 The parts of Dorothy and Jerry were originally written for  Winona Ryder (qv) and Tom Hanks (qv). Hanks was unable to commit  to the project due to his work on _That Thing You Do! (1996)_ (qv).  Ryder was able to commit, but when screen tests were done with  Tom Cruise (qv), they "looked like brother and sister" when  standing together.