Perfect Casting

[Pato del Muerto 52176]

28 minutes ago, SuckitKevin said:

Kurt Russell - Wyatt Earp

And snake plisskin and jack burton

[Eskimohorn 5579]

And snake plisskin and jack burton

Snake Plisskin? Stallone, Mel Gibson, Mickey Roarke, Richard Gere. Just need good hair.

Jack Burton? Only Kurt Russell

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On 8/5/2018 at 7:07 AM, Underdog said:

Randy Quade - Cousin Eddie. 

Yeah the whole fam was a hoot...

 

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4 hours ago, LosIllini said:

While I applaud your taste, they weren't really cast in the role, everybody else was. 

[Baboontyme 2805]

Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller

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Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman

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John Travolta as Adam
Jamie Lee Curtis as Jessie

[Eskimohorn 5579]

Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus

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18 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

And snake plisskin and jack burton

And Ron Rico...though call him Captain Ron...everybody does.

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On 8/4/2018 at 10:07 PM, ernest_t_bass said:

Ed Norton - Derek Vinyard

Or Worm

[Underdog 28357]

 

HM: Uncle Buck

 

[fellside 1071]

Bruce Willis - John McClain 

Robin Wright - Princess Buttercup

Andre the Giant - Fesek

Jack Nicholson- Colonel Jessup

[Goo Punch 4275]

there's a whole bunch of answers in here that are naming popular roles that could have been played by any number of actors. way too many to quote. 

[Deej 76285]

Bruce Campbell -Ash Williams

[ernest_t_bass 1196]

Shaun Weiss as Goldberg.

[ckhorn 208]

Harrison Ford-Indiana Jones

Tom Selleck-Magnum PI

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Michael C. Duncan John Coffey Green Mile

[Mileslong 4683]

Robert Duvall in pretty much everything.  Great Santini, Godfather I & II, Apocalypse Now, Lonesome Dove, Tender Mercies, The Apostle, and for a change of pace, Colors with the no-talent Sean Penn.

 

I was an extra in Tender Mercies... /csb

 

Both of them

 

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12 minutes ago, Mileslong said:

 

I was an extra in Tender Mercies... /csb

 

Both of them

 

Fats for damn sure.  Fast Eddie could have maybe been a very short list of a couple guys, but damned if Newman wasn't amazing.

 Cool hand Luke would be my choice for his career in the perfect role.

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[Mileslong 4683]

And in honor of Robert Redford retiring I submit the greatness of Jeremiah Johnson. You young guys that haven’t seen this masterpiece, do yourself a favor...

 

 

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16 minutes ago, Mileslong said:

And in honor of Robert Redford retiring I submit the greatness of Jeremiah Johnson. You young guys that haven’t seen this masterpiece, do yourself a favor...

 

 

A movie I saw in the theater when I was 12 or so.   I was ready to put on the buckskins and head out west. Asked for a Hawkins for about 3 Christmas's never did get one.  Penneys sold a Hawkins build a gun kit I think. 

Definitely my favorite movie as a kid, and still one of my top 10 favorites.  That was a perfect role for him then for damn sure

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[Buzzrock 14787]

there's a whole bunch of answers in here that are naming popular roles that could have been played by any number of actors. way too many to quote. 

Shut up Farva

Also: Farva

[Steamboat1874 4027]

I will second the cast for The Greatest Showman.

Watched this yesterday and they were great.

Also I don't think there has ever been a better reboot cast than this one......

Oh and this "Guy" was pretty good also.....

[Underdog 28357]

^ Dude's perfectly cast in everything. 

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38 minutes ago, Underdog said:

^ Dude's perfectly cast in everything. 

Cause he's a mother fucking great act-tor.

[Eskimohorn 5579]

Paul Giamatti
Saving Private Ryan (Sgt Hill)
Private Parts
John Adams (seconded)
Sideways

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

These two:

 

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

Going more modern: RDJ as Tony Stark.  

[Buzzrock 14787]

The Star Trek reboot cast is a great call. I like that some are obvious replications (Bones, Spock, Scotty, Chekhov (RIP)) while others have their own spin (Kirk, Uhura, Sulu). Bonus points for throwing in Alice Eve.

[mchookem 15687]

DDL - Daniel Plainview and Bill The Butcher

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there's a whole bunch of answers in here that are naming popular roles that could have been played by any number of actors. way too many to quote. 

While this is true, the thread isn’t called “roles that could only have been played by ....”. So just go with it.

Or better yet, start a thread called “iconic roles that could have been just as kick ass with another actor playing it”.

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7 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

The Star Trek reboot cast is a great call. I like that some are obvious replications (Bones, Spock, Scotty, Chekhov (RIP)) while others have their own spin (Kirk, Uhura, Sulu). Bonus points for throwing in Alice Eve.

Jesus. 

 

[CooterBrown 17806]

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister.  Just think if that part were played Warrick Davis or some shit. 

From the above post, Verne Troyer as Tyrion. Kinda awesome.

[Watashi 7]

Henry Fonda - Mr Roberts

Anne Margret - anything

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Paul Giamatti
Saving Private Ryan (Sgt Hill)

Hahaha so triggered

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9 hours ago, Underdog said:

Jesus. 

 

I'd say she looks more like a Mary, but hey different strokes.....

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17 hours ago, Underdog said:

Jesus. 

 

Clammy hands.  WNB. 

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On 8/8/2018 at 1:14 PM, Eskimohorn said:

Paul Giamatti
Saving Private Ryan (Sgt Hill)
Private Parts
John Adams (seconded)
Sideways

And I'd Cinderella Man. He was perfect in that role.

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[JOSEYWALES66 1783]

Brad Pitt was perfect in Snatch.

Coincidentally I believe my avatar may have been in a movie of the same title.....

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People listing Denzel parts. That guy is awesome in everything. Has he ever done a bad movie? 

[Underdog 28357]

Carbon Copy.  Having said that, I watch it anytime I catch it on. 

[Eskimohorn 5579]

People listing Denzel parts. That guy is awesome in everything. Has he ever done a bad movie? 

Ricochet is really terrible. His worst movie. But he’s awesome in everything.

[McCroskey 1461]

Hopkins was mentioned, but what about Anthony Heald as Dr. Frederick Chilton?

[AustinMT 952]

Paul Newman in “The Verdict”

And about 90% of the other movies he did.  Same for Steve McQueen.

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The Wire- entire cast.

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Everything he did was gold. EVERYTHING. Would be considered an all-timer had cancer not ended him too early. Perfect example of an actor who makes the role - he often stole scenes despite being a secondary character. (Probably not a great casting, but a stellar actor who makes directors look good regardless of the role.)

My list of actors and performances that define the character:

F. Murray Abraham (and lifetime Longhorn) - Salieri, Amadeus (takes a villain without arc and infuses depth and sympathy in one of the most masterful performances ever to the point that another actor, Hulce, with a clumsy and trite performance gets elevated to an Oscar nomination just for being within Abraham's Salieri gravity sphere)
Tim Curry - Frankenfurter, Rocky Horror Picture Show (good luck getting ANYONE else to turn in a comparable performance)
Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool, Deadpool (there is no movie, much less franchise, without this casting)

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On 8/7/2018 at 12:39 PM, Eskimohorn said:

Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus

is this the only role with entries in both perfect and worst casting?

[Eskimohorn 5579]

My list of actors and performances that define the character:

Hulce, with a clumsy and trite performance gets elevated to an Oscar nomination just for being within Abraham's Salieri gravity sphere)

Hulce was amazing as well. He played him as a manic depressive, whimsical then sullen. Joyful, then cruel, finally leading to the tragic conclusion. You could make the argument that Abraham was the lead, with Hulce the supporting actor. But to disparage Pinto’s is off the mark.