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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that Creator/MichaelJFox turned it down. Amusingly, the part then went to Creator/EricStoltz, who was originally cast as Marty in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' before being replaced by Creator/MichaelJFox.[[note]]Fox had always been the first choice, but scheduling conflicts due to his work on ''Series/FamilyTies'' precluded him from taking the role.[[/note]]

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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that Creator/MichaelJFox turned it down. Amusingly, the part then went to Creator/EricStoltz, who was originally cast as Marty in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' before being replaced by Creator/MichaelJFox.[[note]]Fox had always been the first choice, but scheduling conflicts due to his work on ''Series/FamilyTies'' precluded him from taking the role.[[/note]]
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: Literally the entire reason this movie exists is that Creator/JohnHughes was upset at the ExecutiveMeddling that changed the ending of ''Film/PrettyInPink'', so he wrote a very similar story while only changing the genders so it wouldn't be quite so obvious.
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* DawsonCasting: Stoltz and Thompson played teenagers at the age of 26 (Masterson was 20).

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* DawsonCasting: Stoltz and Thompson played teenagers at the age of 26 (Masterson was 20).20 while Sheffer was 27).
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** The part of Amanda was originally intended for Creator/MollyRingwald, in what would have marked the fourth collaboration between her and Hughes. However, Ringwald declined to avoid being typecast. Hughes was so upset over the rejection that he never again worked with Ringwald for the rest of his life.

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** The part of Amanda was originally intended for Creator/MollyRingwald, in what would have marked the fourth collaboration between her and Hughes. However, Ringwald declined to avoid being typecast.typecast and was looking for more adult roles. Hughes was so upset over the rejection that he never again worked with Ringwald for the rest of his life.
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* TheOtherMarty: When Martha Coolidge was hired to direct, she cast Kim Delaney as Amanda Jones and Creator/KyleMacLachlan as Hardy Jenns. When Coolidge dropped out before filming was to begin, and Howard Deutch replaced her, he replaced Delaney with Creator/LeaThompson (after Creator/EricStoltz suggested her for the role) and replaced MacLachlan with Craig Sheffer.

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* TheOtherMarty: When Martha Coolidge was hired to direct, she cast Kim Delaney as Amanda Jones and Creator/KyleMacLachlan as Hardy Jenns. When Coolidge dropped out before filming was to begin, and Howard Deutch replaced her, he replaced Delaney with Creator/LeaThompson (after Creator/EricStoltz suggested her for the role) and replaced MacLachlan [=MacLachlan=] with Craig Sheffer.



** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that Creator/MichaelJFox turned it down. Amusingly, the part then went to Creator/EricStoltz, who was originally cast as Marty in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.[[note]]Fox had always been the first choice, but scheduling conflicts due to his work on ''Series/FamilyTies'' precluded him from taking the role.[[/note]]

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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that Creator/MichaelJFox turned it down. Amusingly, the part then went to Creator/EricStoltz, who was originally cast as Marty in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.Creator/MichaelJFox.[[note]]Fox had always been the first choice, but scheduling conflicts due to his work on ''Series/FamilyTies'' precluded him from taking the role.[[/note]]

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* TheOtherMarty: When Martha Coolidge was hired to direct, she cast Kim Delaney as Amanda Jones and Creator/KyleMacLachlan as Hardy Jenns. When Coolidge dropped out before filming was to begin, and Howard Deutch replaced her, he replaced Delaney with Creator/LeaThompson (after Creator/EricStoltz suggested her for the role) and replaced MacLachlan with Craig Sheffer.



*** Kim Delaney was then chosen for the part, but Deutch replaced Delaney with his future wife Lea Thompson when he was rehired as director. Whether Stoltz would have appeared as the male lead without Thompson is another question (Creator/ThomasFWilson (Biff) has claimed that Stoltz had a thing for Thompson during the filming of ''Back to the Future'').

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*** Kim Delaney was then chosen for the part, but Deutch replaced Delaney with his future wife Lea Thompson when he was rehired as director. Whether Stoltz would have appeared as the male lead without Thompson is another question (Creator/ThomasFWilson (Biff) has claimed that Stoltz had a thing for Thompson during the filming of ''Back to the Future'').----
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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that Creator/MichaelJFox turned it down. Amusingly, the part then went to Eric Stoltz, who was originally cast as Marty in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.[[note]]Fox had always been the first choice, but scheduling conflicts due to his work on ''Series/FamilyTies'' precluded him from taking the role.[[/note]]

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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that Creator/MichaelJFox turned it down. Amusingly, the part then went to Eric Stoltz, Creator/EricStoltz, who was originally cast as Marty in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.[[note]]Fox had always been the first choice, but scheduling conflicts due to his work on ''Series/FamilyTies'' precluded him from taking the role.[[/note]]
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*** Kim Delaney was then chosen for the part, but Deutch replaced Delaney with his future wife Lea Thompson when he was rehired as director. Whether Stoltz would have appeared as the male lead without Thompson is another question (Thomas F. Wilson (Biff) has claimed that Stoltz had a thing for Thompson during the filming of ''Back to the Future'').

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*** Kim Delaney was then chosen for the part, but Deutch replaced Delaney with his future wife Lea Thompson when he was rehired as director. Whether Stoltz would have appeared as the male lead without Thompson is another question (Thomas F. Wilson (Creator/ThomasFWilson (Biff) has claimed that Stoltz had a thing for Thompson during the filming of ''Back to the Future'').
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* RomanceOnTheSet: Howard Deutch and Lea Thompson fell in love while filming this film, and they are now married.
* ThrowItIn: Elias Koteas improvised much of his lines and actions. When Duncan puts his head on Amanda's shoulder, Lea Thompson's surprised laugh was real.
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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that Creator/MichaelJFox turned it down. Ironically, the part then went to Eric Stoltz, who was the original casting choice for ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.

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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that Creator/MichaelJFox turned it down. Ironically, Amusingly, the part then went to Eric Stoltz, who was the original casting choice for originally cast as Marty in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.[[note]]Fox had always been the first choice, but scheduling conflicts due to his work on ''Series/FamilyTies'' precluded him from taking the role.[[/note]]
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** The original script for this movie was actually a lot funnier than the one they filmed. Director Howard Deutch was having trouble casting for the original script, and was sacked. John Hughes then rewrote the script to be more dramatic, and eventually Deutch was rehired as the director.

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** The original script for this movie was actually a lot funnier than the one they filmed. Director Howard Deutch was having trouble casting for the original script, and was sacked. John Hughes Creator/JohnHughes then rewrote the script to be more dramatic, and eventually Deutch was rehired as the director.
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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that MichaelJFox turned it down. Ironically, the part then went to Eric Stoltz, who was the original casting choice for ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.

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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that MichaelJFox Creator/MichaelJFox turned it down. Ironically, the part then went to Eric Stoltz, who was the original casting choice for ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.



*** Kim Delaney was then chosen for the part, but Deutch replaced Delaney with his future wife Lea Thompson when he was rehired as director. Whether Stoltz would have appeared as the male lead without Thompson is another question (Thomas F. Wilson has claimed that Stoltz had a thing for Thompson during the filming of ''Back to the Future'').

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*** Kim Delaney was then chosen for the part, but Deutch replaced Delaney with his future wife Lea Thompson when he was rehired as director. Whether Stoltz would have appeared as the male lead without Thompson is another question (Thomas F. Wilson (Biff) has claimed that Stoltz had a thing for Thompson during the filming of ''Back to the Future'').
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** The part of Amanda was originally intended for Creator/MollyRingwald, in what would have marked the fourth collaboration between her and Hughes. However, Ringwald declined to avoid being typecast. Hughes was so upset over the rejection that he never worked with Ringwald for the rest of his life.

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** The part of Amanda was originally intended for Creator/MollyRingwald, in what would have marked the fourth collaboration between her and Hughes. However, Ringwald declined to avoid being typecast. Hughes was so upset over the rejection that he never again worked with Ringwald for the rest of his life.
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** The part of Amanda was originally intended for Creator/MollyRingwald, in what would have marked the fourth collaboration between her and Hughes. However, Ringwald decided to sever ties with Hughes in order to avoid being identified too closely with him.

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** The part of Amanda was originally intended for Creator/MollyRingwald, in what would have marked the fourth collaboration between her and Hughes. However, Ringwald decided to sever ties with Hughes in order declined to avoid being identified too closely typecast. Hughes was so upset over the rejection that he never worked with him.Ringwald for the rest of his life.
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** The part of Amanda was originally intended for MollyRingwald, in what would have marked the fourth collaboration between her and Hughes. However, Ringwald decided to sever ties with Hughes in order to avoid being identified too closely with him.

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** The part of Amanda was originally intended for MollyRingwald, Creator/MollyRingwald, in what would have marked the fourth collaboration between her and Hughes. However, Ringwald decided to sever ties with Hughes in order to avoid being identified too closely with him.
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* DawsonCasting: Stoltz and Thompson played teenagers at the age of 26 (Masterson was 20).
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** The part of Amanda was originally intended for Molly Ringwald, in what would have marked the fourth collaboration between her and Hughes. However, Ringwald decided to sever ties with Hughes in order to avoid being identified too closely with him.

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** The part of Amanda was originally intended for Molly Ringwald, MollyRingwald, in what would have marked the fourth collaboration between her and Hughes. However, Ringwald decided to sever ties with Hughes in order to avoid being identified too closely with him.
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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that MichaelJFox turned it down. Ironically, the part then went to Eric Stolz, who was the original casting choice for ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.
** The part of Amanda was originally intended for Molly Ringwald, in what have marked the fourth collaboration between her and Hughes. However, Ringwald decided to sever ties with Hughes in order to avoid being identified too closely with him.

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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that MichaelJFox turned it down. Ironically, the part then went to Eric Stolz, Stoltz, who was the original casting choice for ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.
** The part of Amanda was originally intended for Molly Ringwald, in what would have marked the fourth collaboration between her and Hughes. However, Ringwald decided to sever ties with Hughes in order to avoid being identified too closely with him.

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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that MichaelJFox turned it down. Ironically, the part then went to Eric Stolz, who was the original casting choice for Film/BackToTheFuture before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.
** The part of Amanda was originally intended for Kim Delaney, but Deutch replaced Delaney with his future wife Lea Thompson when he was rehired as director.

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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that MichaelJFox turned it down. Ironically, the part then went to Eric Stolz, who was the original casting choice for Film/BackToTheFuture ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.
** The part of Amanda was originally intended for Molly Ringwald, in what have marked the fourth collaboration between her and Hughes. However, Ringwald decided to sever ties with Hughes in order to avoid being identified too closely with him.
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Kim Delaney, Delaney was then chosen for the part, but Deutch replaced Delaney with his future wife Lea Thompson when he was rehired as director.director. Whether Stoltz would have appeared as the male lead without Thompson is another question (Thomas F. Wilson has claimed that Stoltz had a thing for Thompson during the filming of ''Back to the Future'').
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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that MichaelJFox turned it down. Ironically, the part then went to Eric Stolz, who was the original casting choice for BackToTheFuture before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.

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** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that MichaelJFox turned it down. Ironically, the part then went to Eric Stolz, who was the original casting choice for BackToTheFuture Film/BackToTheFuture before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.
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** The original script for this movie was actually a lot funnier than the one they filmed. Director Howard Deutch was having trouble casting for the original script, and was sacked. John Hughes then rewrote the script to be more dramatic, and eventually Deutch was rehired as the director.
** Part of the reason the original, more comedic script wasn't filmed was that MichaelJFox turned it down. Ironically, the part then went to Eric Stolz, who was the original casting choice for BackToTheFuture before being replaced by Michael J. Fox.
** The part of Amanda was originally intended for Kim Delaney, but Deutch replaced Delaney with his future wife Lea Thompson when he was rehired as director.

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