Now that effects are up to it, the Johnstown flood would be a good backdrop to a love story. The rich guy from the private lake in the hills falls for a poor girl from town. Then it starts raining.
From Slapshot (paraphrased, my computer is drunker than me):
“What’s up with that dog?”
“Huh?”
“What’s up with that dog?”
“Oh, he saved a bunch of people from the flood”
“Well, Fuck Him!”
And Sean Connery turned down the Morpheus role. I’d like to tap into the multiverse and see that version of The Matrix. I have a hard time picturing it although I can’t imagine it would have been any good.
For that matter, Connery also turned down the role of Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings films, stating that, despite reading the books and the script, he didn’t understand it.
As you note with The Matrix, I have a hard time picturing Connery as being able to come anywhere close to Sir Ian McKellen in the role; it would probably have been Connery being Connery.
Sean Connery was also supposed to play Spock’s brother Sybok in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and the name of Vulcan heaven “Sha Ka Ree” used in the movie was a joke on Connery’s name.
The movie was a mess so it was probably best that Connery passed on it.
The name’s Dalf…Gandalf.
“Balrog! Getting past me is going to be rough! … Just the way your mother likes it.”
How about Clint Eastwood as the child in Kramer vs Kramer? Too obvious i guess. So this then: John Candy as Batman? Cool refreshing thought!
Good idea! He is mostly good at whatever he does.
I would have liked to see late-period Groucho Marx try his hand at drama. I think he could have pulled it off. Cast him as one of the jurors in 12 Angry Men and see where his career goes from there.
Wow thats as crazy as imagining Charlie Chaplin as Hitler, not woulda happened!
Yeah, but it was a comedy Hitler. I think Groucho could have pulled a Robin Williams and turned into a respected dramatic actor, while still doing the occasional comedy. He had in him.
David Bowie as the Riddler.
Oprah Winfrey as Robin Hood, just saying. Who could play Tarzan? Any constructive ideas? Young schwartsenegger? Nah, Conan was him.
Who would play Tarzan? John Candy, of course.
I’m guessing this isn’t what you intended, but — while I’d never considered it before — I think Helen Mirren could’ve done a great job of playing it completely straight as Doctor Frankenstein.
Dylan Baker would also make a good Dagwood.
A confused Bakula did appear on ‘what we do in the shadows’ as the vampires thought he was one of them.
Charlton Heston as the President in Escape from New York. Really, wouldn’t he be perfect in the platinum blond wig getting shot at by The Duke - oh, the irony.
Sean Connery as The Man With The Golden Gun.