Casting the Strumpette Movie: Guess What -- You're In It!
Strumpette informed us on Wednesday that "my agent is working on a movie deal, and I am going to be profiled in the NYT."
Forget the New York Times; they already got scooped on the big Strumpette story by the Washington Post. And no one reads those liberal rags anyway, right Dee?
But the movie deal is intriguing. What would the story be? Who would the characters be? And how would we cast it?
Since Strumpette is an anonymous cabal, possibly led by disgruntled ex-PR vet Brian Connolly, that's a tough casting job. To make the movie work, Strumpette would have to actually be a woman, unlike Brian, and would have to be less intellectually pretentious and mean-spirited than the members of this anonymous cabal.
Let's face it -- what Hollywood wants is The Devil Wears Prada crossed with Sex and the City and a sprinkling of Jerry Maguire. The story is this: a sexy, promiscuous babe in the PR industry finally gets fed up with the hypocrisy and double-dealing around her and decides to destroy her massive, evil New York PR firm in the name of all that is good and holy. In the process, she recaptures her soul and decides to stop sleeping around and settle down with a nice man with a hint of stubble.
The movie also need villains, of course -- lots of villains for Strumpette to skewer. Folks like Richard Edelman, Steve Rubel, Shel Holtz, Phil Gomes, Andrea Weckerle, Susan Getgood, Kami Huyse, and all the others Strumpette has defamed on the blog. All of these people, and others, should be characters in the movie. After all, Strumpette certainly writes more about the alleged foibles of little PR bloggers than any other subject matter.
So here's the question: Who should play you (or someone else) in the Strumpette movie?
Post your suggestions in comments, and we'll follow up with the final cast -- complete with comparison pics -- later.
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10 Comments:
I'd think I'd be a minor character -- definitely not up with the likes of you, Scott, and Phil Gomes, Steve Rubel and Richard Edelman.
You all have been subjects for AC/BC's posts. (Sorry if I missed anyone.) It's apparent that AC/BC holds you and the others in very high esteem.
As for who'd play me? Well, since I had the nickname of Shaggy (as in Scooby's best bud) in high school, I'd have to say Matthew Lillard. (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000498/)
-- Mike
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Michael, at 7/28/2006
I'm thinking more Scream Lillard for you than Scooby Lillard.
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SB, at 7/28/2006
I'd like to be played by Paul Giamatti. Thanks.
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philgomes, at 7/28/2006
He's a very hot property these days, Phil, but I'll see what I can do.
After all, I DO know Andy Sidaris.
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SB, at 7/28/2006
Laura Leighton (and K. Winslet for K.)
And who'll play you?
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Andrea Weckerle, at 7/28/2006
Steve Rubel - Bald Elijah Wood (Frodo)
Phil Gomes - Bald James Spader
Jeremy Pepper - Joe Pesci (with a spiky-hair wig)
Shel Holtz - Wayne Knight
Brian Connolly - Larry Wachowski (think about it...)
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rik, at 7/29/2006
Wayne Knight??
I'm starting that diet today...
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Shel, at 7/29/2006
Too many characters for the typical movie. Feel free to leave my scenes on the cutting room floor.
Although I have to say, if they are making a movie out of this, the long tail may have gotten a bit too long :-)
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Susan Getgood, at 7/31/2006
I wouldn't expect to be in it, but put my dibs in for Jon Stewart (short jewish dude)...give him a goatee and thin out the hairline... I can see it now... not sure he'd be keen on such a minor role. ;)
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PR-Guy, at 8/02/2006
I get Robert Downey Jr all the time. People tell me it's the eyes.
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Jeremy, at 8/04/2006
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