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Non-Wargaming Discussion => Fun Stuff => Topic started by: Last Hussar on 23 January 2022, 12:39:52 AM

Title: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: Last Hussar on 23 January 2022, 12:39:52 AM
In the style of A Muppets Christmas Carol...

Which movies would you refilm with muppets, except for which Human role (and actor).

I'm thinking Terminator and keeping Arnie as the Terminator.
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: steve_holmes_11 on 23 January 2022, 01:47:54 AM
I don't have an answer yet, maybe tomorrow.

However; I've seen compelling arguments, and I tend to agree, that a Muppet Christmas Carol is the finest adaptation of Dickens' script.
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: steve_holmes_11 on 23 January 2022, 01:55:02 AM
OK I have one.

Casablanca - a muppet movie. With Claude Rains (CGI'd obvs) as the human.


If we can't CGI Claude Rains, then Benedict Cumberpatch might stand in.
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: FierceKitty on 23 January 2022, 02:43:49 AM
Gone with the Wind, retaining Hattie McDaniel. That should provoke a few flame wars upon its release.
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 23 January 2022, 07:49:24 AM
Whom is taking me in vain !
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: DecemDave on 23 January 2022, 10:21:37 AM
Dr. Zhivago.
Not only would Miss Piggy finally get the role she deserves, most of the characters are already there Fozzy as Rod Steiger, Gonzo and Animal as quiet and noisy revolutionaries etc..

And yet another use for monks!!
We would need some casualty markers for when the cavalry charge the crowd.
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: flamingpig0 on 23 January 2022, 10:35:01 AM
Schindler's List but keeping Ralph Fiennes
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: flamingpig0 on 23 January 2022, 10:38:14 AM
I would really like to see The Longest Day as a muppet movie
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: Raider4 on 23 January 2022, 11:55:12 AM
QuoteI would really like to see The Longest Day as a muppet movie
Or maybe just the beach landing scene of Saving Private Ryan?
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: Leon on 23 January 2022, 12:51:32 PM
John Wick, but keep Keanu Reeves.
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: Ithoriel on 23 January 2022, 12:52:01 PM
I'd suggest Party Political Broadcasts ..... but they feature a bunch of muppets already!
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: Ithoriel on 23 January 2022, 12:54:17 PM
QuoteJohn Wick, but keep Keanu Reeves.

John Wick, but keep Keanu Reeves Ian McShane.

FIFY :)
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: fsn on 23 January 2022, 01:11:00 PM
The MCU and Disney Star Wars would both be improved by introducing Muppets.

"Charlies Angels" (2000) (Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz and Miss Piggy)
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (Clint Eastwood, Lee van Kleef and Gonzo)
"Three Men and a Baby" (Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and Fozzie Bear)

Any film with Leonardo di Caprio replaced by Kermit
The recent Bond films replacing Daniel Craig with a block of wood for added acting ability
 
 
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 23 January 2022, 01:18:17 PM
Quote from: fsn on 23 January 2022, 01:11:00 PMAny film with Leonardo di Caprio replaced by Kermit
 

Well I am MUCH better looking  ;)
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: steve_holmes_11 on 23 January 2022, 01:30:55 PM
Ice Cold in Alex: Keep Harry Andrews.

Kermit: Captain Anson
Piggy: Sister Diana Murdoch
Fozzy: Van Der Poel / Lutz
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: Westmarcher on 23 January 2022, 02:59:07 PM
Jaws with Cookie Monster as the shark ..... no, that was Sesame Street, wasn't it?  :-\   Drat!   

But keep Gregory Peck ...... no, wait, that was Moby Dick, wasn't it?  :-\  Double drat!  ~X(
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: flamingpig0 on 23 January 2022, 03:52:05 PM
Aliens but keep the person who played Newt
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: fsn on 23 January 2022, 07:50:10 PM
(https://mn2s-content.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/25173727/Carrie-Henn-MN2S.jpg)

Newt (Carrie Henn) now ... "Aliens" was 1986.  :o
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: Last Hussar on 24 January 2022, 12:20:49 AM
Read her IMDB bio, she's seems nice and happy.

For older movies you really have to keep the person in the movie if you aren't going to recast
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: steve_holmes_11 on 24 January 2022, 11:07:52 AM

QuoteRead her IMDB bio, she's seems nice and happy.

For older movies you really have to keep the person in the movie if you aren't going to recast


There's a tradition in "reboots" to cast a key actor in a cameo.

Original Actor Cameos (https://www.cbr.com/movie-remakes-original-actor-cameos/)

So I'd suggest recasting the star if the film is fairly old.

Where the star has deceased, we introduce the interesting challenge of identifying a stand-in.
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: Raider4 on 24 January 2022, 11:34:48 AM

QuoteWhere the star has deceased, we introduce the interesting challenge of identifying a stand-in.
Or, just use some dodgy CGI (Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing)
Title: Re: Make a Muppet movie
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 24 January 2022, 12:55:51 PM
But Animal isn't dead!
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muppet-animal-death-hoax/