For some reason, whenever I see Steve Martin's performace for this film, I think that it may have been originally written for Phil Hartman to play. He had already established himself in the toon industry by voicing several characters in The Simpsons, but after his tragic death the producers had to settle for the zany antics of Steve Martin.
Or am I just fooling myself?
I can totally see that. I imagine Phil would have been great in this movie. His death was such a tragic loss!
Not that I'd agree Steve Martin is a second-tier replacement here. I thought he totally worked in this; he had me completyely hooked by the character - I couldn't recognise him when I first saw the movie. He aced it!
I am - SUPERFLUOUS!!!
That would have been awesome!
shareI'm sure Joe Dante would have loved to cast Phil Hartman in that role, considering that Dante had already worked with him on Small Soldiers (which was even dedicated to his memory).
"What I don't understand is how we're going to stay alive this winter."