80s Trivia: What actor originally played Marty McFly in 'Back to the Future'?

Who doesn't love Back to the Future?  The second one was always my favorite--I loved all of the futuristic stuff.  Anyways, we all know that Marty McFly was played by Michael J. Fox, and the role helped to launch his career.  What you may not know, however, is that Fox was NOT originally cast in the role.  So, from our 80s Trivia Game - 80s Trivia: What actor originally played Marty McFly in 'Back to the Future'?   Was it Tom Cruise?  C. Thomas Howell, Judd Nelson or Eric Stolz?

 As the picture probably indicates, the correct answer is Eric Stolz - but, keep an eye on the way the question was phrased.  McFly was originally the number one choice for the role of McFly - but, with Fox's filming of Family Ties, he couldn't commit to the schedule.  Producers then went to Stolz - and actually filmed four weeks of the movie - before the producers, director and Stolz himself all realized that Stolz was wrong for the role.  Stolz was found to be too "humorless" and was felt to look uncomfortable during the skateboard scenes.  Meanwhile, Fox's schedule opened up again - and he was able to take the role.

Look at that photo above - imagine if that was the cultural shot of the 80s.