Just as in regular jobs, Actors are fired from great Hollywood movies For all reasons, whether they are "creative differences" with the director or because they were wrong for a role. Often, we can look at these decisions with the benefit of retrospective and think, "Yes, it was definitely the right choice." Take two cases with a high profile of the 80s. "Back to the Future" may be a hit Even with Eric Stolz playing Marty McFleyBut she would have been missing the windy comic energy that Michael J. Fox brought it as his replacement; And the foreign hunter in "predator" would certainly not be so frightening with Jeanan-Claude Van Damme in the suit, rather than High Kevin Peter Hall, despite the physical power of the relatively weak Belgian. On the other hand, we all have actors that we think they should have been given marching orders, but the stars that were fired and re -engaged in the same role are much thinner on the ground.

Take Peter Weller in Paul Verkhoven's "Robocope". As is often the case with iconic roles, Weller was not the first to choose to play Alex Murphy, a shooting policeman who was brutally killed in the fight and resurrected as a glittering implementation of the law of Cyborg and "American Jesus" (words of Verhezen). A series of names were being considered, including Michael Ironside (who also audited to play Clarence Bodiker, the lead of the movie "Heavy"), Keith Karadin, Tom Berenger and Rutger Hower. Perhaps the most attractive name was Arnold Schwarzenegger after his robotic twist at the Terminator a few years earlier, although his massive framework was considered too bulky to convincingly wear the Robocop costume.

Enter Weller, a relative unknown who has already earned something of a cult reputation thanks to His absurd and inventive scientific flop "Adventures of Bakaru Banzai through the 8th Dimension". He fits the account perfectly because he was inexpensive, slim enough to wear clothes and look forward to doing his job (after loving Verhoven's previous films). In turn, Verhoven liked Weller because he had a good beard, which was very important, also that Weller passes most of the movie with emotions with only the lower half of the face. But mutual admiration did not last long after the director and his Starwar set up and Tempers began to fuel.

After applying for Robocop, Peter Weller knew it would be a physically sought after role - Paul Verhoven warned him that it would be a "life of suffering" playing the role. Weller also knew that the role would require him to move as a robot. He learned a little bit of a time while studying at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Newouper, but with his reception, he was "average" in art form. Therefore, he decided to build his skills by practicing Moni Jakim, Mimi coach, who worked with greats like Marcel Marseo.

Unfortunately, that preparatory work came out of the window when it comes to moving around in the Robocop suit. Designed by Rob Botin (the effects of the genius behind Chapshifter in "The Thing"), the suit plates were sculpted around Weller's body, but the creative differences between Botin and Verkhoven in connection with the final look meant the costume was not ready for the start of the filming. Weller had little time to exercise his moves dressed in the suit and, according to Verhoven, the actor "basically had to learn to go again." To adjust was time consuming, lasting 11 hours on the first day. Nancy Allen, who was playing for Murphy's butt, sometimes remembered "they literally had to put Peter together as a toy."

To deteriorate things for everyone in the room (and especially Weller), the film was shot in Dallas from August to October, and temperatures rose to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. In the end, the frustration of Weller who was unable to use the moves he practiced with Jakim, broke out and arguments between him and Verhoven. This friction led to the manufacturer Mike Medachoy fired Weller and turned off production while replacing a replacement.

Names like Lance Henriksen were thrown into the ring, but in the end the options were limited because the Robocop costume was specially built for Weller. So, after he and Verkhoven were shaking and made up, Weller was returned and the filming continued. This was also a happy ending for "Robocop" - the film has a great script and Verkhoven directs hell from it, but it would not be a movie without Weller's performance. He really uses that beard to consider him deeply in the soul of a man trying to reveal his identity after being turned into the future of law enforcement.