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1. Marty McFly in "Back to the Future" (1985). Michael J. Fox played the role, but who did the filmmakers want first?
2. FBI Trainee Clarice Starling in "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). The role was played by Jodie Foster and won her a second Best Actress Oscar. But who was the first choice?
3. Detective Axel Foley in "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984). Eddie Murphy wasn't the first choice, who was?
4. Archeologist Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Played by Harrison Ford. Who was first choice?
5. R.P. McMurphy in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" (1975). The role was played by Jack Nicholson, but he wasn't the first choice. Who was?
6. General Patton in "Patton" (1970). George C. Scott got the role that was turned down by whom?
7. Mohandas K. Gandhi in "Gandhi" (1982). Ben Kingsley won an Oscar for his portrayal of the Mahatma, but who might we have wound up with if the filmmakers had gone with their first choice?
8. Lieutenant John Dunbar in "Dances with Wolves" (1990). The part was played by the director-producer-financial backer Kevin Costner, but who was originally cast?
9. Forrest Gump in "Forrest Gump" (1994). Tom Hanks will forever be remembered as this slow-witted, good-hearted southerner, but who was considered before him?
10. Jack Dawson in "Titanic" (1997). The role that made Leonardo DiCaprio an international star was originally intended for which actor? [Note: it was the studio who wanted someone else, not the director]
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