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Joe Power (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:17 PM Original message |
Worst miscast movies |
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youspeakmylanguage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ |
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Joe Power (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Ugh |
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youspeakmylanguage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Because he is essentially a character actor... |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. It's the Bruce Willis syndrome |
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youspeakmylanguage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:57 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. You mean _True Romance_ |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:35 PM Response to Reply #33 |
44. Yes. Thanks |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:41 AM Response to Reply #28 |
92. I think Willis is a very good actor |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
88. He was cool in Tin Cup, and I liked him in Postman |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. No one can beat Errol Flynn in that role! |
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4_Legs_Good (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. With all due respect, YOU'RE WRONG!!!!!!! |
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youspeakmylanguage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Sort of like how Bush "sometimes" talks like an intelligent person? |
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4_Legs_Good (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. LOL - No, George Jr. never talks like an intelligent person |
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youspeakmylanguage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. A complete creative void |
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dhinojosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 03:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
54. Anything that has Leonardo DiCaprio playing a 40 year old man.... |
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Lannes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. Family Business |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
36. I thought you were talking about that Porn guy on Showtime! |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. I liked Madonna in "Evita", and I'm not one of her fans |
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Joe Power (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I can't say I care much for your taste in music... |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. Ava Gardner as Lorne Greene's *daughter* in Earthquake... |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. That kind of thing happens a lot in movies. |
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Tyrone Slothrop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. One of my faves of those is in North by Northwest |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. Anne Bancroft was Mrs. Robinson |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. Diana Ross in "The Wiz" |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
10. Streisand as "Yentil"... |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
11. Elizabeth Berridge in "Amadeus" |
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4_Legs_Good (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I thought she did fine |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I hadn't noticed her acting ability in Amadeus for some reason. |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Okay, I'll cry uncle. :-) |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. "How did she get the part?" |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. The hair? Yeah, I guess that was a selling point. |
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tk2kewl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
47. kinda looks like phil specter's 'do |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 06:26 PM Response to Reply #20 |
58. Elizabeth Berridge was okay in Amadeus EXCEPT for |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 03:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
51. Elizabeth Berkley in "Showgirls" another work of fine art |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 06:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
79. Check out the directors cut, and you'll see why she was cast. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:27 AM Response to Reply #11 |
84. Best film ever made, and she did a great job. |
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formerrepuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
14. Kevin Spacey in "Beyond the Sea"...sure, he can sing, he looks |
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youspeakmylanguage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. It was a vanity project... |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
15. Jar Jar in Star Wars I |
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youspeakmylanguage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. I liked Jar Jar in the first episode... |
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Kazak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 03:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
52. While Jar Jar was laughable... |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
26. Marg Helgenberger and Jimmy Smits |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
27. I thought Julia Roberts in Closer was good, but |
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sundog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:57 PM Response to Reply #27 |
50. i loved that movie... of the four, she was the most miscast... |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 09:53 AM Response to Reply #27 |
72. How about Julia Roberts in "Michael Collins"? |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
29. How about Tony Curtis as a knight |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 06:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
62. Taras Bulba |
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Lannes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
31. Tom Selleck |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
34. Leonardo DiCaprio in every movie since Basketball Diaries |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
49. I couldn't agree more |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 03:46 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. I have the same problem with DiCaprio |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:38 AM Response to Reply #49 |
89. Also, Every Line Is So Tortured |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 06:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
60. Nick Nolte in Hotel Rwanda |
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NYYFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 08:18 AM Response to Reply #60 |
64. I respectfully disagree. I thought that was good casting |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 05:23 PM Response to Reply #64 |
74. Yeah... anyone |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 11:13 AM Response to Reply #34 |
93. I thought he was great in Gilbert Grape. |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
35. Corbin Bernson in "Major League"! He did not look like a ballplayer. |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 09:00 AM Response to Reply #35 |
70. True enough, but at least he could throw the ball. What about the guy |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 06:13 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. Charlie Sheen? Or the old fart with the crisco on his chest? |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 09:54 AM Response to Reply #80 |
82. The old fart with crisco on his chest. |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:21 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Chelcie Ross. He was in Hoosiers too. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
37. I'm not a big Tom Cruise fan, but |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
38. Hayden Christiansen as Anakin Skywalker |
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NYYFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 08:34 AM Response to Reply #38 |
67. AMEN BROTHER ! |
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nytemare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 05:27 PM Response to Reply #38 |
76. He was ok, the kid Jake Lloyd sucked eggs |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
39. Jodie Foster and Richard Gere in |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:37 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Agree. Like them both |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 06:29 PM Response to Reply #39 |
59. That was a lame remake of the French movie |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
40. Joaquin Phoenix in... |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:30 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Sorry, Joaquin Phoenix is one of the best actors around ... |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 03:29 PM Response to Reply #42 |
53. Is it the lisp? The crossed eyes? The "I have to go potty" look he wears? |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 12:14 PM Response to Reply #53 |
73. I disagree, of course |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:30 AM Response to Reply #40 |
85. Jesus Christ! He should have won an OScar for that. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
41. Not just Tom Cruise, just about everyone was miscast in |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
43. Nick Nolte as Thomas Jefferson |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
46. Well, before GWB I would have said Bill Pullman every time |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
48. Keanu Reeves in anything |
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ReadTomPaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 03:37 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. Amusingly, his vapidity was an asset in the first Matrix film. |
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CanuckAmok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 08:33 AM Response to Reply #55 |
66. There have always been rumours that he was David Geffin's boytoy. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:31 AM Response to Reply #48 |
86. I thought he made Speed, but otherwise, I agree. nt |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
57. Liz Taylor as Cleopatra with Richard Burton |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
61. Cuba Gooding Jr. should've played Ali instead of Will Smith in "Ali". |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 07:55 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Good pick, though Ali is tough to play |
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CanuckAmok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
65. Speaking of vampire movies... |
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loudestchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 08:41 AM Response to Reply #65 |
68. And I LUV Cary Elwes! |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
69. Cameron Diaz in Gangs of New Youk |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
71. You're gonna kill me, but |
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HeeBGBz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
75. Mark Hamill - Luke Skywalker |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 05:49 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. The Skywalker Whine: "But, but, but, I was gonna go inta |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
77. Leslie Howard as Ashley Wilkes, "Gone With the Wind." |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
81. Harrison Ford as Han Solo. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
87. John Wayne as Ghengis Kahn |
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DeaconBlues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:39 AM Response to Reply #87 |
91. damn, you beat me to it! n/t |
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DeaconBlues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
90. John Wayne as Genghis Khan |
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