Editing Ordinary People (section)

===Casting===
[[Gene Hackman]] was originally cast as Calvin Jarrett but then later dropped out when he and the studio could not come to a financial agreement.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wuntch |first=Philip |date=1985-11-14 |title=Gene Hackman Happy with his Career Despite 'Honorable Disappointments' |language=en-US |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-11-14-8503180869-story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731181413/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-11-14-8503180869-story.html |archive-date=July 31, 2021}}</ref>

A then-unknown [[Michael J. Fox]], who had just moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, auditioned for the role of Conrad Jarrett but reportedly did not impress Redford, who flossed his teeth during Fox's audition.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=2023-05-11 |title=Michael J. Fox Looks Back on Hollywood Triumphs, Setbacks and Why 'Parkinson's Is the Gift That Keeps on Taking' |language=en-US |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/features/michael-j-fox-parkinsons-disease-still-documentary-1235607552/ |access-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=June 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617210942/https://variety.com/2023/film/features/michael-j-fox-parkinsons-disease-still-documentary-1235607552/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |series=Late Night with David Letterman |network=[[NBC]] |date=23 October 1985}} |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VmnP-tSI-4 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620062006/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VmnP-tSI-4 |date=June 20, 2024 }}</ref>

[[Natalie Wood]] was also considered for the role of Beth.