Originally a Drama?
I remember seeing an interview with Pesci where he says the original script for The Super was not a comedy - the plot was basically the same but test screeners felt the film was too dark and controversial so the studio insisted they re-shoot some scenes and turn the film into a comedy.
Pesci insinuated that the original version was much, much better - which may not be saying much but does make me wonder about the original verion.
I'm going from memory so I may not be remembering the story exactly. Did anyone else hear about this?