My coworkers and I play this at work and its kind of fun. Basically take a classic movie and recast it with who you think they would cast if it were to be remade today. First up Back to the Future.
Marty: Shia LaBeouf
Doc Brown: Christopher Walken
George: Tony Hale
Biff: Brad Renfro
Michael Corvin
07-26-07, 11:25 AM
I like your picks. I'm drawing a blank for Lorraine though.
Mayor Goldie Wilson: Chris Rock
paulringodaman
07-26-07, 11:29 AM
Doc Brown: Christopher Walken
great pick..he pretty much copied the role in "Click"!!!!!!
Yavin
07-26-07, 11:39 AM
Christopher Walken is just about the only actor (other than Christoper Lloyd) that I can see as Doc Brown also.
For Marty though, somehow I see Tobey Maguire, but he's a bit too old for the role. For Biff we probably need someone hulking who is able to play comedy -- how about Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson? For George McFly, though, only Crispin Glover will do.
Obey The D
07-26-07, 11:43 AM
My coworkers and I play this at work and its kind of fun. Basically take a classic movie and recast it with who you think they would cast if it were to be remade today. First up Back to the Future.
Marty: Shia LaBeouf
Doc Brown: Christopher Walken
George: Tony Hale
Biff: Brad Renfro
You've got it all wrong. Like many recent remakes, the movie would be recast with an all black cast and would be called "Black To the Future". It would star Nick Cannon as Marty, Cedric the Entertainer as Doc Brown, and Jaleel White as George.
;)
Mittman
07-26-07, 11:44 AM
Favorite movie of all time . . .
Marty: I do like your pick for Shia. Probably the only choice for the role right now. Only other guy I could see in the part is Emile Hirsch.
Lorraine: Amanda Bynes. She'd be perfect.
George: I think Tony Hale is too old to pull this off. You can always make someone look older for the 3 or 4 1985 scenes, but they need to ultimately look young enough to be Marty's age. Michael Cera might be old enough now to pull it off. I'd have to see him with make-up to age him 30 years to be sure. If not, Martin Starr or Jay Baruchel might be good.
Biff: Tough one. Hell, cast Jason Segel to keep with the whole Apatow theme . . . maybe Apatow could even write/produce the remake.
Doc: Hardest of the bunch to cast. Walken would overpower the role. People couldn't get past that. The new Doc can't be crazier than the old Doc. Maybe Ed Harris?
DVD Josh
07-26-07, 11:46 AM
I clicked on the thread to nominate Shia and the OP already did it.
scott1598
07-26-07, 12:54 PM
My coworkers and I play this at work and its kind of fun. Basically take a classic movie and recast it with who you think they would cast if it were to be remade today. First up Back to the Future.
Marty: Shia LaBeouf
Doc Brown: Christopher Walken
George: Tony Hale
Biff: Brad Renfro
how bout Debra Messing for Lorraine?
Mittman
07-26-07, 01:20 PM
how bout Debra Messing for Lorraine?
All the leads, save for Doc, we're 20-25 during filming for Back to the Future. They were all still in their 20s during the sequels too. I think some of these actors closing in on 40 would be just a little too old. Hell, the original cast is only a couple years older. :shrug:
jiggawhat
07-26-07, 03:02 PM
You've got it all wrong. Like many recent remakes, the movie would be recast with an all black cast and would be called "Black To the Future". It would star Nick Cannon as Marty, Cedric the Entertainer as Doc Brown, and Jaleel White as George.
;)
Isn't Jaleel White dead?
Obey The D
07-26-07, 03:08 PM
Isn't Jaleel White dead?
He's very much alive. You must be thinking of his career.
GradVT06
07-26-07, 03:26 PM
He's very much alive. You must be thinking of his career.
-confused- I'm still waiting for the movie where Steve and Laura get married :( But not before Steve destroys the reception hall and burns down the church by accident.
Drexl
07-26-07, 09:04 PM
How about Terry O'Quinn (Locke from Lost) as Principal Strickland?
If only Adrien Brody was younger, he'd make a great George IMHO.
UAIOE
07-26-07, 11:53 PM
I can't recast this movie because you can't best perfection.
That and I know that any type of remake would be set in the present and not 1985.
Charlie Goose
07-27-07, 08:23 AM
That and I know that any type of remake would be set in the present and not 1985.
Yeah, Marty going back to the Bicentennial just wouldn't have the same feel.
Snowmaker
07-27-07, 08:30 AM
That and I know that any type of remake would be set in the present and not 1985.
I just can't wait though! 8 more years and we'll all have flying cars!
raven56706
07-27-07, 09:14 AM
i got the perfect remake lineup
marty: Omarion
Loraine: Christina Milian
George: Sean Thomas
Biff: Mekhi Phifer
Doc: Bernie Mac
Snowmaker
07-27-07, 09:22 AM
You've got it all wrong. Like many recent remakes, the movie would be recast with an all black cast and would be called "Black To the Future". It would star Nick Cannon as Marty, Cedric the Entertainer as Doc Brown, and Jaleel White as George.
We don't need Doc Brown calling mayor Goldie Wilson the N-word.
Ronnie Dobbs
07-27-07, 12:22 PM
Doc: Michael Richards?
"ONE POINT TWENTY-ONE NIGGAWATTS?! ONE POINT TWENTY-ONE NIGGAWATTS!!"
Michael Richards will prob never work again.
Mopower
07-27-07, 12:39 PM
i got the perfect remake lineup
marty: Omarion
Loraine: Christina Milian
George: Sean Thomas
Biff: Mekhi Phifer
Doc: Bernie Mac
Sound track featuring T.I. and Big Boi!! Holllaaaaa!!!
Fuck that would suck ass.
Obey The D
07-27-07, 01:14 PM
Sound track featuring T.I. and Big Boi!! Holllaaaaa!!!
Fuck that would suck ass.
That's The Power of Love.....BEEEOOOOTCH!!!!!!!!!!
riley_dude
07-27-07, 03:13 PM
My coworkers and I play this at work and its kind of fun. Basically take a classic movie and recast it with who you think they would cast if it were to be remade today. First up Back to the Future.
Marty: Shia LaBeouf
Doc Brown: Christopher Walken
George: Tony Hale
Biff: Brad Renfro
I should have bet money before clicking on this thread that Shia would be the first one mentioned. I win! That's too obvious. You might as well put Daniel Radcliff in there.
No remake!
Michael Corvin
07-27-07, 03:42 PM
"ONE POINT TWENTY-ONE NIGGAWATTS?! ONE POINT TWENTY-ONE NIGGAWATTS!!"
Marty: Dave Chappelle
Doc Brown: Paul Mooney
George: Samuel L. Jackson
Biff: Charlie Murphy
I'd watch it.
Superman07
07-27-07, 04:55 PM
How about Terry O'Quinn (Locke from Lost) as Principal Strickland?
If only Adrien Brody was younger, he'd make a great George IMHO.
Nice on O'Quinn!
Speaking of the OC I think Benjamin McKenzie would be a good choice for Marty.
Mabuse
07-27-07, 06:31 PM
All British Remake:
Marty: Guy from Hot Fuzz
Doc Brown: John Cleese
George: Rowan Atkinson
Biff: ?
There should be a movie where a London kid from today goes back in time to see his parents in the '60s.
Lee Harvey Oswald
07-27-07, 07:05 PM
Doc: Samuel L. Jackson
I got nothing for the rest.
polietilen
07-30-07, 12:45 AM
That's The Power of Love.....BEEEOOOOTCH!!!!!!!!!!
rotfl
Abob Teff
07-30-07, 01:11 AM
All British Remake:
Marty: Guy from Hot Fuzz
Doc Brown: John Cleese
George: Rowan Atkinson
Biff: ?
There should be a movie where a London kid from today goes back in time to see his parents in the '60s.
It's been done . . . but to punch it up, they sent Marty of the past to the future) and made him an International Man of Mystery . . .
GoldenJCJ
07-30-07, 01:25 AM
Speaking of the OC I think Benjamin McKenzie would be a good choice for Marty.
I like that choice better than Shia La Beuf.
how about:
Marty: Benjamin McKenzie
Lorraine: Mandy Moore
Doc: Steve Martin
George: Justin Long
Biff: Chris Klein
bluetoast
03-02-08, 10:02 PM
Christopher Meloni for the Doc. He can play crazy, and has somewhat of a resemblance to Christopher Lloyd.
GuessWho
03-03-08, 10:14 AM
McLovin = George
The Bus
03-03-08, 10:52 AM
Christopher Meloni for the Doc. He can play crazy, and has somewhat of a resemblance to Christopher Lloyd.
:up: Although Meloni is not A-list enough for a remake.
I can see Universal doing this soon. It's not like they've got a ton of great franchises (aside from Bourne).
DRG
03-03-08, 10:57 AM
So if they remade this now would they have to go back to the late 70s? It would be difficult to imagine the "fish out of water" jokes they would have to come up with.
"Oh, this is a great song... I have it on my iPod."
"What the hell's an iPod?"
"Can I get a Coke Zero?"
"Who you callin' a zero, buddy?"
"Oh wow, Star Wars Episode 4 is playing at your theater!"
"Episode 4? It's the first one!"
Rockmjd23
03-03-08, 11:08 AM
Marty: Shia LaBeouf
Doc Brown: Christopher Walken
George: Tony Hale
Biff: Brad Renfro
I think you need to recast one of your roles.
Superman07
03-03-08, 11:23 AM
So if they remade this now would they have to go back to the late 70s? It would be difficult to imagine the "fish out of water" jokes they would have to come up with.
"Oh, this is a great song... I have it on my iPod."
"What the hell's an iPod?"
"Can I get a Coke Zero?"
"Who you callin' a zero, buddy?"
"Oh wow, Star Wars Episode 4 is playing at your theater!"
"Episode 4? It's the first one!"
rotfl
Shannon Nutt
03-03-08, 01:47 PM
Mayor Goldie Wilson: Chris Rock
How about a special guest appearance by Barack Obama? :)
BARACK "GOLDIE" OBAMA: "One of these days I'm gonna be somebody!"
MARTY: "That's right, he's gonna be President!"
[LATER]
DOC BROWN: Goldie Obama President? I suppose Jimmy Walker is Secretary of State?!
majorjoe23
03-03-08, 02:13 PM
Maybe it needs to move to the 80s?
"Who's governor in 2008?" "Arnold Schwarzenegger? The actor?" "Who's his Lt. Governor, Jean Claude Van Damme?"
So yes, it would suck.
raven56706
03-03-08, 02:51 PM
marty: Omarion
Loraine: Christina Milian
George: Sean Thomas
Biff: Mekhi Phifer
Doc: Bernie Mac
i still stand by this one
T-bone22
03-03-08, 02:59 PM
I can see Universal doing this soon. It's not like they've got a ton of great franchises (aside from Bourne).
Please God no
Drexl
03-03-08, 09:32 PM
Maybe it needs to move to the 80s?
"Who's governor in 2008?" "Arnold Schwarzenegger? The actor?" "Who's his Lt. Governor, Jean Claude Van Damme?"
So yes, it would suck.
"I suppose Jesse 'The Body' Ventura is governor too!"
"Well, yes he was, but not now..."
Goat3001
03-03-08, 09:50 PM
marty: Omarion
Loraine: Christina Milian
George: Sean Thomas
Biff: Mekhi Phifer
Doc: Bernie Mac
i still stand by this one
No Nick Canon = No Sale.
ScandalUMD
03-04-08, 11:41 AM
I think "Back to the Future" is pretty ripe for a remake, because it's a neat, romantic idea that has room for improvement. But you would definitely want to retool the BttF concept. I loved this when I was a kid, and I watched it recently, and it doesn't hold up well.
Actually, the "Futurama" time-travel episode "Roswell That Ends Well" was probably a better "Back to the Future" than "Back to the Future"
Frankly the cool things about the movie are the DeLorean, the time travel, and the Doc. The ickiness with his mom, the truckload-of-manure pratfalls, and the "who you callin' chicken" goofiness ought to be left in the 80s. I think a better remake would be more like part 2. Basically, the thing I would hold constant is the time-travel concept, the blockbuster budget, and the self-conscious sense of humor.
Everything else needs to be stripped away and rebuilt from scratch if the project is going to be worthwhile.
The way I see it, there's too basic themes to the movie. One is that the central conflict of the time machine; you desire the thing because you want to change the past, or you want a second chance to fix your bad decisions, but changing the past is essentially a destructive act with unintended consequences.
In "Back to the Future II," Marty's desire to take the future sports scores to the past to make money on sports betting sets off a kind of chain reaction that changes his whole world. This kind of conflict would be better if it stemmed, for example, out of Marty's warning the doc about the terrorists in the first movie.
There's a decent human story there that cuts through the sci-fi paradox mumbo jumbo that usually wrecks the premise. Instead of imagining this thing in a stroke of inspiration while sitting on the toilet, maybe the Doc has been laboring on this insane project for years in secret because there's some loss in his past that he never got over.
The other story is the time machine as a mode of self discovery, which is Marty's weird Oedipal trip in the first movie, and his desire to spy on himself in the second.
If you cut away the extraneous stuff, the outdated eighties high-school movie touchstones, the guitar solo, and the skateboard chase, you can probably make a better movie by better-developing the central themes.
Also, I think they should make Marty a graduate student and the Doc a university professor. There was a whole weird vibe that he was this maniac who liked to hang out with teenage boys. And it needs to be a new kind of schtick. He can't just be a guy doing a Christopher Lloyd impression. That's done. So Walken doing his bit from "Click" doesn't fly.
So I think Seth Rogan would be a good Marty and Bill Murray would be a good Doc, or you could take the Doc character in a different direction and cast, like, Owen Wilson.
UAIOE
03-04-08, 04:34 PM
I may not agree with all you said, but I think your response was extremely well thought out.
Brack
03-04-08, 04:50 PM
sure, the sequels have room for improvement. the original, however, does not.
cookie5409
03-04-08, 05:30 PM
Doc=Brent Spiner
amplified
03-04-08, 05:49 PM
I would hate to recast this but if I had no choice:
Marty McFly: Emile Hirsch
Lorraine McFly: Kristen Stewart
Doc Brown: Martin Short or Steve Carell (had a hard time with this one)
Buy: