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Jeffrey Jones was cast based on his role in Amadeus, where he played the emperor ; Hughes thought that character's modern equivalent was Rooney.

" My part was actually quite small in the script, but what seemed to be the important part to me was that I was the only one who wasn't swept along by Ferris ", recalls Jones.

" So I was the only one in opposition, which presented a lot of opportunities, some of which weren't even in the script or were expanded on.

John was receptive to anything I had to offer, and indeed got ideas along the way himself.

So that was fun, working with him.

" " Hughes told me at the time — and I thought he was just blowing his own horn — he said, ' You are going to be known for this for the rest of your life.

' And I thought, ' Sure '... but he was right.