Jeremiah S. Chechik

The future of photography.

Jeremiah, how are you?

Fine.

How energetic was my intro? Last episode, Adrian complained about my lack of energy when I made the introduction.

Fact number three, the journey to get this film produced was an arduous one with the script being completed in 1991 and sold to New Line Cinema after.

Director Jeremiah S. Chechik of National Lampoon fame was originally chosen to direct the film, but he tried to change too many things in the script, including the head in the box at the end of the film.

I lied to you.

I forgot that there was a head in the box in one of the-

I just wanted to add a brief extra introduction on this episode, because when I spoke to my guests this time, I forgot to actually introduce them or have them identify which voice was which.

So the person who answers the first of my questions is showrunner and producer Harley Peyton, and the second person to answer one of my questions but the first person to respond when I said hello to them, that's Jeremiah Chechik, producer and director.

All right, well, here we are.

Gentlemen, how you doing today?

Yeah.

The rival TriStar Pictures version was also in development at the time as this movie with Johnny Depp and director Jeremiah Chechik attached.

Ultimately, it fell through, though, and Oliver Platt had been approached to play Porthos in that version as well.

Interesting, Chechik directed Platt in Tall Tale in 1995.

So when Andrew Kevin Walker finished his screenplay, the first production company involved was Penta Films.

They bought the script and hired Jeremiah S. Chechik to direct, and at that point he directed National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and Benny & Joon.

Yeah.

Two comedies.