Vasquez was Goldstein's first feature-film role. She credited her physique to being out of work and going to the gym. She gained an additional at Cameron's request. The Caucasian Goldstein wore dark contact lenses and underwent an hour of makeup to cover her freckles and darken her skin to appear more Latina; she studied gang interviews to develop her demeanor and accent. Ricco Ross (Frost) was committed to "Full Metal Jacket" (1987), whose filming schedule overlapped for a week with "Aliens". Although Cameron offered to let Ross join the filming later, Ross was concerned Kubrick's projects often overran their schedules and opted for "Aliens" instead. Ralston misled the filmmakers to help get his part; he had finished filming "Revolution" (1985), and implied he was its most-prominent actor after Al Pacino. William Hope (Gorman) was cast as Hudson before Cameron and Hurd decided to take the character in a different direction.