 Robert Rodriguez (I) (qv) originally envisioned Johnny Depp (qv)  in the role of Jackie Boy. Due to prior commitments, Depp could not  play the part. While at the Academy Awards, Rodriguez saw  Benicio Del Toro (qv) with long hair ("Wolf Man" hair, as he  describes it) and said that he "was looking at Jackie Boy". He told  Del Toro not to cut his hair and mailed him the comic book and a  copy of the short, "The Customer is Always Right." Del Toro  immediately signed on.