Casting What-Ifs
Richard Dreyfuss or William Hurt as Quaid; Robert Davi or Kurtwood Smith as Richter
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- In the mid-80s Dino De Laurentiis had Richard Dreyfuss attached as Doug Quaid, around the time of Stakeout; the hosts mock the idea with a Dreyfuss impression. — Bill Simmons
- David Cronenberg was given the script, wanted William Hurt and envisioned it as a Spider-Man-goes-to-Mars story, before Arnold took it. — Bill Simmons
- Robert Davi and Kurtwood Smith turned down Richter before Ironside stepped in. — Bill Simmons
- The hosts say Verhoeven cast Stone in Basic Instinct for her ability to flip from sweetheart to diabolical, and said on the commentary that this is how she is in real life. — Bill Simmons