Cynthia Dale Scott (Dietrich) was an aspiring singer when she was cast. Colette Hiller (Ferro) was upset she had to cut her hair short for the role, since she was getting married afterwards. Although she made the filmmakers buy her a long, blonde wig, she never wore it. Trevor Steadman (Wiezbowski) was a stuntman rather than an actor, and "Aliens" was Daniel Kash's (Spunkmeyer) first film role. He offered Cameron his coat if he got the part, and also auditioned for Hudson. The actors stayed at the Holiday Inn in Langley, Berkshire during filming. Paxton described the actors' time outside work positively: "God, we had the best time ... We all hung very hard together. That's where I first met who I fell in love with. [Matthews ... was a really good spirit to have around, with a great voice. And all these hilarious British characters, like , the stuntman, who used to grab my bicep and go, 'Blimey, more meat on a cat's cock!