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* ''Film/CarryOnRegardless'':
** Hattie Jacques was to play a leading role, while Joan Sims would've had a smaller role and Creator/LizFraser wouldn't even have been in the film if it wasn't for Jacques' illness forcing her to drop out.
** The role of Montgomery Infield-Hopping was originally intended for Leslie Phillips. However, Phillips, complaining of typecasting, withdrew, and the part was drastically cut, before being recast with Terence Longdon.
** Jerry Desmonde took over the role of Mr. Paul from Jeremy Hawk who dropped out of the film.
** A BBFC cut meant the alteration of one of Sam's lines to Mrs. Panting from "You're making it a little bit hard for me, madam" to "You're making it a little bit difficult for me, madam".
** Hattie Jacques was to play a leading role, while Joan Sims would've had a smaller role and Creator/LizFraser wouldn't even have been in the film if it wasn't for Jacques' illness forcing her to drop out.
** The role of Montgomery Infield-Hopping was originally intended for Leslie Phillips. However, Phillips, complaining of typecasting, withdrew, and the part was drastically cut, before being recast with Terence Longdon.
** Jerry Desmonde took over the role of Mr. Paul from Jeremy Hawk who dropped out of the film.
** A BBFC cut meant the alteration of one of Sam's lines to Mrs. Panting from "You're making it a little bit hard for me, madam" to "You're making it a little bit difficult for me, madam".
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* ''Film/CarryOnConstable'':
** While additional writing material was supplied by John Antrobus and Brock Williams, neither of the two had their work included in the film. Antrobus' script later provided the premise for the later Peter Rogers and Creator/GeraldThomas film, ''The Big Job'', which also starred Creator/SidJames and Joan Sims.
** The role of Sergeant Wilkins was intended for Ted Ray following his work on ''Carry On'' Teacher however, he was unable to commit owing to contractual problems. Chic Murray was also considered before James landed the role.
** Noël Dyson was initially cast as Mrs. May before Creator/JoanHickson took the role.
** Creator/MarianneStone was originally cast as the woman trying to find money for a public convenience but became unavailable and was replaced by Hilda Fenemore. Stone later redubbed {{Creator/Lucy Griffiths|1919}}' performance.
** Herbert Nelson was cast as a crook but was replaced before filming.
** While additional writing material was supplied by John Antrobus and Brock Williams, neither of the two had their work included in the film. Antrobus' script later provided the premise for the later Peter Rogers and Creator/GeraldThomas film, ''The Big Job'', which also starred Creator/SidJames and Joan Sims.
** The role of Sergeant Wilkins was intended for Ted Ray following his work on ''Carry On'' Teacher however, he was unable to commit owing to contractual problems. Chic Murray was also considered before James landed the role.
** Noël Dyson was initially cast as Mrs. May before Creator/JoanHickson took the role.
** Creator/MarianneStone was originally cast as the woman trying to find money for a public convenience but became unavailable and was replaced by Hilda Fenemore. Stone later redubbed {{Creator/Lucy Griffiths|1919}}' performance.
** Herbert Nelson was cast as a crook but was replaced before filming.
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* ''Film/CarryOnTeacher'':
** Creator/ShirleyEaton found out that she was pregnant during the filming of ''Carry On Nurse'' and thus wouldn't have been able to return for this film.
** Norman Hudis' preliminary notes show that the characters of Alistair Grigg the school psychologist and Felicity Wheeler the school inspector were originally intended to be young teachers from the United States who were concluding their study tour of British educational establishments. In addition, their names were originally Ellis Hackenschmidt and Cornelia Wheeler, and were to be played by Creator/MichaelMedwin and Creator/HattieJacques rather than Creator/LesliePhillips and Creator/RosalindKnight.
** Hudis' notes also show other original ideas for casting:
*** Creator/WilfridHydeWhite as William Wakefield rather than Ted Ray.
*** Dora Bryan as Sarah Allcock rather than Joan Sims.
*** Creator/HarryLocke as Alf Hodgson rather than Cyril Chamberlain.
*** Creator/TerenceLongdon as one of the teachers, later changed to Creator/BillOwen.
** Peter Rogers wasn't sure if Ray would be available to play William Wakefield, and so had Creator/EricBarker lined up as his second choice.
** Creator/ShirleyEaton found out that she was pregnant during the filming of ''Carry On Nurse'' and thus wouldn't have been able to return for this film.
** Norman Hudis' preliminary notes show that the characters of Alistair Grigg the school psychologist and Felicity Wheeler the school inspector were originally intended to be young teachers from the United States who were concluding their study tour of British educational establishments. In addition, their names were originally Ellis Hackenschmidt and Cornelia Wheeler, and were to be played by Creator/MichaelMedwin and Creator/HattieJacques rather than Creator/LesliePhillips and Creator/RosalindKnight.
** Hudis' notes also show other original ideas for casting:
*** Creator/WilfridHydeWhite as William Wakefield rather than Ted Ray.
*** Dora Bryan as Sarah Allcock rather than Joan Sims.
*** Creator/HarryLocke as Alf Hodgson rather than Cyril Chamberlain.
*** Creator/TerenceLongdon as one of the teachers, later changed to Creator/BillOwen.
** Peter Rogers wasn't sure if Ray would be available to play William Wakefield, and so had Creator/EricBarker lined up as his second choice.
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** John Antrobus wrote additional material, although none of it was used.
** Bob Monkhouse was offered to play Ted York, but passed because he thought the fee being offered was far too low.
** Despite being the most prominent female ''Carry On'' star, Creator/JoanSims nearly missed her chance to appear in any of the films as she was only chosen to play Stella Dawson after Creator/DoraBryan (who had previously appeared in ''Carry On Sergeant'') was unavailable.
** Peter Rogers cut a scene from the script where Nurses Dawson and Axwell return to the nurse's home late, resulting in Nurse Dawson hiding in the mortuary to hide from Home Sister and frightening a porter as he thought it wasn't believable, despite actually happening to writer Norman Hudis' wife:
--->'''Nurse Dawson''': Come quick! The porter - first-aid!
--->'''Nurse Axwell''': P-porter? What about me? Ooh, the shock!
--->'''Nurse Dawson''': Quick, he may be dead!
--->'''Nurse Axwell''': If he is, he won't have far to walk...
** Rogers also axed a sad scene about a patient whose relationship is failing. It was eventually replaced with the drunken operation scene.
** Creator/EdDevereaux was told that he was to play Alec Lawrence with one permanent "boss-eye". After days of practicing to be able to do it, Rogers revealed he was only playing a joke on him and that it wasn't needed.
** The BBFC tried to have the line "Get the doctor to give you something to make you sleep" removed.
** Originally, the film ended with the projected romance between Ted York and Nurse Denton. However, the daffodil scene was thought to make a stronger ending.
** John Antrobus wrote additional material, although none of it was used.
** Bob Monkhouse was offered to play Ted York, but passed because he thought the fee being offered was far too low.
** Despite being the most prominent female ''Carry On'' star, Creator/JoanSims nearly missed her chance to appear in any of the films as she was only chosen to play Stella Dawson after Creator/DoraBryan (who had previously appeared in ''Carry On Sergeant'') was unavailable.
** Peter Rogers cut a scene from the script where Nurses Dawson and Axwell return to the nurse's home late, resulting in Nurse Dawson hiding in the mortuary to hide from Home Sister and frightening a porter as he thought it wasn't believable, despite actually happening to writer Norman Hudis' wife:
--->'''Nurse Dawson''': Come quick! The porter - first-aid!
--->'''Nurse Axwell''': P-porter? What about me? Ooh, the shock!
--->'''Nurse Dawson''': Quick, he may be dead!
--->'''Nurse Axwell''': If he is, he won't have far to walk...
** Rogers also axed a sad scene about a patient whose relationship is failing. It was eventually replaced with the drunken operation scene.
** Creator/EdDevereaux was told that he was to play Alec Lawrence with one permanent "boss-eye". After days of practicing to be able to do it, Rogers revealed he was only playing a joke on him and that it wasn't needed.
** The BBFC tried to have the line "Get the doctor to give you something to make you sleep" removed.
** Originally, the film ended with the projected romance between Ted York and Nurse Denton. However, the daffodil scene was thought to make a stronger ending.
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* ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'':
** At the earliest points of production, the film was intended to be a drama.
** Before Norman Hudis, writing duties were turned down by Creator/EricSykes and Creator/SpikeMilligan, while John Antrobus wrote a script that went unused barring a few character names staying the same.
** Creator/ValGuest was asked to direct the film before Creator/GeraldThomas.
** Creator/PeterRogers favoured George Cole for the role of Charlie before Creator/BobMonkhouse was cast.
** Gordon Tanner replaced John Stuart as the first specialist when his contract was cancelled.
** Patrick Newell was originally cast, but when he turned up on the first morning, he saw that the army sergeant who was going to drill the actors for the film was the same one that had drilled him when he was in the army and said that he wasn't going to go through that again and left.
** Terence Skelton was cast as "Fourteenth Recruit" but dropped out before filming.
** Starting a long-running series of censorship complaints in the series, the BBFC ordered several cuts to the script including all mentions of rape (seen as unmentionable for the "U" category), the phrase "the nuptials", the line "Man does not live by sausage rolls alone" (any jokes about Bible verses weren't allowed), and references to looking pregnant and "having been mucked about". They also insisted on removing the phrase "heap of chits" (for [[ParentheticalSwearing being used to allude to "heap of shit"]]), although it had already been filmed and Rogers managed to keep the offending scene in the film.
** A scene where Horace Strong complains about his vertigo and Sergeant Grimshawe tells him "vere to go" was considered too corny and cut from the script.
** Producer Rogers confirms on the DVDCommentary for ''Film/ThatsCarryOn'' that if Creator/WilliamHartnell was unavailable then Creator/CyrilChamberlain would've played Sergeant Grimshawe instead.
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* ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'':
** At the earliest points of production, the film was intended to be a drama.
** Before Norman Hudis, writing duties were turned down by Creator/EricSykes and Creator/SpikeMilligan, while John Antrobus wrote a script that went unused barring a few character names staying the same.
** Creator/ValGuest was asked to direct the film before Creator/GeraldThomas.
** Creator/PeterRogers favoured George Cole for the role of Charlie before Creator/BobMonkhouse was cast.
** Gordon Tanner replaced John Stuart as the first specialist when his contract was cancelled.
** Patrick Newell was originally cast, but when he turned up on the first morning, he saw that the army sergeant who was going to drill the actors for the film was the same one that had drilled him when he was in the army and said that he wasn't going to go through that again and left.
** Terence Skelton was cast as "Fourteenth Recruit" but dropped out before filming.
** Starting a long-running series of censorship complaints in the series, the BBFC ordered several cuts to the script including all mentions of rape (seen as unmentionable for the "U" category), the phrase "the nuptials", the line "Man does not live by sausage rolls alone" (any jokes about Bible verses weren't allowed), and references to looking pregnant and "having been mucked about". They also insisted on removing the phrase "heap of chits" (for [[ParentheticalSwearing being used to allude to "heap of shit"]]), although it had already been filmed and Rogers managed to keep the offending scene in the film.
** A scene where Horace Strong complains about his vertigo and Sergeant Grimshawe tells him "vere to go" was considered too corny and cut from the script.
** Producer Rogers confirms on the DVDCommentary for ''Film/ThatsCarryOn'' that if Creator/WilliamHartnell was unavailable then Creator/CyrilChamberlain would've played Sergeant Grimshawe instead.
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** Mike Grady and Michael Cashman were originally considered for Timmy, while Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson, and Dennis Waterman all were offered the role but turned it down.
** An early cast list for ''Film/ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner'' included Geoffrey Bayldon and Creator/ImogenHassall.
** While executive producer Norman Cohen directed the final three films, he was also originally supposed to direct ''Window Cleaner'' but stepped aside in favor of Creator/ValGuest. Guest was supposed to return for ''Film/ConfessionsOfAPopPerformer'' but didn't due to concerns from his wife about him being on set with various naked women.
** Prior to ''Pop Performer'', a sequel called ''Confessions from the Clink'' was considered but never got further than production notes.
** Creator/HelenMirren was considered for the role of Mary Truscott in ''Film/ConfessionsOfADrivingInstructor''.
** An early cast list for ''Film/ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner'' included Geoffrey Bayldon and Creator/ImogenHassall.
** While executive producer Norman Cohen directed the final three films, he was also originally supposed to direct ''Window Cleaner'' but stepped aside in favor of Creator/ValGuest. Guest was supposed to return for ''Film/ConfessionsOfAPopPerformer'' but didn't due to concerns from his wife about him being on set with various naked women.
** Prior to ''Pop Performer'', a sequel called ''Confessions from the Clink'' was considered but never got further than production notes.
** Creator/HelenMirren was considered for the role of Mary Truscott in ''Film/ConfessionsOfADrivingInstructor''.
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** Mike Grady and Michael Cashman were originally considered for Timmy, while Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson, and Dennis Waterman all were offered the role but turned it down.
** An early cast list for ''Film/ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner'' included Geoffrey Bayldon and Creator/ImogenHassall.
** While executive producer Norman Cohen directed the final three films, he was also originally supposed to direct ''Window Cleaner'' but stepped aside in favor of Creator/ValGuest. Guest was supposed to return for ''Film/ConfessionsOfAPopPerformer'' but didn't due to concerns from his wife about him being on set with various naked women.
** Prior to ''Pop Performer'', a sequel called ''Confessions from the Clink'' was considered but never got further than production notes.
** Creator/HelenMirren was considered for the role of Mary Truscott in ''Film/ConfessionsOfADrivingInstructor''.
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** Mike Grady and Michael Cashman were originally considered for Timmy, while Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson, and Dennis Waterman all were offered the role but turned it down.
** An early cast list for ''Film/ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner'' included Geoffrey Bayldon and Creator/ImogenHassall.
** While executive producer Norman Cohen directed the final three films, he was also originally supposed to direct ''Window Cleaner'' but stepped aside in favor of Creator/ValGuest. Guest was supposed to return for ''Film/ConfessionsOfAPopPerformer'' but didn't due to concerns from his wife about him being on set with various naked women.
** Prior to ''Pop Performer'', a sequel called ''Confessions from the Clink'' was considered but never got further than production notes.
** Creator/HelenMirren was considered for the role of Mary Truscott in ''Film/ConfessionsOfADrivingInstructor''.
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* There was going to be a straight MovieMultipack with ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning'' (then-titled ''Dead Reckoning Part One") and its sequel (then-titled ''Dead Reckoning Part Two''). The UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic forced a delay on the filming of the sequel, which was then rewritten and retitled, dropping ''Dead Reckoning'' altogether. The first film then had a PostReleaseRetitle to simply ''Dead Reckoning''.
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* There was going to be a straight MovieMultipack with ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning'' (then-titled ''Dead Reckoning Part One") and its sequel (then-titled ''Dead Reckoning Part Two''). The UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic forced a delay on the filming of the sequel, which was then rewritten and retitled, dropping ''Dead Reckoning'' altogether. The first film then had a PostReleaseRetitle to simply ''Dead Reckoning''.
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* ''Film/FlashGordon1980'': Creator/BrianBlessed suggested they should try to get Buster Crabbe to make a RemakeCameo as Flash's father, but Dino De Laurentiis wanted his film to be entirely seperate from [[Film/FlashGordonSerial the serials]].
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* ''Film/FlashGordon1980'': Creator/BrianBlessed suggested they should try to get Buster Crabbe to make a RemakeCameo as Flash's father, but Dino De Laurentiis wanted his film to be entirely seperate separate from [[Film/FlashGordonSerial the serials]].serials]].
* ''ComicBook/GiraffesOnHorsebackSalad'' was originally intended by Creator/SalvadorDali to be a romantic comedy starring [[Creator/MarxBrothers Harpo Marx]]. After MGM refused the idea, it was forgotten for almost 80 years, until writer Josh Frank found Dali's notebook for the film and then revived it as a graphic novel.
* ''ComicBook/GiraffesOnHorsebackSalad'' was originally intended by Creator/SalvadorDali to be a romantic comedy starring [[Creator/MarxBrothers Harpo Marx]]. After MGM refused the idea, it was forgotten for almost 80 years, until writer Josh Frank found Dali's notebook for the film and then revived it as a graphic novel.
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** In the downtime between the loss of original director Robert Bierman (due to his daughter's death) and the last-minute hiring of Cronenberg (who had ''just'' disentangled himself from ''Film/TotalRecall''), Creator/TimBurton was slated to direct at one point. Creator/MichaelKeaton would have been the protagonist.
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** In the downtime between the loss of original director Robert Bierman (due to his daughter's death) and the last-minute hiring of Cronenberg (who had ''just'' disentangled himself from ''Film/TotalRecall''), ''Film/TotalRecall1990''), Creator/TimBurton was slated to direct at one point. Creator/MichaelKeaton would have been the protagonist.
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* ''Film/LadyBallers'', a sports comedy made by far-right news outlet The Daily Wire about men claiming to be transgender women in order to play in a women's basketball league, was originally going to be a {{documentary}}, [[https://twitter.com/AriDrennen/status/1731763956136423738 according to Ben Shapiro]], co-founder of The Daily Wire. Since, as it turns out, joining a women's sports league when you're AMAB isn't actually as easy as saying "I'm a trans woman", this proved infeasible to do, so the concept had to be retooled into a fictional story.
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[WTHCastingAgency You wouldn't believe]] that [[Film/GhostRiderDuology Johnny Blaze]] tried to fly.[[note]]This was what ''Superman Lives'' was going to have if Creator/NicolasCage was attached. [[http://superman.wikia.com/wiki/Superman_Lives Seriously]]. At least he got to play him in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies''... and ''Film/{{The Flash|2023}}''.[[/note]]]]
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** The original film started life as ''Nothing Lasts Forever'', based on a novel of the same name. Said novel was a sequel to the book ''The Detective'', which had already been adapted to film, with the lead role being played by none other than Music/FrankSinatra. They wanted to make the sequel right after that, but by then Sinatra had grown tired of acting, and the project was scrapped. 20th Century Fox kept the film rights, though, and it was rediscovered by producer Joel Silver, who was looking for projects they could easily adapt because they already owned the rights. Bizarrely, the studio was still contractually obliged to ''offer'' the lead role to Sinatra -- even though Sinatra was 73 years old when the film started pre-production, which would have led to a [[WTHCastingAgency particularly mind-boggling result]]. To no one's surprise, Sinatra turned them down a second time.
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** The original film started life as ''Nothing Lasts Forever'', based on a novel of the same name. Said novel was a sequel to the book ''The Detective'', which had already been adapted to film, with the lead role being played by none other than Music/FrankSinatra. They wanted to make the sequel right after that, but by then Sinatra had grown tired of acting, and the project was scrapped. 20th Century Fox kept the film rights, though, and it was rediscovered by producer Joel Silver, who was looking for projects they could easily adapt because they already owned the rights. Bizarrely, the studio was still contractually obliged to ''offer'' the lead role to Sinatra -- even though Sinatra was 73 years old when the film started pre-production, which would have led to a [[WTHCastingAgency [[QuestionableCasting particularly mind-boggling result]]. To no one's surprise, Sinatra turned them down a second time.
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** The werewolf puppets and animatronics are mostly shot from the waist up because the legs didn't look convincing or were absent entirely to make the puppets easier to move; Joe Dante wasn't keen on the idea of using actors wearing suits because he felt it would be obvious that's what they were and thus break the immersion. There were lengthy scenes created by Dave Allen using stop-motion models that showed the werewolves fully, but they were largely [[DeletedScene scrapped]] after test screenings; although the stop-motion animation was good, the way the werewolves looked and moved in these scenes differed too much from the life-size puppets (to the point some viewers thought the scenes were from a different production). The only stop-motion scenes that remain in the finished film are the distant silhouettes of Marsha and [[spoiler:Bill]] transforming and a trio of werewolves standing on the road near the end [[spoiler:as Karen and Chris make their escape]].
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** The werewolf puppets and animatronics are mostly shot from the waist up because the legs didn't look convincing or were absent entirely to make the puppets easier to move; Joe Dante wasn't keen on the idea of using actors wearing suits because he felt it would be obvious that's what they were and thus break the immersion. There were lengthy scenes created by Dave Allen using stop-motion models that showed the werewolves fully, but they were largely [[DeletedScene scrapped]] after test screenings; although the stop-motion animation was good, the way the werewolves looked and moved in these scenes differed too much from the life-size puppets (to the point some viewers thought the scenes were from a different production). The only stop-motion scenes scene that remain remains in the finished film are the distant silhouettes of Marsha and [[spoiler:Bill]] transforming and is a trio of werewolves standing on the road near the end [[spoiler:as Karen and Chris make their escape]].
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* ''Film/CarryOn London'' was first announced in 2003, and was in and out of pre-production all the way until 2008. This attempt to revive the legendary series of British comedy films would have focused around a London limousine company ferrying celebrities to an award show. Various names -- including David Jason, Creator/BurtReynolds and the late Paul O'Grady -- were attached the project at various points, and production went as far as sets going up at Pinewood Studios before the plug was pulled after producer Peter Rogers died.
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* ''Film/TheHowling1981'':
** The first drafts of the screenplay, co-written by Terence H. Winkless, were more faithful to the book, but it was felt parts of it didn't work so well onscreen. Creator/JohnSayles was hired to rewrite the script, deviating greatly from the book's story and adding more self-aware humour, though Winkless still received a co-writing credit.
** Jack Conrad was originally set to direct and contributed to the screenplay, but left due to CreativeDifferences with the studio and was replaced by Creator/JoeDante.
** Creator/RickBaker was originally hired to do the special effects and werewolf designs for the film, but left midway through the production to work on ''Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon'', letting his then-protege, Creator/RobBottin, take charge while staying on as a designer and consultant. Baker let Bottin have complete control when he realised the designs he kept coming up with were too similar to the ones he was making for ''An American Werewolf in London'', which he felt was unfair to both productions.
** The studio originally wanted the werewolves to be portrayed as large wolves, but Joe Dante refused and pushed for them to be depicted as human-wolf hybrids using special effects, as he felt that just using real wolves wouldn't be scary or fantastical enough, not to mention [[NeverWorkWithChildrenOrAnimals the challenges]] of getting the wolves to do what the filmmakers wanted on-set.
** Rob Bottin went through multiple different designs for the werewolves, including sculpting ten separate heads; he rejected many designs for looking too similar to earlier werewolf depictions on film, as he wanted ''The Howling'''s werewolves to be more unique. The final look was actually one of Bottin's earliest designs, which he had initially rejected "but I wound up really liking it".
** The werewolf puppets and animatronics are mostly shot from the waist up because the legs didn't look convincing or were absent entirely to make the puppets easier to move; Joe Dante wasn't keen on the idea of using actors wearing suits because he felt it would be obvious that's what they were and thus break the immersion. There were lengthy scenes created by Dave Allen using stop-motion models that showed the werewolves fully, but they were largely [[DeletedScene scrapped]] after test screenings; although the stop-motion animation was good, the way the werewolves looked and moved in these scenes differed too much from the life-size puppets (to the point some viewers thought the scenes were from a different production). The only stop-motion scenes that remain in the finished film are the distant silhouettes of Marsha and [[spoiler:Bill]] transforming and a trio of werewolves standing on the road near the end [[spoiler:as Karen and Chris make their escape]].
-->'''Joe Dante:''' At various screenings, after the picture people were coming up to me and asking what picture the neat stop-motion footage came from. There was nothing wrong with those shots; it was just that the werewolves moved differently — like in a Creator/RayHarryhausen film where they cut from a stop-motion creature to a full-size live-action shot. Also, the colours of the werewolves were slightly different from the full-size wolf, which we didn’t have at the time Dave Allen started up.
** The first drafts of the screenplay, co-written by Terence H. Winkless, were more faithful to the book, but it was felt parts of it didn't work so well onscreen. Creator/JohnSayles was hired to rewrite the script, deviating greatly from the book's story and adding more self-aware humour, though Winkless still received a co-writing credit.
** Jack Conrad was originally set to direct and contributed to the screenplay, but left due to CreativeDifferences with the studio and was replaced by Creator/JoeDante.
** Creator/RickBaker was originally hired to do the special effects and werewolf designs for the film, but left midway through the production to work on ''Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon'', letting his then-protege, Creator/RobBottin, take charge while staying on as a designer and consultant. Baker let Bottin have complete control when he realised the designs he kept coming up with were too similar to the ones he was making for ''An American Werewolf in London'', which he felt was unfair to both productions.
** The studio originally wanted the werewolves to be portrayed as large wolves, but Joe Dante refused and pushed for them to be depicted as human-wolf hybrids using special effects, as he felt that just using real wolves wouldn't be scary or fantastical enough, not to mention [[NeverWorkWithChildrenOrAnimals the challenges]] of getting the wolves to do what the filmmakers wanted on-set.
** Rob Bottin went through multiple different designs for the werewolves, including sculpting ten separate heads; he rejected many designs for looking too similar to earlier werewolf depictions on film, as he wanted ''The Howling'''s werewolves to be more unique. The final look was actually one of Bottin's earliest designs, which he had initially rejected "but I wound up really liking it".
** The werewolf puppets and animatronics are mostly shot from the waist up because the legs didn't look convincing or were absent entirely to make the puppets easier to move; Joe Dante wasn't keen on the idea of using actors wearing suits because he felt it would be obvious that's what they were and thus break the immersion. There were lengthy scenes created by Dave Allen using stop-motion models that showed the werewolves fully, but they were largely [[DeletedScene scrapped]] after test screenings; although the stop-motion animation was good, the way the werewolves looked and moved in these scenes differed too much from the life-size puppets (to the point some viewers thought the scenes were from a different production). The only stop-motion scenes that remain in the finished film are the distant silhouettes of Marsha and [[spoiler:Bill]] transforming and a trio of werewolves standing on the road near the end [[spoiler:as Karen and Chris make their escape]].
-->'''Joe Dante:''' At various screenings, after the picture people were coming up to me and asking what picture the neat stop-motion footage came from. There was nothing wrong with those shots; it was just that the werewolves moved differently — like in a Creator/RayHarryhausen film where they cut from a stop-motion creature to a full-size live-action shot. Also, the colours of the werewolves were slightly different from the full-size wolf, which we didn’t have at the time Dave Allen started up.
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* "Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22", a documentary film about former Music/Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher's 2022 concerts at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, was going to have Oasis songs until his brother Noel blocked his band's songs from appearing in the documentary, leaving just Liam's solo songs.
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* "Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22", a documentary film about former Music/Oasis Music/{{Oasis}} lead singer Liam Gallagher's 2022 concerts at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, was going to have Oasis songs until his brother Noel blocked his band's songs from appearing in the documentary, leaving just Liam's solo songs.
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* In ''Film/PleaseTurnOver'', a cashier was intended to have been played by Anne Sharp but was replaced by Leigh Madison once filming began.
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** Early drafts of the script for ''Film/HolidayOnTheBuses'' didn't include the subplot about Blakey's broken toe.
** A fourth film, ''Fun on the Buses'', was planned but was never made.
** A fourth film, ''Fun on the Buses'', was planned but was never made.
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** Early drafts of the script for ''Film/HolidayOnTheBuses'' didn't include the subplot about Blakey's broken toe.
** A fourth film, ''Fun on the Buses'', was planned but was never made.
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** Early drafts of the script for ''Film/HolidayOnTheBuses'' didn't include the subplot about Blakey's broken toe.
** A fourth film, ''Fun on the Buses'', was planned but was never made.
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* ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'':
** If Creator/JamesRobertsonJustice hadn't had his stroke, he would've played Creator/RobertMorley's role of Captain Spratt in addition to playing Sir Lancelot.
** This wasn't supposed to be the final ''Film/{{Doctor}}'' film but ended up being it due to British films becoming unprofitable in America.
** If Creator/JamesRobertsonJustice hadn't had his stroke, he would've played Creator/RobertMorley's role of Captain Spratt in addition to playing Sir Lancelot.
** This wasn't supposed to be the final ''Film/{{Doctor}}'' film but ended up being it due to British films becoming unprofitable in America.
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* ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'':
** Creator/RobertMorley was the first choice for Sir Lancelot, but he demanded £15,000 and was dropped. When Creator/JamesRobertsonJustice was hired in his place, he was paid 1/10 of Morley's desired salary.
** Neither the famous "bleeding time" scene nor any of the scenes of Tony's proposals were in the original screenplay. The Tony proposal scenes all had to be filmed much later on.
* ''Film/DoctorAtSea'': Creator/JoanCollins was originally intended to star in the film as Helene Colbert but was ill-matched against Creator/DirkBogarde. The part eventually went to Creator/BrigitteBardot.
* ''Film/DoctorInClover'':
** Creator/TalbotRothwell had originally been commissioned by Betty Box to write the film. While Rothwell's script was turned down, he reused some plot elements (notably a medical mission and a slimming potion) three years later when he wrote ''Film/CarryOnAgainDoctor''.
** Creator/FenellaFielding and Shirley Anne Field both wished they could've played the other's role.
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* ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'':
** Creator/RobertMorley was the first choice for Sir Lancelot, but he demanded £15,000 and was dropped. When Creator/JamesRobertsonJustice was hired in his place, he was paid 1/10 of Morley's desired salary.
** Neither the famous "bleeding time" scene nor any of the scenes of Tony's proposals were in the original screenplay. The Tony proposal scenes all had to be filmed much later on.
* ''Film/DoctorAtSea'': Creator/JoanCollins was originally intended to star in the film as Helene Colbert but was ill-matched against Creator/DirkBogarde. The part eventually went to Creator/BrigitteBardot.
* ''Film/DoctorInClover'':
** Creator/TalbotRothwell had originally been commissioned by Betty Box to write the film. While Rothwell's script was turned down, he reused some plot elements (notably a medical mission and a slimming potion) three years later when he wrote ''Film/CarryOnAgainDoctor''.
** Creator/FenellaFielding and Shirley Anne Field both wished they could've played the other's role.
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* ''Film/DoctorSeries'':
** ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'':
*** Creator/RobertMorley was the first choice for Sir Lancelot, but he demanded £15,000 and was dropped. When Creator/JamesRobertsonJustice was hired in his place, he was paid 1/10 of Morley's desired salary.
*** Neither the famous "bleeding time" scene nor any of the scenes of Tony's proposals were in the original screenplay. The Tony proposal scenes all had to be filmed much later on.
** ''Film/DoctorAtSea'': Creator/JoanCollins was originally intended to star in the film as Helene Colbert but was ill-matched against Creator/DirkBogarde. The part eventually went to Creator/BrigitteBardot.
** ''Film/DoctorInClover'':
*** Creator/TalbotRothwell had originally been commissioned by Betty Box to write the film. While Rothwell's script was turned down, he reused some plot elements (notably a medical mission and a slimming potion) three years later when he wrote ''Film/CarryOnAgainDoctor''.
*** Creator/FenellaFielding and Shirley Anne Field both wished they could've played the other's role.
** ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'':
*** Creator/RobertMorley was the first choice for Sir Lancelot, but he demanded £15,000 and was dropped. When Creator/JamesRobertsonJustice was hired in his place, he was paid 1/10 of Morley's desired salary.
*** Neither the famous "bleeding time" scene nor any of the scenes of Tony's proposals were in the original screenplay. The Tony proposal scenes all had to be filmed much later on.
** ''Film/DoctorAtSea'': Creator/JoanCollins was originally intended to star in the film as Helene Colbert but was ill-matched against Creator/DirkBogarde. The part eventually went to Creator/BrigitteBardot.
** ''Film/DoctorInClover'':
*** Creator/TalbotRothwell had originally been commissioned by Betty Box to write the film. While Rothwell's script was turned down, he reused some plot elements (notably a medical mission and a slimming potion) three years later when he wrote ''Film/CarryOnAgainDoctor''.
*** Creator/FenellaFielding and Shirley Anne Field both wished they could've played the other's role.
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** ''Film/DoctorInClover'':
*** Creator/TalbotRothwell had originally been commissioned by Betty Box to write the film. While Rothwell's script was turned down, he reused some plot elements (notably a medical mission and a slimming potion) three years later when he wrote ''Film/CarryOnAgainDoctor''.
*** Creator/FenellaFielding and Shirley Anne Field both wished they could've played the other's role.
*** Creator/TalbotRothwell had originally been commissioned by Betty Box to write the film. While Rothwell's script was turned down, he reused some plot elements (notably a medical mission and a slimming potion) three years later when he wrote ''Film/CarryOnAgainDoctor''.
*** Creator/FenellaFielding and Shirley Anne Field both wished they could've played the other's role.
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* ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'':
** Creator/RobertMorley was the first choice for Sir Lancelot, but he demanded £15,000 and was dropped. When Creator/JamesRobertsonJustice was hired in his place, he was paid 1/10 of Morley's desired salary.
** Neither the famous "bleeding time" scene nor any of the scenes of Tony's proposals were in the original screenplay. The Tony proposal scenes all had to be filmed much later on.
** Creator/RobertMorley was the first choice for Sir Lancelot, but he demanded £15,000 and was dropped. When Creator/JamesRobertsonJustice was hired in his place, he was paid 1/10 of Morley's desired salary.
** Neither the famous "bleeding time" scene nor any of the scenes of Tony's proposals were in the original screenplay. The Tony proposal scenes all had to be filmed much later on.
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* ''Film/DoctorSeries'':
** ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'':
** *** Creator/RobertMorley was the first choice for Sir Lancelot, but he demanded £15,000 and was dropped. When Creator/JamesRobertsonJustice was hired in his place, he was paid 1/10 of Morley's desired salary.
** *** Neither the famous "bleeding time" scene nor any of the scenes of Tony's proposals were in the original screenplay. The Tony proposal scenes all had to be filmed much later on.on.
** ''Film/DoctorAtSea'': Creator/JoanCollins was originally intended to star in the film as Helene Colbert but was ill-matched against Creator/DirkBogarde. The part eventually went to Creator/BrigitteBardot.
** ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'':
** ''Film/DoctorAtSea'': Creator/JoanCollins was originally intended to star in the film as Helene Colbert but was ill-matched against Creator/DirkBogarde. The part eventually went to Creator/BrigitteBardot.
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* ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'':
** Creator/RobertMorley was the first choice for Sir Lancelot, but he demanded £15,000 and was dropped. When Creator/JamesRobertsonJustice was hired in his place, he was paid 1/10 of Morley's desired salary.
** Neither the famous "bleeding time" scene nor any of the scenes of Tony's proposals were in the original screenplay. The Tony proposal scenes all had to be filmed much later on.
** Creator/RobertMorley was the first choice for Sir Lancelot, but he demanded £15,000 and was dropped. When Creator/JamesRobertsonJustice was hired in his place, he was paid 1/10 of Morley's desired salary.
** Neither the famous "bleeding time" scene nor any of the scenes of Tony's proposals were in the original screenplay. The Tony proposal scenes all had to be filmed much later on.
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* ''Film/DadsArmy1971'':
** David Croft and Jimmy Perry's initial screenplay was less cinematic with a different plot and pacing before Norman Cohen and Columbia Pictures' ExecutiveMeddling took place.
** An early draft ended in 1945, showing the disbanding of the HomeGuard and Captain Mainwaring being presented with an engraved silver tankard.
** David Croft and Jimmy Perry's initial screenplay was less cinematic with a different plot and pacing before Norman Cohen and Columbia Pictures' ExecutiveMeddling took place.
** An early draft ended in 1945, showing the disbanding of the HomeGuard and Captain Mainwaring being presented with an engraved silver tankard.
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* ''Film/MyAnimal'': [[https://www.cbr.com/my-animal-jacqueline-castel-interview/ According to an interview with director Jaqueline Castel]], she was considering having the movie end with a TimeSkip where Heather and Jonny indeed got back together, but ultimately decided to leave things more open with the RayOfHopeEnding the final product has.
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** Creator/OliverStone was approached in 1993 following a rumor that he was interested in directing a ''Planet of the Apes'' remake. He wasn't. In fact, after being told of the rumor by Fox exes he went to watch the films, which he had not yet, and told the studio that they were "awful". He was, however, interested on being executive producer to a new film that would discard all the previous ''POTA'' mythos, centered instead on "[[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs the discovery of cryogenically frozen Vedic Apes who hold the secret numeric codes to the Bible that foretold the end of civilizations]]."
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** Creator/OliverStone was approached in 1993 following a rumor that he was interested in directing a ''Planet of the Apes'' remake. He wasn't. In fact, after being told of the rumor by Fox exes he went to watch the films, which he had not yet, and told the studio that they were "awful". He was, however, interested on being executive producer to a new film that would discard all the previous ''POTA'' mythos, centered instead on "[[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs the "the discovery of cryogenically frozen Vedic Apes who hold the secret numeric codes to the Bible that foretold the end of civilizations]].civilizations."
