The concept of Quaid as a buff construction worker was suggested by Arnold Schwarzenegger himself. In the earlier drafts of the script, Quaid (originally named Quail) was described as an average-looking accountant type. Because of this detail, the original intended producer, Dino De Laurentiis, was adamant that Schwarzenegger not audition. It was only after Schwarzenegger convinced Mario Kassar to buy the script rights from De Laurentiis (whose production company went bankrupt) that later drafts changed Quaid's character into one more suitable for Schwarzenegger to play. Schwarzenegger said that he felt this helped the story, giving a much stronger contrast to it by making an otherwise powerful character vulnerable by having his mind stolen.

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