Who would YOU cast in "Jaws"?
After the release of Steven Spielberg’s masterwork “Jaws” in 1975, Hollywood made a gaggle of crappy sequels (each worse than the last) as it normally does for successful films. It’s time to go back to the beginning and do a remake of this great flick the right way – and win yourself a movie theater gift certificate along the way.
Actually, it’s been several years since we’ve come up with another entry in our popular film buff contest, so please sharpen your wit, wisdom, and movie imagination, and step into the leather boots of an all-powerful Hollywood Casting Director to enter:
The Fifth Annual Carly-at-the-Movies Recasting the Classics Contest
The prizes:
First prize: A $20 gift certificate to the movie theater of your choice (either ANY Regal cinema in America, the Dixie Theater, or the brand new Visulite in Staunton, VA.)
Second prize: A $10 gift certificate to one of the theaters
Third prize: A $5 gift certificate to one of the theaters
The Rules:
You are the Casting Director for a remake of the classic Steven Spielberg film, “Jaws.” For each of the 9 roles listed below, you have the power to cast ANY actor, living or dead, real or imaginary, human or animal.
Be sure to include your name and email address with each entry. And yes, you CAN enter more than once! Just make sure each entry contains nine cast members.
Deadline:
Email your cast list(s) to me at: carllarsen@alltel.net by midnight, April 14, 2006. Then you can just sit back and wait to rake in one of the semi-grand prizes, plus the adulation of all our readers. And even more thrilling, you’ll see your cast featured in our April 17th edition of “Carly at the Movies.”
Eligibility:
Everyone on planet earth is eligible to enter, with the obvious exception of our distinguished panel of judges which includes: Me, my wife, the ghost of Cecil B. DeMille, and Al, the guy across the street from me.
The Cast:
Here’s the list of characters you are to cast for the remake, along with a brief description and the actor who originally played the role.
1. Martin Brody, Police Chief. Played by lanky leading man Roy Scheider in the original.
2. Quint, the professional shark hunter. Robert Shaw was great in this role, especially his grim monologue about the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis.
3. Matt Hooper, the cocky little marine biologist played by Richard Dreyfuss.
4. Ellen Brody, the wife of the police chief, played by Lorraine Gary.
5. Larry Vaughn, the slick and slimy Mayor of Amity Island, done to perfection by Murray Hamilton.
6. “Bruce,” the big mechanical shark himself.
For cast members 7., 8., and 9., we offer a special treat. Pick your three least-favorite (or most appropriate) actors for three of Bruce’s victims. 7. will of course be someone to play the pretty gal who takes a dip at the beginning of the film and gets et, 8. is a teenage or child actor to appear as the little kid who also shows up on the shark buffet (his mom slaps Sheriff Brody), and 9. would be one of the greedy fishermen trying to snag Bruce with a roast beef on a meat hook.
The name and cast list of the winning entries will appear in this column on April 17, and the winners will be notified. Nothing to buy, no gimmicks. The whole thing is just a low-key fun contest for movie fans.
Enter as many cast lists as you please – we hope to get so many entries that, well, we’ll need a bigger boat.
Actually, it’s been several years since we’ve come up with another entry in our popular film buff contest, so please sharpen your wit, wisdom, and movie imagination, and step into the leather boots of an all-powerful Hollywood Casting Director to enter:
The Fifth Annual Carly-at-the-Movies Recasting the Classics Contest
The prizes:
First prize: A $20 gift certificate to the movie theater of your choice (either ANY Regal cinema in America, the Dixie Theater, or the brand new Visulite in Staunton, VA.)
Second prize: A $10 gift certificate to one of the theaters
Third prize: A $5 gift certificate to one of the theaters
The Rules:
You are the Casting Director for a remake of the classic Steven Spielberg film, “Jaws.” For each of the 9 roles listed below, you have the power to cast ANY actor, living or dead, real or imaginary, human or animal.
Be sure to include your name and email address with each entry. And yes, you CAN enter more than once! Just make sure each entry contains nine cast members.
Deadline:
Email your cast list(s) to me at: carllarsen@alltel.net by midnight, April 14, 2006. Then you can just sit back and wait to rake in one of the semi-grand prizes, plus the adulation of all our readers. And even more thrilling, you’ll see your cast featured in our April 17th edition of “Carly at the Movies.”
Eligibility:
Everyone on planet earth is eligible to enter, with the obvious exception of our distinguished panel of judges which includes: Me, my wife, the ghost of Cecil B. DeMille, and Al, the guy across the street from me.
The Cast:
Here’s the list of characters you are to cast for the remake, along with a brief description and the actor who originally played the role.
1. Martin Brody, Police Chief. Played by lanky leading man Roy Scheider in the original.
2. Quint, the professional shark hunter. Robert Shaw was great in this role, especially his grim monologue about the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis.
3. Matt Hooper, the cocky little marine biologist played by Richard Dreyfuss.
4. Ellen Brody, the wife of the police chief, played by Lorraine Gary.
5. Larry Vaughn, the slick and slimy Mayor of Amity Island, done to perfection by Murray Hamilton.
6. “Bruce,” the big mechanical shark himself.
For cast members 7., 8., and 9., we offer a special treat. Pick your three least-favorite (or most appropriate) actors for three of Bruce’s victims. 7. will of course be someone to play the pretty gal who takes a dip at the beginning of the film and gets et, 8. is a teenage or child actor to appear as the little kid who also shows up on the shark buffet (his mom slaps Sheriff Brody), and 9. would be one of the greedy fishermen trying to snag Bruce with a roast beef on a meat hook.
The name and cast list of the winning entries will appear in this column on April 17, and the winners will be notified. Nothing to buy, no gimmicks. The whole thing is just a low-key fun contest for movie fans.
Enter as many cast lists as you please – we hope to get so many entries that, well, we’ll need a bigger boat.
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