Editing High Fidelity (film) (section)

===Casting===
Frears was at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] and seeing ''[[Mifune's Last Song]]'', starring [[Iben Hjejle]], realized that he had found the female lead. Frears read Hornby's book and enjoyed it, but did not connect with the material because it was not about his generation.<ref name="Husband">{{cite news | last = Husband | first = Stuart | title = Tracks of My Frears | work = [[The Guardian]] | date = April 21, 2000 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/apr/21/2 | access-date = December 3, 2008 }}</ref> He accepted the job because he wanted to work with Cusack again (after teaming on ''[[The Grifters (film)|The Grifters]]'') and liked the idea of changing the setting from London to Chicago.<ref name="Husband" /> The director was also responsible for insisting on keeping Jack Black in the part of Barry.<ref name="Husband" /> Black never auditioned and had initially passed on the part until Frears convinced him to take the role.<ref>{{cite web|last=Buss|first=Andrew|url=https://consequence.net/2020/04/high-fidelity-oral-history/2/|title=Top Five: An Oral History of ''High Fidelity''|date=April 1, 2020|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> Frears has said that many people from the studio came to watch his [[dailies|rushes]].<ref name="Wood">{{cite news | last = Wood | first = Gaby | title = The Observer Profile: Jack Black | work = [[The Observer]] | date = December 11, 2005 | url = http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,1664609,00.html | access-date = November 30, 2007 }}</ref> The role of Dick was originally offered to [[David Arquette]], and [[Artie Lange]] auditioned for Barry.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|url=https://ew.com/movies/high-fidelity-oral-history-john-cusack/|title=Behind the Music: ''High Fidelity'' Stars Look Back on the Cult-Classic Film 20 Years Later|date=March 31, 2020|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dee|first=Jake|url=https://screenrant.com/behind-the-scenes-facts-about-making-high-fidelity-2000-movie/|title=10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Making Of ''High Fidelity'' (2000)|date=August 29, 2020|website=Screen Rant|accessdate=April 5, 2022}}|</ref> [[Todd Louiso]] was cast as Dick after Arquette passed on the offer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Buss|first=Andrew|url=https://consequence.net/2020/04/todd-louiso-and-jack-black-interview/|title=A Malachi Crunch: An Extended Interview With ''High Fidelity'' 's Todd Louiso and Jack Black|date=April 10, 2020|website=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=April 5, 2022}}</ref> [[Liz Phair]] was also considered for the character Marie DeSalle, before [[Lisa Bonet]] was cast.<ref>{{cite web|last=Colburn|first=Randall|url=https://www.avclub.com/liz-phair-nearly-played-lisa-bonets-role-in-high-fideli-1842620284|title=Liz Phair Nearly Played Lisa Bonet's Role in ''High Fidelity''|date=April 1, 2020|website=AV Club|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref>