 Michael Keaton (qv), Bruce Willis (I) (qv),  Robert De Niro (qv), Al Pacino (qv), and Dustin Hoffman (qv)  all turned down the role of Chili Palmer. While Danny DeVito (qv)  was Barry Sonnenfeld (qv)s first choice for the role of Chilli  Palmer because of his natural charisma, he could not fit it into his  schedule so he ended up playing the smaller role of Martin Weir  instead.