Overview
- Hardin told Entertainment Weekly she was fired at 17 for being taller than Michael J. Fox and said she burst into tears over the decision.
- Fox replaced Eric Stoltz during the 1985 shoot, prompting a rethink of the Jennifer Parker casting because of the new height pairing, according to his memoir.
- Fox wrote that Robert Zemeckis initially considered keeping Hardin but, after surveying female crew, concluded audiences might not accept the taller-girlfriend dynamic.
- Fox expressed regret in his memoir that this prejudice affected Hardin and said he would have defended her had he been asked.
- Claudia Wells ultimately played Jennifer in the first film, with Elisabeth Shue taking over the role in Parts II and III.