 Kristin Scott Thomas (qv) personally tested for  Brian De Palma (qv) for the role of Judy McCoy, but when invited  to L.A. to test with Tom Hanks (qv), she happened to be on  vacation with her children and couldnt make it. De Palma didnt  forget her when casting _Mission: Impossible (1996)_ (qv) a few  years later.