Anthony Edwards...
...is only in about 5 minutes of this movie. Anyone know why?
And yes, I know that this movie completely sucks. I'm just wondering why he was MIA.
From IMDB:
Anthony Edwards did not want to appear in the sequel due to a combination of feeling the original had told a complete story, not wanting to be pigeon-holed in goofy comedies, and simply not liking the script. While contractually obligated to appear here, the producer and director adjusted the script so that Edwards was able to film his role quickly and in a limited space - either for the scenes where Gilbert is at home in a wheelchair after breaking his leg or for a dream sequence in which his image was put into a scene via special effects. In the following sequel, Edwards is replaced by Mike Greenwood, while the character is absent entirely in the final installment of the series.
He was getting too big for his britches after "Gotcha". Before that, I'm sure he would have taken whatever acting role came along. Anthony had such pretty golden hair in those days. Sadly, it was practically gone by his 30s.
shareThank you you and thank you IMBD. Now that you've answered that question, maybe you can answer another. Why were the Alphas (aside from Ogre) recast?
shareThe Alphas in this one were a different Alpha Beta chapter from another university. Ogre being in this one was out of place, since he was originally from the Adams College chapter of Alpha Beta. It never made sense to me why he was in it. I eventually just convinced myself that he transferred schools between the first film and the second.
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