Cybill auditions to play herself in the film based on Ira's book, but she regards the written character as a ""needy doormat"" - which may be why her performance is flat; and she loses the role to Paula Abdul.
Casts:
Cybill Shepherd, Christine Baranski, Alicia Witt, Alan Rosenberg, Tim Maculan, Dedee Pfeiffer, Tom Wopat