 Michael Biehn (qv) almost didnt get the role of Kyle Reese  because in his first audition he spoke in a Southern accent as a  result of working on a part for a stage production of "Cat on a Hot  Tin Roof" (he didnt get the role), and the producers didnt want  Reese to seem regionalized. After a talk with Biehns agent, the  producers called Biehn back for another audition and he got the  part.