wampa_one Posted February 25, 2003 Posted February 25, 2003 What if the Lucasarts adventure games were made into movies? Who would you cast as the main characters? (Yes I know Harrison Ford is perfect to play Indiana Jones, so we’ll leave that role out shall we? ) I would cast Ron Livingston as Ben from Full Throttle (Office space & Band of Brothers) So, any suggestionsfor cast members? Agree/disagree? All comments welcome.
scabb Posted February 25, 2003 Posted February 25, 2003 Hey, nice likeness. I always wandered how a Grim Fandango movie would work. I mean, it couldn't really be cartoony, as that wouldn't work at all. Life actors are a no-no. And I can't imagine how CGI Manny would look. Other than that, I think the game would work nicely as a film.
wampa_one Posted February 25, 2003 Author Posted February 25, 2003 I think Grim would look good as an animation, something like 'Nightmare before Christmas'. But with out the Tim Burton crap. Say’in that, a CGI production probably would look the best. I guess there’s no reason to make ‘The Dig’ into a film, considering its been done, twice. But in my head Boston Low would have to be played by Robert Patrick, just like in the game. I thought he did the character justice.
QueZTone Posted February 25, 2003 Posted February 25, 2003 Grim Fandango should be done like the game. 3D animated. Just take the game and improve its quality of graphics of models and details of enviroment with 500% and it's a super flick
wampa_one Posted February 25, 2003 Author Posted February 25, 2003 What about a Grim flick in Black & White? Just like the film noir movies it was based on. Now that would be kick ass!
scabb Posted February 25, 2003 Posted February 25, 2003 Heh, never thought of it like that. Which is strange, because I have the Nightmare before Christmas DVD sitting on my rack. That movie seems far too similar to Grim, in terms of style, idea, and even the advertising trailers have similar fonts and use single words to describe the theme of the film film. (Love! Passion! Romance! And oh yes, dancing). Some humour in there too (GRIM HAS HUMOUR TOO! RIP OFF!). Unless there's a link to a Schafer shrine on the site, I'm apalled. "Day Off the Dead - Arriving 2002" As for Monkey Island the movie, I don't think it works too well. It would make a much better cartoon series, as it can't really be "tainted" as such any more. I like that word. It's like painted, only with a T. Instead of the P. So "painted" becomes "tainted". It's the perfect kids show. We have a magical evil guy, who attacks Guybrush in exciting ways, and eventually takes on different forms - remember how good it was on Transformers when the leader decepticon guy got changed into a bigger, badder, leader decepticon guy with a better name? Megatron, that's it. We were worried for Optimus's batteries then, that's for sure. Guybrush is lovable, flawed, and the story is far from adult. There are four kiddie-friendly tales to tell, and I'm sure they could wrangle in enough sarcasm and irony to attract the bitter and opressed adult watcher. Please don't hurt me.
Alien426 Posted February 25, 2003 Posted February 25, 2003 The art reminded me of Nightmare Before Christmas, too. Especially the doggy who looks like Zero. The upper right Dead Biker looks like the skeletons in Evil Dead.
Hellbeard Posted February 25, 2003 Posted February 25, 2003 Nightmare Before Christmas is possibly one of the most wacked out movies I've ever seen!
elTee Posted February 26, 2003 Posted February 26, 2003 Grim Fandango is absolutely crying out to be made into a movie. It really is such a good story, it could work in hundreds of mediums - as a game it has already proven itself, but if it was done as a novel or a movie (a proper movie, not "aimed" at kids and thus dumbed-down) it would still be brilliant. Its so visual, I'd love to see it done.
scabb Posted February 26, 2003 Posted February 26, 2003 MeddlingMonk did a novelisation of Grim Fandango that was supposedly pretty good - I never read it myself, because of many flaws attributed towards myself that are also good excuses.
zpeidar Posted February 26, 2003 Posted February 26, 2003 what about Zak the movie Or Maniac Mansion the movie Or even Sam & Max hit the road the movie (now that would ROCK)
Alien426 Posted February 26, 2003 Posted February 26, 2003 Somehow ZakMcKracken strikes me to be made as a British movie. Also not animated or CGI, but real actors. Why British you ask? It seems a little shoddy (like Monty Python And The Holy Grail) the way Zak uses a fish bowls as a space suit helmet and the overall style is much like 80s movies from England.
elTee Posted February 26, 2003 Posted February 26, 2003 Yeah, I know what you mean - like those cruddy BBC props that were used on every single sci-fi program, like Hitchhikers Guide and Red Dwarf. But, I think if it was done as a big Hollywood movie then the fish bowl etc would be used to comedic effect.
Jake Posted February 28, 2003 Posted February 28, 2003 I'd always thought Pixar would do justice to a Grim Fandango movie, but then they went and did Monsters, Inc, which is too damn similar to Grim for them to ever really consider making it, were the opportunity to arise.
sheaday6 Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 before people start naming actors they think should play the parts of Lucasarts characters, I'd just like to say that their are more than 15 actors in the world, the really famous ones probably would suck for these parts. Things you shouldn't say: - "I think David Spade should play guybrush threepwood!" - "I think Whoopie Goldburg should play the Voodoo Lady!" - "I think Bruce Willis should play Ben in Full Throttle!" - "I think Elizabeth Hurley should play Elaine!" - etc...
elTee Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 I think that the guy who plays Frasiers dad could pull off a decent Dr. Fred.
BooJaka Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 Nah, Dr Fred would have to be Steve Martin, I reckon.
elTee Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 Lol - he would be great! But he's so much taller than Fred. I admit though, he is a genius. He would do Fred to perfection. He's so good at crazy! ( <==Steve Martin, and watch him carefully...)
GendoTheGreat Posted March 6, 2003 Posted March 6, 2003 Steve Martin is funny enough, but he's altogether too fond of goofy faces and stupid noises to make a good Dr Fred.
BooJaka Posted March 6, 2003 Posted March 6, 2003 Hey Tones. I never realised your avatar did that. It's pretty cool.
elTee Posted March 6, 2003 Posted March 6, 2003 Yeah, its subtle. I can't claim the credit for makin it tho, I stole it. It scared the hell out of me when I first saw it - thought I was hallucanating.
Phat Oscar Posted March 8, 2003 Posted March 8, 2003 I would like to See a Full Throttle movie..but I'm not sure the cast.
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