The deleted Brendan Fraser scene inspired by Oasis and Supergrass: “Audiences didn’t buy it”

A deleted scene from *Bedazzled* showed Brendan Fraser as a dishevelled rock star, a character he described as a cross between Oasis and Supergrass. The scene’s failure with test audiences offers a glimpse of the broad, exaggerated roles Fraser took on during the blockbuster years before his later return to dramatic acting.

Fraser said he performed on a stadium stage in downtown Los Angeles in front of thousands of extras, lip-syncing to a song written by a Metallica member. He described the character as a wreck and said the scene was intended as a spoof in the style of *This Is Spinal Tap*, with an homage to Sid and Nancy. It was cut after audiences did not accept the performance; the film retained seven other wish-based characters.