Does this remind anyone else of another infamous bit of mistaken casting?
Faye Dunnaway's 11th hour dismissal from SUNSET BOULEVARD.
I agree with the post about the vocal chops. But even if he only halfway sang the score, Dreyfuss is not a farceur -- he is a naturalistic comic actor, but not anyone's idea of a funnyman, or a clown. Go back, look at the RICHARD III sections of GOODBYE GIRL. He's really not that big a scream.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling