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TMC · 08-16-2002, 05:34 PM

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LA Times
By LIZ SMITH

NEW YORK--Remember the 1980s TV phenomenon "Dallas"? It made show-biz
history in many ways, spawned imitations and created huge stars: Victoria
Principal, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Charlene Tilton and Larry Hagman as
the lovable villain J.R. Ewing. "Dallas" thrived for years--maybe a bit
longer than necessary--but it was hard to let go of such a winner.

Now Hollywood is abuzz that a tremendous big-screen version of "Dallas"
is in the works. The South Fork ranch will rise again!

So let the casting game begin. How about Matt Damon as Bobby, Halle
Berry as Pam, Reese Witherspoon in the Tilton role as the boy-crazy Lucy
Ewing? Paul Newman could play sturdy patriarch Jock, and Faye Dunaway the
strong but usually placid Miss Ellie. (OK, in her hands, Miss Ellie would
carry on a bit more.)

But I pity the actor who has to fill Hagman's boots. Ditto to whomever
might be chosen for Gray's fabulous dipsomaniac, the tortured and
over-the-top Sue Ellen, wife of J.R.

If only they were still together, we could nominate Billy Bob Thornton
and Angelina Jolie for these roles. He can be appropriately serpentine and
she--like Gray--always looks like a woman on the brink ... of something.

This is all fanciful casting, but, hey, stranger things have happened.
The Thornton-Jolie marriage, for instance.

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I Dream of Jeannie · 08-16-2002, 08:41 PM

That's very interesting! I don't think anyone could ever play J.R. Ewing but Larry Hagman. He is Major Nelson and J.R. Ewing forever more. No one else could do half as well. But I'd still watch it.

Ms Garthe Knight · 08-16-2002, 10:07 PM

Yeah I hae to agree with I dream of Jeannie, no one could fill Larry Hagman's boots.

But a new movie will be good, we get to see what the Ewing family is doing today.
Hollywood is going through a phase where that are making all the hits from the 80s into movies like Dallas. Another 80s icon that I'm guessing his going to be big hit, is David Hasselhoff and he talking car K.I.T.T (Knight Industries 2000) in coming back in a big screen action movie remember Knight Rider and is going to be out next year, pitty David Hasselhoff won't be the tittle role they will have a new Knight Rider but he is going to be in the movie but on the other hand he was hot in the 80s not to crazy about him now. There is going to be a A-Team movie (I wonder who will be Hannibal since George Peppard died

or Mr T for that matter or Faceman or Murdock

and I hope they have Amy too) and there is also a Miami Vice movie coming out too. I wonder if the will wear those colorful shoes with out the socks (Don Johnson style) I guess we have to wait and see.

Well have a nice day
Dana Knight

08-16-2002, 05:34 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,062	"Dallas" Could Become a Big-screen Movie http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=...ts.tv%26meta%3D LA Times By LIZ SMITH NEW YORK--Remember the 1980s TV phenomenon "Dallas"? It made show-biz history in many ways, spawned imitations and created huge stars: Victoria Principal, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Charlene Tilton and Larry Hagman as the lovable villain J.R. Ewing. "Dallas" thrived for years--maybe a bit longer than necessary--but it was hard to let go of such a winner. Now Hollywood is abuzz that a tremendous big-screen version of "Dallas" is in the works. The South Fork ranch will rise again! So let the casting game begin. How about Matt Damon as Bobby, Halle Berry as Pam, Reese Witherspoon in the Tilton role as the boy-crazy Lucy Ewing? Paul Newman could play sturdy patriarch Jock, and Faye Dunaway the strong but usually placid Miss Ellie. (OK, in her hands, Miss Ellie would carry on a bit more.) But I pity the actor who has to fill Hagman's boots. Ditto to whomever might be chosen for Gray's fabulous dipsomaniac, the tortured and over-the-top Sue Ellen, wife of J.R. If only they were still together, we could nominate Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie for these roles. He can be appropriately serpentine and she--like Gray--always looks like a woman on the brink ... of something. This is all fanciful casting, but, hey, stranger things have happened. The Thornton-Jolie marriage, for instance. http://forums.comicbookresources.com...threadid=22890

08-16-2002, 08:41 PM	#2
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08-16-2002, 10:07 PM	#3
Ms Garthe Knight Max&99 Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 29, 2002 Location: New Zealand Posts: 569	Yeah I hae to agree with I dream of Jeannie, no one could fill Larry Hagman's boots. But a new movie will be good, we get to see what the Ewing family is doing today. Hollywood is going through a phase where that are making all the hits from the 80s into movies like Dallas. Another 80s icon that I'm guessing his going to be big hit, is David Hasselhoff and he talking car K.I.T.T (Knight Industries 2000) in coming back in a big screen action movie remember Knight Rider and is going to be out next year, pitty David Hasselhoff won't be the tittle role they will have a new Knight Rider but he is going to be in the movie but on the other hand he was hot in the 80s not to crazy about him now. There is going to be a A-Team movie (I wonder who will be Hannibal since George Peppard died or Mr T for that matter or Faceman or Murdock and I hope they have Amy too) and there is also a Miami Vice movie coming out too. I wonder if the will wear those colorful shoes with out the socks (Don Johnson style) I guess we have to wait and see. Well have a nice day Dana Knight