The Ice Storm poster
The Ice Storm

Recasting Couch

Sharon Stone for Weaver; Harrison Ford for Kline; a Culkin for Elijah Wood or Sandy; Philip Seymour Hoffman anywhere; a bigger name for Jim Carver

In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:05:41Read transcript
  • Sharon Stone for Sigourney Weaver is posed as a thought exercise.
  • Weaver is judged better because she is believable as a suburban housewife while Stone would read as there to tear up the suburbs. — Chris Ryan
  • Agreement that Weaver is more believable. — Sean Fennessey
  • Harrison Ford as Ben is floated; objections say horny Ford is awkward and his sex scenes tend to be under duress.
  • Swapping Elijah Wood for a Culkin is suggested. — Sean Fennessey
  • A Good Son flip with any Culkin, including Kieran as Sandy, is added.
  • Wood is knocked as a one-move bulging-eyes actor, then defended for Lord of the Rings and The Faculty.
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman in any role, such as the Reverend, Jim Carver, or Paul, would elevate the film.
  • The Jim Carver role is the one to upgrade to a Jeff Bridges or Nick Nolte, though top stars would not want to play a premature ejaculator.