 Originally set up by Joe Roth (qv) (then head of 20th Century Fox)  as a star vehicle for Madonna (I) (qv), who pulled out when  scheduling conflicts arose with her role in Abel Ferrara (qv)s  Snake Eyes (1993). Marisa Tomei (qv) and Kathy Najimy (qv) were  then considered before the part went to Geena Davis (qv).