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Why wasn't Trevor Morgan credited as young Jimmy?


This might be a dumb question, but why wasn't Trevor credited for young Jimmy? I've tried googling it, but all I came across were a few different pages that stated the fact, but didn't explain the reason. I also looked up reasons for not crediting an actor/actress (since I was curious about some other people, too) and the reasons I found did not make sense in the cases I was thinking of. The reasons I saw were things like the SAG charging more money for more famous actors, so they sometimes go uncredited so they don't have to be paid the normal rate. Another reason was to surprise the audience by appearing onscreen unexpectedly. Also, trying not to upstage other actors was mentioned.

I can see how those would all be valid reasons, but I don't think they are really that applicable in this case. The closest one would maybe be the SAG one, except he wasn't really famous...maybe they just didn't want to pay him very much? I would think that parents/guardians would have made sure he got paid and credited for what he did...especially since he is the young version of the main character.

Anyway, do any of you movie gurus know? Please help me be less confused...

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I don't have an answer for you, but you'd think after 2 years that SOMEONE might know and might post an answer. I'd never really thought about it before, but now I'm kind of curious myself. Maybe it's one of life's great mysteries that will never be solved (by anyone outside of the movie business, anyway)...

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Thank you, Navihawk! Even though you didn't know the answer, your response brightened my day (and reminded me that I even asked this question years ago...). Maybe someday I'll find my answer, but until that day, I shall try to enjoy the mystery.

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You are very welcome, libby. :) People here on IMDb don't always thank other people for responses to their posts, especially if the reply doesn't have an answer to a question. So it's nice to get a friendly reply back, even though I couldn't answer yours (and I forgot to apologize for posting without an answer...!). And I'm so glad I was able to make your day a little better.

Good luck with your quest; as you said, one day you might finally know the answer!

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Not sure and I haven't even realized he wasn't even credited

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