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Old 08-29-2006, 02:00 PM
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Who plays John Mark Karr on the inevitable TV Movie?
I'm going to say Martin Short. Paul Rubens (AKA Peewee Herman) is a close second.
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Old 08-29-2006, 02:02 PM
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I nominate Wil Wheaton.
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Old 08-29-2006, 02:08 PM
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Michael McDonald from mad TV.

Here's Karr for a comparison.
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Old 08-29-2006, 02:08 PM
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A young Anthony Perkins.
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Old 08-29-2006, 02:21 PM
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Not a chance, but. . .
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Old 08-29-2006, 02:47 PM
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000228/]Kevin Spacey[/url]
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Old 08-29-2006, 02:48 PM
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Old 08-29-2006, 02:49 PM
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Old 08-29-2006, 02:50 PM
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Old 08-29-2006, 03:02 PM
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It is important to pick a name that would actually do it. I don't think Spacey will do a tv movie for something like this.

David Hyde Pierce, on the other hand, would be perfect.
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Old 08-29-2006, 03:14 PM
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Naw. Not creepy enough.
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Old 08-29-2006, 03:21 PM
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I nominate Wil Wheaton.
Nah. Playing something like this could end his career.

Wait a minute...
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Old 08-29-2006, 03:24 PM
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David Hyde Pierce, on the other hand, would be perfect.
Bingo.
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Old 08-29-2006, 03:30 PM
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Old 08-29-2006, 03:38 PM
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Old 08-29-2006, 03:40 PM
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I'm going to say Martin Short. Paul Rubens (AKA Peewee Herman) is a close second.
I'd go with Pee Wee over Martin Short, but both would be good. I think Pee Wee already has a good selection of those pervo-perp trousers whose tops come up to the armpits.
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Old 08-29-2006, 03:43 PM
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Samuel L. Jackson.

I was motherfuckin' THERE when she motherfuckin' DIED.
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Old 08-29-2006, 03:45 PM
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Old 08-29-2006, 03:47 PM
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This thread wasn't closed when Kevin Spacey was mentioned?
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Old 08-29-2006, 03:51 PM
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Samuel L. Jackson.

I was motherfuckin' THERE when she motherfuckin' DIED.
YEAH, she deserved to die...and I HOPE she burns in HELL!
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Old 08-29-2006, 04:20 PM
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Naw. Not creepy enough.
Talk about "damning with faint praise," or as I put it "a step up from the basement doesn't put you in the attic."
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Old 08-29-2006, 04:53 PM
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Why hasn't anyone mentioned Buscemi yet?
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Old 08-29-2006, 05:05 PM
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Old 08-29-2006, 05:15 PM
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Andy Dick was the first person that came to mind for me.
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Old 08-29-2006, 06:12 PM
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Besides the possibilities already mentioned, in these two pictures John Karr looks like Michael Keaton or Nicholas Cage, respectively.
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Old 08-29-2006, 07:57 PM
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If they cast for similar appearance, I think Karr looks a lot like Will Arnett from Arrested Development.
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Old 08-29-2006, 08:01 PM
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I can see Sean Hayes in the part. I've only seen photos of Karr and not heard him speak, but they seem to be the same type physically, and although I know many people here dispise Will & Grace (sometimes rightfully so) I think Hayes is greatly underrated as an actor.
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Old 08-29-2006, 08:09 PM
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Old 08-29-2006, 09:30 PM
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Old 08-29-2006, 10:54 PM
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Oh, definitely David Hyde Pierce.

(Michael Jackson would be too creepy.)
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Old 08-30-2006, 07:18 AM
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Edward Norton (it was hard to find a picture of him without facial hair, but he can do creepy better than most)
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Old 08-30-2006, 07:34 AM
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Too bad he's dead, but Ray Combs would have been perfect.
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Old 08-30-2006, 08:31 AM
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Old 08-30-2006, 09:50 AM
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I heard a report on the radio yesterday that Karr thinks Johnny Depp should play him in the movie. Yeah, like that's going to happen.
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Old 08-30-2006, 10:17 AM
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The first thing that struck me about J.M. Karr was his uncanny resemblance to the character of David Marriott (played by Fisher Stevens) in the movie Reversal of Fortune. Not just in looks, but also the smarmy, creepy vibe the character gave off.

However, I don't think there will be a movie. Who would watch it? So far, the ending sucks. Unless you take creative license and have JonBonet rise from the grave, dagger in hand...and she embarks on a killing spree along with the zombies of Chucky, Jason Voorhees, and Johnny Cash...
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Old 08-30-2006, 10:48 AM
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Old 08-30-2006, 12:02 PM
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Well if it's on Lifetime, it will probably be Richard Greico. Patty Ramsey will be played by Lindsay Crouse and let's see, John Ramsey be played by Richard Thomas.


You didn't say it had to be a good made for t.v. movie.
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Old 08-30-2006, 04:25 PM
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I would suggest Matthew Gray Gubler from the show Criminal Minds
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Old 08-30-2006, 04:32 PM
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I would suggest Matthew Gray Gubler from the show Criminal Minds
Oooh, good one. Best choice so far, IMHO.
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Old 08-30-2006, 04:35 PM
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I believe Karr himself has requested Johnny Depp.
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Old 08-30-2006, 05:06 PM
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Ummm, Felicity Huffman?

Or maybe David Byrne; he's got the right waify head-to-skinny neck ratio, but is a bit older. At least the soundtrack might be worth a damn, though.

Psycho Killer, Q'est que c'est? Fa fa fa fa fa JonBenet.....
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Old 08-30-2006, 05:34 PM
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<snip> Karr thinks Johnny Depp should play him in the movie.
Oh yeah. The lack of resemblance is uncanny. It would be a perfect casting choice: A guy who looks nothing like the guy who didn't do it in an epic saga of delusional rantings with an edge-of-the-seat release without charge ending, also starring Mary Kate Olsen as JonBenet. I can't wait for the sequel.
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Old 08-30-2006, 05:40 PM
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David Hyde Pierce, on the other hand, would be perfect.
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I would suggest Matthew Gray Gubler from the show Criminal Minds
Two good choices. Either of them resembles him enough, and both can have that "creepy" vibe.

Darn SDMB denizens: whenever I think I have a suggestion, by the time I get to post it, it's been done, and better than I could have done.
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Old 08-30-2006, 05:48 PM
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Crispin Glover, if he's not too old.
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Old 08-30-2006, 06:10 PM
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Crispin Glover, if he's not too old.
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Old 08-30-2006, 07:12 PM
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Oh yeah. The lack of resemblance is uncanny. It would be a perfect casting choice: A guy who looks nothing like the guy who didn't do it in an epic saga of delusional rantings with an edge-of-the-seat release without charge ending, also starring Mary Kate Olsen as JonBenet. I can't wait for the sequel.
I'm sure Depp is calling his agent now, begging for the role.

Karr just makes me want to take a shower. He's too weird for words.
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Old 08-30-2006, 07:20 PM
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Old 08-30-2006, 07:57 PM
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Was Stewart French the stupid one of Third Rock from the Sun? That's who I thought of the first moment I saw this guy.
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Old 08-31-2006, 10:07 AM
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Damn! French Stewart, David Hyde Pierce, and especially Matthew Gray Gruber are three of my favorite actors and they would all be damn good.

I guess that proves I like crreepy guys.
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Old 08-31-2006, 11:32 AM
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The TV Movie isn't inevitable unless he kills someone first.
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