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Kindergarten Cop The Rewatchables April 21, 2026

Cameron is proposed to direct; Roberts, Cage, Turner and several mother-role alternatives are suggested.

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James Cameron is proposed with Jamie Lee as the other teacher and increased violence/production value; a joke imagines tall blue students with tails.
Given the star and director’s status, a more ambitious cast is wanted, with Julia Roberts as the teacher on the run.
Nick Cage is proposed as Crisp and receives approval.
Faye Dunaway, Shirley MacLaine or Ellen Burstyn are offered for the mother; Kathleen Turner replacing Cathy Moriarty is the strongest wish.
Meg Ryan as the partner is questioned because she would need to be the female lead and might imply too much romantic interest; the existing partner’s flirtation and kiss are debated.

Poltergeist The Rewatchables October 8, 2024

King; Spano; unverified MacLaine rumor; Barrymore

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Spielberg is reported to have asked Stephen King to co-write the screenplay, but King declined.
Joe Spano is said to have been wanted for the father but unable to leave his television contract.
An online claim that Shirley MacLaine declined a role is explicitly unverified.
Drew Barrymore was considered for Carol Anne before being placed in E.T., which is judged the better career outcome.

Poltergeist The Rewatchables October 8, 2024

Rubinstein’s acting questioned; stronger-actress alternatives; ghost-world racial dynamics

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Rubinstein may look perfectly cast as a medium while giving an unconvincing acting performance.
The response defends the importance of looking like someone who could contact another world.
Sally Field with unusual makeup is proposed as an alternative medium.
Shirley MacLaine is proposed as a potentially stronger medium.
Viola Davis is imagined commanding the room as the medium.
Meryl Streep is another imagined medium, with an objection that the role may be too small.
A comic theory imagines reversed racial power dynamics in the ghost world to explain why these ghosts target white families.
A counterargument attributes the shortage of Black ghost stories to limited opportunities and investment for Black filmmakers.

A Time to Kill The Rewatchables July 11, 2023

Nicholson as Lucien; Sally Field or Shirley MacLaine as Ethel

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Ordinary People The Rewatchables February 1, 2022

Casting left intact

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The casting would not be touched, and a pass is declared.
The casting is called pretty great. — Sean Fennessey
Dreyfuss in place of Judd Hirsch is floated, but Hirsch's delicate, restrained performance is defended.
Pacino as Dr. Berger is floated.
Later, one participant almost had Beth recastings such as Ellen Burstyn, Shirley MacLaine or Gena Rowlands, but concludes Mary Tyler Moore is perfect for the part.

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