The idea that
Brad Pitt was the model for the buffoonish Chad Palomino character is a myth. Pitt himself was slated to appear as the Palomino character, until a
Legends of the Fall (1994) scheduling conflict forced him to drop out. Apparently,
James LeGros *was* mocking a self-absorbed Hollywood star; it just wasn't Pitt.
Tom DiCillo says that while he can't name any names, LeGros confided that he had lifted all of the Palomino character's mannerisms from a star with whom he had just finished working.
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