It again reteams Scorsese with his favorite actor, Robert De Niro, who had appeared inMean Streets (1973),Taxi Driver (1976), New York, New York (1977),Raging Bull (1980),andThe King of Comedy (1982).The heroic figure of Charlton Heston (an iconic and righteous Moses figure) would again be commissioned to play the lead role in this film of a Jewish nobleman (the Prince of Judea) - after the role was turned down by Burt Lancaster, Rock Hudson and Paul Newman.With numerous Razzie nominations and Awards: 9 nominations and 5 wins -- Worst Actor (Stallone) (win), Worst Director (Stallone) (win), Worst Musical Score (win), Worst New Star (Brigitte Nielsen) (win), and Worst Supporting Actress (Nielsen) (win), also nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay (Stallone), Worst Supporting Actor (Burt Young), Worst Supporting Actress (Talia Shire).The respected Jor-El then warned the elders, including First Elder (Trevor Howard), of their own suicidal (or genocidal) fate as a planet - but his cautionary fears were discredited as an "outlandish theory.