Worst possible stunt casting

#1

Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 3:33pm

What is literally THE worst stunt casting possible?

My vote:
The Olsen twins in Side Show

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#2

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 3:48pm

That is hilarious, that mental image. Oh god...

I'm thinking casting "The Donald" as they say now, in anything, would be low.

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#3

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 3:49pm

Ashlee Simpson in RENT. As she pops a vocal cord during the Gotta Gotta Gotta sequence in Over the Moon...

eww.

#4

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 3:56pm

How about Paris and Nicole (her sis, not Richie) as the Hilton sisters?.... they might even already be related!

#5

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 4:01pm

Jessica Simpson as Hedda Gabler...

...However, if Ms. Simpson were to read Hedda Gabler and get it into her head that offing herself might be a good idea...

#6

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 4:24pm

Don Knotts and Ruth Buzzi in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.

#7

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 5:03pm

How about Candy and Liz Sweeney (aka The Sweeney Sisters) in SIDE SHOW?

#8

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 5:15pm

Rush Limbaugh, Jonathan Winters, Richard Hatch and Ernest Borgnine in "Naked Boys Singing."

#9

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 5:23pm

"Rush Limbaugh, Jonathan Winters, Richard Hatch and Ernest Borgnine in "Naked Boys Singing.""

eww...

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#10

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 5:29pm

Richard Gere....in Chicago. :P He can't sing! But, the guy does try....

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#11

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 5:45pm

Justin Timberlake as Roger in Rent

AS for those that already happened:
Melanie Griffith in Chicago... just plain awful
Scary Spice as Mimi in Rent.. just plain scary

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#12

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 6:07pm

What about Bob Goulet as Sweeney??

#13

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 6:19pm

Smokey Robinson as Billy Flynn, and he hasnt even started yet!

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#14

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 6:26pm

Hasselhoff in J/H

Oh my God it really happened

Donald Trump in Man of La Mancha singing The Impossible Dream

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#15

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 7:07pm

Carol Channing as Elphaba. (Just close your eyes and imagine Defying Gravity... scary huh?)
***With many many many thanks to MimiImFurst, who can do a dead on Carol!***

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#16

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 7:10pm

Harvey Fierstein as Elphaba with Bruce Vilanch as Glinda

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#17

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 7:27pm

Harvey Fierstein as Elphaba would be amazing.

The end.

#18

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 7:51pm

Effie White - Ruben Studdard

#19

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 8:59pm

ok harvey and bruce should sing "what is this feeling" for the miscast benefit. thats hysterical..i love the throught of them spoofing any of the songs from wicked. LOL!!!!
can't you just hear harvey singing popular! hahahahah!!! too fun.

#20

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 9:05pm

Harvey singing Popular would be hilarious!!!

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#21

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 9:07pm

I'm not sure if I am alone on this, but one of the worst things I ever saw was Molly Ringwald in Cabaret. I honestly felt a little sorry for her. The Kit Kat girls were just so amazing that she was so disappointing. She really looked like she was working . . . HARD. Trust me, it was somewhat painful. John Stamos was an amazing Emcee though . . . the direction of that show was amazing to begin with, but he was just so committed to the role that it blew me away . . .

#22

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 9:19pm

Nathan Lane as Krolock in DOTV

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#23

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/9/06 at 9:25pm

Harvey singing any song written for a woman would be hilarious.

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#24

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/10/06 at 1:59am

oh and someone mentioned carol channing as glinda too.
"eeit'shhhhhh good to shheeee me eeishhhhhn't eeeeeeeeeeeit?!" hahahha i can hear her now! OH God help us all! hahaha.

#25

re: Worst possible stunt casting

Posted: 3/10/06 at 2:54am

If Tim Burton makes the Sweeney Todd movie and casts Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter.

I love Tim, i love Johnny, i love their loyalty to each other, but that would just kill me inside.

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