tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133200004292129495.post1752148055389970427..comments2023-10-20T02:35:22.107-07:00Comments on The Sickness' Cinema: Farewell and adieu you old Spanish ladiesEl Gigantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273552212921198816noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133200004292129495.post-80681795232318949702008-02-14T19:49:00.000-08:002008-02-14T19:49:00.000-08:00Scheider was first choice to play the lead in The ...Scheider was first choice to play the lead in The Deer Hunter. He agreed, but when shooting conflicted with Jaws II -- which he was contractually obligated to do, and fought against doing so, to no avail -- his role in Deer Hunter went to Robert DeNiro.<BR/><BR/>Such are the vagaries of casting ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com