 Although Josh Brolin was ultimately cast in "Thrashin"', Winters' choice was a "pre-21 Jump Street", Johnny Depp.Winters had previously been a partner in the successful Winters-Rosen organization in the 1970s.According to the Internet Movie Database, AIP produced 17 films and distributed 41 films and videotapes between 1988 and 1994, and were involved in a total of 46 films in this period.