Author Topic: "The <Game Show Host> Story" (Read 5328 times)

TimK2003 · « **on:** May 20, 2007, 11:25:20 PM »

After watching Quiz Show over the weekend...

You were selected to be the casting director for a movie which chronicled the life of a famous game show host...

Who, out of today's stable of actors, could play the part of these famous hosts of the past when they were in their prime?

With "Quiz Show", we saw that Christopher McDonald could do a decent Jack Barry. Who could be the spitting image (with a little help from the make-up department) of John Charles Daly, Bob Barker, Dick Clark, Bill Cullen, etc...

Perhaps Jim Carey as Gene Rayburn???

wheelloon · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2007, 12:05:54 AM »

Coming September of 2008:

Bob Barker, played by...

GEORGE HAMILTON!!!!!!!!WOW!11!!OMG!!

Yes, the irony evident, I at least thought it was funny.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2007, 12:40:34 AM »

George Clooney as....gosh, I dunno, Clark Race?

BrandonFG · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2007, 01:03:20 AM »

I always thought Drew Carey could portray a 50s-era Bill Cullen, but would have to drop some pounds.

SamPrainito · « **Reply #4 on:** May 21, 2007, 05:25:55 AM »

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Michael J. Fox as Pat Sajak!

DrBear · « **Reply #5 on:** May 21, 2007, 06:38:46 AM »

Ricky Servais as Richard Dawson?
That guy who played the boring teacher in "Ferris Bueller" as Ben Stein? Oh, wait...
George Clooney could play his dad Nick...
Vin Diesel as Howie Mandel?

DoorNumberFour · « **Reply #6 on:** May 21, 2007, 08:38:55 AM »

Johnathon Schaech as Peter Tomarken.

TimK2003 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 21, 2007, 09:45:46 AM »

Paul Reiser (Mad About You) as Mark DeCarlo.

Fred Savage (Wonder Years) as Fred Travelena

chris319 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 21, 2007, 11:02:13 AM »

David Strathairn was so good as Edward R. Murrow in "Good Night and Good Luck" that I believe he would make an excellet John Charles Daly. He just has to get that brogue down.

Jay Temple · « **Reply #9 on:** May 21, 2007, 10:22:35 PM »

Russell Crowe as Dick Clark (He did a good job of playing John Nash as sympathetic but not always nice.)
Harry Anderson as Bill Cullen (I think he could match Uncle Bill's delivery based on how he joked from the bench.)

clemon79 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 21, 2007, 11:16:42 PM »

[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' post=\'153003\' date=\'May 21 2007, 07:22 PM\']
Russell Crowe as Dick Clark (He did a good job of playing John Nash as sympathetic but not always nice.)
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"Give only a list. If you give an illegal clue you'll hear this sound <BZZZZZZZZZZZT!!> and I'll come over here and clock you in the head with a phone."

SamPrainito · « **Reply #11 on:** May 21, 2007, 11:40:06 PM »

As someone on this board once said, and I'm paraphrasing: If you want to get a movie made today about game show hosts, it will have to star Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller!

The Ol' Guy · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2007, 06:52:27 PM »

There you go...your trio for the Almost Anything Goes movie....

PYLdude · « **Reply #13 on:** May 23, 2007, 01:26:37 AM »

[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'152956\' date=\'May 21 2007, 08:38 AM\']
Johnathon Schaech as Peter Tomarken.
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Now that I see that, I have a question...who was going to play Tomarken in that movie where Bill Murray was Michael Larson?

tyshaun1 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 23, 2007, 07:53:27 AM »

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'153141\' date=\'May 23 2007, 01:26 AM\']
Now that I see that, I have a question...who was going to play Tomarken in that movie where Bill Murray was Michael Larson?
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If I'm not mistaken........ Peter Tomarken. And Rod Roddy would have been played by Frank Caliendo.

Tyshaun