 Terry Gilliam (qv) tested more than half a dozen actors to play  the part of Jill, interviewing or testing Jamie Lee Curtis (qv),  Rebecca De Mornay (qv), Rae Dawn Chong (qv),  Joanna Pacula (qv), Rosanna Arquette (qv),  Kelly McGillis (qv), Ellen Barkin (qv), and he even considered  Madonna (I) (qv). Gilliams personal favorite was Barkin.