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Taylor, John Russell. Sight and Sound; London Vol. 43, Iss. 3, (Summer 1974): 149.</ref> Russell originally considered [[Peter Sellers]] for the role of The Specialist.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/01/the-lost-roles-of-peter-sellers.html | title=The Lost Roles of Peter Sellers | date=31 January 2013 }}</ref>
Russell says Pete Townshend wanted [[Tiny Tim (musician)|Tiny Tim]] to play Pinball Wizard but Stigwood overruled him.<ref name="Russell p 122">Russell p 122</ref> [[Elton John]] initially turned down the role of the Pinball Wizard and among those considered to replace him was [[David Essex]], who recorded a test audio version of the "Pinball Wizard" song. However, producer [[Robert Stigwood]] held out until John agreed to take the part, reportedly on condition that he could keep the gigantic [[Dr. Martens]] boots he wore in the scene.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He later wore the boots in a brief scene in the music video for his song [[Nikita (song)|''Nikita'']], which was directed by Russell.
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