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Recasting Couch

Bill Paxton as the Rekall salesman

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  • Bill Paxton is proposed for the Rekall salesman who talks Quaid into the vacation.
  • An objection: Paxton was too young in the Aliens era; the role needs a sleazy 40-something used-car-salesman type, and he lacked the gravitas to talk Quaid into the chair.
  • A rebuttal: Paxton's voice makes him someone who could talk you into anything.
  • David Caruso is nominated but judged too sinister; Judd Nelson is judged too weird, and Paxton is called the right move.