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So why wasnt Steve Guttenberg in this one?


Anyone know?

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According to the director of the movie, Kenneth Johnson, the studio didn't want him or Ally Sheedy back.

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Guttenberg must had been working on Cocoon: The Return at the time and was not able to return as Newton. And they may had rewritten the script and decided not to bring back Newton and Stephanie. If they had brought Newton back, it's possible the role may had gotten recast.

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What, why not?

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I wonder if that had anything to do why Short Circuit 3 never happened.

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Trivia says they wanted SG to sign on before they even had a script. He refused. Years later he claims to regret turning it down.

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He thought it would hurt his career. Lol

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