HANKS A LOT! : IT'S A WONDERFUL CASTING CALL.For most readers who responded to our invitation to recast the Christmas classic ``It's a Wonderful Life,'' everyman actor Tom Hanks Noun 1. Tom Hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956) Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks was the choice to step into the role of George Bailey, played in the 1946 film to perfection Adv. 1. to perfection - in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" just right, to a T, to the letter by Jimmy Stewart. K.C. Durfee of Agoura even went so far as to call Hanks ``the Jimmy Stewart of the 1990s.'' After the lead role, there was little consensus among readers' casting picks, although there were a number of votes for hunk-of-the-moment Brad Pitt to play George's handsome younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
Harry Bailey (1925 - September 8, 1985) was a controversial Australian psychiatrist. . One reader, though, found it almost sacrilege Sacrilege Sadness (See MELANCHOLY.) abomination of desolation epithet describing pagan idol in Jerusalem Temple. [O.T.: Daniel 9, 11, 12; N.T. to even think about recasting the holiday movie, and we have included her letter. Thanks to all our readers who have sent in faxes and letters with their choices, many of which are pictured here. Daily News staff members chipped in, with one suggesting that Stewart now could play the old crab Mr. Potter. We were surprised, however, that no one came up with what we think is the obvious casting choice for an X-mas movie - ``X-Filers'' David Duchovny as George and Gillian Armstrong as his lovely wife, Mary. The ``Cancer Man'' (William B. Davis For the Premier of Ontario from 1971-1985, see . William Bruce Davis (born January 13, 1938) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as the Cigarette Smoking Man on The X-Files. ) could play Mr. Potter. After all, wouldn't a visit by an angel qualify as a paranormal paranormal, adj 1. outside the realm of normal experience or scientific explanation. n 2. collective term for anomalous phenomena. activity? ?13- Rob Lowman, L.A. Life entertainment editor Just say `no' In regards to ``It's a Wonderful Life'' remake suggestions, I have one. Don't remake the movie. In my opinion, there isn't an actor or actress in Hollywood today that could come anywhere close to playing any part in that wonderful movie. To even suggest that any actor could fill the shoes of any of the great actors in that movie is ridiculous. The actors today that are making millions of dollars can't read scripts with words of more than four letters. Or maybe the blame there should go to the writers themselves. I sometimes think most of them didn't make it past the 3rd grade, as they can't spell words with more than four letters! Like you said, ``if it isn't broke, why fix it.'' - Cheryl Ellis CAPTION(S): 26 Photos Photo: (1) no caption (last scene from `It's a Wonderful Life') (2-5) as George Bailey (2) Tom Hanks (3) George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (May 6, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter who gained fame as the lead doctor in the long-running television drama, ER (4) John Travolta (5) David Schwimmer David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 12, 1966) in Astoria, New York) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and director, who gained popularity when playing Dr. Ross Geller on the American sitcom Friends. (6-9) as Mary Bailey (6) Meg Ryan (7) Sandra Bullock (8) Sarah Jessica Parker (9) Nicole Kidman (10) as Bert: John Travolta (11-13) as Harry Bailey (11) Chris O'Donnell (12) Brad Pitt (13) George Clooney (14) as Mr. Gower: Walter Matthau (15) as Violet: Madonna (16) as Ernie: Nicolas Cage (17-18) as Uncle Billy (17) Robert Duvall (18) Rosie O'Donnell (19-22) as Mr. Potter (19) no caption (Lionel Barrymore) (20) Patrick Stewart (21) Jimmy Stewart (22) Walter Matthau (23-26) as Clarence (23) no caption (Henry Travers) (24) Nathan Lane (25) Whoopi Goldberg (26) Wilford Brimley |
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