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Old Hollywood actors inserted in New Hollywood roles

Hattie McDaniel could have played a mean Precious' mom.

by Anonymousreply 118September 1, 2021 9:24 PM

Monty Clift and Marlon Brando in Brokeback Mountain

by Anonymousreply 1August 29, 2021 9:22 PM

Joan Crawford as Alex Forrest.

by Anonymousreply 2August 29, 2021 9:24 PM

Jean Arthur and Clark Gable in Gravity.

by Anonymousreply 3August 29, 2021 9:32 PM

James Deen as the lead in The Fast and the Furious.

by Anonymousreply 4August 29, 2021 9:33 PM

LA Confidential, with Kim Novak in Kim Basinger's role. Edmond O'Brien in Kevin Spacey's role. Ralph Meeker in Russell Crowe's role.

by Anonymousreply 5August 29, 2021 9:35 PM

Tallulah Bankhead as Catherine Tramell.

by Anonymousreply 6August 29, 2021 9:42 PM

Marilyn Monroe and Gregory Peck in Pretty Woman

by Anonymousreply 7August 29, 2021 9:51 PM

Rock Hudson and Doris Day in The Runaway Bride

by Anonymousreply 8August 29, 2021 9:53 PM

Bette Davis as Annie Wilkes

by Anonymousreply 9August 29, 2021 9:54 PM

Shelley Winters would be in that role, too, R9.

by Anonymousreply 10August 29, 2021 10:13 PM

Mae West in Coyote Ugly

by Anonymousreply 11August 29, 2021 10:32 PM

Rosalind Russell as Tess in “Working Girl,” Van Heflin as Jack, Gail Patrick as Katherine, Eve Arden as Cyn, and George Raft as Mick.

by Anonymousreply 12August 29, 2021 10:51 PM

"In & Out" starring Rock Hudson (Kevin Kline role), Tony Randall (Tom Selleck) and Doris Day (Joan Cusack)

by Anonymousreply 13August 29, 2021 11:03 PM

Marilyn Monroe in Kill Bill.

by Anonymousreply 14August 29, 2021 11:32 PM

Titanic, with Eleanor Parker and John Garfield

by Anonymousreply 15August 29, 2021 11:34 PM

Disclosure starring Joan Crawford and Dana Andrews

by Anonymousreply 16August 29, 2021 11:37 PM

Joan Crawford in "The Devil Wears Prada."

by Anonymousreply 17August 29, 2021 11:42 PM

Frances Farmer in Nomadland, directed by Dorothy Arzner.

by Anonymousreply 18August 29, 2021 11:42 PM

Bette Davis as Aileen Wuornos in Monster.

by Anonymousreply 19August 29, 2021 11:45 PM

[quote] Hattie McDaniel could have played a mean Precious' mom.

While still remaining a "credit to her race."

by Anonymousreply 20August 29, 2021 11:46 PM

James Cagney in Joker

by Anonymousreply 21August 29, 2021 11:49 PM

Anna May Wong as the lead in "Crazy rich Asians"

by Anonymousreply 22August 29, 2021 11:52 PM

The Marx Brothers in Three Men And A Baby.

by Anonymousreply 23August 29, 2021 11:56 PM

Dame Flora Robson in The Queen

by Anonymousreply 24August 30, 2021 12:01 AM

John Payne in ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD in the Pitt role with Tyrone Power in the di caprio role. They fuck several times in that version, directed by Lars von trier. The european version shows john's monstrous peen go in and out Tyrone's hole

by Anonymousreply 25August 30, 2021 12:01 AM

Agnes Moorhead in Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri

by Anonymousreply 26August 30, 2021 12:07 AM

Marjorie Mains in Coyote Ugly

by Anonymousreply 27August 30, 2021 12:09 AM

Natalie Wood in Promising Young Woman

by Anonymousreply 28August 30, 2021 12:11 AM

Vivien leigh in PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN.

by Anonymousreply 29August 30, 2021 12:11 AM

Joan Crawford and Christina Crawford in POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE

by Anonymousreply 30August 30, 2021 12:11 AM

John payne and Tyrone power in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

by Anonymousreply 31August 30, 2021 12:12 AM

Ethel Waters as Effie in Dreamgirls

by Anonymousreply 32August 30, 2021 12:13 AM

shirley temple in the CZJ role in TRAFFIC

by Anonymousreply 33August 30, 2021 12:15 AM

Shirley Temple in PRETTY BABY

by Anonymousreply 34August 30, 2021 12:17 AM

Jessica Lange as Scarlett, James Corden as Rhett, Emma Roberts as Melly, Darren Criss as Ashley, Queen Latifah as Mammy, Laverne Cox as Prissy, Gaga as Belle Watling, Dan Levy as Mrs Merryweather

by Anonymousreply 35August 30, 2021 12:22 AM

I'M NOT GAY

by Anonymousreply 36August 30, 2021 12:23 AM

Steel Magnolias

Norma Shearer as M’Lynn

Natalie Wood as Shelby

Thelma Ritter as Truvy

Billie Holiday as Annelle

Bette Davis as Ouiser

Joan Crawford as Claree

by Anonymousreply 37August 30, 2021 12:28 AM

Dorothy Dandridge and Carroll Baker in ZOLA, directed by Otto Preminger.

by Anonymousreply 38August 30, 2021 12:33 AM

Lucille Ball in Cats

by Anonymousreply 39August 30, 2021 12:35 AM

Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance *are* Thelma and Louise.

by Anonymousreply 40August 30, 2021 12:36 AM

But who plays Precious, OP?

by Anonymousreply 41August 30, 2021 12:37 AM

Lillian Gish in The Accused.

by Anonymousreply 42August 30, 2021 12:39 AM

Lex Barker in Aquaman

by Anonymousreply 43August 30, 2021 1:00 AM

Gabrielle Carteris in Beverly Hills 90210

by Anonymousreply 44August 30, 2021 1:02 AM

I would love to see movie posters of all of these films.

by Anonymousreply 45August 30, 2021 1:14 AM

Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Moulin Rouge.

by Anonymousreply 46August 30, 2021 1:21 AM

Abbott & Costello Go to White Castle

by Anonymousreply 47August 30, 2021 1:27 AM

[quote]James De[a]n as the lead in The Fast and the Furious.

In Paul Walker's role, with Robert Mitchum in Vin Diesel's role.

by Anonymousreply 48August 30, 2021 1:34 AM

R13 - replace Tony Randall with Rod Taylor please!

by Anonymousreply 49August 30, 2021 1:52 AM

Cary Grant *is* James Bond.

by Anonymousreply 50August 30, 2021 4:14 AM

Connie Francis as Carmela Soprano

by Anonymousreply 51August 30, 2021 4:24 AM

R51 ohhh that woulda been awesome. It’s too bad nobody ever stunt-cast (casted?) Connie. Was she never on Quentin Tarantino’s radar?

by Anonymousreply 52August 30, 2021 4:29 AM

Kudos to OP and some posters, but others are being lazy. The person should really be able to replace the contemporary star. For example, Barbara Stanwyk could do a scary Alex in Fatal Attraction.

by Anonymousreply 53August 30, 2021 4:32 AM

Harold Lloyd as James Bond

by Anonymousreply 54August 30, 2021 4:36 AM

Showgirls - with Stella Stevens and Mamie Van Doren

by Anonymousreply 55August 30, 2021 4:37 AM

Boogie Nights starring:

Aldo Ray as Dirk Diggler

Susan Hayward as Amber Waves

Errol Flynn as Jack Horner

Sidney Poitier as Buck Swope

Donald O’Connor as Reed Rothchild

Dan Duryea as Little Bill Thompson

Terry Moore as Roller Girl

by Anonymousreply 56August 30, 2021 4:58 AM

John Payne as Batman and Tyrone Power as Superman. They fuck.

by Anonymousreply 57August 30, 2021 9:56 AM

Barbara Stanwyck & Sandra Dee in Carol

by Anonymousreply 58August 30, 2021 10:36 AM

Guardians of the Galaxy. Dave bautista= John Payne. Chris Pratt= Tyrone Power. They fuck like jackrabbits in heat.

by Anonymousreply 59August 30, 2021 10:46 AM

Spanky and Alfalfa in The good son.

by Anonymousreply 60August 30, 2021 11:11 AM

the new version of THE BOYS IN THE BAND / MAIN CAST =

John Payne

Tyrone Power

Tab Hunter

Robert Stack

Michael Craig

Sean Connery

by Anonymousreply 61August 30, 2021 11:13 AM

Hattie McDaniel was a very gifted actress. who delivered many nuanced performances. Nuance was necessary due to the conditions in her profession

by Anonymousreply 62August 30, 2021 11:19 AM

Meet the cast of I LOVE YOU PHILIP MORRIS

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by Anonymousreply 63August 30, 2021 11:20 AM

r62 = JOAN fONTAINE. Fuck you, Joan !

by Anonymousreply 64August 30, 2021 11:21 AM

Hattie McDaniel in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The US v Billie Holliday, Harriet and Fences Marilyn Monroe in Bombshell Danny Kaye in Bohemian Rhapsody, The Danish Girl Roddy McDowell as a twink in Call Me By Your Name Joan Crawford and Bette Davis in I, Tonya (daughter, mother, respectively) Marilyn Monroe in Darling Olivia DeHavilland in Gone Girl

by Anonymousreply 65August 30, 2021 11:45 AM

Barbara Stanwyck in Boys Don’t Cry.

by Anonymousreply 66August 30, 2021 11:51 AM

Carol, with Lizabeth Scott and Debbie Reynolds

by Anonymousreply 67August 30, 2021 4:48 PM

Tab Hunter in Love, Simon

by Anonymousreply 68August 30, 2021 4:49 PM

The Sixth Sense, with Spencer Tracy and Jackie "Butch" Jenkins

by Anonymousreply 69August 30, 2021 4:53 PM

Judy in JUDY

by Anonymousreply 70August 30, 2021 4:56 PM

David Niven in The King's Speech

by Anonymousreply 71August 30, 2021 5:02 PM

Jean Arthur, Eve Arden and Mae West in 9 to 5. With Ann Revere as Roz, Jack Carson as Franklin Hart and Charles Coburn as Russell Tinsley.

by Anonymousreply 72August 30, 2021 5:04 PM

James Dean In Timmy role and Rock Hudson in Armie role. You know you would watch it.

by Anonymousreply 73August 30, 2021 5:08 PM

Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Gloria Swanson and Jean Harlow as Annie in a 1930s version of Foxes. With Mickey Rooney in the Scott Baio role.

by Anonymousreply 74August 30, 2021 5:10 PM

Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas Jr. in Young Sheldon

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by Anonymousreply 75August 30, 2021 5:28 PM

Barbra Streisand in Pretty woman

by Anonymousreply 76August 30, 2021 6:00 PM

[quote]James Dean In Timmy role and Rock Hudson in Armie role.

Change Hudson to Montgomery Clift and I would.

by Anonymousreply 77August 30, 2021 6:06 PM

R77 It wouldn’t be as effective without the huge height difference.

by Anonymousreply 78August 30, 2021 6:08 PM

But Monty was hairy like Armie.

by Anonymousreply 79August 30, 2021 6:09 PM

Change montgomery Clift to Tab Hunter and I would

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by Anonymousreply 80August 30, 2021 6:10 PM

Some of these already exist:

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by Anonymousreply 81August 30, 2021 6:10 PM

John Payne in the Sir Peter role, Tyrone Power in the Thomas Brand role, and Robert Stack as Jonas Jackson

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by Anonymousreply 82August 30, 2021 6:13 PM

Tony Perkins in Dawson's 50 Load Weekend

by Anonymousreply 83August 30, 2021 6:16 PM

Get your minds out of the gutters for once.

by Anonymousreply 84August 30, 2021 6:17 PM

Lizabeth Scott and Barbara Stanwyck in Bound

by Anonymousreply 85August 30, 2021 6:19 PM

Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Ann Miller, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Vera-Ellen, Gene Kelly in

A Chorus Line

by Anonymousreply 86August 30, 2021 6:19 PM

Queer as Folk:

Tom Tryon as Brian

Richard Deacon as Ted

Charles Nelson Reilly as Emmett

by Anonymousreply 87August 30, 2021 6:20 PM

Lauren Bacall in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA , Natalie Wood and Tuesday Weld in the Hathaway/Blunt parts, Bogart as Stanly Tucci

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by Anonymousreply 88August 30, 2021 6:25 PM

Deborah Kerr and Jean Simmons in Sense and Sensibility

by Anonymousreply 89August 30, 2021 6:40 PM

Lon McAllister and William Eythe in TRICK, directed by Edmund Goulding (21st Century Fox).

by Anonymousreply 90August 30, 2021 7:02 PM

Alan Bates and John Fraser in God's Own Country

by Anonymousreply 91August 30, 2021 9:28 PM

John Gielgud and Farley Granger in God and Monsters

by Anonymousreply 92August 30, 2021 9:29 PM

The Object of My Affection, with Doris Day and Rock Hudson

by Anonymousreply 93August 30, 2021 9:33 PM

Keye Luke and Sabu as Harold and Kumar

by Anonymousreply 94August 30, 2021 10:01 PM

Rock Hudson & Doris Day in....

When Harry Met Sally

You Just Got Mail

Sleepless in Seattle

by Anonymousreply 95August 31, 2021 2:42 AM

Franklin Pangborn in the title role in "Rambo: First Blood II"

by Anonymousreply 96August 31, 2021 4:02 AM

[quote] Lillian Gish in The Accused.

Only if she could play one of the rapists.

by Anonymousreply 97August 31, 2021 4:03 AM

Hey gramps some of your "new Hollywood roles" are DECADES old.

by Anonymousreply 98August 31, 2021 4:09 AM

Judy Garland as Winona Rider Ann Sothern as Brittany Murphy Shirley Temple as Angelina Jolie

In 1943’s tearjerker “Girl, Interrupted”.

by Anonymousreply 99August 31, 2021 4:13 AM

Greer Garson and Ann Blyth in Terms of Endearment (1949)

by Anonymousreply 100August 31, 2021 4:34 AM

R98, "New Hollywood" refers to movies from the 1960s through 1980s, the post-New Wave films.

No one here is getting it right. I don't know why OP used the term "New Hollywood" when he just meant "modern films."

by Anonymousreply 101August 31, 2021 4:38 AM

The Sixth Sense

Dickie Moore - Osment

Kay Francis - Collette

Joseph Cotten - Willis

All three at link—

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by Anonymousreply 102August 31, 2021 6:00 AM

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Starring Leo Gorcey & Huntz Hall

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by Anonymousreply 103August 31, 2021 2:08 PM

ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN with John Payne and Tyrone power. Spoiler alert, they fuck during the entire movie

by Anonymousreply 104August 31, 2021 5:36 PM

Back to the Future starring Mickey Rooney as Marty McFly, Frank Morgan as Doc Brown, Judy Garland as Lorraine, Rand Brooks as George McFly, Billy Halop as Biff

by Anonymousreply 105September 1, 2021 5:40 AM

Mermaids

Starring Evelyn Nesbit as Mrs. Flax

Louise Brooks as Charlotte Flax

and Baby Peggy Montgomery as Kate Flax

All 3 at link

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by Anonymousreply 106September 1, 2021 12:22 PM

With Charles Farrell as Joe

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by Anonymousreply 107September 1, 2021 12:24 PM

Cyd Charisse and Jane Powell in [italic]Showgirls[/italic]!

by Anonymousreply 108September 1, 2021 12:34 PM

Adele Jergens, Mamie Van Doren, and Cleo Moore in SHOWGIRLS (1955). Choreography by Jack Cole and Billy Daniels. Directed by Charles Walters.

by Anonymousreply 109September 1, 2021 1:07 PM

BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID with John Payne and Tyrone Power. 90% of the movie = very graphic unsimulated sex scenes . Title song = CUM DROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY FACE ( Veronica Lake in the Katharine Ross part dies within the first 5 minutes, she falls off the bycicle and is stampeded by a cow. )

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by Anonymousreply 110September 1, 2021 1:13 PM

Leslie Caron in The Black Swan (And she wouldn't need a dance double like that phony, Natalie Portman!)

by Anonymousreply 111September 1, 2021 3:40 PM

The Bourne Identity: James Cagney as Jason Bourne, Marlene Dietrich as Marie, Joseph Cotten as Conklin, George Brent as The Professor, Claude Rains as Abbott, Angela Lansbury as Nicolette

by Anonymousreply 112September 1, 2021 8:01 PM

The Good German, with Joseph Cotten and Hedy Lamarr

by Anonymousreply 113September 1, 2021 8:09 PM

Marie Dressler in NOMADLAND (1932). Depression-era eccentric drifter roams around America in a beat-up Model T. Laughter and tears ensue. Directed by Jack Conway (uncredited: W.S. Van Dyke and Edward Buzzell).

by Anonymousreply 114September 1, 2021 8:22 PM

THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY . John Payne as Dickie Greenleaf, Tyrone Power as Tom Ripley. ( this time they fuck in the bathtub , in the hotel room, everywhere. ) .Gene Tierney as Mardge, Herbert marshall as Mr Greeleaf Sr.

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by Anonymousreply 115September 1, 2021 8:28 PM

John Agar (Mike Lane). Rory Calhoun (Dallas). Aldo Ray (Big Dick Richie). Skip Homeier (Adam "The Kid"). Robert Wagner (Ken).

MAGIC MIKE (1952), directed by George Cukor (Columbia Pictures).

by Anonymousreply 116September 1, 2021 8:42 PM

R116, did Cukor hold "private auditions" for all the actors? :-)

by Anonymousreply 117September 1, 2021 9:02 PM

Tab Hunter and Michael Craig in MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO

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by Anonymousreply 118September 1, 2021 9:24 PM
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