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Re:Recasting GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

         Vince Vaugn    ...     Dr. Peter Venkman

         Jason Schwartzman    ...     Dr. Raymond Stantz

         Christopher Mintz-Plasse    ...     Dr. Egon Spengler   

         Tracy Morgan    ...     Winston Zeddmore

         Reese Witherspoon    ...     Dana Barrett

 

         Jonah Hill    ...     Louis Tully

 

         Amy Poehler    ...     Janine Melnitz

 

         Jake Weber    ...     Walter Peck

 

         Brian Doyle Murray    ...     Mayor

 

         Extra #1    ...     Male Student

 

         Extra #2    ...     Female Student

 

         David Carradine    ...     Gozer

 

         Shirley MacLaine     ...     Gozer (voice) (uncredited)  

         Bill Murray     ...     Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)

Re:Recasting GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

I'll second the Sub-Zero head/spinal cord remover fatality move...but just remember this. You will have to deal with Joan Cusack....come to think of it...she might not make a half bad Peter Venkman herself...  

mercurial:

SkyPilot:

You are a gentleman, dirtyluck, and I agree to disagree. 

 

But if Cusack ever actually becomes Peter Venkman, I will use a Mortal Kombat finishing move on him. I would ask people to vote on which move I should use. 

 

Haha, if the time comes I vote for the Sub-Zero head/spinal cord remover fatality.

 

Re:Recasting GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

Here's one no one has thought of: a gender-bending Ghostbusters:  

Sarah Silverman  ...     Dr. Patricia Venkman 

Jewel Staite  ...  Dr. Ramona Stantz

Tina Fey   ...  Dr. Ella Spengler    

Gina Torres   ...     Winston Zeddmore 

Nathan Fillion   ...   Daniel Barrett 

 Amy Pohler   ...     Louise Tully

 John Kraszinski ...     Jason Melnitz

Lucy Lui   ...  Willomena Peck

Candice Bergen   ...     Mayor

Blake Lively   ...     Female Student

Ed Westwick   ...   Male Student

Crispen Glover   ...     Gozer 

Angelina Jolie     ...     Gozer (voice) (uncredited)   

Sarah Silverman    ...     Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)

Re:Recasting GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

Jason Bateman    ...     Dr. Peter Venkman

Simon Pegg    ...     Dr. Raymond Stantz

Steven Colbert    ...     Dr. Egon Spengler    

Nick Frost    ...     Winston Zeddmore

Catherine Keener    ...     Dana Barrett

Fred Armisen    ...     Louis Tully

Amy Sedaris    ...     Janine Melnitz

Rob Lowe    ...     Walter Peck

Bill Pullman    ...     Mayor

Kal Penn    ...     Male Student

Isla Fisher    ...     Female Student

Megan Fox    ...     Gozer

Laurie Anderson     ...     Gozer (voice) (uncredited)   

Brad Garrett     ...     Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)

Timothy Spall - Slimer (digitized into a golum/andy serkis-style green slimy creature)

Directed by Edgar Wright

Re:Recasting GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

Jason Bateman    ...     Dr. Peter Venkman

Simon Pegg    ...     Dr. Raymond Stantz

Steven Colbert    ...     Dr. Egon Spengler    

Nick Frost    ...     Winston Zeddmore

Catherine Keener    ...     Dana Barrett

Fred Armisen    ...     Louis Tully

Amy Sedaris    ...     Janine Melnitz

Rob Lowe    ...     Walter Peck

Bill Pullman    ...     Mayor

Kal Penn    ...     Male Student

Isla Fisher    ...     Female Student

Megan Fox    ...     Gozer

Laurie Anderson     ...     Gozer (voice) (uncredited)   

Brad Garrett     ...     Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)

Timothy Spall - Slimer (digitized into a golum/andy serkis-style green slimy creature)

Directed by Edgar Wright

Re:Recasting GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

Here is my thought on who could actually pull these classic lines off.

Dr. Peter Venkman  = Ryan Reynolds

Dr. Raymond Stantz = Jonah Hill  

Dr. Egon Spengler  =  Jason Schwartzman

Winston Zeddmore  = Mos Def

Janine Melnitz = Sarah Polly

Dana Barrett  = Zooey Deschanel

Louis Tully = Michael Cera

Walter Peck = Kiefer Sutherland

The Mayor = Bill Murray

Male Student = Justin Long

Female Student = Jordana Brewster

Gozer  = Morgan Webb

Gozer (voice) (uncredited) = Tom Waits

Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited) = Harvey Fierstein

Re:Recasting GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

Im new here so go easy on me. On a whim, I just went for the major players here..

Here is my cast for Ghostbusters: The Early Years - in true J.J. Abrams fashion

someone already beat me to it but i'm stickin with it for Venkman...

Dr. Peter Venkman - Ryan Reynolds

Dr. Raymond Stantz - Mark Ruffalo

 Dr. Egon Spengler - David Krumholtz 

 Winston Zeddmore - Donald Faison

 Dana Barrett - Bryce Dallas Howard

 Louis Tully - Colin Hanks (his IMDB photo sais it all)

 Janine Melnitz - Amy Pohler

  Mayor- Tom Wilkinson

Re:Recasting GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

I thought long and hard about this all week and concluded, quite simply, that it can’t be done. It’s the re-casting equivalent of dividing by zero or George and Jerry trying to pull off the roommate switch. So, since it’s impossible to improve on the original, we might as well degrade it.

Imagine, if you will, it’s 1995 and Jerry Bruckheimer has approached Michael Bay and Roland Emmerich about co-directing a blockbuster “Ghostbusters” remake for release on July 4^th weekend of the following summer.  A clever ad platform has already been designed with tons of product tie-ins, including the Taco Bell/Mountain Dew “get slimed!” campaign with a cross-promotional link to the fledgling world wide web at  get-slimed dot com. Oh yeah, and Will Smith has already been signed  on to do a rollicking hip-hop version of Ray Parker, Jr.’s classic theme song (and if you guessed that he dances with Slimer in the music video….you’d be right!)

…. are you cringing yet?

As Bruckheimer, Bay and Emmerich mull over potential cast members, a list of obvious names emerge (with a few additions)… 

        Nicolas Cage    ...     Dr. Peter Venkman 

         Bill Pullman    ...     Dr. Raymond Stantz

         Jeff Goldblum    ...     Dr. Egon Spengler  

         Will Smith    ...     Winston Zeddmore 

         Anne Heche    ...     Dana Barrett   

         Robn Williams    ...     Louis Tully   (ouch!)

         Michelle Pfeiffer    ...     Janine Melnitz 

        Tom Sizemore             ...     Walter Peck

        Jon Voigt   ...     Mayor 

         Chris O’Donnell    ...     Male Student

         Alicia Silverstone    ...     Female Student  

         Vivica A. Fox ...     Gozer 

         James Earl Jones     ...     Gozer (voice) (uncredited)   

         Chris Tucker     ...     Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited) 

         Jim Caviezel     ...     Fighter Pilot #1

         John C. McGinley     ...     Fighter Pilot #2 

         Bruce Willis     ...     The Friggin' President of the United States of America

         Sandy the Golden Retriever     ...     herself

By the way, the most revelatory scene in the movie takes places when Pfeiffer, as Janine, lets down her hair, takes off her glasses, grabs hold of Egon (Goldblum) and says, “let’s fry some ghosts, cowboy!”

Now, I need to go take a shower, as I’ve been slimed by overblown mediocrity.

Re:Recasting GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

         Owen Wilson    ...     Dr. Peter Venkman 

         Kevin James  ...     Dr. Raymond Stantz

         Jason Bateman    ...     Dr. Egon Spengler    

         Donald Faison    ...     Winston Zeddmore 

         Diane Lane   ...     Dana Barrett 

         David Cross   ...     Louis Tully

         Linda Cardenalli   ...     Janine Melnitz

         Bradley Whitford   ...     Walter Peck

         George Segal  ...     Mayor

          John Heder...     Male Student

         Anna Faris   ...     Female Student

         Milla Jovovich...     Gozer 

Here's my reasoning: Owen Wilson as Peter Venkman because he's the only contemporary actor I can think of who can pull off that Bill-Murray-esque charming humor. I can totally see him as the goofy womanizing Venkman. Kevin James as Ray because he's funny but he's also the kind of dumpy regular guy like Dan Aykroyd. Jason Bateman as Egon... come on- can't you see it? Slap some glasses on him... yeah. He's actually a great actor and he's funny- he could pull it off. Diane Lane as Dana Barrett- I struggled with this because I thought Lane, at 43, might be too old for the part since Sigourney Weaver was 35 when she played the role but as I considered other actresses I just couldn't come up with a better choice than Lane- and I think her chemistry with Owen Wilson would be great. I chose Donald Faison as Winston because I really could just see him in the character. I was considering Kal Penn as an alternative but Faison seemed the better choice. David Cross as Louis. I just love David Cross- he's got the glasses and the nerdy thing going on. Someone else here had Linda Cardenalli as Janine Melnick and I agreed instantly that she'd be perfect so I had to put her. I picked Anna Faris as the female student because she's gorgeous and she does the dumb blonde thing so well. John Heder as the male student because he seems like the kind of shmuck-y guy that Venkman would screw with.  George Segal as the mayor just because he seems mayoral and reminds me of the original actor. Milla Jovovich as Gozer because she can be one scary chick. I don't have a pick for Gozer's voice. I think Jovovich could do it herself.

Re:Recasting GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

GHOSTBUSTERS:  THE DOCUMENTARY.  Done with the Christopher Guest ensemble.

 Fred Williard    ...     Dr. Peter Venkman 

 MIchael McKean   ...     Dr. Raymond Stantz

 Christopher Guest    ...     Dr. Egon Spengler    

 Eugene Levy (he's ethnic, right?)    ...     Winston Zeddmore 

 Jane Lynch    ...     Dana Barrett 

 Michael Hitchcock    ...     Louis Tully

 Parker Posey    ...     Janine Melnitz

 John Michael Higgins    ...     Walter Peck

 Bob Balaban    ...     Mayor

 Larry Miller    ...     Male Student

 Catherine O'Hara   ...     Female Student

 Jane Lynch    ...     Gozer 

 Harry Shearer     ...     Gozer (voice) (uncredited)   

 Harry Shearer     ...     Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)

For slimer, use that multi-headed Apu from Homer's flashback in the Simpsons casino episode

And what's with leaving off Jean Kasem's great role:  Tall Woman At Party?  Her I'll replace with Jennifer Coolidge.

-Bob "Last Stand Theocracy", Chicago