Actors you get when you can't afford the actors you want...
 

Me and RdTv had a convo (that's the cool way to abbreviate conversation) about this once. Who are some that you can think of? We had like a huge list, so I'll start it off with on. Andy Garcia. He's the guy you get when you can't afford to get Al Pacino.

...Daniel Baldwin instead of Ben Kingsley for the mob boss in "Cleaver."

Michael Caine when you can't get any old British actor
Danny Glover when you can't get Morgran Freeman
Tom Hanks when you can't get Steven Spielberg to stop casting him

richard grieco when you can't get johnny depp

but wait, andy garcia & pacino play together in godfather 3. who's supposed to be who? :D

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ok, one that popped in my mind:
gary busey when you can't afford nick nolte to play the disgraced alkie.



i think you can find a lot of those actors in "made for tv" movies...

Colin Farrel when you can't get Colin Farrel.

Paul Walker when you can't get Keanu Reeves. Not that you would ever want Keanu Reeves.

Bernie Mac/Cedric the Entertainer when you can't get Eddie Murphy
(in the 80s) Eddie Murphy when you can't/won't get Richard Pryor

how do you mean....!?!?!?!?







ha ha ha ha

haha this thread is funny, one that comes to mind all the time is

Dolph Lundgren as the poor mans Arnie

Jackie Chan when you can't get Bruce Lee (obviously this is necessary because he's dead, but nevertheless)

Awesome movie!

I can't see the pic :(

it's the bill & ted poster
edit: hotlinking has been a royal pain in the ass today!!!

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hugo weaving when you can't get sam neill. or viceversa, after the matrix??

Righteous!

Kevin Kostner when you can't get Mel GIbson

bob balaban when you can't get woody allen
(they were together in deconstructing harry tho ha ha )

this reminds me chris rocks oscars speach.

sorry but gary busey > nick nolte

every
day
of
the
week

Nicholas Cage when you can't get anyone.

William Baldwin when you can't get Alec.
Rob Schneider when you can't get Adam Sandler.

lay off the crack pipe. have you ever seen "affliction"?

nolte might be a wreck, but he's a hell of a good actor. busey is a tv actor with big teeth.

Chasey Laine when you can't get Jenna Jameson.

Leonardo DiCaprio, when you can't get River Phoenix

Christopher Lambert, when you can't get Johnny Weissmuller

An animated green ape, when you can't afford Lou Ferrigno

Ed Harris when you can't get Bruce Willis.

James Gandolfini when you can't get Paul Sorvino.

you take your cinema way too serious man...busey is hilarious even when he's acting on a drama or something, dude's onscreen and i can't help but roll around laughing.

demonrail: classiest post here.

Ron Pearlman when you can't get Elephant Man... no , kidding, i love pearlman.
Matthew McConaughey when you can't get weed...ha ha.

of course man, just like you do music. i take movies more seriously than music that's for sure. can you see me plaguing these movie threads while i shirk the ones about zorn & mogwai? but of course...

i don't know man, i like a lot of music for comedic reasons.

poison comes to mind.

ps: i didn't post on the mogwai thread.

oh i didnt know-- my point is you're a music critic. you know a ton about that. i really don't. i actually *cough* write movie reviews for some local rag, and i can tell you don't know much about movies-- i'm not talking about your taste, which is yours alone, but your understanding of the medium. really go & rent affliction, it's a hell of a movie, then again it might not suit your tastes, because it's very psychological, but at least give it a try, like i will when you recommend me some music.

Ron Jeremy when you can't get anyone even halfway decent and sentient.

I'd just like to add I love demonrail666's avatar. Brilliant. Reminds me of ancient episodes of "Armchair Thriller".

Rhea Perlman when you can't get Ruth Gordon.