Ricco Ross, who played Private Frost in Aliens, nearly joined Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket—but Cameron pulled out all the stops to keep him, rewriting a role, boosting pay, and giving him extra time off. Ross, dead set on playing Hudson, almost walked away until Cameron convinced him with a custom-made part. The gamble paid off: Ross’s iconic performance helped cement Aliens’ legendary squad.

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