what about a remake? - Seven Days in May (1964) Discussion

[–] zorn24601 16 years ago

General Scott--Russell Crowe

Col. Casey--Viggo Mortenson

President Lyman--Sam Waterston

That's my $0.02 worth.

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General Scott-- Willem Dafoe

Col. Casey-- Russel Crowe

President Lyman--Tommy Lee Jones (An odd choice I know but a great actor and believable as the President considering we've had two Presidents from the South in the past 16 years)

I see Russel Crowe as being too honest and pure for the role of General Scott. Seems like he fits the bill for casey much better.

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[–] rustimagik 16 years ago

It was remade. It was called JFK, and the coup was a success in that one.

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[–] foster1234 16 years ago

It was remade on HBO a couple years ago

I'd rather go hunting with Dick Cheney, than driving with Ted Kennedy

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[–] screenman 16 years ago

How do you remake perfection? And why bother?

Screenman.

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[–] phantomsever 15 years ago

<How do you remake perfection? And why bother?>

PRECISELY! It also makes one wonder why anybody thought they could top Frank Sinatra in "The Manchurian Candidate" with Denzel Washington and a murky script re-write. Some screenplays should never be revisited regardless of some deep-pockets Hollywood zit-popper who insists on buying himself a "legacy" -- this film is one, as is "Dr. Strangelove".

Six Actual......OUT!

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[–] mpoconnor7 11 years ago

And due to PC, they couldn't even make the villains Chinese and Russian, so they made them a faceless corporation.

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[–] will7370 15 years ago

It was remade in 1994, by HBO I think. It was called "The Enemy Within" with Jason Robards as the bad general and Sam Waterston as the president.

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[–] greenleafie 15 years ago

Cookie Monster as the general, Kermit as Casey, Gonzo as Lyman, and J-Lo as Ellie! Should be filmed in Cinerama with some original songs for the cast to sing!

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[–] warlok1 11 years ago

Col Casey : Bruce Willis

General Scott : Robert Redford

President Lyman : Sam Waterston

Eleanor : Marg Helgenberger

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[–] !!!deleted!!! (41638798) 11 years ago

There are alot of great actors who could remake these roles.

However, alot of these earlier films from the mid-60s and before, rely on the technology (or limits thereof) of that time in order to work properly and logically.

I just do not know how you could portray a secret base, all that manner of goings on in this day of satellites and all the gee-gaws that keep information so hard to conceal.

And without the success of General Scott's operation for a long time, until Jiggs uncovers it, this film just doesn't work.

The gist of the film between the lines was: He Almost Got Away With It!

Scott was in the 11th hour of his takeover after a long preparation and training period--how somebody could get away with that in this day and age would take away from the tension of the film.

All IMHO of course.

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[–] connorarroyo-1 11 years ago

General Scott > Leo DiCaprio

Colonel Casey > Matt Damon

President Lyman > Chris Noth

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[–] liscarkat (16466) 4 years ago

No point in a remake.

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[–] HarlemEagle42 (16135) 3 years ago

James Mattoon Scott - Brad Pitt

Jiggs Casey - Matt Damon

Jordan Lyman - Bryan Cranston

Eleanor Holbrook - Amanda Peet

Ray Clark - Jeff Bridges

Paul Girard - Paul Giamatti

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