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Question of the Day
Thursday, Mar 24, 2011 - Posted by Rich Miller Posted by Barton Lorimor Not a bad pick…
I don’t think Rich has done this one before, but this could be fun. Question: If you were the casting director of a movie being made about Illinois politics, whom do you cast for what role? Have fun, but please be respectful.
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- What's in a name? - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 1:30 pm:
Willard Scott as Pat Quinn.
- Wondering... - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 1:33 pm:
Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump as Pat Quinn
- NIref - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 1:54 pm:
Johnny Knoxville as Rod Blagojevich.
- Bungalow Billy - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 1:59 pm:
Mark Wahlberg, “The Fighter” as Mike Madigan; Paul Newman (in his prime) as Tom Cross; and Captain Kangaroo as Pat Quinn.
- John A Logan - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 2:05 pm:
Gilbert Godfrey as Gary Forby
- wordslinger - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 2:11 pm:
–Paul Newman (in his prime) as Tom Cross;–
Please tell me that’s snark. If not, it’s very, very strange.
- dupage dan - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 2:13 pm:
Richard Sanders (remember WKRP in Cincinatti? He played Les Nessman - newsman) as PQ.
Selma Diamond as JBT
Nancy Culp (Miss Jane Hathaway) as Sheila Simon
- MOON - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 2:13 pm:
Charlie Sheen as Tom Cross
- bored with press - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 2:13 pm:
Meat Loaf as Rich Miller.
- dupage dan - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 2:37 pm:
bored with press,
That’s great! He could star in the movie “Pat Out of Hell”!
- wordslinger - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 2:39 pm:
Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter for Michael Madigan. Super-smart, and if you don’t watch out, he’ll eat your liver with fava beans and nice chianti.
Bruce Weber as Tom Cross. I know Weber isn’t an actor, but whenever I see those guys on TV trying to explain something, I get confused about what they’re saying and I’m not sure which one it is.
Joe Pesci as Jim DeLeo. Too easy.
Denzel Washington as Barack Obama. Also too easy.
The late Rodney Dangerfield as Pat Quinn. He get’s no respect, but he’s making a living at it.
Meryl Streep as Christine Radogno. That’s a default choice as I think Streep is the only American actress over 50 working in the movies. Hollywood likes the young ladies.
The late Ethel Merman as Judy Baar Topinka. Loud, larger than life. God, I’m getting old to even know that.
Gianni Russo as Rod Blago. Gianni played Carlo in “The Godfather.” Nice head of hair, ultimate betrayer.
Talia Shire as Patti Blago. She played Connie, that seems to work.
- Ace - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 2:49 pm:
Janeane Garofalo as Lisa Madigan
- persnickety - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 2:51 pm:
@wordslinger
“I think Streep is the only American actress over 50 working in the movies”
what about Annette Bening, Jacqueline Bissett, Kim Bassinger, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon, Melanie Griffith, Sharon Stone. And those she is British, Hollywood loves Helen Mirren.
- persnickety - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 2:52 pm:
should have been, and “though she is British”
my apologies
- Right Side - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 2:53 pm:
Shirley McClain as JBT
Tina Fey as Lisa Madigan
Anthony Hopkins as Pat Quinn
- wordslinger - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 2:55 pm:
–what about Annette Bening, Jacqueline Bissett, Kim Bassinger, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon, Melanie Griffith, Sharon Stone.–
Bening was in a movie last year, true. Bissett is British. The rest, what have you seen lately?
Check out the doc, “Searching for Debra Winger.”
- Ace - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 2:58 pm:
Glenn Close - Christine Radango
The late Gordon Jump - Pat Quinn
- Commonsense in Illinois - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:00 pm:
Justin Beiber as young Rod Blagojevich
- Stooges - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:07 pm:
How about Charlie Sheen as Blago?
- Not It - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:08 pm:
How about this: Montgomery Burns as Mike Madigan, Bart Simpson as Tom Cross, Marge Simpson as Christine Radogno, Moe Szyslak as John Cullerton, Ralph Wiggum as Rod Blagojevich, and Krusty the Clown as Pat Quinn (”Hey Hey!” Ooga-ooga).
- anon - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:09 pm:
The honey I shrunk the kids guy for Cullerton. What’s his name?
The guy that played Richie Cunningham for Don Harmon.
- piling on - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:22 pm:
Anon,
I would applaud the nominations, but c’mon, put some effort into it.
- hank - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:31 pm:
Patrick Swayze circa Roadhouse for Barton
- Barton Lorimor - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:32 pm:
Some of these are too good.
Bieber as Blago is a great one. We could throw him out, too.
At least one of you might be banned when Rich comes back *looks towards “bored with press.”
- Matt - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:36 pm:
Edward Norton as Forrest Claypool.
- JimmyCrackCorn - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:41 pm:
Rep. Keith Farnham played by Bob Uecker (Major League movies/Brewers announcer)
Gov. Quinn played by Jim Gaffigan
- 3rd Generation Chicago - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:43 pm:
Howie Mandel with a wig for Blago
Larry David for Pat Quin
Ronald McDonald for Judy Baar Topinka
- Outsider looking in - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:45 pm:
If Alan Arkin put on a good forty pounds he would be a great Quinn.
Anthony Hopkins as Mike Madigan.
Keith David as James Meeks.
James Spader as Dan Proft.
Jodie Foster as Lisa Madigan.
William Shatner as Richie Daley.
Okay, maybe William Sadler as Mike Madigan.
Paul Giammatti as John Daley.
The dude who played Bubba Gump as Todd Stroger.
Tom Sizemore as Scott Lee Cohen.
Frank Langella as Dick Mell.
- Anon - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:46 pm:
Snidley Whiplash as Blago.
- 312 - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:50 pm:
Charlie Sheen as Rod Blagojevich - both have good hair and are TOTALLY delusional.
- bored with press - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:50 pm:
Meat Loaf is a Grammy-winning American rock icon with a tough life and hard-earned success. History sees him favorably, and so should Rich!
- bored with press - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:51 pm:
Outsider:
Tom Sizemore as Scott Lee Cohen is brilliant.
- Outsider looking in - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:54 pm:
bored, Tom Sizemore goes great with everything
- Pickles!! - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 3:59 pm:
Charlie Sheen as Blago
Paul Sorvino as Mayor Daley
Demi Moore as Lisa Madigan
Sean Penn as Mike MAdigan
JAck Nicholson as George Ryan
The guy that played Urkel as Todd Stroger
Gary Oldman as Rahm Emanuel
- wordslinger - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 4:24 pm:
–Edward Norton as Forrest Claypool.–
More like Ed Norton, aka Art Carney. Like Ralph Kramden, always had delusions of grandeur.
- OBAMALAC - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 7:47 pm:
Orson Wells as Rich Miller. Sheen as Blago. Gordon Jump as PQ.
- someonehastosayit - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 8:27 pm:
Harry Caray as Adeline Geo Karis
- HK - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 9:47 pm:
Hazel Douglas as Dawn Clark Netsch http://screencrave.frsucrave.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Harry-Potter-and-the-Deathly-Hallows-Bathilda-Bagshot-27-8-10-kc.jpg
- Anonymous - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 10:00 pm:
Barton, whom should we cast as you?
- Go Ahead...Test Me - Thursday, Mar 24, 11 @ 10:05 pm:
“Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better”’s Ethel Merman as JBT.
- Sorry State - Friday, Mar 25, 11 @ 12:07 am:
Ron Howard doing Opie for Doug Scott. That’s what they call Doug in Rockford anyway.
- The Historian - Friday, Mar 25, 11 @ 2:33 am:
How about Jim Nabors as Pat Quinn?
- Precinct Captain - Friday, Mar 25, 11 @ 3:28 am:
Talking about not so young actresses, Melissa Leo, who just won an Oscar.
- mokenavince - Friday, Mar 25, 11 @ 8:02 am:
Curly Howard as Pat Quinn.
- Easily Entertained - Friday, Mar 25, 11 @ 8:48 am:
“How about Jim Nabors as Pat Quinn?”
With a stirring rendition of “Back Home Again in the Mansion”
- Throwing Stones - Friday, Mar 25, 11 @ 8:49 am:
Crazy Cat Lady from the Simpsons as Judy Barr Topinka.
- John Ruberry - Friday, Mar 25, 11 @ 10:03 am:
Tim Conway as Pat Quinn. (I’m thinking of the character who was Harvey Korman’s assistant at his hardware store on the Carol Burnett show.)
- Leroy - Friday, Mar 25, 11 @ 10:06 am:
>Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump as Pat Quinn
Sweet! I’ll start on the screenplay…
PQ: I’m like a box of chocolates…you’re never sure what you are going to get
PQ: I’m not a smart man, Mr. Madigan..but I know what a tax is.
Madigan: Quinn! What’s your sole purpose in this government?
Quinn: To do whatever you tell me, Mr. Speaker!
Madigan: G– damn it, Quinn! You’re a g– damn genius! This is the most outstanding answer I have ever heard. You must have a g–damn I.Q. of 160. You are g–damn gifted, Governor Quinn. Listen up, people…
Quinn: [narrates] Now for some reason I fit in the government like one of them round pegs. It’s not really hard. You just make your speeches real nice and remember to stand up straight and always answer every question with “Yes, I favor that.”
Madigan: …Is that clear?
Quinn: Yes, Mr. Speaker!
Cullerton: Anyway, like I was sayin’, taxes are the fruit of the government. You can tax sales, income, gasoline, property. Dey’s uh, payroll tax, food tax, entertainment tax, alcohol tax, cell phone tax. There’s cigarette tax, natural gas tax, internet tax, landline tax, vehicle tax, luxury tax, death tax, 911 tax, real estate transfer tax, electricity tax, excise tax, hotel tax, dry cleaning license tax, coin operated amusement tax, garbage tax, mosquito tax….That- that’s about it.
- Anonymous ZZZ - Friday, Mar 25, 11 @ 3:11 pm:
Leroy, that was excellent!