minute replacement for  another actor in the part of Bob Speck. On the day the scene was  shot, Mike Nichols (I) (qv), who had previously directed Spacey in  _Heartburn (1986)_ (qv), sent a car to Spaceys New York apartment,  with a copy of the script in the back seat. Spacey learned his lines  while on the way to the shoot. Nichols was under pressure to finish  the scene so he wouldnt have to postpone his wedding to  Diane Sawyer (qv) two days later.