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Upthevibe

(9,382 posts) Thu Jan 30, 2025, 03:01 PM Jan 30

If a classic movie was done with an actor/actress from

today's timeline, who would you chose to play the part?

I'll go first:

It's A Wonderful Life: George Bailey - Tom Hanks

(And I'm not saying anything should be remade or anything like that. This is just for fun)....

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If a classic movie was done with an actor/actress from (Original Post) Upthevibe Jan 30 OP

Bringing Up Baby catbyte Jan 30 #1

catbyte Upthevibe Jan 31 #4

Night Of The Hunter with Brad Pitt as Harry Powell. Elmer Gantry with Leonardo DiCaprio as Elmer. Floyd R. Turbo Jan 30 #2

Floyd R. Turbo......... Upthevibe Jan 31 #5

😃 Floyd R. Turbo Feb 1 #9

Offhand I don't have any ideas, but, yeah, I could see Tom Hanks as George Bailey. electric_blue68 Jan 31 #3

electric_blue68............ Upthevibe Jan 31 #6

Yes, I can how he can project that electric_blue68 Jan 31 #7

My remake would be Tom Hanks playing Carl Bernstein in All the President's Men red dog 1 Jan 31 #8

I get a dark kick out of watching the original "All The President's Men." Paladin Feb 1 #10

At the time no one could forsee what was to come. Boomerproud Feb 1 #11

catbyte

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1. Bringing Up Baby

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Thu Jan 30, 2025, 05:56 PM

Jan 30

Ryan Reynolds and Emma Stone

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Upthevibe

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4. catbyte

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Fri Jan 31, 2025, 10:25 AM

Jan 31

Great choices! I love both of them

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Floyd R. Turbo

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2. Night Of The Hunter with Brad Pitt as Harry Powell. Elmer Gantry with Leonardo DiCaprio as Elmer.

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Upthevibe

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5. Floyd R. Turbo.........

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Fri Jan 31, 2025, 10:26 AM

Jan 31

I love both those actors!

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Floyd R. Turbo

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9. 😃

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electric_blue68

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3. Offhand I don't have any ideas, but, yeah, I could see Tom Hanks as George Bailey.

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Fri Jan 31, 2025, 02:48 AM

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Upthevibe

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6. electric_blue68............

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Fri Jan 31, 2025, 10:28 AM

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IMHO, Tom Hanks has a very Jimmy Stewart type quality......

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electric_blue68

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7. Yes, I can how he can project that

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red dog 1

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8. My remake would be Tom Hanks playing Carl Bernstein in All the President's Men

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Paladin

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10. I get a dark kick out of watching the original "All The President's Men."

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Sat Feb 1, 2025, 08:03 AM

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It was obviously made to depict Nixon as the worst president this country would ever endure. How's that for naivete, given what we're facing at this very moment?

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11. At the time no one could forsee what was to come.

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