Melora Hardin opens up about Losing 'Back to the Future' Role

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Melora Hardin admits that being dropped from "Back to the Future" was devastating.

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Hardin was 17 when she was cast as Jennifer Parker in the classic '80s film with Eric Stoltz.

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Hardin revealed in an interview with that..

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“There’s no doubt it was very painful.”

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She lost her role in “Back to the Future” because she was taller than the film’s star, Michael J. Fox.

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Hardin, on the other hand, got a role in the upcoming Hallmark film "Love, Classified"

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claims she was able to overcome her disappointment because..

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“I’d already had painful things happen, so I knew how to get through things.”

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