Former Back to the Future actor shares ‘crushing’ memory about making hit film

• Melora Hardin, known for her role in The Office, was originally cast as Jennifer Parker in the 1985 film Back to the Future.
• She filmed several weeks opposite Eric Stoltz, who was initially cast as Marty McFly before being replaced.
• When Michael J Fox took over the lead role from Stoltz, Hardin was deemed too tall to play his love interest.
• The role of Jennifer Parker was subsequently given to Claudia Wells.
• Hardin described losing the part at 17 as 'a huge disappointment' and 'crushing', though she now reflects on failure as a necessary part of her career.

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Fired Back to the Future star calls experience with film ‘a huge disappointment’