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JAmes DEan

posted 16 years ago by Acdc7210
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wasnt he suppose to star in this film???

[–] PanicPop 16 years ago

Yes, but he died before filming began and Paul Newman got the role

[–] 16 years ago

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I don't think JD would have been miscast, horribly or not. He had great volatile energy, he was interesting to watch, and he could show pain and joy like no other actor at the time. But, he crashed and died, worse luck. Remember how he fought wildly against his brother in East of Eden, outside the house?

"I can understand it, but I don't like it none!"--Cheyenne.

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[–] montrossboc-1 10 years ago

Would have loved to hear Dean try that Lower East Side accent.

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[–] s-napolitano8 12 years ago

I did not know that...I would've loved to have seen him play this one, not that Newman wasnt great, but damn.

[–] MayoGalway 10 years ago

Ya, and it was going to be in COLOR> ugh!(Trivia notes). Also wasn't Dean shorter than Newman? These are MW's, 160 lbs. As great as Dean was, I just can't see him improving on Newman in any way. Dean's death, the end of one mercurial career. The beginning of another, Newman's. Amazing piece of cinema history. What would have happened to Newman's career? "Long Hot Summer", "Cat on ....", "The Hustler", "Hud", etc. Jeez, I don't want to think about it!

[–] Hippo9 9 years ago

Newman's good. But he'll always be second best as long as James Dean is around.