dream cast: hypothetical ’A Hard Day’s Night’ remakeIt’s still Thursday for a little while, and that means it’s time to remake an 80s classic TV show or movie with an all-new cast. This week I’m stretching a bit to include something that’s not quite 80s but impacted Gen Xers a lot as kids: A Hard Day’s Night, the 1964 Beatles movie that was basically the first music video. (The idea for this week’s Dream Cast comes courtesy of reader Eric-Jon. If you have a suggestion for an 80s TV show or movie we should play with, feel free to email me.) Remaking A Hard Day’s Night means, when it comes down to it, recasting the Beatles. Which some will consider blasphemy. But you know what? It’s gonna happening eventually, and probably soon -- someone will make a movie about the Beatles that will require actors representing the iconic musicians. So why shouldn’t it be us? The original cast: Paul McCartney: Paul McCartney My dream cast: Paul McCartney: Zac Efron Let the hate begin. I dare you not to get up and dance: support
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posted by PaulW (Thu Apr 16 09, 11:37PM)
Can't we just clone the Beatles and bring them back for a tour anywho?
posted by Kathy A (Fri Apr 17 09, 2:02AM)
"He's very...clean."
Love Brambell in this film! I got the reference to him in Spaced, unlike my sister who couldn't place the name until I reminded her of Paul's grandfather.
Love the press conference later in the film. "Are you a mod, or a rocker?" "I'm a mocker."
And George's interview with the clothes designer/marketer. "I wouldn't be caught dead in that--that's grotty!"
posted by MaSch (Fri Apr 17 09, 2:40AM)
Judging by your comment "Let the hate begin", I assume you realize that your choices could be regarded as a little controversial? That your creds as Britophile are in serious danger when you suggest casting three Americans and one German (whose last name is written with "K") as "the" British pop/rock band?
Of course you do. Have a lot of fun being hated! ;-)
posted by Sarah Battersby (Sat Apr 18 09, 7:07PM)
Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew, ew.
Just so much ew --- you've never seen so much ew.
I saw Zac Ephron as Paul McCartney and couldn't even read the rest of the cast.
Ok, just peeked and saw Kevin Spacey in the Victor Spinetti role.
I'm drooping with disappointment Maryann that these thoughts would even occur to you, let alone your actually putting them down in html. Please stop this madness at once, and let us never speak of this again.
posted by MaryAnn (Tue Apr 21 09, 11:07PM)
So no one has any other suggestions?
It's on your head when Hollywood decides it needs to remake this movie, and won't be able to turn to the Internet for casting ideas.
posted by acker (Wed May 06 09, 2:17AM)
Paul McCartney - Leonardo De Caprio
John Lennon - Jonathon Rhys Meyers
George Harrison - Colin Farrell
Ringo Star - ??
Geofrey Rush - The Manager
Jack Nicholson - Paul's Grand Dad
posted by Jason Mathews (Wed Jun 17 09, 5:34PM)
Alexei Sayle would be perfect for the role of the director...
posted by Jason Mathews (Wed Jun 17 09, 5:54PM)
Craig Charles, and John Bishop would be good somewhere as well...
posted by Jason Mathews (Wed Jun 17 09, 5:54PM)
Craig Charles, and John Bishop would be good somewhere as well...
posted by Rob (Sun Jun 28 09, 12:18AM)
I would see Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Lennon, simply because he looks the most like him. I didn't see the connection until I was watching him in "Brick" tonight, and saw that if they ever did a good biopic about Lennon, JGL would be a good choice to play him
posted by Hillary Clinton (Wed Jul 29 09, 4:55PM)
I polled this group (all were in awe and agreed) and this is the definitive new cast-
Paul: Prince Harry
John: Seth Rogen
George: Alan Radcliffe
Ringo: Jessie Eisenberg
Paul's Grandfather: Paul McCartney
TV Director: Sacha Baron Cohen
posted by Leo Paulson (Wed Jul 29 09, 5:07PM)
I concur with Hillary's definitive new cast. Those selections are not only spot on, they are awe inspiring. And I mean some of that 1964 Hard Days Night awe not the 1990's-2000's "that's awesome".