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Gidney N Cloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-01-11 02:36 PM
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28. Here's a cast for a comedy version:

George Bailey----------------Ray Romano
Mary Hatch-------------------Tina Fay
Henry F. Potter--------------Danny Devito
Uncle Billy Bailey-----------Bobcat Goldthwait
Clarence---------------------Stephen Root
Ma Bailey--------------------Rosanne Barr
Ernie Bishop-----------------Billy Crystal*
Bert-------------------------Christopher Guest*
Violet Bick------------------Jennifer Aniston
Mr. Gower--------------------Christopher Lloyd
Sam Wainwright---------------Kevin James
Joseph (Angel, voice only)---Don Novello

(* = doing Frankie and Willie characters from SNL)
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  -Loungers - if they remade It's a wonderful life today - who should play the lead/etc? The Straight Story  Nov-28-11 07:34 PM   #0 
  - Tom Hanks or even Jeff Bridges and/or Tommy Lee Jones for George Bailey  riderinthestorm   Nov-28-11 07:57 PM   #1 
  - Aren't your Georges WAAAAAAAY too old for your Marys? nt  valerief   Nov-28-11 08:18 PM   #3 
  - LOL!! Yeah, probably.  riderinthestorm   Nov-28-11 08:33 PM   #4 
  - Was just going to say Hanks as Bailey!  bigwillq   Nov-29-11 10:36 AM   #8 
  - Here's a start  valerief   Nov-28-11 08:07 PM   #2 
  - If you're going that route then I think Chris Matthews HAS to play Uncle Billy.  Gidney N Cloyd   Nov-29-11 10:27 AM   #7 
  - Yes, that's a better choice! nt  valerief   Nov-29-11 11:47 AM   #9 
  - Except Uncle Billy had very few lines  Kennah   Nov-29-11 10:54 PM   #10 
     - But they'd all be gold.  Gidney N Cloyd   Nov-30-11 12:16 PM   #14 
  - LOL. Like your cast list...  Rhiannon12866   Dec-02-11 02:37 AM   #34 
  - How about ...  Kennah   Nov-28-11 08:47 PM   #5 
  - And Bradley Cooper as Harry Bailey  Kennah   Nov-28-11 08:53 PM   #6 
  - +1 to your list, especially Morgan Freeman and Teri Hatcher (nt)  The Straight Story   Dec-01-11 10:48 AM   #22 
  - I mostly like 'em all, especially George.  GoCubsGo   Dec-01-11 02:51 PM   #29 
  - Bruno Ganz as George Bailey  Tom Ripley   Nov-30-11 09:53 AM   #11 
  - How about Mike Myers plays them all?  geardaddy   Nov-30-11 09:56 AM   #12 
  - Charlie Sheen and Pam Anderson as George and Mary  edbermac   Nov-30-11 11:40 AM   #13 
  - It was remade in 1977 as "It Happened One Christmas" (a reference to yet ANOTHER Capra film)...  MiddleFingerMom   Nov-30-11 12:39 PM   #15 
  - Nicholas Cage - George Bailey  BrendaBrick   Nov-30-11 04:49 PM   #16 
  - How about swapping Asner and Walken?  Kennah   Nov-30-11 09:52 PM   #19 
     - Hmmm.  BrendaBrick   Dec-01-11 04:43 AM   #20 
  - I'd like to categorically discourage remaking It's a Wonderful Life. n/t  Chan790   Nov-30-11 05:28 PM   #17 
  - I agree, Chan...but...  Demoiselle   Nov-30-11 07:18 PM   #18 
     - Matt n/t  Earth Bound Misfit   Dec-01-11 10:01 AM   #21 
        - Matt! Oh geez am I an idiot. It's amazing I didn't suggest Vic Damone!  Demoiselle   Dec-01-11 11:53 AM   #23 
           - ...or Johnny  Earth Bound Misfit   Dec-02-11 01:10 AM   #32 
  - Clive Owen as George Bailey, Kelsey Grammer as Potter  charlie and algernon   Dec-01-11 12:03 PM   #24 
  - How about a Curb Your Enthusiasm version?  geardaddy   Dec-01-11 12:21 PM   #25 
  - Good one!  BrendaBrick   Dec-01-11 03:13 PM   #30 
  - ...if they remade It's a wonderful life today ...  Iggo   Dec-01-11 01:50 PM   #26 
  - I dunno, some of the ideas here I think would be pretty cool  The Straight Story   Dec-01-11 02:00 PM   #27 
  - Here's a cast for a comedy version:  Gidney N Cloyd   Dec-01-11 02:36 PM   #28 
  - SNL's: It's A Wonderful Life Lost Ending w/Dana Carvey  BrendaBrick   Dec-01-11 03:25 PM   #31 
  - My own cast of DU lounge lizards in their "IAWL" roles...  pacalo   Dec-02-11 02:28 AM   #33 
 

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