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post #101 of 862
12/8/09 at 8:41pm
I'm trying to create Die Hard '09

All of I got so far:

Robert Downey Jr as John McClane
Clive Owen as Hans Gruber

With the Black guy from Derrick Comedy as Argyle and David Caruso as Dick Thornberg
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post #102 of 862
12/8/09 at 8:46pm
Doesn't having Owen as Gruber ruin the physiognomy that is central to the role? His ruthlessness and threatening presence is supposed to come out of nowhere. With Owen, you'd probably give that guy a wide berth even if he wasn't surrounded by guys with guns.
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post #103 of 862
12/8/09 at 8:47pm
Make Christoph Waltz Gruber and you're good to go. Downey as McClane is brilliance, Ed.
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post #104 of 862
12/8/09 at 9:56pm
I like the way this man thinks.

And get me Carla Gugino to play Holly.
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post #105 of 862
12/8/09 at 11:25pm
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Originally Posted by HunterTarantino View Post
Lethal Weapon recasting, thoughts?
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post #106 of 862
12/8/09 at 11:48pm
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Originally Posted by HunterTarantino View Post
Busey was actually considered for the Comedian too.

And now, a sure to be VERY awesome one:

LETHAL WEAPON (2010). Directed by Edgar Wright. Written by Robert Mark Kamen, based on a screenplay by Shane Black.

Jeremy Renner as Sgt. Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson)


Don Cheadle as Sgt. Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover)


Michael C. Hall as Mr. Joshua (Gary Busey)


David Morse as General Peter McAllister (Mitch Ryan)


Eric Roberts as Michael Hunsaker (Tom Atkins)
Angela Bassett as Trish Murtaugh (Darlene Love)
Fabulous. Just.....FABULOUS.

I especially love the idea of Michael C. Hall as Mr. Joshua. A down and dirty fight between him and Jeremy Renner would get my ticket money.

I'm also 100% behind the Renner casting. The Hurt Locker is pretty much his audition for Lethal Weapon 2010.

Throw in Simon Pegg in a cameo in the Ed O'Ross role and Nick Frost as Endo and it's a masterpiece.
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post #107 of 862
12/9/09 at 2:08am
Thread Starter 
My Kelly's Heroes redo was awesome. Too bad none of you have seen it.

Anyways, keeping with Shane Black:

The Last Boy Scout

Timothy Olyphant as Joe Hallenbeck (Bruce Willis)


Jamie Foxx as Jimmy Dix (Damon Wayans)


David Koechner as Shelly Marcone (Noble Willingham)


Jay Karnes as Mr. Milo (Taylor Negron)


And throw in Lindsey Lohan in the Halle Berry role and a cameo by Simon Pegg as the guy fucking Hallenbeck's wife.
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post #108 of 862
12/9/09 at 3:11am
I'd say Ryan Reynolds or Bradley Cooper (either under a heavy mask of stubble) for Hallenbeck, honestly.

RESERVOIR DOGS (1972)

Clint Eastwood as Mr. White


Roy Scheider as Mr. Orange


Warren Beatty as Mr. Blonde


George Segal as Mr. Pink
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post #109 of 862
12/9/09 at 3:24am
David Carradine as Nice Guy Eddie


Jack Palance as Joe Cabot


John Cazale as Mr. Brown
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post #110 of 862
12/9/09 at 3:57am
A re-do of Johnny Guitar.

Charlize Theron as Vienna



Renee Zellwegger as Emma Small



Thomas Jane as Johnny 'Guitar' Logan



Justin Timberlake as Dancin' Kid
Sam Elliott as John McIvers
William Forsythe as Bart Lonergan.
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post #111 of 862
12/9/09 at 11:30am
Hunter: I like your re-cast of 'Reservoir Dogs', but may I suggest Robert Mitchum for Joe?
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post #112 of 862
12/9/09 at 11:38am
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Originally Posted by FilmNerdJamie View Post
Jaws. 2009.

Brody - Greg Kinnear
Hooper - Jason Bateman
Quint - Nick Nolte
Ellen - Lauren Graham
Mayor Vaughn - J.K. Simmons
My recast from the 2004 thread was:

Bordy - Thomas Jane
Hooper - Jon Favreau
Quint - Billy Bob Thornton
Ellen - Laura Dern
Mayor Vaughn - Michael Tucker
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post #113 of 862
12/9/09 at 12:27pm
Further thoughts on Die Hard '09

Ellis - Will Arnett
Special Agents Johnson - Jeremy Piven/Xhibit (Rehash of their time in RockNRolla)
Al Powell - Craig Robinson
Deputy Chief Dwayne Robinson - Dylan Baker

And I'd stick with Olyphant as Hallenbeck. Olyphant can play broken down and seedy very well.
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post #114 of 862
12/9/09 at 12:36pm
Walt Disney's Artificial Intelligence (1966, Walt Disney Pictures)

Artie - Ian Weighill


Joe Boyfriend - Tommy Kirk


Monica Swinton - Barbara Harris


Henry Swinton - Dean Jones
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post #115 of 862
12/9/09 at 12:36pm
Professor Ned Brainard - Fred MacMurray


Dr. Know - David Tomlinson
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post #116 of 862
12/9/09 at 12:55pm
Aliens.

Ripley - Carla Gugino
Newt - Abagail Breslin
Hicks - Jeremy Sisto
Burke - Mathieu Amalric
Bishop - Dominic Monaghan
Hudson - Will Arnett
Vasquez - Michelle Rodriguez
Drake - Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Thanks, Richard!
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post #117 of 862
12/9/09 at 12:57pm
Viggo Mortensen?
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post #118 of 862
12/9/09 at 12:57pm
Thread Starter 
My knowledge of Fred MacMurray and David Tomlinson inform me that your AI recast is clever and accurate, but I simply have no idea who theose kids are.

As for Hallenbeck, I considered both of those guys, but picked Olyphant because he's much more skeevy and violent. One of my favorite thing about that movie is that Hallenbeck is an unlikeable piece of shit. And I probably should have just used Slater's avatar for Koechner's pic, because that's the really good one there.

Jaws is always tough and never satisfying. I haven't heard any recast that approaches the original (well, people tend to have a handle on the Mayor pretty easily).

Craig Robinson as Al Powell might be my favorite so far. That's great.

ETA: Nice on Aliens. I'd make Arnett Burke, make Rob Riggle Hudson, and I'll go with Lance Reddick as Bishop
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post #119 of 862
12/9/09 at 1:02pm
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Originally Posted by Arjen Rudd View Post
My knowledge of Fred MacMurray and David Tomlinson inform me that your AI recast is clever and accurate, but I simply have no idea who theose kids are.
Ian Weighill was the older boy in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and was honestly the only age-appropriate actor I could come up with. But how do you not know Tommy Kirk?!?
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post #120 of 862
12/9/09 at 1:22pm
I'd second Rob Riggle as Hudson.

Stanley Kubrick's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Raoul Duke: Peter Sellers


Dr. Gonzo: Marlon Brando
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post #121 of 862
12/9/09 at 1:43pm
Out-there Riggs suggestion that just popped into my head and probably doesn't actually work: Will Arnett
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post #122 of 862
12/9/09 at 1:49pm
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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
Stanley Kubrick's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Raoul Duke: Peter Sellers


Dr. Gonzo: Marlon Brando
Dammit, Hocken! We have to see that movie now!
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post #123 of 862
12/9/09 at 3:25pm
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
Hunter: I like your re-cast of 'Reservoir Dogs', but may I suggest Robert Mitchum for Joe?
I was going to say either him or Palance for that role. Would love to see Eastwood tear into either one about fuckin' Charlie Chan.

Personally the idea of a psycho Beatty as Vic Vega and a younger, neurotic George Segal as Mr. Pink is just too fucking awesome for words.

I'm considering also doing an 80s version of it too.

That Fear and Loathing idea is GENIUS, Hocken! HOLY SHIT!
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post #124 of 862
12/9/09 at 3:26pm
My guess would be that the Kubrick Fear & Loathing would have occured in the early to mid 70s.
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post #125 of 862
12/9/09 at 3:34pm
Thread Starter 
With George Kennedy as the affectionate cop, Jodie Foster as the Streisand artist, and Ellen Burstyn as the threatened waitress!
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post #126 of 862
12/9/09 at 4:12pm
Guest Cameo of Jack Nicholson as Sven: The Hotel Clerk and Randy Quaid as the Hitchiker.


Also:

John Carpenter's Moon (1985)

Sam Bell: Jeff Bridges
GERTY: Jaime Lynn Curtis
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post #127 of 862
12/9/09 at 4:27pm
Foster would have been way too young for the artist, she was 13 when she did Taxi Driver. I'd say Cybill Shepherd, personally. But George Kennedy as the cop is priceless.

Throw in Bud Cort as the hitchhiker and Gregory Peck as the judge in the dream sequence and you'd have yourself something brilliant.

Also: I'm thinking the director of my early 70's Reservoir Dogs should be Don Siegel. Anyone agree?
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post #128 of 862
12/9/09 at 4:56pm
Bud Cort has the young bug eyes going for him. I'd agree with that.

Now I need to get back to casting the remake of William Fredkin's Sorcerer with Josh Brolin in the Roy Schieder role and Peter Berg directing.

Plus: Roland Emmerich's Soylent Green

Run with that one, people.
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post #129 of 862
12/9/09 at 5:21pm
Logan's Run (2009):

Assuming that we keep the age at 30 and don't reduce it to 20 (like in the book)

Sandman Logan (Michael York): Chris Pine


Sandman Francis (Richard Jordan): Ben Foster


Jessica 6 (Jenny Agutter): Eva Green


Old Man (Peter Ustinov): Gene Hackman (pulled from retirement)
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post #130 of 862
12/9/09 at 7:05pm
What the hell, I'll play.

Murder By Death (2010)

Sam Diamond – Sam Rockwell
Sidney Wang -- Ken Jeong
Miss Marbles – Imelda Staunton
Milo Perrier – Ricky Gervais
Dick and Dora Charleston— Michael Fassbender and Jessica Hynes
Bensonmum the Butler – Peter Serafinowicz
Lionel Twain – Tag team! Both Toby Jones and Philip Seymour Hoffman!
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post #131 of 862
12/9/09 at 7:18pm
Psycho.

Norman Bates - Joseph Gordon Levitt
Marion Crane - Elizabeth Banks
Lila Crane - Chloë Sevigny
Sam Loomis - Brandon Routh
Detective Arbogast - Woody Harrelson
Dr. Richmond - David Strathairn
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post #132 of 862
12/9/09 at 8:48pm
When I get back from grabbing a bite to eat:

Robert Altman's PULP FICTION (1974)
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post #133 of 862
12/9/09 at 9:18pm
Elliot Gould as Jimmy
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post #134 of 862
12/9/09 at 9:37pm
Robert De Niro as Vincent
Sidney Poitier as Jules
Burt Reynolds as Butch
Fred Williamson as Marsellus Wallace
Lee Van Cleef as the Wolf
J.J. Walker as Marvin
John Cazale as Lance
Martin Scorsese as Jimmie
Gary Busey as Pumpkin
Ellen Burstyn as Honey Bunny
Christopher Lee as Captain Koons - Just to hear him say, "I hide this uncomfortable hunk of metal in my ass for two years."
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post #135 of 862
12/9/09 at 10:11pm
PULP FICTION (1974). Directed by Robert Altman.

Elliott Gould as Vincent Vega


Robert DoQui as Jules Winnfield


Burt Reynolds as Butch Coolidge


Julie Christie as Mia Wallace
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post #136 of 862
12/9/09 at 10:21pm
Jim Brown as Marcellus Wallace


Keith Carradine as Lance


Shelley Duvall as Jody


Robert Mitchum as The Wolf
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post #137 of 862
12/9/09 at 10:28pm
Claudia Cardinale as Fabienne


Charlton Heston as Captain Koons


Scott Glenn as Pumpkin


Lily Tomlin as Honey Bunny
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post #138 of 862
12/9/09 at 11:30pm
Mitchum as Mr. Wolf is genius.
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post #139 of 862
12/10/09 at 12:08am
That's pretty good, HT.

Who's Zed?

(I say Keitel)
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post #140 of 862
12/10/09 at 12:41am
L.Q. Jones as Zed

Strother Martin as Maynard.
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post #141 of 862
12/10/09 at 1:11am
That's some good shit, especially Mitchum, but might I suggest Yaphet Kotto as Jules.
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post #142 of 862
12/10/09 at 1:18am
Sindey Lumet's FARGO (70's version)

Lily Tomlin as Marge Gunderson


Ned Beatty as Norm Gunderson


Jack Lemmon as Jerry Lundegaard
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post #143 of 862
12/10/09 at 1:29am
Will Sampson as Shep Proudfoot


Lee J. Cob as Stan Grossman


John Cazale as Carl Showalter


and, the cream of the crop...
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post #144 of 862
12/10/09 at 1:33am
Klaus Kinski as Graear Grimsrud


Any suggestions for Mike Yanigata? Racked my brain, but all I could come up with (era appropriate) was Micky Rooney.
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post #145 of 862
12/10/09 at 1:47am
Kinski would have owned as Grimsrud. His insanity? PERFECT. Although I'd rather he be a violent raving maniac (as he was pretty much shown to be in real life) rather than a quiet menace as Peter Stormare portrayed.

Man, Lily Tomliin was a looker way back when. I'm used to her latter day performances.
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post #146 of 862
12/10/09 at 2:16am
He was quite capable of quiet menace as well. He never really loses it in Nosferatue (or most of Cobra Verde), and that's what made me think of him in the role. He's got a similar, sleepy menace in that, as well as that part in My Best Fiend where they show, over and over again, a scene from an early Kinski film that impressed Herzog so much. It's just Kinski sitting at a bar table and being woken up. Which is exactly how that character is introduced in Fargo. Though yes...I'd prefer raving lunatic Kinski as well.

Plus, can you picture Kinski in the scene where he's watching the soap opera, and he's really, really into it.
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post #147 of 862
12/10/09 at 2:17am
COMMANDO directed by Neveldine/Taylor.

Jason Statham as Colonel John Matrix



Danny Trejo as General Arius



Lance Henriksen as General Franklin Kirby



Michael Cera as Sully

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post #148 of 862
12/10/09 at 2:18am
Rampage as Enriquez



Terry Crews as Cook



Leland Orser as The Sniper/"Mellow out man."



And finally

BENICIO DEL TORO AS BENNETT

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post #149 of 862
12/10/09 at 2:19am
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Originally Posted by Rene (Mr.Eko) View Post
L.Q. Jones as Zed

Strother Martin as Maynard.
Perfect, by the way.
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post #150 of 862
12/10/09 at 2:24am
Oh yeah, almost forgot, Bill Paxton as the Radar guy.




I could totally imagine Kinski really into the soap opera. Pretty creepy.

Those were the first two names that popped into my head as Zed and Maynard. They'd own those roles too.
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