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Role:
Jack Torrance
Actor:
Jack Nicholson
Could Have Been:
Harrison Ford
Jon Voight
Michael Moriaty
Robert De Niro
Robin Williams
Jack Torrance
Actor:
Jack Nicholson
Could Have Been:
Harrison Ford
Jon Voight
Michael Moriaty
Robert De Niro
Robin Williams
NMartucci's rating:
Role:
Llewelyn Moss
Actor:
Josh Brolin
Could Have Been:
Heath Ledger
Llewelyn Moss
Actor:
Josh Brolin
Could Have Been:
Heath Ledger
NMartucci's rating:
Role:
Chief Martin Brody
Actor:
Roy Scheider
Could Have Been:
Charlton Heston
Role:
Sam Quint
Actor:
Robert Shaw
Could Have Been:
Lee Marvin
Sterling Hayden
Role:
Matt Hooper
Actor:
Richard Dreyfuss
Could Have Been:
Jan-Michael Vincent
Jeff Bridges
Jon Voight
Timothy Bottoms
Chief Martin Brody
Actor:
Roy Scheider
Could Have Been:
Charlton Heston
Role:
Sam Quint
Actor:
Robert Shaw
Could Have Been:
Lee Marvin
Sterling Hayden
Role:
Matt Hooper
Actor:
Richard Dreyfuss
Could Have Been:
Jan-Michael Vincent
Jeff Bridges
Jon Voight
Timothy Bottoms
NMartucci's rating:
Role:
John McClane
Actor:
Bruce Willis
Could Have Been:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Burt Reynolds
Don Johnson
Harrison Ford
Mel Gibson
Nick Nolte
Richard Dean Anderson
Richard Gere
Robert De Niro
Sylvester Stallone
Tom Berenger
John McClane
Actor:
Bruce Willis
Could Have Been:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Burt Reynolds
Don Johnson
Harrison Ford
Mel Gibson
Nick Nolte
Richard Dean Anderson
Richard Gere
Robert De Niro
Sylvester Stallone
Tom Berenger
NMartucci's rating:
Role:
King George VI
Actor:
Colin Firth
Could Have Been:
Paul Bettany
King George VI
Actor:
Colin Firth
Could Have Been:
Paul Bettany
NMartucci's rating:
Role:
Pvt. Joker
Actor:
Matthew Modine
Could Have Been:
Anthony Michael Hall
Val Kilmer
Role:
Gny. Sgt. Hartman
Actor:
R. Lee Ermey
Could Have Been:
Bill McKinney
Tim Colceri
Pvt. Joker
Actor:
Matthew Modine
Could Have Been:
Anthony Michael Hall
Val Kilmer
Role:
Gny. Sgt. Hartman
Actor:
R. Lee Ermey
Could Have Been:
Bill McKinney
Tim Colceri
Role:
Joe
Actor:
Tony Curtis
Could Have Been:
Bob Hope
Role:
Jerry
Actor:
Jack Lemmon
Could Have Been:
Anthony Perkins
Danny Kaye
Frank Sinatra
Jerry Lewis
Joe
Actor:
Tony Curtis
Could Have Been:
Bob Hope
Role:
Jerry
Actor:
Jack Lemmon
Could Have Been:
Anthony Perkins
Danny Kaye
Frank Sinatra
Jerry Lewis
NMartucci's rating:
Role:
Nina Sayers
Actor:
Natalie Portman
Could Have Been:
Jennifer Connelly
Rachel Weisz
Role:
Lily
Actor:
Mila Kunis
Could Have Been:
Blake Lively
Role:
Erica Sayers
Actor:
Babara Hershey
Could Have Been:
Meryl Streep
Role:
Beth Macintyre
Actor:
Winona Ryder
Could Have Been:
Parker Posey
Nina Sayers
Actor:
Natalie Portman
Could Have Been:
Jennifer Connelly
Rachel Weisz
Role:
Lily
Actor:
Mila Kunis
Could Have Been:
Blake Lively
Role:
Erica Sayers
Actor:
Babara Hershey
Could Have Been:
Meryl Streep
Role:
Beth Macintyre
Actor:
Winona Ryder
Could Have Been:
Parker Posey
NMartucci's rating:
Role:
Wendell "Bud" White
Actor:
Russell Crowe
Could Have Been:
Michael Madsen
Role:
Lynn Bracken
Actor:
Kim Basinger
Could Have Been:
Anjelica Huston
Izabella Scorupco
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Wendell "Bud" White
Actor:
Russell Crowe
Could Have Been:
Michael Madsen
Role:
Lynn Bracken
Actor:
Kim Basinger
Could Have Been:
Anjelica Huston
Izabella Scorupco
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Role:
Colin Sullivan
Actor:
Matt Damon
Could Have Been:
Brad Pitt
Role:
Staff Sgt. Dignam
Actor:
Mark Wahlberg
Could Have Been:
Denis Leary
Ray Liotta
Role:
Cpt. Queenan
Actor:
Martin Sheen
Could Have Been:
Gerad McSorley
Robert De Niro
Role:
Madolyn
Actor:
Vera Farmiga
Could Have Been:
Emily Blunt
Hilary Swank
Kate Winslet
Role:
Brown
Actor:
Anthony Anderson
Could Have Been:
RZA
Role:
Cpt. Ellerby
Actor:
Alec Baldwin
Could Have Been:
Mel Gibson
Colin Sullivan
Actor:
Matt Damon
Could Have Been:
Brad Pitt
Role:
Staff Sgt. Dignam
Actor:
Mark Wahlberg
Could Have Been:
Denis Leary
Ray Liotta
Role:
Cpt. Queenan
Actor:
Martin Sheen
Could Have Been:
Gerad McSorley
Robert De Niro
Role:
Madolyn
Actor:
Vera Farmiga
Could Have Been:
Emily Blunt
Hilary Swank
Kate Winslet
Role:
Brown
Actor:
Anthony Anderson
Could Have Been:
RZA
Role:
Cpt. Ellerby
Actor:
Alec Baldwin
Could Have Been:
Mel Gibson
Role:
Andy Dufresne
Actor:
Tim Robbins
Could Have Been:
Charlie Sheen
Kevin Costner
Nicolas Cage
Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks
Role:
Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
Actor:
Morgan Freeman
Could Have Been:
Clint Eastwood
Harrison Ford
Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Role:
Tommy Williams
Actor:
Gil Bellows
Could Have Been:
Brad Pitt
Andy Dufresne
Actor:
Tim Robbins
Could Have Been:
Charlie Sheen
Kevin Costner
Nicolas Cage
Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks
Role:
Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
Actor:
Morgan Freeman
Could Have Been:
Clint Eastwood
Harrison Ford
Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Role:
Tommy Williams
Actor:
Gil Bellows
Could Have Been:
Brad Pitt
NMartucci's rating:
Role:
Léon
Actor:
Jean Reno
Could Have Been:
Keanu Reeves, Mel Gibson
Role:
Mathilda
Actor:
Natalie Portman
Could Have Been:
Liv Tyler
Léon
Actor:
Jean Reno
Could Have Been:
Keanu Reeves, Mel Gibson
Role:
Mathilda
Actor:
Natalie Portman
Could Have Been:
Liv Tyler
NMartucci's rating:
Role:
Forrest Gump
Actor:
Tom Hanks
Could Have Been:
Billy Murray
Chevy Chase
John Travolta
Role:
Pvt. Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue
Actor:
Mykelti Williamson
Could Have Been:
Dave Chappelle
David Alan Grier
Ice Cube
Forrest Gump
Actor:
Tom Hanks
Could Have Been:
Billy Murray
Chevy Chase
John Travolta
Role:
Pvt. Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue
Actor:
Mykelti Williamson
Could Have Been:
Dave Chappelle
David Alan Grier
Ice Cube
Role:
Clarice Starling
Actor:
Jodie Foster
Could Have Been:
Meg Ryan
Melanie Griffith
Michelle Pfeiffer
Role:
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Actor:
Anthony Hopkins
Could Have Been:
Christopher Lloyd
Gene Hackman
Jack Nicholson
Jeremy Irons
John Hurt
Louis Gossett Jr.
Patrick Stewart
Robert De Niro
Robert Duvall
Sean Connery
Role:
Jack Crawford
Actor:
Scott Glenn
Could Have Been:
Gene Hackman
Kenneth Branagh
Michael Keaton
Mickey Rourke
Clarice Starling
Actor:
Jodie Foster
Could Have Been:
Meg Ryan
Melanie Griffith
Michelle Pfeiffer
Role:
Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Actor:
Anthony Hopkins
Could Have Been:
Christopher Lloyd
Gene Hackman
Jack Nicholson
Jeremy Irons
John Hurt
Louis Gossett Jr.
Patrick Stewart
Robert De Niro
Robert Duvall
Sean Connery
Role:
Jack Crawford
Actor:
Scott Glenn
Could Have Been:
Gene Hackman
Kenneth Branagh
Michael Keaton
Mickey Rourke
NMartucci's rating:
Role:
Oskar Schindler
Actor:
Liam Neeson
Could Have Been:
Bruno Ganz
Harrison Ford
Stellan Skarsgård
Role:
Amon Goeth
Actor:
Ralph Fiennes
Could Have Been:
Tim Roth
Oskar Schindler
Actor:
Liam Neeson
Could Have Been:
Bruno Ganz
Harrison Ford
Stellan Skarsgård
Role:
Amon Goeth
Actor:
Ralph Fiennes
Could Have Been:
Tim Roth
Role:
Rick Blaine
Actor:
Humphrey Bogart
Could Have Been:
Ronald Reagan
Role:
Sam
Actor:
Dooley Wilson
Could Have Been:
Clarence Muse
Ella Fitzgerald
Hazel Scott
Lena Horne
Rick Blaine
Actor:
Humphrey Bogart
Could Have Been:
Ronald Reagan
Role:
Sam
Actor:
Dooley Wilson
Could Have Been:
Clarence Muse
Ella Fitzgerald
Hazel Scott
Lena Horne
NMartucci's rating:
Role:
Luke Skywalker
Actor:
Mark Hamill
Could Have Been:
William Katt
Role:
Han Solo
Actor:
Harrison Ford
Could Have Been:
Al Pacino
Bill Murray
Billy Dee Williams
Burt Reynolds
Chevy Chase
Christopher Walken
Glynn Tuman
Jack Nicholson
James Caan
Kurt Russell
Nick Nolte
Perry King
Steve Martin
Role:
Princess Leia Organa
Actor:
Carrie Fischer
Could Have Been:
Anjelica Huston
Barbara Hershey
Bernadette Peters
Bonnie Bedilia
Catherine Hicks
Cindy Williams
Christine Baranski
Christine Lahti
Cybill Shepherd
Debra Winger
Diane Wiest
Farah Fawcett
Geena Davis
Glenn Close
Jane Seymour
Jessica Lange
Kathleen Turner
Kay Lenz
Kim Basinger
Margot Kidder
Melanie Griffith
Meryl Streep
Sigourney Weaver
Teri Lynn
Role:
Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi
Actor:
Alec Guinness
Could Have Been:
Peter Cushing
Toshiro Mifune
Role:
C3PO
Actor:
Anthony Daniels
Could Have Been:
Mel Blanc
Role:
Darth Vader
Actor:
James Earl Jones
Could Have Been:
Orson Welles
Luke Skywalker
Actor:
Mark Hamill
Could Have Been:
William Katt
Role:
Han Solo
Actor:
Harrison Ford
Could Have Been:
Al Pacino
Bill Murray
Billy Dee Williams
Burt Reynolds
Chevy Chase
Christopher Walken
Glynn Tuman
Jack Nicholson
James Caan
Kurt Russell
Nick Nolte
Perry King
Steve Martin
Role:
Princess Leia Organa
Actor:
Carrie Fischer
Could Have Been:
Anjelica Huston
Barbara Hershey
Bernadette Peters
Bonnie Bedilia
Catherine Hicks
Cindy Williams
Christine Baranski
Christine Lahti
Cybill Shepherd
Debra Winger
Diane Wiest
Farah Fawcett
Geena Davis
Glenn Close
Jane Seymour
Jessica Lange
Kathleen Turner
Kay Lenz
Kim Basinger
Margot Kidder
Melanie Griffith
Meryl Streep
Sigourney Weaver
Teri Lynn
Role:
Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi
Actor:
Alec Guinness
Could Have Been:
Peter Cushing
Toshiro Mifune
Role:
C3PO
Actor:
Anthony Daniels
Could Have Been:
Mel Blanc
Role:
Darth Vader
Actor:
James Earl Jones
Could Have Been:
Orson Welles
NMartucci's rating:
Role:
James "Jimmy" Conway
Actor:
Robert De Niro
Could Have Been:
Al Pacino
John Malkovich
Role:
Henry Hill
Actor:
Ray Liotta
Could Have Been:
Sean Penn
Tom Cruise
Role:
Karen Hill
Actor:
Lorraine Bracco
Could Have Been:
Madonna
James "Jimmy" Conway
Actor:
Robert De Niro
Could Have Been:
Al Pacino
John Malkovich
Role:
Henry Hill
Actor:
Ray Liotta
Could Have Been:
Sean Penn
Tom Cruise
Role:
Karen Hill
Actor:
Lorraine Bracco
Could Have Been:
Madonna
Role:
Indiana Jones
Actor:
Harrison Ford
Could Have Been:
Bill Murray
Chevy Chase
Jack Nicholson
Jeff Bridges
Nick Mancuso
Nick Nolte
Peter Coyote
Steve Martin
Tim Matheson
Tom Selleck
Role:
Marion Ravenwood
Actor:
Karen Allen
Could Have Been:
Amy Irving
Debra Winger
Sean Young
Role:
Sallah
Actor:
John Rhys-Davies
Could Have Been:
Danny DeVito
Indiana Jones
Actor:
Harrison Ford
Could Have Been:
Bill Murray
Chevy Chase
Jack Nicholson
Jeff Bridges
Nick Mancuso
Nick Nolte
Peter Coyote
Steve Martin
Tim Matheson
Tom Selleck
Role:
Marion Ravenwood
Actor:
Karen Allen
Could Have Been:
Amy Irving
Debra Winger
Sean Young
Role:
Sallah
Actor:
John Rhys-Davies
Could Have Been:
Danny DeVito
NMartucci's rating:
It's a Wonderful Life (1947) (1946)
Role:
George Bailey
Actor:
James Stewart
Could Have Been:
Cary Grant
Role:
Mary Hatch
Actor:
Donna Reed
Could Have Been:
Ginger Rogers
Jean Arthur
Role:
Henry F. Potter
Actor:
Lionel Barrymore
Could Have Been:
Vincent Price
George Bailey
Actor:
James Stewart
Could Have Been:
Cary Grant
Role:
Mary Hatch
Actor:
Donna Reed
Could Have Been:
Ginger Rogers
Jean Arthur
Role:
Henry F. Potter
Actor:
Lionel Barrymore
Could Have Been:
Vincent Price
NMartucci's rating:
All About Eve (1950)
Role:
Margo
Actor:
Bette Davis
Could Have Been:
Barbara Stanwyck
Claudette Colbert
Gertrude Lawrence
Ingrid Bergman
Marlene Dietrich
Susan Hayward
Tallulah Bankhead
Role:
Eve
Actor:
Anne Baxter
Could Have Been:
Angela Lansbury
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Margo
Actor:
Bette Davis
Could Have Been:
Barbara Stanwyck
Claudette Colbert
Gertrude Lawrence
Ingrid Bergman
Marlene Dietrich
Susan Hayward
Tallulah Bankhead
Role:
Eve
Actor:
Anne Baxter
Could Have Been:
Angela Lansbury
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Role:
Joe Gillis
Actor:
William Holden
Could Have Been:
Fred MacMurray
Gene Kelly
Marlon Brando
Montgomery Clift
Role:
Norma Desmond
Actor:
Gloria Swanson
Could Have Been:
Greta Garbo
Mae Murray
Mae West
Mary Pickford
Pola Negri
Joe Gillis
Actor:
William Holden
Could Have Been:
Fred MacMurray
Gene Kelly
Marlon Brando
Montgomery Clift
Role:
Norma Desmond
Actor:
Gloria Swanson
Could Have Been:
Greta Garbo
Mae Murray
Mae West
Mary Pickford
Pola Negri
NMartucci's rating:
Double Indemnity (1944) (1952)
Role:
Walter Neff
Actor:
Fred MacMurray
Could Have Been:
Alan Ladd
Dick Powell
George Raft
Walter Neff
Actor:
Fred MacMurray
Could Have Been:
Alan Ladd
Dick Powell
George Raft
On the Waterfront (1954)
Role:
Terry Malloy
Actor:
Marlon Brando
Could Have Been:
Frank Sinatra
Montgomery Clift
Role:
Edie Doyle
Actor:
Eva Marie Saint
Could Have Been:
Grace Kelly
Terry Malloy
Actor:
Marlon Brando
Could Have Been:
Frank Sinatra
Montgomery Clift
Role:
Edie Doyle
Actor:
Eva Marie Saint
Could Have Been:
Grace Kelly
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Role:
Shears
Actor:
William Holden
Could Have Been:
Humphrey Bogart
Role:
Col. Nicholson
Actor:
Alec Guinness
Could Have Been:
Anthony Quayle
Cary Grant
Charles Laughton
James Mason
Laurence Olivier
Noel Coward
Ralph Richardson
Ray Milland
Ronald Colman
Shears
Actor:
William Holden
Could Have Been:
Humphrey Bogart
Role:
Col. Nicholson
Actor:
Alec Guinness
Could Have Been:
Anthony Quayle
Cary Grant
Charles Laughton
James Mason
Laurence Olivier
Noel Coward
Ralph Richardson
Ray Milland
Ronald Colman
North by Northwest (1959)
Role:
Roger O. Thornhill
Actor:
Cary Grant
Could Have Been:
Gregory Peck
James Stewart
William Holden
Role:
Eve Kendall
Actor:
Eva Maria Saint
Could Have Been:
Cyd Charisse
Sophia Loren
Role:
Phillip Vandamm
Actor:
James Mason
Could Have Been:
Yul Brynner
Roger O. Thornhill
Actor:
Cary Grant
Could Have Been:
Gregory Peck
James Stewart
William Holden
Role:
Eve Kendall
Actor:
Eva Maria Saint
Could Have Been:
Cyd Charisse
Sophia Loren
Role:
Phillip Vandamm
Actor:
James Mason
Could Have Been:
Yul Brynner
NMartucci's rating:
Psycho (1960)
Role:
Marion
Actor:
Janet Leigh
Could Have Been:
Eva Marie Saint
Hope Lange
Lana Turner
Martha Hyer
Piper Laurie
Shirley Jones
Marion
Actor:
Janet Leigh
Could Have Been:
Eva Marie Saint
Hope Lange
Lana Turner
Martha Hyer
Piper Laurie
Shirley Jones
NMartucci's rating:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Role:
Atticus Finch
Actor:
Gregory Peck
Could Have Been:
James Stewart
Rock Hudson
Atticus Finch
Actor:
Gregory Peck
Could Have Been:
James Stewart
Rock Hudson
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Role:
T.E. Lawrence
Actor:
Peter O'Toole
Could Have Been:
Alan Ladd
Albert Finney
Alec Guinness
Anthony Perkins
Burgess Meredith
Cary Grant
Laurence Olivier
Leslie Howard
Marlon Brando
Montgomery Clift
Robert Donat
Role:
Prince Feisal
Actor:
Alec Guinness
Could Have Been:
Laurence Olivier
Role:
General Allenby
Actor:
Jack Hawkins
Could Have Been:
Cary Grant
Role:
Sherif Ali
Actor:
Omar Sharif
Could Have Been:
Alain Delon
Dilip Kumar
Horst Buchholz
Maurice Ronet
Role:
Jackson Bentley
Actor:
Arthur Kennedy
Could Have Been:
Edmond O'Brien
Kirk Douglas
T.E. Lawrence
Actor:
Peter O'Toole
Could Have Been:
Alan Ladd
Albert Finney
Alec Guinness
Anthony Perkins
Burgess Meredith
Cary Grant
Laurence Olivier
Leslie Howard
Marlon Brando
Montgomery Clift
Robert Donat
Role:
Prince Feisal
Actor:
Alec Guinness
Could Have Been:
Laurence Olivier
Role:
General Allenby
Actor:
Jack Hawkins
Could Have Been:
Cary Grant
Role:
Sherif Ali
Actor:
Omar Sharif
Could Have Been:
Alain Delon
Dilip Kumar
Horst Buchholz
Maurice Ronet
Role:
Jackson Bentley
Actor:
Arthur Kennedy
Could Have Been:
Edmond O'Brien
Kirk Douglas
Role:
Major "King" Kong
Actor:
Slim Pickens
Could Have Been:
Dan Blocker
John Wayne
Peter Sellers
Major "King" Kong
Actor:
Slim Pickens
Could Have Been:
Dan Blocker
John Wayne
Peter Sellers
The Godfather (1972)
Role:
Vito Corleone
Actor:
Marlon Brando
Could Have Been:
Anthony Quinn
Burt Lancaster
Danny Thomas
Edward G. Robinson
Ernest Borgnine
Frank Sinatra
George C. Scott
Laurence Olivier
Orson Welles
Richard Conte
Role:
Michael Corleone
Actor:
Al Pacino
Could Have Been:
Alain Delon
Dean Stockwell
Dustin Hoffman
Jack Nicholson
James Caan
Martin Sheen
Robert De Niro
Robert Redford
Ryan O'Neal
Warren Beatty
Role:
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
Actor:
James Caan
Could Have Been:
Burt Reynolds
Carmine Caridi
Robert De Niro
Role:
Tom Hagen
Actor:
Robert Duvall
Could Have Been:
Bruce Dern
James Caan
Jerry Van Dyke
Paul Newman
Steve McQueen
Role:
Carlo Rizzi
Actor:
Gianni Russo
Could Have Been:
Robert De Niro
Sylvester Stallone
Role:
Johnny Fontane
Actor:
Al Martino
Could Have Been:
Frankie Avalon
Vic Damone
Role:
Paulie Gatto
Actor:
John Martino
Could Have Been:
Sylvester Stallone
Role:
Apollonia Vitelli Corleone
Actor:
Simonetta Stefanelli
Could Have Been:
Olivia Hussey
Stefania Sandrelli
Vito Corleone
Actor:
Marlon Brando
Could Have Been:
Anthony Quinn
Burt Lancaster
Danny Thomas
Edward G. Robinson
Ernest Borgnine
Frank Sinatra
George C. Scott
Laurence Olivier
Orson Welles
Richard Conte
Role:
Michael Corleone
Actor:
Al Pacino
Could Have Been:
Alain Delon
Dean Stockwell
Dustin Hoffman
Jack Nicholson
James Caan
Martin Sheen
Robert De Niro
Robert Redford
Ryan O'Neal
Warren Beatty
Role:
Santino "Sonny" Corleone
Actor:
James Caan
Could Have Been:
Burt Reynolds
Carmine Caridi
Robert De Niro
Role:
Tom Hagen
Actor:
Robert Duvall
Could Have Been:
Bruce Dern
James Caan
Jerry Van Dyke
Paul Newman
Steve McQueen
Role:
Carlo Rizzi
Actor:
Gianni Russo
Could Have Been:
Robert De Niro
Sylvester Stallone
Role:
Johnny Fontane
Actor:
Al Martino
Could Have Been:
Frankie Avalon
Vic Damone
Role:
Paulie Gatto
Actor:
John Martino
Could Have Been:
Sylvester Stallone
Role:
Apollonia Vitelli Corleone
Actor:
Simonetta Stefanelli
Could Have Been:
Olivia Hussey
Stefania Sandrelli
Role:
R.P. McMurphy
Actor:
Jack Nicholson
Could Have Been:
Burt Reynolds
Gene Hackman
James Caan
Kirk Douglas
Marlon Brando
Role:
Nurse Ratched
Actor:
Louise Fletcher
Could Have Been:
Angela Lansbury
Anne Bancroft
Colleen Dewhurst
Ellen Burstyn
Geraldine Page
Jane Fonda
Lily Tomlin
R.P. McMurphy
Actor:
Jack Nicholson
Could Have Been:
Burt Reynolds
Gene Hackman
James Caan
Kirk Douglas
Marlon Brando
Role:
Nurse Ratched
Actor:
Louise Fletcher
Could Have Been:
Angela Lansbury
Anne Bancroft
Colleen Dewhurst
Ellen Burstyn
Geraldine Page
Jane Fonda
Lily Tomlin
NMartucci's rating:
Taxi Driver (1976)
Role:
Travis Bickle
Actor:
Robert De Niro
Could Have Been:
Dustin Hoffman
Jeff Bridges
Neil Diamond
Role:
Iris
Actor:
Jodie Foster
Could Have Been:
Anissa Jones
Bo Derek
Brooke Shields
Carrie Fisher
Debra Winger
Ellen Barkin
Geena Davis
Isabelle Adjani
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Kay Lenz
Kim Basinger
Kim Cattrall
Kristy McNichol
Linda Blair
Mariel Hemingway
Melanie Griffith
Michelle Pfieffer
Ornella Muti
Rosanna Arquette
Role:
Betsy
Actor:
Cybill Shepherd
Could Have Been:
Barbara Hershey
Glenn Close
Goldie Hawn
Jane Seymour
Liza Minnelli
Mary Steenburgen
Meryl Streep
Mia Farrow
Sigourney Weaver
Susan Sarandon
Role:
Tom
Actor:
Albert Brooks
Could Have Been:
Harvey Keitel
Role:
Charles Palatine
Actor:
Leonard Harris
Could Have Been:
Rock Hudson
Travis Bickle
Actor:
Robert De Niro
Could Have Been:
Dustin Hoffman
Jeff Bridges
Neil Diamond
Role:
Iris
Actor:
Jodie Foster
Could Have Been:
Anissa Jones
Bo Derek
Brooke Shields
Carrie Fisher
Debra Winger
Ellen Barkin
Geena Davis
Isabelle Adjani
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Kay Lenz
Kim Basinger
Kim Cattrall
Kristy McNichol
Linda Blair
Mariel Hemingway
Melanie Griffith
Michelle Pfieffer
Ornella Muti
Rosanna Arquette
Role:
Betsy
Actor:
Cybill Shepherd
Could Have Been:
Barbara Hershey
Glenn Close
Goldie Hawn
Jane Seymour
Liza Minnelli
Mary Steenburgen
Meryl Streep
Mia Farrow
Sigourney Weaver
Susan Sarandon
Role:
Tom
Actor:
Albert Brooks
Could Have Been:
Harvey Keitel
Role:
Charles Palatine
Actor:
Leonard Harris
Could Have Been:
Rock Hudson
NMartucci's rating:
Alien (1979)
Role:
Ripley
Actor:
Sigourney Weaver
Could Have Been:
Kay Lenz
Meryl Streep
Veronica Cartwright
Ripley
Actor:
Sigourney Weaver
Could Have Been:
Kay Lenz
Meryl Streep
Veronica Cartwright
NMartucci's rating:
Blade Runner (1982)
Role:
Rick Deckard
Actor:
Harrison Ford
Could Have Been:
Al Pacino
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Burt Reynolds
Cliff Gorman
Clint Eastwood
Dustin Hoffman
Frederic Forrest
Gene Hackman
Jack Nicholson
Judd Hirsch
Nick Nolte
Paul Newman
Peter Falk
Raul Julia
Robert Duvall
Scott Glenn
Sean Connery
Tommy Lee Jones
William Devane
Role:
Rachel
Actor:
Sean Young
Could Have Been:
Barbara Hershey
Nina Axelrod
Victoria Principal
Role:
Pris
Actor:
Daryl Hannah
Could Have Been:
Deborah Harry
Rick Deckard
Actor:
Harrison Ford
Could Have Been:
Al Pacino
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Burt Reynolds
Cliff Gorman
Clint Eastwood
Dustin Hoffman
Frederic Forrest
Gene Hackman
Jack Nicholson
Judd Hirsch
Nick Nolte
Paul Newman
Peter Falk
Raul Julia
Robert Duvall
Scott Glenn
Sean Connery
Tommy Lee Jones
William Devane
Role:
Rachel
Actor:
Sean Young
Could Have Been:
Barbara Hershey
Nina Axelrod
Victoria Principal
Role:
Pris
Actor:
Daryl Hannah
Could Have Been:
Deborah Harry
Amadeus (1984)
Role:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Actor:
Tom Hulce
Could Have Been:
Kenneth Branagh
Mark Hamill
Mel Gibson
Mick Jagger
Sam Waterston
Tim Curry
Walter Matthau
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Actor:
Tom Hulce
Could Have Been:
Kenneth Branagh
Mark Hamill
Mel Gibson
Mick Jagger
Sam Waterston
Tim Curry
Walter Matthau
Back to the Future (1985)
Role:
Marty McFly
Actor:
Michael J. Fox
Could Have Been:
C. Thomas Howell
Corey Hart
Eric Stoltz
Ralph Macchio
Role:
Dr. Emmett Brown
Actor:
Christopher Lloyd
Could Have Been:
Dudley Moore
Jeff Goldblum
John Lithgow
Marty McFly
Actor:
Michael J. Fox
Could Have Been:
C. Thomas Howell
Corey Hart
Eric Stoltz
Ralph Macchio
Role:
Dr. Emmett Brown
Actor:
Christopher Lloyd
Could Have Been:
Dudley Moore
Jeff Goldblum
John Lithgow
Role:
Professor Henry Jones
Actor:
Sean Connery
Could Have Been:
Gregory Peck
Jon Pertwee
Professor Henry Jones
Actor:
Sean Connery
Could Have Been:
Gregory Peck
Jon Pertwee
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Role:
Mr. White
Actor:
Harvey Keitel
Could Have Been:
Steve Buscemi
Role:
Mr. Orange
Actor:
Tim Roth
Could Have Been:
James Woods
Samuel L. Jackson
Role:
Mr. Blonde
Actor:
Michael Madsen
Could Have Been:
Christopher Walken
George Clooney
Tim Roth
Role:
Mr. Pink
Actor:
Steve Buscemi
Could Have Been:
Michael Madsen
Quentin Tarantino
Tim Roth
Vincent Gallo
Role:
Joe Cabot
Actor:
Lawrence Tierney
Could Have Been:
Robert Forster
Timothy Carey
Mr. White
Actor:
Harvey Keitel
Could Have Been:
Steve Buscemi
Role:
Mr. Orange
Actor:
Tim Roth
Could Have Been:
James Woods
Samuel L. Jackson
Role:
Mr. Blonde
Actor:
Michael Madsen
Could Have Been:
Christopher Walken
George Clooney
Tim Roth
Role:
Mr. Pink
Actor:
Steve Buscemi
Could Have Been:
Michael Madsen
Quentin Tarantino
Tim Roth
Vincent Gallo
Role:
Joe Cabot
Actor:
Lawrence Tierney
Could Have Been:
Robert Forster
Timothy Carey
NMartucci's rating:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Role:
Vincent Vega
Actor:
John Travolta
Could Have Been:
Daniel Day-Lewis
Michael Madsen
Role:
Jules Winnfield
Actor:
Samuel L. Jackson
Could Have Been:
Paul Calderon
Role:
Lance
Actor:
Eric Stoltz
Could Have Been:
Kurt Cobain
Quentin Tarantino
Role:
Butch Coolidge
Actor:
Bruce Willis
Could Have Been:
Matt Dillon
Mickey Rourke
Sylvester Stallone
Role:
Fabienne
Actor:
Maria de Medeiros
Could Have Been:
Iréne Jacob
Role:
Jody
Actor:
Rosanna Arquette
Could Have Been:
Courtney Love
Pam Grier
Role:
Mia Wallace
Actor:
Uma Thurman
Could Have Been:
Daryl Hannah
Isabella Rossellini
Joan Cusack
Meg Ryan
Michelle Pfieffer
Rosanna Arquette
Role:
Jimmie Dimmick
Actor:
Quentin Tarantino
Could Have Been:
Steve Buscemi
Vincent Vega
Actor:
John Travolta
Could Have Been:
Daniel Day-Lewis
Michael Madsen
Role:
Jules Winnfield
Actor:
Samuel L. Jackson
Could Have Been:
Paul Calderon
Role:
Lance
Actor:
Eric Stoltz
Could Have Been:
Kurt Cobain
Quentin Tarantino
Role:
Butch Coolidge
Actor:
Bruce Willis
Could Have Been:
Matt Dillon
Mickey Rourke
Sylvester Stallone
Role:
Fabienne
Actor:
Maria de Medeiros
Could Have Been:
Iréne Jacob
Role:
Jody
Actor:
Rosanna Arquette
Could Have Been:
Courtney Love
Pam Grier
Role:
Mia Wallace
Actor:
Uma Thurman
Could Have Been:
Daryl Hannah
Isabella Rossellini
Joan Cusack
Meg Ryan
Michelle Pfieffer
Rosanna Arquette
Role:
Jimmie Dimmick
Actor:
Quentin Tarantino
Could Have Been:
Steve Buscemi
NMartucci's rating:
Seven (1995)
Role:
Detective David Mills
Actor:
Brad Pitt
Could Have Been:
Denzel Washington
Role:
John Doe
Actor:
Kevin Spacey
Could Have Been:
Michael Stipe
Detective David Mills
Actor:
Brad Pitt
Could Have Been:
Denzel Washington
Role:
John Doe
Actor:
Kevin Spacey
Could Have Been:
Michael Stipe
NMartucci's rating:
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Role:
Michael McManus
Actor:
Stephen Baldwin
Could Have Been:
Benicio Del Toro
Michael Biehn
Role:
Dave Kujan
Actor:
Chazz Palminteri
Could Have Been:
Al Pacino
Christopher Walken
Robert De Niro
Role:
Redfoot the Fence
Actor:
Peter Green
Could Have Been:
Al Pacino
Charlie Sheen
Christopher Walken
James Spader
Jeff Bridges
Johnny Cash
Tommy Lee Jones
Michael McManus
Actor:
Stephen Baldwin
Could Have Been:
Benicio Del Toro
Michael Biehn
Role:
Dave Kujan
Actor:
Chazz Palminteri
Could Have Been:
Al Pacino
Christopher Walken
Robert De Niro
Role:
Redfoot the Fence
Actor:
Peter Green
Could Have Been:
Al Pacino
Charlie Sheen
Christopher Walken
James Spader
Jeff Bridges
Johnny Cash
Tommy Lee Jones
Braveheart (1995)
Role:
William Wallace
Actor:
Mel Gibson
Could Have Been:
Jason Patric
Role:
King Edward I
Actor:
Patrick McGoohan
Could Have Been:
Sean Connery
William Wallace
Actor:
Mel Gibson
Could Have Been:
Jason Patric
Role:
King Edward I
Actor:
Patrick McGoohan
Could Have Been:
Sean Connery
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Role:
Captain John H. Miller
Actor:
Tom Hanks
Could Have Been:
Harrison Ford
Mel Gibson
Role:
Sgt. Mike Horvath
Actor:
Tom Sizemore
Could Have Been:
Michael Madsen
Role:
Private James Francis Ryan
Actor:
Matt Damon
Could Have Been:
Edward Norton
Captain John H. Miller
Actor:
Tom Hanks
Could Have Been:
Harrison Ford
Mel Gibson
Role:
Sgt. Mike Horvath
Actor:
Tom Sizemore
Could Have Been:
Michael Madsen
Role:
Private James Francis Ryan
Actor:
Matt Damon
Could Have Been:
Edward Norton
The Matrix (1999)
Role:
Neo
Actor:
Keanu Reeves
Could Have Been:
Brad Pitt
Ewan McGregor
Johnny Depp
Leonardo DiCaprio
Nicolas Cage
Tom Cruise
Val Kilmer
Will Smith
Role:
Morpheus
Actor:
Laurence Fishburne
Could Have Been:
Gary Oldman
Samuel L. Jackson
Sean Connery
Role:
Agent Smith
Actor:
Hugo Weaving
Could Have Been:
Jean Reno
Neo
Actor:
Keanu Reeves
Could Have Been:
Brad Pitt
Ewan McGregor
Johnny Depp
Leonardo DiCaprio
Nicolas Cage
Tom Cruise
Val Kilmer
Will Smith
Role:
Morpheus
Actor:
Laurence Fishburne
Could Have Been:
Gary Oldman
Samuel L. Jackson
Sean Connery
Role:
Agent Smith
Actor:
Hugo Weaving
Could Have Been:
Jean Reno
NMartucci's rating:
American Beauty (1999)
Role:
Lester Burnham
Actor:
Kevin Spacey
Could Have Been:
Chevy Chase
Jeff Daniels
Tom Hanks
Role:
Jane Burnham
Actor:
Thora Birch
Could Have Been:
Jessica Biel
Role:
Ricky Fitts
Actor:
Wes Bentley
Could Have Been:
Jake Gyllenhaal
Role:
Angela Hayes
Actor:
Mena Suvari
Could Have Been:
Brittany Murphy
Katie Holmes
Kirsten Dunst
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Tiffani Thiessen
Lester Burnham
Actor:
Kevin Spacey
Could Have Been:
Chevy Chase
Jeff Daniels
Tom Hanks
Role:
Jane Burnham
Actor:
Thora Birch
Could Have Been:
Jessica Biel
Role:
Ricky Fitts
Actor:
Wes Bentley
Could Have Been:
Jake Gyllenhaal
Role:
Angela Hayes
Actor:
Mena Suvari
Could Have Been:
Brittany Murphy
Katie Holmes
Kirsten Dunst
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Tiffani Thiessen
NMartucci's rating:
Fight Club (1999)
Role:
Tyler Durden
Actor:
Brad Pitt
Could Have Been:
Russell Crowe
Role:
The Narator
Actor:
Edward Norton
Could Have Been:
Matt Damon
Sean Penn
Role:
Marla
Actor:
Helena Bonham Carter
Could Have Been:
Courtney Love
Reese Witherspoon
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Winona Ryder
Tyler Durden
Actor:
Brad Pitt
Could Have Been:
Russell Crowe
Role:
The Narator
Actor:
Edward Norton
Could Have Been:
Matt Damon
Sean Penn
Role:
Marla
Actor:
Helena Bonham Carter
Could Have Been:
Courtney Love
Reese Witherspoon
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Winona Ryder
NMartucci's rating:
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A collections of alternate castings that might have happened. This list includes actors who auditioned for roles, were offered roles, pursued roles, turned down roles, were rumored for roles, were preferred by studios or directors, were originally cast, or other things like that. A couple of these were rumors that turned out to be fake, but I included them anyway. This is an ongoing list.