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This can be a place for intersting, lame or pointless movie factoids or trivia that we can share and gloat over because no one else knows about it. As always, don't cheat by going online. You're only cheating yourself. And everytime you cheat, a kitten dies.

Like I just found out this well known actor/comedian/host was the voice of Gizmo in both Gremlins movies. Do you know who...?

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Howie Mandel.... he did that voice in his stand-up comedy. I can actually do that voice.

Yeah, that's right. He also did Muppett Babies.

You wanna try one? I have tons. Let me give one more since I'm itching to do it... who was originally cast as Indiana Jones but had to back out because of contractual obligations?

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Tom Selleck... but, he was doing some show on tv, if I remember. My mom wanted him... she loves the man. Whatever... Harrison Ford was the bomb in that role. He IS Indiana Jones!!!!

Yeah, Magnum PI.

Totally glad Ford got the role, he owned it.

You have a one?

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Nope

This person was originally cast as the lead role in Beverly Hills Cop before it was given to Eddie Murphy.

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I have no idea, but I would like to know.

While we're waiting on an answer for that one, I have one (us matrix freaks have to give other people a chance to play) who was asked to play Mr. Anderson (AKA Neo, AKA 'The One' in The Matrix before Keanu got the part?

I heard Will Smith was offered the role of Neo... and Sean Connery was offered the role of Morpheus.

And the role of Axl Foley was originally given to Sylvester Stallone.

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S'all good.

Quite a few actors were offered the role of Han Solo in Star Wars, anyone know some of the actors who turned it down?

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Nah, wasn't he dead, and whaaaaaaaaaa?

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Was it, like, Al Pacino or someone. I know it was one of the Godfather guys.

Couldn'ta been Brando, though.

Yeah, Pacino, Christopher Walken too. Kurt Russell actually audtioned but was turned down.

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Christopher Walken? Didn't know that.

I want to sit down and listen to the Star Wars commentaries at some point. I only ever got through like 10 minutes of the first Star Wars movie's commentary... but you know, George Lucas just likes to go on and on and on about trivial crap... Just tell us the juicy stuff George!

You know what has good commentary? Mystery Men.

Wasn't Dougray Scott originall cast as Wolverine but then got hurt so Hugh Jackman stepped up? Man, talk about dumb luck.

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baaad...

When filming Back To The Future, what did the head of Universal want to change the title of the movie to?