The Cannon Group, Inc. tried to get Sir Anthony Hopkins to play Colonel Colin Caine, who turned it down. Then they thought they had a deal with Terence Stamp, but for some reason, that fell through. Michael Gothard screentested for Caine too, but when Tobe Hooper met Peter Firth, he offered him the role. Michael Gothard was very annoyed that he had been demoted to a secondary role, and friends of his have alleged that the whole business was the catalyst for his deep depression, that would cause his death seven years later.

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