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alexkidd_in_world t1_ixymcj3 wrote

Reply to comment by No_Pen9448 in TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto

The role of Capone was pretty critical to the movie. De Palma couldn't risk having some idiot who didn't have any work come time to shoot so he took $200k of the production cost to ensure that no matter what, the shoot could go ahead. It's not that wild.

A delay in shooting would have cost considerably more money. Seems like a smart move to have a contingency plan.

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