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There wasn't enough room in the Subject Headline to say - "Recast Movies... with Real People, Celebrities, and / or Characters from Other Movies, TV Shows, Stories, etc." And gender or race are not important. Nor is whether they're already dead or living.


Example (bad example)... Analyze This (1999) :

Dr. Ben Sobel (originally Billy Crystal) = Denzel Washington
Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) = Nancy Kerrigan
Laura MacNamara Sobel (Lisa Kudrow) = Minnie Mouse
Primo Sidone (Chazz Palminteri) = Dracula
Jelly (Joe Viterelli) = Will Sasso

Whatever strikes you - however it strikes you. You have no limits now as to who is cast in whatever roles. And also - no limits as to what you re-cast. It can be Disney or non-Disney, movie or TV, classic story or obscure off-Broadway play.

Jaws (1975)

Ben Affleck=Shark

Cast Away

Chuck Noland ( Tom Hanks) --- Will Ferrell

Wilson (Volleyball) -----Soccer Ball

RachelSmachel wrote:Jaws (1975)

Ben Affleck=Shark

Heck yeah! I'd go with that. Affleck in everything! Affleck is "da bomb"

Fantastic Four
Mr Fantastic/Reed Richards: Ben Affleck
Invisible Woman/Susan Storm: Sandra Bullock (dyed hair would be in order)
Human Torch/Johnny Storm: Chris Evans (they did good)
The Thing/Ben Grimm: Michael Chiklis (ditto)
Dr Doom/Victor Von Doom: Tony Goldwyn

Polyester (1981)

Francine Fishpaw: Meg Ryan
Cuddles Kovinsky: Thora Birch
Todd Tomorrow: Vince Vaughn
Elmer Fishpaw: Owen Wilson
La Rue: Meryl Streep
Sandra Sullivan: Keira Knightley
Lu-Lu Fishpaw: Amanda Bynes
Dexter Fishpaw: Matt O'Leary
Heintz: John Wesley Shipp
Bo-Bo Belsinger: Adam Brody
Freddy Ashton: Kyle Massey
Dr. Quackenshaw: Holmes Osborne
School Principal: Clint Eastwood
Gospel Bus Hijacker: Susan Sarandon
Nun A: Jennifer Saunders
Nun B: Dawn French
Bo-Bo's Friend: Shia LaBeouf
Pizza Man Lover: Tom Guiry
Boutique Saleslady: Shannen Doherty

The Wizard of Oz (book adaptation, not MGM musical remake):
Dorothy Gale: Julianna Rose Mauriello
Scarecrow: Stanley Tucci
Tin Woodsman: Hugh Laurie
Cowardly Lion: Tony Shalhoub
The Wicked Witch of the West: Milla Jovovich
The Good Witch of the North: Joan Plowright
Glinda, the Good Witch of the South: Nicole Kidman
Aunt Em: Patricia Clarkson
Uncle Henry: Tom Selleck
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: John C. Reilly

Sleeping Beauty (Live-Action Remake of the Disney Classic)
Princess Aurora/Briair Rose: Rachel McAdams
Prince Phillip: James Marsden
Maleficent: Joanna Lumley
Flora: Rue McClanahan
Fauna: Betty White
Merriweather: Bea Arthur
King Stephen: Alan Arkin
King Hubert: Albert Finney

Cecil B. Demented (2000)


Honey Whitlock: Jennifer Garner
Cecil B. Demented: Eli Roth
Cherish: Nicole Richie
Dinah: Mo Collins
Petie: Nick Spano
Raven: Fairuza Balk
Chardonnay: Missy Elliot
Rodney: Eric Michael Cole
Fidget: Chad Allen
Lyle: Ken Marino
Pam: Eliza Dushku
Lewis: Busta Rhymes
Maryland Film Commission Board Chairman: Mel Gibson
Kevin Nealon: Kevin Costner
Mrs. Sylvia Mallory: Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Fidget's Mom: Calista Flockhart
Fidget's Dad: David James Elliot
Libby: Kelly Clarkson
Mayor Adam Fenwick: Nicolas Cage
Sniffles: Bill O'Reilly
Cecil's Mom: Kathy Hilton
Cecil's Dad: Joe Simpson
Candy Counter Girl: Jamie Lynn Spears
Honey's Ex-Husband: Geraldo Rivera
Honey's Groupie: Kirk Cameron
Petie's Groupie: Damien Dera
Raven's Groupie: Josh Sanders
Roseanne: Roseanne
Studio Executive in Charge of Creative Affairs: Frank Henenlotter

i can tell Lazario is a John Waters fan

John Waters movies are fun - lots of villains!

lord-of-sith wrote:Sleeping Beauty (Live-Action Remake of the Disney Classic)
Princess Aurora/Briair Rose: Rachel McAdams
Prince Phillip: James Marsden
Maleficent: Joanna Lumley
Flora: Rue McClanahan
Fauna: Betty White
Merriweather: Bea Arthur
King Stephen: Alan Arkin
King Hubert: Albert Finney

Wow, I really love this one! Especially with the Golden Girls (minus one) as the three good fairies!

Pink elephant for lord-of-sith!



Anyways...

Laura: (remake of the 1944 film noir)
Laura Hunt - Rachel McAdams
Mark MacPherson - Ryan Gosling
Waldo Lydecker - Anthony Hopkins
Anne Treadwell - Meryl Streep
Shelby Carpenter - Matt Dillon

Escapay

Escapay wrote:Pink elephant for lord-of-sith!

Yay! *snatches pink elephant as fast as possible, runs up the street, and is then ransacked by a familiar-looking clay dog*

Blast you Gromit!

Wow, great thread idea Laz. Can someone do either Six Feet Under or Brokeback Mountain? I've watched both recently, and they'd be great for this thread. I'm really bad at these types of things, but I'd love to see what other people come up with.
-James

Disneykid wrote:The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: John C. Reilly

OMG I love it.

Sound of Music remake
(assuming all of my choices can sing)

Maria: Katherine Heigl
Captain: Hugh Jackman
Countess: Sigourney Weaver
Uncle Max: Robin Williams
Leisel: Rachel Hurd Wood
Gretl: Bailee Madison
Rolf: Rupert Grint
Reverend Mother: Julie Andrews
Herr Detwieler: Sean Connery
Rest of Cast: unknowns

Those recastings are all funny especially the Cast Away with Will Ferrell Instead of Tom Hanks and the soccer ball instead of the volley ball.

Serial Mom (1994)


Beverly R. Sutphin: Roseanne
Eugene Sutphin: James Eckhouse
Misty Sutphin: Brittany Murphy
Chip Sutphin: Michael Angarano
Birdie: Amanda Bynes
Dottie Hinkle: Joanna Kerns
Rosemary Ackerman: Oprah Winfrey
Scotty: Orlando Bloom
Howell Hawkins: Zack Ward
Juror #8: Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Detective Pike: Tony Danza
Detective Gracey: Michael Chiklis
Mr. Stubbins: Hugh Laurie
Suzanne Somers: Rachael Ray
Betty Sterner: Patricia Heaton
Ralph Sterner: Andrew Dice Clay
Marvin A. Pickles: Beau Bridges
Carl Pageant: Rick Schroder
Lu-Ann Hodges: Lindsay Lohan
Timothy Nazlerod: William H. Macy
Joan Rivers: Sharon Osbourne
Carl's Date: Kate Hudson
Gus: LL Cool J
Sloppy: John Goodman
Carl's Brother: Nate Richert
Book Buyer ("Could you sign it 'to a future serial mom'?"): Michele Rothschild-Patterson
Mean Lady ("I feel like killing a couple people myself!"): Dakota Fanning

The Black Hole (1979, Disney)
Dr. Hans Reinhardt - John Rhys-Davies
Captain Dan Holland - Mark Wahlberg
Dr. Kate McRae - Famke Janssen
Dr. Alex Durant - John Barrowman
Harry Booth - Michael Chiklis
Lt. Charlie Pizer - Kevin Zegers
Maximillian - Isabella Rossellini (I'd give the robot a "gender" switch)
V.I.N.C.E.N.T. (voice) - Richard Belzer
Old B.O.B. (voice) - Alan Rickman
Captain S.T.A.R. - Bruce Campbell

Escapay

Spider-Man 3

Peter Parker/Spider-Man....Adam Brody
Mary Jane Watson....Katherine Heigl
Harry Osborn/New Goblin....Ryan Phillipe
Eddie Brock/Venom....Topher Grace (he was PERFECT for the part)
Flint Marco/Sandman....Thomas Haden Church (perfect for the part)
Gwen Stacy....Kate Beckinsale
May Parker....Olympia Dukakis
J. Jonah Jameson....J.K. Simmons (again, he fit the role perfectly)

I know there were quite a few that I didn't change, but the whole reason I chose the recast this franchise is because Spider-Man is without-a-doubt my favorite superhero and I absolutely dispise some of the actors in these films.

American Psycho (2000)


Patrick Bateman: Tom Cruise
Jean: Tori Spelling
Paul Allen: Isaiah Washington
Courtney Rawlinson: Anna Faris
Christie: Lindsay Lohan
Elizabeth: Rachael Harris
Daisy: Eva Amurri
Evelyn Williams: Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Harold Carnes: Clint Eastwood
Luis Carruthers: Kirk Cameron
Det. Donald Kimball: Tommy Lee Jones
Man in Stall: Travis Wester
Vanden: Bree Turner
Stash: Marc Pickering
Ronald Reagan: George W. Bush