Let's recast it!!!
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alric-3 — 12 years ago(February 23, 2014 12:14 PM)
In fact, that whole concept started out with Gene Wilder. That was his baby. And you can tell the parts that Mel Brooks added to it, and they're somewhat over-the-top. Sort of schmaltzy comedy. He was the type of guy who, like in
Blacking Saddles
, would have a man humping a statue. Wilder is the type of humor that would have the doctor turning the creature into a "man about town."
Alric
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freudified_n_funkified — 13 years ago(March 24, 2013 04:27 PM)
I'm of the opinion that the original cast is one of - if not
the- best comedy ensembles ever assembled. Peak performers at the top of their powers. That said, since this is purely hypothetical fantasy and won't perpetrate any real sacrilege against the sanctity of the original, I'm game. Here's my cast for Young Frankenstein Jr.:
Dr. Frankenstein - Bill Hader
Igor - Jon Glaser
Inga - Alison Brie
The Monster - Christopher Meloni
Elizabeth - Elizabeth Banks
Inspector Kemp - Jermaine Clement
Blindman - Albert Brooks
Frau Blucher - Kristen Schaal
with an adapted screenplay by Vernon Chatman and all directed by Gaspar Noe. Only in dreams .
- best comedy ensembles ever assembled. Peak performers at the top of their powers. That said, since this is purely hypothetical fantasy and won't perpetrate any real sacrilege against the sanctity of the original, I'm game. Here's my cast for Young Frankenstein Jr.:
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KristenStewartForever — 12 years ago(April 16, 2013 02:41 AM)
To me, if not this cast, there's only one other cast that can do it. That's the original musical Broadway cast, which I think are a tiny bit better than the movie cast:
Frederick: Roger Bart (must, has to be, no other)
Igor: Christopher Fitzgerald
Inga: Sutton Foster (better than Teri Garr)
Frau Blucher: Andrea Martin
Monster: Shuler Hensley
Elizabeth: Megan Mullalay
Inspector Kemp: Fred Applegate
Hermit: Fred Applegate
No Day But Today. Today 4 U. One Song Glory.
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fallsguy77 — 12 years ago(June 17, 2013 05:12 PM)
Amen to that!! I've had more than my fill of reboots, remakes, remixes, retreads, and the wholesale lack of creativity and originality in the film and music world. Scary to think that Television is the most creative medium we have to day, and still the vast majority of it is crappy. And why would you choose a movie like this that is almost perfect in every way???
"Have I had an abortion? I've had more kids pulled out of me than a burning orphanage." -
bhilburn — 12 years ago(September 14, 2013 08:09 PM)
A wonderful concept.a movie that is not a re-make. Can Hollywood pull it off? Can they hire writers who can come up with an original idea? That's a stretch.
"check the imdb cast list before asking who portrayed who in movies" -
shadowhawk1j — 12 years ago(March 21, 2014 10:23 PM)
They dont need to hire writers to come up with new ideas. Just look to the local library, there are so many books out there that could be turned into movies.
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knoxfan2008 — 12 years ago(December 23, 2013 08:09 AM)
^Jesus christ people, stop being so melodramatic, it's just a fun hypothetical notion. No-one is asking to change it, just having fun considering the modern equals of these great actors.
I agree Will Ferrell comes to mind as the Doctor, Anna Faris is a great comedic actress (excluding 'Mums') and Steve Buscemi is an obvious shoe-in for Feldman. John C Reilly would be really cool as the inspector I think, as for the monster, that's a little harder. -
discowhale — 12 years ago(January 09, 2014 07:25 PM)
Will Ferrel could replace gene WilderuhNEVER!!!
Two different styles of acting. Wilder is subtle, and always 5 degrees off of normal.
Ferrel is a big kid, playing grown up.
Besides ALL of thatyou simply can't remake classics and that you'd even consider it possible, makes you a Philistine! -
jamesob5-265-908024 — 12 years ago(January 10, 2014 05:22 PM)
It's just a fun "what if". No one is saying that we should remake it as none of us have the power to do so either.
Calm down everyone
there are no plans for a remake. We just taking opinions of who could fill these roles in the modern day without getting our panties in a bunch!!! -
mikekrit62 — 10 years ago(May 16, 2015 03:03 PM)
I don't think anybody needs to "calm down", or is getting their panties in a bunchor is that what you hoped would happen? Why else start a thread about recasting YF? People are simply stating the obvious; it doesn't need to be rebooted, remade, recast, or whatever euphemism you choose. Some movies are fun to speculate about, in the case of YF it's just a waste of time.
This movie's comedy is so broadly done that in the hands of lesser talent it would be like watching something on the level of "Scary Movie".
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kramsey20 — 12 years ago(January 10, 2014 09:13 PM)
Nah, any remake would undoubtedly be done by Judd Apatow and would no doubt contain a scene of Dr. Frankenstein (Jason Segel), The Monster (Seth Rogen) and Igor (Paul Rudd) smoking pot and talking about jerking off or something.
Or worse, it'll be a Seltzerberg film where "Look, it's Kim Kardashian!" where they cut to a Kim Kardashian impersonator standing around just before a cow falls on her is the most sophisticated joke in the whole movie. -
Acting_and_Film_Buff — 12 years ago(February 21, 2014 04:22 PM)
Dr. Frankenstein- Will Ferrell
Igor- Paul Giamatti
Frankenstein's Monster- Brad Garrett
Inga- Tina Fey
Elizabeth- Julia Louis-Dreyfuss
Inspector Kemp- John C. Riley
Harold, The Blind Man- Leonardo DiCaprio
Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.- Sanford Meisner
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aji_gps — 10 years ago(October 20, 2015 09:10 AM)
Yes yes, recasting, just for fun though, don't give hollywood any funny ideas
Dr. Frankenstein - Josh Radnor
Igor - Seth Green
Frankenstein's Monster - Nicholas Cage (let's give him a chance)
Inga - Isla Fisher
Elizabeth - Malin Akerman
Inspector Kemp - Sacha Baron Cohen
Harold, The Blind Man - Chris Pratt -
Carycomic — 10 years ago(December 08, 2015 09:09 AM)
Let's notand not even say that we did! You can't improve on perfection. And YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is undeniably perfect the way it is, right now.
I watched a re-run of this on the Sundance Channel, last night, and it was still as fall-down hysterically funny as ever. Especially, that "soup-to-nuts" routine with Gene Hackman as the Blind Old Hermit! So, to paraphrase what I said above? Let's none of us pull a George Lucas (as in "fixing what ain't even broken").
"Here endeth the lesson."
