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Who would be a good Harry Powell in a remake?

posted 12 years ago by KyleH87
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I can see Johnny Depp giving a different but equally creepy approach to the character of Powell. The rest of the cast would have to be pretty low-budget though, because it would be very expensive and difficult to cast Depp for a film like this. I remember Depp's performance in Secret Window, another fairly low-budget horror movie with no other huge actors, and he was very creepy in that too. There are a lot of people who could play the part of Powell and maybe be even more menacing than Mitchum, not that Mitchum was even close to bad. What do you all think?

[–] tmaj48 12 years ago

Rick Santorum.

I'm not crying, you fool, I'm laughing!

Hewwo.

[–] ath-11 12 years ago

Haha! Lol... but no, although he's scary in a different way, he's mostly harmless.

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[–] tmaj48 12 years ago

IS HE?!

I'm not crying, you fool, I'm laughing!

Hewwo.

[–] jimmydm90 12 years ago

Russell Crowe would be good.

[–] pnthnr 11 years ago

DUDE! That answer is too perfect!

[–] brefane 12 years ago

Josh Brolin

[–] JohninVegas 8 years ago

Yes, Brolin would be great in a remake.

[–] itsjustallyson 12 years ago

Harry Connick Jr. could do it and scare the chit out you. He is very talented in many ways, but is stellar at playing a creepy nutjob....go figure!

[–] lavenderspirit2005 12 years ago

Harry Connick Jr. could do it and scare the chit out you. He is very talented in many ways, but is stellar at playing a creepy nutjob....go figure!

GREAT unexpected choice! He'd knock it straight outta the park.

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[–] sinan-chevik 12 years ago

Johnny depp? Really? if you said robin williams at least that could be imaginable.

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[–] snsurone 12 years ago

Meh!!

Any remake would be chock full of CGs, with none of the "film noir" B&W atmosphere of the original.
Besides, there's NOBODY today who can come close to the abilities of Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters.
Nobody!

[–] luxmissus 12 years ago

^^^^This.

---with only minutes to react we've somehow been killed by a stick insect -- Londinieres

[–] tony1970 12 years ago

Sean Penn maybe but please no pretty boys

[–] kennellygerard 10 years ago

'the assassination of Richard Nixon' reminds me of 'night of the hunter'

[–] sky_erosion 12 years ago

There's one person I can think of who could do the job better than anyone else and this is Robert Knepper. Maybe it's because of some similarities to his role in "Prison Break", but as T-Bag he scares me the most in recent years. He played that part so kinky and disturbing, but he never crossed the line to become over-the-top or charitable. He was really scary and would be the best choice for Harry Powell.

[–] joystar5879 12 years ago

Charlie Sheen. I'm SERIOUS. He's got the acting chops, is fine looking, smooth talking, and charismatic....and...

is TOTALLY BONGOS!

"I do hope he won't upset Henry..."

[–] nutsberryfarm 11 years ago

joe biden.

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