Depp turned down the title role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Mickey Rourke rejected the role of Butch in Pulp Fiction
Michelle Pfeiffer turned down the lead role in Basic Instinct as well as the lead in Pretty Woman
When Ferris Bueller was made, that would have been back around Depp's 21 Jump Street Days, right? I'm not sure that he would have had the comedic skills to pull it off back then the way he would now. But still, he'd have been an interesting choice.
Kind of like Depp playing Ferris Bueller, I'm not sure that Mickey Rourke could have brought the subtle humor to that part the way that Willis did. Rourke is a weird dude by nature, so maybe he could have made it work... just in a different way than Willis did.
Ever since seeing her in Scarface, I've been a huge Michelle Pfeiffer fan (and that was a rather fluffy part). If she'd been in Pretty Woman, maybe I'd have liked the movie... since I actually think Michelle
is very pretty (I've really never understood all the fuss about Julia Roberts - to me she looks like her kooky brother, just with boobs and long hair). Also, I think Michelle could have easily pulled off the female lead in Basic Instinct. Not my favorite movie, though I think it was pretty good and Sharon Stone did a good job. But I think Michelle Pfeiffer would have made it even better, since I think she's a better actress than Sharon Stone.
Some of these choices, I'm really happy that they went down the way they did. I can't imagine John Wayne or Frank Sinatra as Dirty Harry. And yeah, just the idea of Lucas doing Apocalypse Now kind of makes me sick to my stomach right now.
