something you may not know about Back to the Future (1985)

[Billy Costigan]

An actor by the name of Eric Stolz was originally cast as Marty McFly but was fired half way through filming and they decided to cast Michael J. Fox.

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Yeah, and biff wasnt biff to begin with

 

[95 Vol Alum]

They made the right call.

 

[Spartacavolus]

You gotta make a stabbing motion like this.

I, I, I, I gotta stab her 3 times?

 

[GBO18]

Wasn't Billy Zane in the movie though? I remember him in the 2nd one.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

I've known this a long time now, though I've never seen these pictures before.

 

[Billy Costigan]

Wasn't Billy Zane in the movie though? I remember him in the 2nd one.

Zane was a featured extra in part 1 as one of Biff's friends and he also returned to Part 2 and was given a line.

 

[Billy Costigan]

Biff's Question Song (Stand-up Comedy) - YouTube

 

[Tennakey]

I want the shoes!

 

[VolinMichigan]

I think they made the right decision. MJF went on to be one of the biggest stars of the 80s and 90s and Eric Stoltz did this.....

PS Anybody know why he was fired from BTTF?

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Wasn't Billy Zane in the movie though? I remember him in the 2nd one.

Yes sir

 

[Billy Costigan]

I think they made the right decision. MJF went on to be one of the biggest stars of the 80s and 90s and Eric Stoltz did this.....

PS Anybody know why he was fired from BTTF?

Never-Before-Seen Footage of Eric Stoltz in "Back to the Future" - YouTube

 

[Vols520]

It wasn't firing really. Michael j fox was always the guy they wanted just scheduling stuff that ended up getting cleared up.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

I actually knew this.

 

[n_huffhines]

I'll rank this up there with the studio going after Richard Gere to play John McClain.

 

[MG1968]

I'll rank this up there with the studio going after Richard Gere to play John McClain.

That would have been about as bad a casting decision as getting Danny Devito to play Han Solo.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

That would have been about as bad a casting decision as getting Danny Devito to play Han Solo.

Christopher Walken as Han Solo would have been interesting, though.

 

[Billy Costigan]

Bill Murray was supposed to be Forrest Gump.
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[Volwark]

Apparently not only did Stoltz and Fox play Marty at one point, so did Hugh Grant.

 

[Billy Costigan]

It wasn't firing really. Michael j fox was always the guy they wanted just scheduling stuff that ended up getting cleared up.

Stolz was fired.
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[underscore]

It wasn't firing really. Michael j fox was always the guy they wanted just scheduling stuff that ended up getting cleared up.

Yup, this. The producers of Family Ties were total pricks and would not free up any time with Fox's availability per his contractual obligations to filming schedules. Thus, Fox would shoot Family Ties during the day and showed up at night to do scenes for the movie.

 

[Billy Costigan]

Even though Stolz was fired half way through filming he got paid the same that Fox got.
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[Thrasher865]

Apparently not only did Stoltz and Fox play Marty at one point, so did Hugh Grant.

hah, I was gonna say Matthew Broderick.

 

[Pulscifer]

They made the right call.

True. Although both look similar.

 

[FiremedicVol]

Bill Murray was supposed to be Forrest Gump.
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I can't tell if you're serious, is this true? If it is talk about fate working out for the better.