dreamtupelo

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The Godfather

Re:Recast HIGH FIDELITY (2000) ...
By dreamtupelo in Filmgaming
"Cast of 70's pop-stars who would never appear on a Rob Gordon mix tape:Billy Joel ... Rob GordonKaren Carpenter ... LauraPaul Simon ... Dick (the quiet one)Meatloaf ... Barry (the Jack Black one)Diana Ross ... Marie De SalleCher ... Charlie NicholsonCarly Simon ... LizKris Kristoferson ... Ian 'Ray' RaymondNeil Diamond ... Middle aged customer (the guys won't help him)Jimmy Buffet ... Louis, the cool customerJames Taylor ... Marco (the guy Charlie falls for)Johnny Cash ... Himselfand as for Top Five:Top Five Seventies Directors Who Could Get Me To See High Fidelity Despite The Above Cast:5. Roger Corman4. John Cassavetes 3. Robert Altman2. Bob Rafelson1. Hal AshbyTop Five Films We'd Have A Blast Recasting:5. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest4. Apocalypse Now 3. It's A Wonderful Life2. Casablanca1. The Godfather Saga (1, 2 & 3-who doesn't want to recast Sofia?) " [More]

On the Waterfront

Re:Recasting THE BIG LEBOWSKI ( ...
By dreamtupelo in Filmgaming
"From 1949 through 1957, Elia Kazan seemed unstoppable. Not only did he direct one film per year, but those nine films were nominated for a total of 41 oscars, winning 15, including best director for On The Waterfront. Then there would be a two year gap before his next film. Most people believed the two years were consumed by his return to Broadway, most notably for producing/directing William Inge's The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs. But digging through media archives for a recent episode of Inside the Actor's Studio, Lames Lipton discovered a rough cut believed to be lost forever. After an unprecedented run of dramatic films and stage productions, Kazan, wanting to try his hand at comedy, bought an unproduced script written by I.A.L. Diamond, which Billy Wilder had passed on in favor of Some Like It Hot. Legend has it that Wilder was kept in the dark until shooting had wrapped. Apparently Lillian Hellman, still furious with Kazan for naming names during the McCarthy hearing ... " [More]

Re:Recasting THE PRINCESS BRIDE ...
By dreamtupelo in Filmgaming
"I was so excited to hear Joel & Ethan Coen chose this must-do remake for their follow-up to No Country For Old Men. . . Steve Buscemi ... WestleyKelly Macdonald ... Buttercup / The Princess BrideJohn Turturro ... Inigo MontoyaGeorge Clooney ... Prince HumperdinckPeter Stormare ... Count Tyrone Rugen Billy Bob Thornton ... VizziniJohn Goodman ... Fezzik (as Andre the Giant)Abigail Breslin ... The GrandsondaughterPaul Newman ... The Grandfather / NarratorWilliam H. Macy ... The Impressive ClergymanJeff Bridges ... The AlbinoSamuel L. Jackson ... Miracle MaxHolly Hunter ... ValerieJulianne Moore ... The QueenFrances McDormand ... The Ancient Booer . . . I did notice one change in the script, which Samuel L. Jackson may have required before comitting to play Miracle Max opposite Holly Hunter:INIGO True love. You heard him. You could not ask for a more noble cause ... " [More]