((not an answer)) I am very interested in this topic for some reason. I have read in other articles that Even Richards was hired BECAUSE he looks like Corey Haim, as though the part was originally intended to be for Corey. Does anyone know if this is true, and if so, why didn't the part go to Corey Haim. Did he decide he didn't want to do it, or did the producer's decide to go with someone else for other reasons? If anyone can answer this I will be very grateful, I am a huge Corey & Corey fan and have always wondered about this.