After reading the 4 pages of comments, there were a few that mentioned an HBO version, there should be a remake, and that Sean Connery should play the Victor Velasco role. Below is the original cast. Who would you cast?
Robert Redford .... Paul Bratter Jane Fonda .... Corie Bratter Charles Boyer .... Victor Velasco Mildred Natwick .... Mrs. Ethel Banks, Corie's mother Herb Edelman .... Harry Pepper, Telephone man Mabel Albertson .... Aunt Harriet Fritz Feld .... Restaurant Owner James Stone .... Delivery Man Ted Hartley .... Frank Paul E. Burns .... Bum in Park rest of cast listed alphabetically Billie Bird .... Drunken neighbor (uncredited) Doris Roberts .... Hotel Maid (uncredited)
I'm gonna go ahead and suggest two favs.... Ryan Reynolds and Kate Winslet. If not them, I'd really like to see Brad Pitt as Paul, and Rose McGowen as Corie. A girl can dream :)
Paul - Ethan Hawke (he might be too old, though) Corie - Scarlett Johansson Mrs. Banks - Meryl Streep Victor - Danny DeVito (I think he would be awesome in this role)
Why does every classic or near-classic film have this USELESS thread?
I obviously DO NOT condone re-making perfectly good classic films. Look what happened when Disney/ABC tried to re-do "Brian's Song." Ditto for the new version of "Flight of the Phoenix."
At best, a re-make will be a hit for possibly a week, until it is pushed off the best-seller list by the latest "Scary Movie" sequel.
At worst, a re-make would be the only version younger people see, and they would dismiss the SUPERIOR original because the PALE RE-MAKE did not captivate them.
"Dadoo4050: and who, disguised as a mild-mannered schoolteacher. . ."
I wouldn't. This should not and could not, EVER be as good as the original. Boyer and Natwick were superb!! Irreplacable! (but I have to admit the poster that suggested Chris Walken as Victor Valsco was right about that one, IF they made a remake, that is.
Some of these choices I really disagree with. I mean, Goldie Hawn as Corie's mother - no way! I think Dana Ivey would do a good job (she looks quite like Mildred Natwick) Corie - Amy Adams! (look at that scene in Enchanted when she is trying to be "angry" - she has that funny and silly wit that is needed) - I could also maybe imagine Kate Hudson in this role if it was set modern Paul - maybe Mark Ruffalo, even though some people are sick of him Mr Velascoe - David Suchet possibly
Redford has loads of character in his face while Pitt mostly comes off as a poseur. The only two films where he pulled of some enigmatic brand of "cool" was Ocean's Eleven & "Jesse James". Pitt has a rosebud mouth (which he let hang loosely for years), a cute little-girl nose. Redford's character comes from an almost hawkish nose, a much tougher chin, and a very firm-lipped mouth. To say nothing of the eyes - same colour and shape, but Redford's are far more steely, exression-wise. Pitt's is like a Barbie. Also, Redford comes off as more literate & naturally sophisticated. I think it's do with speech patterns and the diction of that time. So much crisper. Spygame really showed up Pitt's deficiencies in the comparison game, even though Redford was so much older and wrinkled by then.
Dig deeper. Pitt is amazing and has oscars to prove it...he's chill now but just wait...and find the truth I recommend 'Meet Joe Black' 'Seven Years in Tibet' '12 Monkeys' 'Interview with a vampire' and 'Legends of the Fall'. And although pitt may not be as superior and that is god given but take a look at redford in 'The Way We Were' even though there looks are slightly different there persona is very similar. Watch 'Meet Joe Black' and your own diction with taught a few things as well. Listen i'm an avid fan of redford no doubt my immortal sean connery if your know what i mean. But Pitt is intense when given the right ground work to run off of...believe me please!!!
Paul: James Marsden Corie: Lauren Graham Ethel: Meryl Streep or Jane Fonda Velasco: George Clooney (Remember, Velasco is only supposed to be in his fifties, as he complains about dirty old men being able to get away with so much more than dirty middle-aged men)