Fan CastingDo the right thing 1979

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Story added by jamesbess on October 26, 2023

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighb...

#yearsearlier #whatif #70s #80s #movies #black #italian #racism

Fan CastingThe Graduate 1967 (alternate casting)

Story added by jamesbess on October 6, 2023

Benjamin Braddock has just finished college and, back at his parents' house, he's trying to avoid the one question everyone keeps asking: What does he want to do with his life? An unexpected diversion crops up when he is seduced by Mrs. Robinson a bored housewife and friend of his parents. But what begins as a fun tryst turns complicated when Benjamin falls for the one woman Mrs. Robinson dema...

#60s #movies #alternate #hollywood #classic #graduate

Fan CastingScorsese’s mean streets 1973 (alternate casting)

Alternate

Story added by jamesbess on September 28, 2023

A slice of street life in Little Italy among lower echelon Mafiosos, unbalanced punks, and petty criminals. A small-time hood gets in over his head with a vicious loan shark. In an attempt to free himself from the dangers of his debt, he gets help from a friend who is also involved in criminal activities.

#alternate #crime #drama #mob #italian

Fan CastingReservoir dogs 70s

Story added by jamesbess on September 12, 2023

Six criminals with pseudonyms, and each strangers to one another, are hired to carry out a robbery. The heist is ambushed by police and the gang are forced to shoot their way out. At their warehouse rendezvous, the survivors, realising that they were set up, try to find the traitor in their midst.

#movies #70s #whatif #crime #robbery

Fan CastingScent of a woman (1982)

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Story added by jamesbess on September 1, 2023

Frank is a retired Lt. Col. in the US army. He's blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to college. To help pay for a trip home for Christmas, he agrees to look after Frank over Thanksgiving. Frank's niece says this will be easy money, but she didn't reckon on Frank spending his Thanksgiving in New York.

#80s #90s #whatif #movies

Fan CastingEverything everywhere all at once (Jackie Chan version)

Read the original screenplay first then comeback.

Story added by jamesbess on August 28, 2023

https://thescriptlab.com/wp-content/uploads/scripts/32661-EVERYTHING-EVERYWHERE-ALL-AT-ONCE-by-Daniel-Kwan-and-Daniel-Scheinert-.pdf

#whatif #jackiechan #scripts #everythingeverywhereallatonce #movies #michelleyeoh

Fan CastingDrake and Josh (80s)

80s

Story added by jamesbess on August 24, 2023

Teens Drake and Josh couldn't be more different, and now that they've become stepbrothers and live in the same house, those differences are all the more obvious. With separate friends and aspirations in high school, the new siblings have unpredictable days and hilarious adventures while getting used to being family.

#tv #80s #sitcoms #whatif #classic

Fan CastingBoy meets world 1983-1990.

If it ran in the 80s.

Story added by jamesbess on August 22, 2023

With the help of true love Topanga, best friend Shawn and teacher Mr. Feeny, Cory Matthews juggles school, friends and romance. The series, a popular Friday night staple on ABC for seven seasons, began with Cory in the sixth grade and follows him and his entourage through their college years.

#sitcoms #90s #80s #tvshows

Fan CastingGood Will Hunting 1987

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Story added by jamesbess on August 22, 2023

Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist ...

#1980s #movies #1990s #whatif #goodwillhunting

Fan CastingPleasantville (1988)

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Story added by jamesbess on July 3, 2023

Impressed by high school student David's devotion to a 1950s family TV show, a mysterious television repairman provides him with a means to escape into the black-and-white program with his sister, Jennifer While David initially takes to the simplistic, corny world of the show, Jennifer sets about jolting the characters with doses of reality that unexpectedly bring a little color into their dra...

#80s #movies #whatif #pleasantville #tvshows #50s #timetravel #ark