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Pump Up the Volume

Casting What-Ifs

John Cusack as Mark; Drew Barrymore as Nora

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  • Cusack is raised early and cut off as stepping on Casting What-Ifs.
  • The hosts say the director wanted John Cusack, who liked the script but said he had played his last teenage role; a host is glad because Cusack would have been too old.
  • Moyle's interviews stress how young Slater was, but a host notes Slater turned 51 the day before, so he was at least 20 during filming.
  • The hosts say Drew Barrymore pursued the Nora role hard but Moyle pushed for Samantha Mathis; a host is glad since Barrymore would have been 15.