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Susan Sarandon Miscast: Who Would Have Been Better for the Role?

posted 11 years ago by tresjolie9
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I love Susan Sarandon, but as a well preserved 60 something I had a lot of trouble buying her as Melissa McCarthy's grandmother. I know they originally wanted to go with Shirley MacLaine. When that didn't work they tried to get Debbie Reynolds. Obviously when that didn't work they thought of Susan Sarandon.

But I keep thinking, who else they could have given the role to? Someone who is at least 75, and could convincingly be 43 year old Melissa McCarthy's grandmother? Someone with a background in comedy, and playing old, crochety characters. Carol Burnett would have been perfect, and probably would have had better chemistry with Melissa McCarthy. Betty White also could have done it!

[–] larken_15 11 years ago

I agree

[–] jztzt 11 years ago

I have no plans of seeing this film but I would submit Oscar nominated actress Gena Rowlands as a possible candidate.

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[–] Drewboy-2 11 years ago

Just saw it - Cloris Leachman would have been perfect! Sarandon is just too young.

[–] Ken1260 10 years ago

Cloris Leachman at 88 would not have been able to do most of what was involved in this movie.

[–] nxgn_not_not 11 years ago

let's streatchies

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#1 Bob Redford

#2 Dan DeVito

#3 TOO BAD Dudley Moore is dead 'cause he wood a kilt it

but that's jus' moi

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[–] catrina604 11 years ago

Tim Robbins ex would have been good in that role. ;)

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[–] nxgn_not_not 11 years ago

Timmy?

wait, what?

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but tha's jus' Moi

I'm thinking
as long as we can dream

Abe Vigoda wooda kilt this
so so so can nyo just c it
wooda been nyo greatest ever
bar nun

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[–] brandomarlon2003 10 years ago

Maggie Smith or Doris Roberts.

[–] Prismark10 10 years ago

Kathy Bates would had been better.

Its that man again!!

[–] nxgn_not_not 10 years ago

wait
wasn't she the one what lived by the lake

& like owned the pet food shops

r u nyo sagt she coulda done multiple roels in nyo the same movie?

'cause nyo Peter Sellers nyo did that
but it's nyo hard 2 get away with

so

Pour Moi --- Non
Nic Coppala might have swung it

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[–] Prismark10 10 years ago

Kathy Bates would had been better in the Sarandon role. Someone else could had the role Bates played!

Its that man again!!

[–] ch223081976 10 years ago

Fionnula Flanagan

[–] monstermayhem32 10 years ago

I think Susan Sarandon would have been better off playing the mother role.

[–] EndlessMIkeJr 10 years ago

I don't think she was miscast I think the characters just were written badly.The era of old people being crazy, using profanity and acting skanky are starting to get old in films and here it wasn't written good.

[–] ThatSoapsALittleHard 10 years ago

Piper Laurie

[–] first-things-first 10 years ago

This is a role where I didn't see Ms. Sarandon. I enjoyed her.

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[–] dubblea84 10 years ago

I think the writer was miscast. Crap movie. Grandmother is 68 in real life - mother (Janney) is 55. Really?!

[–] hubcap18 9 years ago

Sarandon was the third ohoice, with more age apporpriate actress intended for the role. Shirley MacLaine (36 years older tham McCarthy) was originally cast, but had to drop out. DEbie Reynolds (38 years older) was also considered. After they got Sarandon, why not just chnage it a little bit, and say Sarandon (24 years older) is her mother and Allison Janney (11 years older) is her sister?

That being said, that wouldn't have saved this stinker of a movie.

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