Remember That Time Eric Stoltz Was in ‘Back to the Future’?

Filmmakers regularly stress the importance of a production's casting process, and that hiring the right actors for the right roles arguably accounts for half the battle when making a film. While the unpleasant task of having to fire or replace an actor can arise for a variety of reasons, from personal matters to injuries and creative differences to public scandals, one can presume that delivering such crushing news to a performer must be unenviable at best. One such incident took place on January 10, 1985, as cameras rolled on Back to the Future. In the lead role of Marty McFly, 23-year-old Eric Stoltz had been filming for over a month, but little did he know that his time on set would soon be at an end.