jump, but the role should be older; Ricardo Montobahn, a Tony Lobionco or a Cliff Gordon (as heard) are floated.
For Janet Julian's part, 1990 Sharon Stone is floated and seen as workable but not New York enough.
Annabelle Seora (as heard) is floated; Julian does not work, but the idea of an out-of-place girl does.
Kelly Lynch is suggested, tying to the Chimino connection as the lawyer in Desperate Hours; a second voice says 'That's perfect. That's who it should be.'
Kelly Lynch is a little California, and a New England type unused to rough New York might be better, but she is still called a good suggestion.
Janet Julian as the lawyer girl is the one person who does not belong in the cast, though she wins one participant over a little by the Freddie Jackson party.
Little is known about Julian's other work and it is unclear how she won the part; Ariane, the girl from Year of the Dragon in the opening, is wanted for that role.
Karen Lingorny in Saturday Night Fever (as heard) is called the all-time watershed of 'why are you in this movie'.
Victor Argo is bad as Bishop and gets nowhere with a part with a lot to work with; a participant who knew him agrees the part deserved more than fine and thinks Argo did not believe the movie was that good.
Argo is said to be the only actor who has worked multiple times with Abel, Scorsese and Woody Allen, and Harvey Keitel's best friend.
There was not much for this category; complaints on release were overstated.
