If you listen to the director's commentary, the script "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" was written originally without Dice. When the studio decided to turn it into a Dice movie, it was re-written to add in Dice's personality.
Does anyone know who the movie was originally intended for?
Brandon B. Brandon.. A demented puppet who lives in a basement. It would have worked..
shareI think once Harlin had his own (then profitable) agenda to bring to the movie..This (once greenlit) was always intended to be a 'Dice' movie?
It was a (slightly earlier) Hudson Hawk (but no less great) regardless of box-office takings.
It's one of Harlin's best lensed movies (IMO) I think everyone was at their peak here?