I’m remembering Chris Rock’s Oscar night monologue from a few years ago:
"There are really only a handful of bankable stars in Hollywood.
So, if you want Tom Cruise, and all you can get is Jude Law? Wait!
If you want Russell Crowe, and all you can get is Colin Farrell? Wait!
If you want Denzel Washington, and all you can get is me? Wait!"
I’d say Michael Ironsides was the poor man’s John Saxon, then John Saxon became the poor man’s Michael Ironsides.
Have any other actors flipped roles like that? I’m thinking Christian Slater might have.
Hehe, thank you, thank you.
Terrence Howard just found out he is the poor mans Don Cheadle.
Really, how?
I always thought of Don Cheadle as the poor man’s Don Cheadle and Terrence Howard as the poor man’s Terrence Howard. Two of the most overrated actors working today.
I haven’t seen Hotel Rwanda yet but one good performance won’t necessarily change my mind.
Recasting of Iron Man, but you have a point. Howard didn’t get rehired because he wanted too much money. So its possible that Cheadle didn’t want as much money.
I thought Balls Of Fury was a fun enough movie, but I could never shake the feeling that the producers had the same exchange as the thread title, only the names were Jack Black and Dan Fogler. Fogler was funny, don’t get me wrong, but he did kind of come off as a poor man’s Jack Black.
When I watched the movie The Rocker I kept thinking that they couldn’t talk Will Ferrell into the role so they got Rainn Wilson.
Or (again) Jack Black.
Chris Pine (Kirk from the new Star Trek) can sound a bit like him at times.
I don’t know how to describe Slater’s voice, except that everything sounds like it’s said through slightly-clenched teeth, but I likes it.
Humphrey Bogart used to get the scripts George Raft rejected. Then George Raft started getting the scripts Humphrey Bogart rejected.
They’re both in the same general casting category: black actors in their thirties who can do lead roles in minor films or strong supporting roles in major films.
But Cheadle’s definitely on top over Howard. His prestige roles have been more prestigious and his money roles have made more money.
Oh, definitely. Howard flat-out sucks IMO. Cheadle is merely good, rather than being GRRRREAT like a lot of people think he is. Again, IMO. He probably suffers unfairly in my eyes for choosing movies I don’t really like and reminding me of Tim Meadows.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt a poor man’s Heath Ledger? (Though he’s earning his chops with critics).
I once heard Jeff Daniels described as “the guy you get when you can’t get Jeff Bridges.”
I think Dennis Quaid is the poor man’s Harrison Ford. Though, sadly, Harrison Ford is now the poor man’s Harrison Ford.
If you can’t get any one of Rhys Ifans, Ewen Bremner, Mackenzie Crook, or Matt King, then just get another. They’re all interchangeable.
I’m not sure there’s any comparison between these two. Levitt has made clear he’s not interested in just doing big bucks movies and that’s why he doesn’t, he does the low key, critically acclaimed movies instead (and does so extremely well). I don’t see how this compares to Ledger who was a very conventional actor in the respect that he wanted to go on to do bigger roles in bigger movies (and yes his final one was very very good). Why would Levitt be a replacement for Ledger when they don’t do the same films?
I was going to say Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhall, but I think they’re more interchangeable rather than one of them being the poor man’s other one.
I didn’t see that movie that they were in together recently, but the first time I saw the trailer it really messed me up.
Also, for a time in the late 80s, Dennis Quaid was a slightly cheaper Kevin Costner. Then Costner’s career went stratospheric with **Dances With Wolves **while Quaid’s stalled. Right now, however, Quaid’s standing is probably better than Costner’s.
I’ve seen this mentioned in a lot of different places on the net, but apparently a bunch of people believe Ledger and Levitt look EXACTLY alike.
I don’t see it, but there you go.