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Casting What-Ifs

Ian Astbury as Jim Morrison; Michael Madsen for Morrison; Billy Idol as Tom Baker; Patricia Arquette as Pam; Kyle MacLachlan in Platoon

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  • Stone offered Jim Morrison to Ian Aspery (as spoken) of the Cult, who turned it down and later toured with the Doors in the early 2000s; his voice, like Eddie Vedder's, was compared to Morrison's.
  • An unverified report that Bono wanted the role; Michael Hutchins (as spoken) could have been good, while Bono doing it seems strange.
  • Michael Madsen auditioned for Morrison and was moved to Tom Baker, initially Billy Idol's role, losing 40 pounds.
  • Billy Idol's motorcycle accident also cost him the T-1000; without it he might be huge, joked into Lincoln or an HBO prestige series.
  • The casting director said Patricia Arquette auditioned well for Pam and should have gotten it; an unknown would have been better.
  • Kyle McLaughlin (as spoken) was Stone's first choice for the Charlie Sheen role in Platoon.