Do you think that Rick Moranis was miscast?

Rick was great in this role.

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Rick Moranis gives probably the best performance of the cast, but I could argue this either way.

His character is clearly an over-the-top caricature that is perhaps supposed to be more humorous than it is.

I think he perfectly fits the character. I just think it was a miscast as far as being Ellen Aim's lover goes. That really isn't Rick's fault. It is the fault of the character and the direction that production decided to go with it.

I think his acting was good. The only trouble is that seeing it now, 30 years after it was made, Rick Moranis is famous from playing other roles, like his nerdy characters from Ghostbusters, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, etc., and it's difficult not to find it hilarious to see him playing a [wanna-be] tough guy after having seen him in those comedic roles. I think his role provides moments of comedy, but that kind of retrospective hilarity I just mentioned was obviously unintended back then since no one could foresee he would be famous for playing such nerdy characters.

I thought Moranis was great in his role. In fact, this film has endured for so long, in large part, because everyone in it was perfectly cast. The writing in this film left a lot to be desired but the acting, for what the director intended the film to be, was excellent.



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Michael pare was the one who was miscast. he may look the part; but, when he opened his mouth he killed any notion of art. he was such a limited actor I never have understood how he got the few lead roles he had. Moranis is a darn good actor, as he regularly demonstrated on SCTV.

Pare has always been the weak link in the film, for me and he has no chemistry with either Diane Lane or Deborah Van Valkenburgh. The film needed a more charismatic lead actor.

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He did a good job playing a sleazebag which is ironic since he's best known for playing the lovable loser.

At a sideways glance, he appears miscast at first.

…But when you watch the film, it becomes apparent that he is fully committing to the role 110% and mostly succeeds. It's actually fascinating to see a role that would never be played by Rick Moranis, successfully portrayed by Rick Moranis.

The film has its head-hanging moments of shame, but Moranis emerges triumpant. ;)

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Nope, the role fits him like a glove. He is essentially a snivelling money-grabbing weasel but Moranis is charismatic enough that one just cannot hate Billy Fish for all that.