Lynda Carter was originally cast in the role of one of the visiting Playboy bunnies but the filming of her scenes was interrupted by the famous storm that wrecked the theatre set, prompting nearly two month’s delay for rebuilding. By the time Coppola was ready to shoot again, Carter’s contractual obligations to Wonder Woman forced her back to the states, and her scenes were re-shot with Colleen Camp. The only evidence remaining of Carter’s involvement are the Playboy centrefolds that were specially shot by the magazine as movie props. At one point in the Redux version of Apocalypse Now, a glimpse of Carter’s pinup is visible. As the only nude work ascribed to the actress outside of Bobby Jo And The Outlaw (1976), the authenticity of the very airbrushed Carter spread has been put into question over the years. However the sequence of events suggest that her version of the pose was shot well before Camp’s, and that Camp’s version aped the original so closely for continuity reasons, in order to be able to use some of the pre-storm footage.

Mick Jagger in Fitzcarraldo (1981)

One frenetic shot remains of Mick Jagger ringing a bell as the visionary Fitzcarraldo’s eccentric assistant Wilbur in Werner Herzog’s cinematic milestone. Planning a strict shooting schedule with a director like Herzog is perhaps something you only do when you’ve been smoking something you shouldn’t. Fitzcarraldo proved a legendarily long and arduous shoot, and Jagger’s allotment of time for the film quickly ran into his commitment to tour with the Stones. Herzog himself praised Jagger and his performance, and reshot the early parts of the film not only without Jagger but without his character, as the director felt that no-one could replace him. I’d like to see these missing scenes because Jagger has not proved the best musician-turned-actor in the entertainment world, and it sounds like something was really sparking for him on this project. Klaus Kinski, who took the title role, was himself a last-minute replacement for Jason Robards, who fell ill during production.

Robert Shaw in Jaws (1975)