# Let's play Bad Casting **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 7, 2006, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637 "2006-10-07T20:10:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/61 "2006-10-08T15:09:11Z")
Robin Williams. And I could easily envision it happening. Ew. Michael Corleone. ---
**Author:** ![Sonia\_Montdore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/62 "2006-10-08T15:16:52Z")
[QUOTE=Aesiron] Robin Williams. And I could easily envision it happening. Ew. Michael Corleone. [/QUOTE] Max Baer, Jr. Severine in _Belle du Jour_ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/63 "2006-10-08T15:28:17Z")
[QUOTE=Sonia Montdore] Severine in _Belle du Jour_ [/QUOTE] Roseanne Gordon Gecko in _Wall Street_ ---
**Author:** ![Sonia\_Montdore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/64 "2006-10-08T15:33:32Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] Roseanne Heck, that’s \*great \*casting. I long to see Roseanne tied up and pelted with dung. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/65 "2006-10-08T17:19:06Z")
Hey, we missed Ennis in “Brokeback Mountain” - I would go with Sylvester Stallone for some spectacular mis-casting there. Now, back to Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street.” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/66 "2006-10-08T17:51:20Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] Hey, we missed Ennis in “Brokeback Mountain” - I would go with Sylvester Stallone for some spectacular mis-casting there. Now, back to Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street.” [/QUOTE] Peewee Herman Peewee Herman in “Peewee’s Great Adventure” ---
**Author:** ![Tierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/67 "2006-10-08T17:58:34Z")
[QUOTE=Chefguy] Peewee Herman in “Peewee’s Great Adventure” [/QUOTE] Christopher Walken. Moses in _The Ten Commandments_? Unfortunately, Will Smith is busy that week… ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/68 "2006-10-08T18:20:34Z")
[QUOTE=Tierce] Christopher Walken. Moses in _The Ten Commandments_? Unfortunately, Will Smith is busy that week… [/QUOTE] More. . .bicycle. . .bell. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/69 "2006-10-08T19:17:16Z")
[QUOTE=Tierce] Moses in _The Ten Commandments_? Unfortunately, Will Smith is busy that week… [/QUOTE] Patrick Swayze. Katherine Hepburn in “The Philadelphia Story.” ---
**Author:** ![Mayo\_Speaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/70 "2006-10-08T19:28:30Z")
[QUOTE=Tierce] … Moses in _The Ten Commandments_? Unfortunately, Will Smith is busy that week… [/QUOTE] Mario Lopez Josh Waitzkin (the kid in _Searching for Bobby Fischer_) ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/71 "2006-10-08T19:30:32Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Katherine Hepburn in “The Philadelphia Story.” [/QUOTE] (character name: Tracy Lord) Rosie Perez. Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in _Full Metal Jacket._ ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/72 "2006-10-08T19:31:32Z")
[QUOTE=Beware of Doug] (character name: Tracy Lord) Rosie Perez. Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in _Full Metal Jacket._ [/QUOTE] Alan Alda. Gandalf from the LOTR. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/73 "2006-10-08T19:35:41Z")
Jerry Seinfeld. Queen Elizabeth I in _Elizabeth._ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/74 "2006-10-08T19:37:25Z")
[QUOTE=Beware of Doug] Queen Elizabeth I in _Elizabeth._ [/QUOTE] Fran Drescher. Tony Manero in **Saturday Night Fever** ---
**Author:** ![Tierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/75 "2006-10-08T21:23:24Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Tony Manero in **Saturday Night Fever** [/QUOTE] Tom Cruise, of course. _The Odd Couple_ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/76 "2006-10-09T01:01:29Z")
[QUOTE=Tierce] Tom Cruise, of course. _The Odd Couple_ [/QUOTE] Marlon Brando and Arnold Schwarzennegger. Barbara Stanwyck in _Double Indemnity_ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/77 "2006-10-09T01:11:17Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Marlon Brando and Arnold Schwarzennegger. Barbara Stanwyck in _Double Indemnity_ [/QUOTE] Roseanne Superman ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/78 "2006-10-09T01:37:57Z")
[QUOTE=Chefguy] Roseanne Superman [/QUOTE] Martin Short. Lawrence of Arabia. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/79 "2006-10-09T01:41:49Z")
[QUOTE=Knorf] Lawrence of Arabia. [/QUOTE] Dom Deluise Catherine from _Basic Instinct_ ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-bad-casting/375637/80 "2006-10-09T01:49:47Z")
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