Near-Miss Casting in the 1980s

Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 80s news including reviews for the new "Night Court," the hardest scene to film in "Top Gun: Maverick," and how Val Kilmer returned to the new "Willow" series. Then, the trio discusses 10 times other actors nearly played characters we love in 1980s films.Introduction - :00Announcement - 3:00*Listen for our interview with legendary casting director Joel Thurm later this week. He cast most of the characters that populated the TV shows we loved throughout the 1980s.1980s News - 5:56Near-Miss Casting Calls in the 1980s - 48:33Wrap-Up - 1:38:57For the many ways to support the show, visit www.1980snow.com/support.For more episodes of 1980s Now and information about the show visit www.1980snow.com.And for even more 1980s awesomeness visit the80sruled.com or facebook.com/80sruled.Learn more about Jon's podcast and Youtube channel at www.GenXGrownup.com.