First Casting Choice

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1. Marty McFly in "Back to the Future" (1985). Michael J. Fox played the role, but who did the filmmakers want first? Eric Stoltz Charlie Sheen Emilio Estevez Sean Penn

2. FBI Trainee Clarice Starling in "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). The role was played by Jodie Foster and won her a second Best Actress Oscar. But who was the first choice? Michelle Pfeiffer Holly Hunter Meg Ryan Julianne Moore

3. Detective Axel Foley in "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984). Eddie Murphy wasn't the first choice, who was? Mickey Rourke Sylvester Stallone Arnold Schwarzenegger Tom Hanks

4. Archeologist Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Played by Harrison Ford. Who was first choice? Nick Nolte Tom Selleck Richard Dreyfuss John Malkovich

5. R.P. McMurphy in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" (1975). The role was played by Jack Nicholson, but he wasn't the first choice. Who was? Marlon Brando James Caan Gene Hackman Kirk Douglas

6. General Patton in "Patton" (1970). George C. Scott got the role that was turned down by whom? Jon Voight Marlon Brando Rod Steiger Richard Burton

7. Mohandas K. Gandhi in "Gandhi" (1982). Ben Kingsley won an Oscar for his portrayal of the Mahatma, but who might we have wound up with if the filmmaker's had gone with their first choice? Anthony Hopkins Alec Guinness Richard Attenborough John Gielgud

8. Lieutenant John Dunbar in "Dances with Wolves" (1990). The part was played by the director-producer-financial backer Kevin Costner, but who was originally cast? Robert DeNiro Viggo Mortenson Al Pacino Robert Redford

9. Forrest Gump in "Forrest Gump" (1994). Tom Hanks will forever be remembered as this slow-witted, good-hearted southerner, but who was considered before him? Gary Sinise Bill Murray Robert Duvall Cliff Robertson

10. Jack Dawson in "Titanic" (1997). The role that made Leonardo DiCaprio an international star was originally intended for which actor? [Note: it was the studio who wanted someone else, not the director] Johnny Depp Nicholas Cage Brad Pitt Matthew McConaughey