Casting What-Ifs
Michael Keaton is the favored alternate Venkman, Jeff Goldblum interests the panel as Egon, and numerous reported candidates receive credibility checks.
In the discussion (7)
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- Chevy Chase's claim that he declined Venkman is treated skeptically, though a preliminary conversation is considered possible.
- Michael Keaton is the favored Venkman alternative because he had already played comparable fast-talking comic leads.
- Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Steve Gutenberg, and Richard Pryor are listed as other reported Venkman possibilities with varying credibility.
- Christopher Walken, John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, and Jeff Goldblum are discussed as reported Egon candidates; Goldblum draws the most interest.
- Daryl Hannah, Denise Crosby, Julia Roberts, and Kelly LeBrock are reported as Dana audition possibilities, though the panel doubts some claims.
- John Candy is reported to have declined Louis Tully after proposing a German accent; Sandra Bernhard reportedly declined Janine.
- Paul Rubens is mentioned as an alleged Gozer possibility, but the claim is explicitly doubted.