The lead role in the film Soapdish had originally been offered to Burt Reynolds. Burt was originally excited about the project, but his wife at the time- Loni Anderson- was not pleased at the prospect of her husband starring alongside his former girlfriend Sally Field. The part went to Kevin Kline instead.
The production of Soapdish was not smooth. Paramount ordered a ton of reshoots because it felt that the film wasn't funny enough. The delays forced Kevin Kline to pull out of Hook, ceding his role to Robin Williams.
