Chevy Chase turned down the lead role of Lester.
Didn't like the erotic nature of the film and claims that the part was largely rewritten at Richard Gere's request.
Director John Landis wanted to cast Chevy Chase as Otter, but he had a scheduling conflict.
Was offered the Cardinal Glick role in Dogma after George Carlin originally turned the role down due to conflicting schedules.
Actor who got the part: George Carlin
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Chevy turned down the part because he thought the script was not good enough and claimed that Tom Hanks had the script tweaked.
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