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Aldo Ray
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Cool Hand Luke
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Judy Pace
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The Omega Man
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Farrah Fawcett
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Arthur
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Jeremy Irons
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Evita
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Liam Hemsworth
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Thor
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Louis Jourdan
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The Adventurers
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Edward Norton
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Bringing Out The Dead
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Shelley Duvall
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A Wedding
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Warren Beatty
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PT 109
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Bill Murray
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The Squid and The Whale
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Bill Murray
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Bottle Rocket
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Daniel Day Lewis
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Man of Steel
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Jennifer Connelly
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Watchmen
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Bill Nighy
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The Iron Lady
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Gregory Peck
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JFK
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Demetri Martin
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Moneyball
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Cliff Gorman
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Lenny
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Colin Farrell
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The Tree of Life
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Steven Bauer
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Running Brave
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Sondra Locke
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True Grit
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Today's Fan Favorites!
Cary Grant
Grant was the top choice for It's a Wonderful Life when the film was still titled "The Greatest Gift."
Quentin Tarantino
According to the movies DVD commentary, Eli Roth considered Tarantino for the role of the American Client.
Walter Cronkite
Cronkite was the first choice to play the news anchor in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Will Smith
One of the studios interested in the movie Hotel Rwanda suggested Smith for the lead role.
Val Kilmer
Kilmer turned down the role of Detective Kirkpatrick in Fair Game.
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