re: #630 palomino
I recently heard that Richard Pryor was originally considered for the sheriff part played by Cleavon Little. But he was a relative unknown, too edgy.
Hard to believe, but a classic comedy—one of the all-time greats—could have been even better.
re: #633 Dark_Falcon
True. Pryor might have done even better.
I disagree…at that point in time, Pryor was brash and brazen, a maniac (who was freebasing his ass off, literally later on down the road), while Little was more urbane, a smooth character.
I can’t imagine anyone other than Cleavon Little as Bart, the way the final movie was written (and I think Pryor had a lot to do with it, behind the scenes).