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Wil Wheaton - one of the lead actors?

posted 9 years ago by davemerino
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I'm visiting my parents, who don't have cable premium channels, and this was on - I hate watching channels with commercials and no dvr to fast forward.

Anyway, this cable company has listed as the lead actors: Luis Gossett, jr. & Wil Wheaton. Really? Wil Wheaton? He was a geeky sidekick, that dies halfway. He's known for playing the geeky, scrawny, dorky son (Wesley Crusher) of Doctor Crusher on Star Trek, The Next Generation.

The main characters are Sean Astin son of Patty Duke & Luis Gossett, jr.

[–] shiftylee 9 years ago

Um, yes. Wil Weaton is one of the leads. He was better known as the lead from Stand by Me and voiced a charactor in the Secret of Nihm prior to being on Star Trek TNG. It wasn't likd he wasn't already a well established actor.

[–] shiftylee 8 years ago

I take it the OP is very young and only knows him from Big Bang Theory.

[–] PaladinNJ (21766) 6 years ago

Sean Astin was definitely THE lead. But Wil Wheaton was also one the main characters. Dying does not mean he cannot be one of the leads.
Ironically in the book, his character is really a very minor part of the story and is only mentioned for about three pages with one contribution.

[–] charliekelly (1018) 6 years ago

Wow, I didn't know this came from a book. I loved this film when I was a kid. Might have to give that a read.

[–] PaladinNJ (21766) 6 years ago

Toy Soldiers by William P. Kennedy
The book is a bit different. Without giving anything away, the criminals are terrorists in the book and Billy Tepper's background story is different & expanded.

[–] Moonglum9 (11336) 5 years ago

The main characters are Sean Astin son of Patty Duke & Luis Gossett, jr.

I never knew he was their secret love child. Way to go LGJ!