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The project began as Cheech and Chong joining the Army; Columbia preferred Dennis Quaid to Harold Ramis, and Kim Basinger was offered the role ultimately played by the actress the transcript calls P. J. Souls.

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  • The initial concept was Cheech and Chong joining the Army, but their demand for creative control ended that version.
  • The characters were rewritten for Bill Murray and Harold Ramis.
  • Columbia preferred Dennis Quaid for Ramis’s role, and participation was made conditional on Ramis remaining in the cast.
  • Kim Basinger was offered the role ultimately played by the actress identified in the transcript as P. J. Souls; the offer fell through because Basinger’s agent requested what the panel calls a crazy amount of money.
  • The panel thinks Basinger’s star power and appearance would have overwhelmed the ensemble.
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L.A. Confidential

1997

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L.A. Confidential

1997 film

Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Andy Greenwald

Aired March 31, 2026

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