10 Casting Choices That Would Have Ruined Iconic '80s and '90s Movies

Описание: Tom Selleck was literally cast as Indiana Jones. Eric Stoltz shot seven weeks of Back to the Future. Will Smith turned down Neo in The Matrix for Wild Wild West. Hollywood history is packed with casting near-misses that would have given us completely different versions of the movies we grew up loving.

In this video, we count down 10 casting decisions that almost changed '80s and '90s cinema forever — from John Travolta choosing Pulp Fiction over Forrest Gump, to Tom Cruise nearly playing Edward Scissorhands, to Billy Crystal turning down Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story. Plus, we bust a famous myth about O.J. Simpson and The Terminator that even Arnold Schwarzenegger gets wrong.

Every fact in this video is sourced from primary interviews, memoirs, and trade publications including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Vanity Fair.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 — Intro
0:37 — #10: Billy Crystal → Tim Allen (Toy Story)
2:09 — #9: Annette Bening & Sean Young → Michelle Pfeiffer (Batman Returns)
3:42 — #8: Leonardo DiCaprio → Mark Wahlberg (Boogie Nights vs. Titanic)
5:07 — #7: Tom Cruise → Johnny Depp (Edward Scissorhands)
6:48 — #6: Molly Ringwald & Others → Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman)
8:34 — #5: Michael Madsen → John Travolta (Pulp Fiction)
10:31 — #4: John Travolta → Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump)
12:17 — #3: Will Smith → Keanu Reeves (The Matrix)
14:07 — #2: Eric Stoltz → Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future)
16:28 — #1: Tom Selleck → Harrison Ford (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
18:47 — BONUS: O.J. Simpson / Terminator Myth-Bust
19:53 — Conclusion

📌 NOTE: Replace 0:00 with actual timestamps after editing.

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