Ever since he was 10 he'd idolised Marlon Brando after seeing him in the film 'On the Waterfront' so when he was cast with him in 'The Freshman' it was a dream come true.
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two,
1945-1985". Pages 99-103. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company,
1988.
The film Total Recall was originally going to be an intellectual thriller directed by Bruce and starring Matthew Broderick. until Dino de Laurentis' company went bankrupt and Arnie stepped in.