Initial casting for the film began in 1971, and Jack Nance was quickly selected for the lead role.

He has done much work with Jack Nance, who has appeared been in all but two of his movies.

Jack Nance himself was an ex-con with an impressive record who'd managed to avoid trouble for ten years.

Jack Nance was in his cluttered office after dark when someone knocked on the door.

Jack Nance closed the magazine and picked up another.

Jack Nance looked at his watch and suddenly stood.

At that precise second, Jack Nance turned in the darkness of the waiting room and whispered into his radio.

Jack Nance stood in the window watching the rush-hour traffic leave downtown.

They had allowed Jack Nance to finish his dirty work and leave the building before they nailed him.

Muldanno did not yet know of the arrest of Jack Nance eight hours earlier in Memphis.