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AtmanRyu
Title: The Wandering Dragon
Joined: Jun 25 2009
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Eric Stoltz as the original Marty McFly
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Everyone knows the classic 1985 film "Back to the Future" featured a boyish Michael J. Fox in a winning performance as Marty McFly.
But Fox was not the original McFly. In fact, Eric Stoltz was five weeks into shooting the famed McFly role when director and co-writer Robert Zemeckis made a drastic production decision -- changing his lead actor.
Details of the shocking Hollywood switch and never-before-seen footage of Stoltz as McFly are part of the extras package for the "Back to the Future 25th Anniversary Trilogy" to be released on Blu-Ray on Oct. 26. |
I can only say it's interest to say the least.
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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It was one of the best decisions in movie history.
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Undeath
Title: Facepuncher of Asses
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: Here
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It's nothing new. But it would have been... interesting.
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"MARGARINE IS ONE MOLECULE AWAY FROM PLASTIC."
Not only is that not right, that's not even wrong. It's a meaningless statement. Saying something is "one molecule away" from plastic is like saying a farm is one letter away from a fart. Water is "one molecule away" from being explosive hydrogen gas. |
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
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The only reason it's new again is because a large chunk of the Stoltz footage will be included as a bonus on the 25th anniversary DVDs.
Also: Tom Selleck was the first choice to play Indiana Jones. His test reel is a bonus in the DVD box set.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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Test reels are boring in my opinion.
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Ghandi
Title: Alexz Aficionado
Joined: May 21 2008
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I wonder how things would have been different if Stoltz kept the role.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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No one would care as much about Fox's disease?
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aeonic
Title: Sporadic Poster
Joined: Nov 19 2009
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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| I wonder how things would have been different if Stoltz kept the role. |
I don't know, but I bet he balls his fucking fists up in a rage every time he thinks about how much money he lost out on.
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
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Yeah, they had the footage of him shot in the film included in the DVD set. He seemed awfully bland and listless, kind of like Genevieve Bujold as Kathryn Janeway.
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Undeath
Title: Facepuncher of Asses
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: Here
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Well, I'd think that they'd need Eric Stoltz's permission to use footage of him, so, presumably speaking, I think the money he could conceivably make off that would shut him up.
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"MARGARINE IS ONE MOLECULE AWAY FROM PLASTIC."
Not only is that not right, that's not even wrong. It's a meaningless statement. Saying something is "one molecule away" from plastic is like saying a farm is one letter away from a fart. Water is "one molecule away" from being explosive hydrogen gas. |
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Pandajuice
Title: The Power of Grayskull
Joined: Oct 30 2008
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Yeah, I've seen the footage and with Stoltz, Back to the Future looked like it would have been just another kitschy 80s teen movie. He didn't bring the comedy and hero quality to the role that Michael J Fox did and was just somehow "off" which is why he was replaced.
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
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Look at it this way: He's in Teen Wolf Too. And there's no penis!
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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I thought Jason Bateman was Teen Wolf Too.
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Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
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It is Jason Bateman.
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| Look at it this way: He's in Teen Wolf Too. And there's no penis! |
I don't get the penis statement. Help me look at it another way so I understand your point.
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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It is Jason Bateman.
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| Look at it this way: He's in Teen Wolf Too. And there's no penis! |
I don't get the penis statement. Help me look at it another way so I understand your point. |
When the crowd gets up after the winning slam dunk or whatever, one of the extras in the bleachers had his penis hanging out of his fly.
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"Life is a waste of time. Time is a waste of life. Get wasted all the time, and you'll have the time of your life!" |
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Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
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Oh, so Dorn feels Teen Wolf Too was inferior because there's no dick in it. Got it.
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Dr. Jeebus
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Title: SLF Harbinger of Death
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
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| Klimbatize wrote: |
| Oh, so Dorn feels Teen Wolf Too was inferior because there's no dick in it. Got it. |
Oh, ha ha.
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eddieh4444
Title: Doctor of Science
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