Harrison Ford, even after Star Wars, was not the first choice for Indiana Jones. Instead, Tom Selleck was picked, and you can see his screen test on the fourth DVD in the Indiana Jones boxed set. I mean the special features disc, not that pap Lucas and Spielberg attempted to foist upon us last year. Anyway, Selleck dropped out in order to appear in Magnum, P.I., Ford was Indy, and all was right in the world.
Except:
On a somewhat related note, an episode of Quantum Leap was planned in which Sam would leap into Magnum. That didn't happen either.
Friend of mine met up with an 'internet chum' in a pub once, they brought along their po-faced boyfriend who informed my friend he was working on a fan fiction piece, Quantum Leap/Lord of the Rings - Sam leaps into Sam. Cue difficult attempts at keeping a straight face.
ReplyDeleteThat would have been funnier if the credits had read 'Also starring Alec Guinnes as Higgins'.
ReplyDeleteThis is cropping up all over the place !! :)
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