Casting What-Ifs
Kurt Russell, Robin Wright, Tom Sizemore, Dale Earnhardt, Paul Newman
Kurt Russell is discussed as the initial Rowdy Burns choice before Backdraft. Robin Wright as Claire Lewicki, Tom Sizemore as Tim Daland, Dale Earnhardt as Rowdy, and Paul Newman as Harry are proposed or reported alternatives. Dale Earnhardt's refusal to play a perceived villain is questioned because Rowdy is not ultimately the villain. Don Simpson's self-casting as Aldo Bennedetti and the cutting of most of his performance are discussed.
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- Kurt Russell is discussed as the initial Rowdy Burns choice before Backdraft.
- Robin Wright as Claire Lewicki, Tom Sizemore as Tim Daland, Dale Earnhardt as Rowdy, and Paul Newman as Harry are proposed or reported alternatives.
- Dale Earnhardt's refusal to play a perceived villain is questioned because Rowdy is not ultimately the villain.
- Don Simpson's self-casting as Aldo Bennedetti and the cutting of most of his performance are discussed.