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Weekend Discussion Thread: Alternate Actors in MSTed Movies?Okay, I’m not exactly sure how this works, so you may have to help. Alert reader Andrew writes:
Hmmm… Interesting, I think…
They have? I want details!
Um, okay! I’m gonna go with: Burt Reynolds as The Master in “Manos.” Can’t you just hear that goofy laugh as he chases the family around the house? 97 Replies to “Weekend Discussion Thread: Alternate Actors in MSTed Movies?”Commenting at Satellite News
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Chip Hitler as the Indian in Werewolf.
In all seriousness, how about Orson Welles as the Chairman in Overdrawn at the Memory Bank?
Instead of El Santo in Samson vs. The Vampire Women, I want to see El Generico!
That one I know is waaaay obscure, so I’ll do another one: The Artist Formerly and Currently Known as Prince as The Prince of Space. Come on, that would be awesome!
Jean-Claude Van Damme as the lead in “Future War”. Hey, why go with a cut-rate clone when we could have the original?
I’d like to see Pee-Wee Herman inside the gorilla suit playing Ro-Man. It may actually improve the movie.
Bruce Campbell as…Zap Rowsdower!
Off the top of my head I thought of recasting THIS ISLAND EARTH;
Hal Meacham: John Agar
Dr Ruth Adams: Susan Cabot
Joe Wilson: Whatney Guy/Outlaw from Gor
Exeter: Peter Graves
Brack: Joe Dan Blocker
Mutant: Rondo Hattan
Sorry, the movie I was referring to is Robot Monster.
After watching Shia LaBouf whine and jabber fast during “Transformers 2: The robotic Megan Fox Vehicle” I think he’d make a great Puma Man.
Gorgo – Anyone with out a cleft chin lol
Prince of space – Prince as the prince of space (lol)
Alien From L.A. – a main character with a voice deeper then the evil off spring of a alvin the chipmunk and a hamster
Coleman Francis, Tony Cardoza, and Tor Johnson as the three astronauts in Space Travellers.
Brian from Family Guy in the role of Lassie in the Painted Hills. :grin:
Laurence Olivier in Hamlet. Oh wait…
First, I’d go with Fran Drescher as Jan in the Pan from the Brain that Wouldn’t Die. “Let me die! Aaahhhahhahhhaaahhh!”
Next up, John Goodman IS MITCHELL!
@ #2
El Generico would only work that movie if you teamed him up with Kevin Steen. That would make quite the Vampire killing force there. :mrgreen:
Crispin Glover as groundskeeper Micky in The Screaming Skull.
Oooh, and Eric Cartman in the place of Gumby in the preceding short.
I second Bruce Campbell as Rowsdower. He’d also be good as the Pumaman.
Steve Buscemi as Droppo.
This is fun. One more…
Ving Rhames in place of Coleman Francis in Red Zone Cuba. Coleman would still direct, or course.
And maybe Christopher Lee as The Master in Manos.
Johnny Depp is Torgo! Basing the character on Joe Cocker.
John Cena as Dave Ryder in Space Mutiny. I can just see him scream and jump off the floor waxer much more convincingly than Reb Brown.
Patrick Stewart as Dr Jameson in Parts: The clonus horror instead of Dick Sargent.
Moe, Larry & Curly in Red Zone Cuba
Jim Carrey is Pumaman
Jack Nicholson as Kalgon in Space Mutiny
How about Ewan McGregor as Richard and Scarlett Johansson as Lena in Parts: The Clonus Horror?
There, got that out of the way.
And Gene Hackman in every MSTied movie. He’s good in anything.
Keanu Reeves in “Overdrawn at the Memory Bank”!
Ewan McGregor in “Parts: The Clonus Horror”!
Oh, wait…
Ack, someone beat me to it as I was writing.
Javier Bardem as the killer from No Country for Old Men as Coleman Francis’ character in Red Zone Cuba might actually work.
80’s sitcom sensation Alf as Trumpy!
Patrick Stewert as Krankor the Chicken Man. He’d bring a touch of class to those “MMMWAH HAW HAWs!”
Also: John Goodman (in drag) as the lady sherrif in the Gunslinger.
If rules of time and/or space are disregarded in this discussion, then I submit this wacky switch-a-roo:
Jim Carrey as “Jimmy” in I Accuse My Parents”
Think about it…LIAR, LIAR!
Frank Zappa as The Master. He was on Miami Vice, surely that counts as acting!
Tommy Wiseau is Zap Rowsdower…”You’re tearing me apart Troy! Oh, hi Satoris.”
Daniel Craig as Bart Fargo (hey, might as well have a real James Bond)
Pamela Anderson as Peaches Page in “Racket Girls”
Robert Pattinson as Tony the Zombie and the rest of “Twilight” as the dead-meat teens in “Zombie Nightmare”
Miley Cyrus, Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, and Beyonce Knowles in “Angel’s Revenge”
Well duh. . . .
Kurt Russell as the cabbage patch-faced kid in Eegah!, with Jennifer Jason Leigh as Roxy and Tom Wilkenson as her father. And the titular role of Eegah would be played by John DeSantis, who played Lurch in the Addams Family movies. He’s huge with a weird head, just like Richard Kiel!
I’d like to think this list keeps with the spirit of casting middle aged people to play teenagers.
Just remember to “WATCH OUT FOR SNAKES!!!!!”
Rob Zombie as Banjo in Wild Rebels
Jackie Coogan as the Beast From Yucca Flats
Gheorghe Muresan as Eegah
>Dr Ruth Adams: Susan Cabot
Cabot?
Cabot?
Cabot!
Lorne Green as the commander in Space Mutiny.
Wait…
How about Dennis Hopper as JC from Side Hackers?
Or Elvis Presley as Paul Anka in Girls Town (playing Elvis, of course. . . although I guess he could play Paul Anka, but it would be weird)
Or a cross-dressing Phyllis Diller as Del Moore in Catalina Caper.
Or Lloyd Bridges as Jim Conrad in San Fransisco International.
Wait. . .
(Next week we need to do the reverse of this: actors mainly known from MST cast in other famous movies)
I got it! Leslie Neilsen replaces Peter Graves in all his roles…AND Dom Delouise replaces Tor Johnson in his! :mrgreen:
J.K. Robertson, we may be long-lost twins — someone on an MST3K comment board actually knew who El Generico was and could reference Kevin Steen. *sniff* I’m sorry, I think I have something in my eye.
How about Cee Threepio for Jet Jaguar
“80’s sitcom sensation Alf as Trumpy!”
Then he could just eat housecats instead of killing interchangeable Canadian B-movie actors.
Nicolletta @ 28 love Angels Revenge line up cept for Beyonce (too much class). How bout Debra Wilson instead?
Recast fot HOORRO OF PARTY BEACH
Hank Green: Matt Damon
Elaine Gavin: Ashlee Simpson
Dr Gavin: Anthony Hopkins
Eulabelle: Queen Latefa
Male Dancers: Dave Tango, Steve Gonsalves and Grant of GH.
HOBGOBLINS:
Keanu Reeves (I firmly believe he’s up to the
acting challenge)… Kevin
Britney Spears … Amy
Madonna … Daphne
Kevin Bacon … Nick
Meryl Streep (she’s good in anything
:mrgreen: )… Fantazia
Paul Bentzen (cousin Billy in The Giant Spider
Invasion) … Roadrash
Wilfred Brimley … McCreedy
… Dennis
Bill Murray … Club Scum M.C
Phil Silvers … Sergeant Parker
(yeah, Phil Silvers is dead. But he can
still outact anyone in the original film)
Oh. I just forgot to delete Dennis. Shows how important he was. :grin:
Some of the suggestions so far are GREAT! These are right on:
Rob Zombie as Banjo
Johnny Depp as Torgo
Alf as Trumpy
I can’t top those, but how about:
Curly from the 3 Stooges as Droppo?
This will require more thinking. Good thing I don’t have a life!
Wisecracker
How about Jeremy Irons as J.K. Robertson? Why not have the hammiest of the hammy in a hammed-up role? Or Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dave Ryder in ‘Space Mutiny’?
@ ck
Bill Murray as the MC of Club Scum? I can actually see that.
Here’s my list
1: Dennis Hopper as Kalgon in Space Mutiny, and either/both of Donald Pleasence’s characters seen in Warrior of the Lost World and Puma Man.
2: Alf as Trumpy (Loved that idea, so obvious and the guy who first mentioned it deserves a MISTie Award).
3: Tom Servo as Jet Jaguar.
4: Super Mario as his look-alike in Parts: The Clonus Horror. Likewise, Wario should play Dick Sergent’s character. Who cares if they’re fictional? Just get some guys in costume or make it an animated movie.
5: Bobo as the Boggy Creek creature in Legend of Boggy Creek 2: The Legend Continues.
6: Larry the Cable Guy as the bakbrace wearing, inbred hick who gets eaten by the titular character through it’s butt in Giant Spider Invasion.
Awesome thread!
Here’s my list:
Madonna as The Leech Woman
Madonna as Estelle Winwood
Mickey Rourke as the Brute Man
Natalie Portman instead of Kim Cattrall in City Limits
Luke Perry circa 1996 in Teenage Caveman
The Rock as Ator
Tom Cruise circa 1985 as Winky
Gary Oldman as Torgo
Clive Owen as Secret Agent Super Dragon
Benecio Del Toro in Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
Bruce Campbell as Zap Rowsdower is PERFECT!!
#38: Bill Murray as the Club Scum MC makes me think of his great performance as Bunny Breckinridge in Ed Wood, which means it could really work.
#43: Seeing Gary Oldman as Torgo would be the biggest test yet of my theory that he may actually be good in anything.
My suggestion comes from a short: John De Lancie as (extremely) arch devil Red in “Out of This World.” The man knows from sarcasm.
Daffy Duck as Mitchell
Dick York for Dick Sargeant in Parts(or is it Dick Sargeant for Dick York)
Oh, Robin Williams for Dropo in Santa Claus Conquers Mars
Sorry Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
First off, I also got and chuckled at the El Generico reference by Rooskie The Bear (#2).
I would have Kevin James and Nikki Blonsky (the star of Hairspray) as the fat couple in Ring of Terror.
Corey Feldman and Nicole Eggert would play the leads in Time Chasers.
Finally, I want all of Jeff Dunham’s puppets to play the Hobgoblins.
I LOVE the idea of Jeff Dunham’s puppets locked in a vault just like in Hobgoblins.
Except they don’t get out.
Ever.
And the vault is blown up.
At the bottom of the ocean.
And they don’t ever get out.
Ever.
The end.
RE: Post 15 (Mark Hornhorst)
Actually, Christopher Lee as Monos sounds pretty good. Instead of standing around waving a staff at Torgo, he’d grab him by the throat and toss him across the room. Lee can save any movie.
Beyond that, how about Sean Connery instead of Neil for “Operation Double 007”. Not only would he get to work with several of his past co-stars, he’d be figuratively flipping off Cubby Broccoli.