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What does Chevy Chase have to do with this movie?

posted 13 years ago by J. Spurlin
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Chevy Chase didn't like the erotic nature of the film and claimed that the part was largely rewritten at Richard Gere's request.

imdb.com/title/tt0080365/trivia?tr0790219

Chevy Chase? What connection does he have to the movie? Who cares what he thinks about the erotic content, and how would he know the part (presumably Gere's part) was largely rewritten? Is this bit of trivia suggesting that there was little erotic content before Gere requested changes?

...Justin

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[–] J. Spurlin 13 years ago

If he was considered for the role, that badly written trivia entry should have made it clear. Thanks for the reply.

...Justin

[–] 13 years ago

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[–] jescci 13 years ago

<... that badly written trivia entry ...>

lol

It was confusing on every level

[–] puttypaws 13 years ago

i was wondering about that myself!

i cannot believe that chevy chase was even remotely considered for the role, i think that this trivia is 'a joke'

[–] J. Spurlin 13 years ago

I just now requested that the entry be deleted. If he was up for that role, then Bill Murray was up for Rambo.

...Justin

[–] JackRussellDog 13 years ago

Dan Aykroyd for The Terminator.

[–] brt374 13 years ago

Bahaha, Steve Martin for the Godfather!

[–] SnoozeAlarm 12 years ago

Dustin Hoffman for Star Wars

Spoilers!Spoilers!Spoilers!Spoilers!Spoilers!Spoilers!Spoilers!

[–] McQueen1980 12 years ago

actually he could have played yoda lol
in space there are no movie theatres

[–] thepartydjz 11 years ago

Woody Allen as Scarface ~~

[–] WarpedRecord 11 years ago

They've since modified the trivia entry to state that Chevy Chase was offered the lead role. It doesn't address the rewrite, though:

Chevy Chase, Christopher Reeve and John Travolta were all offered the lead role of Julian but all turned it down. Reeve was supposedly offered $1 million to play the title role. Travolta originally accepted the part then revoked it.

I can't quite see Chevy Chase in the role either, but I think it could have worked at the time and wish he had explored more dramatic roles. Would it really have been impossible for him to pull it off?

I think the problems with this film are more the result of writing than casting anyway. It's just a very thinly developed lead in my opinion.

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[–] meguroutsubo 8 years ago

I personally think that actors spin these b.s. stories in order to have something to talk about during interviews when they get bored; it's a way of stealing focus away from another actor.