An Officer and a Gentleman The Rewatchables
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An Officer and a Gentleman

Recasting Couch

Stone, unresolved DeMorne name or Arquette as Lynette; Quaid, Hanks or Reinhold as Sid; Dennis Quaid as Mayo; later-era Denzel as Foley

In the discussion (8)
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  • The cast is largely considered untouchable; Sharon Stone and The performer transcribed as DeMorne (identity unresolved) are proposed for Lynette, with continued admiration for Lisa Blount.
  • Randy Quaid is proposed for Sid.
  • Judge Reinhold is proposed for Sid.
  • Tom Hanks is proposed for Sid, with enthusiasm for an Oklahoma accent.
  • Dennis Quaid is proposed as a plausible alternative Mayo.
  • A later-era Denzel Washington is proposed as an especially strong Foley, explicitly outside the original casting period.
  • Denzel's military filmography is recalled in support of the hypothetical Foley casting; A Soldier's Story and Adolph Caesar's sergeant are praised.
  • Rosanna Arquette is a late Lynette recasting proposal.