Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!
I know, I know, I know — Say Anything is perfect and adorable as it is. The characters are classic, the original performances are probably burned into your head for the rest of time. But still, if you could recast this movie now with new actors, who would you pick to play Lloyd Dobler and Diane Court? What about Diane's father James, and Lloyd's sister Constance?
Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, November 13, complete with a "new" cast photo.
To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more
I'm keeping it simple this week by leaving out Lloyd's friends and his nephew Jason, though you may recast those roles as well if you are so inclined.
Characters to recast:
Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack)
Diane Court (Ione Skye)
James Court (John Mahoney)
Constance Dobler (Joan Cusack)
The BuzzSugar t-shirt
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Lloyd Dobler- Emile Hirsch
1Diane Court- Emily VanCamp (everwood, bros and sisters)
James Court- Terry O'Quinn (lost)
Constance Dobler- Zooey Deschanel
Reaper (& CW) inspired ...
Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) Bret Harrison (http://imdb.com/name/nm0365501/)
2Diane Court (Ione Skye) Missy Peregrym (http://imdb.com/name/nm1335291/)
James Court (John Mahoney) Phil Reeves (http://imdb.com/name/nm0716277/)
Constance Dobler (Joan Cusack) Leighton Meester (http://imdb.com/name/nm1015262/)
Reaper (& CW) inspired ...
3.
Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) Bret Harrison
Diane Court (Ione Skye) Missy Peregrym
James Court (John Mahoney) Phil Reeves
Constance Dobler (Joan Cusack) Leighton Meester
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Lloyd Dobler - Jared Padalecki
4Diane Court - Leighton Meester
James Court - Kyle MacLachlan
Constance Dobler - Andrea Bowen
Lloyd Dobler: Rupert Grint (Ron from the "Harry Potter" series... it could be his breakout non-Potter role!)
Diane Court: Leighton Meester (Blair from "Gossip Girl"... she's got aloof beauty down!)
James Court: Ed Harris (because he's awesome)
Constance Dobler: Bonnie Wright (Ginny from the "Potter" series... we already know she can play Rupert's sister!)
5loyd dobler- john krasinski
6diane court-autumn reeser
james court- kevin spacey
constance dobler- haley duff
Lloyd Dobler - Adam Brody
7diane court - Keira Knightley
james court - Steve Carell
constance dobler - Anna Paquin
Lloyd Dobler - Justin Kirk
8diane court - Amy Adams
james court - Michael Caine
constance dobler -Natalie Portman
Lloyd Dobler- Michael Cera
Diane Court- Anne Hathaway
James Court- David Duchovny
Constance Dobler- Zooey Deschanel
A bit of a disparity in age between Cera and Hathaway, but I can't think of anyone better to play either role than those two.
9Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack)-Shia Labeouf
10Diane Court (Ione Skye)-Leighton Meester
James Court (John Mahoney)-Kelsey Grammer
Constance Dobler (Joan Cusack)-Amber Tamblyn
Lloyd Dobler - Shia LaBeouf
11Diane Court - Alison Lohman
James Court - James Woods
Constance Dobler - Bijou Phillips
Ohhhhhhhhh this is one of my favorites of all time.....
Lloyd Dobler - Ryan Gosling
Diane Court - Rachel McAdams
James Court - Ed Harris
Constance Dobler - Kristin Chenoweth
C'mon....you KNOW you want to see Rachel & Ryan together again. Sigh........
12Lloyd Dobler - Jake Gyllenhaal
13Diane Court - Rachel McAdams
James Court - Chris Cooper
Constance Dobler - Maggie Gyllenhaal
Shia Lebouf is tasty. I don't havea cast I just wanted to point that out. Mmmm Shia
14Lloyd Dobler - Adam Brody
15Diane Court - Alexis Bledel
James Court - Larry Miller
Constance Dobler - Jennifer Garner
Lloyd Dobler = Shia LeBoeuf
Diane Court = Rachel Bilsen
James Court = Victor Garber
Constance = Zooey Deschanel
But really, the original cast is perfect.
16No no no no no no no.
17Buzz are you trying to give me a heart attack? There's fun hypothesizing and then there's sacrilege. Don't mess with my Lloyd.
Lloyd Dobler- Jake Gyllenhaal
18Diane Court- Hayden Panettiere
James Court- Elliot Gould (Friends, Ocean's 11, 12, 13)
Constance Dobler- Rachel Weisz
Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) Jake Gyllenhaal
19Diane Court (Ione Skye) Jennifer Connelly
James Court (John Mahoney) Craig T Nelson
Constance Dobler (Joan Cusack) Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Lloyd Dobler: Justin Long
20Diane Court: Chyler Leigh
James Court: Alec Baldwin
Constance Dobler: Isla Fisher
OMG! Bhilb beat me to it.. that is EXACTLY what I was going to put down!!
Ok bhilb.. you are seriously scaring me now!! That would be the only way to recast it!!
21Lloyd Dobler - Jake Gyllenhaal
22Diane Court - Brittany Murphy
James Court - Steve Guttenberg
Constance Dobler - Maggie Gyllenhaal
Corey Flood - Zooey Deschanel
Lloyd Dobler- Justin Long
23Diane Court- Ginnifer Goodwin
Constance Dobler- Parker Posey
James Court- Dustin Hoffman
Lloyd - Jesse Bradford
Diane - Rachel Bilson
James - James Spader
Constance - Lily Taylor, love it.
24kersalli, justing long would be SOOOOOOOOOO CUTE! haha
25Lloyd Dobler (Penn Badgley)
26Diane Court (Evangeline Lily)
James Court (Dustin Hoffman)
Constance Dobler (Chyler Leigh)
Corey Flood (Liv Tyler)
Lloyd Dobler (Josh Hartnett)
27Diane Court (Anne Hathaway)
James Court (Tim Robbins)
Constance Dobler (Emily Blunt)
Wow, I'm surprised at the casts of 30-something actors and actresses... A lot of the "Diane Court" choices are WAY too old. I won't name names, but I'd imagine 25 is tops for pulling off 18.
remember, this is a movie about recent high school graduates!
I really cannot bring myself to touch this. Nope.
28Lloyd Dobler- Shia Labeouf
29Diane Court- Hayden Panettiere
John Court- Kevin Spacey
Constance Dobler- Anne Hathaway
Lloyd Dobler - Zachary Levi
30Diane Court - Sophia Bush
John Court - Victor Garber
Constance Dobler - Charisma Carpenter
Lloyd Dobler - Justin Long
31Diane Court - Aimee Teegarden
John Court - Alan Dale
Constance Dobler - Rachael Griffiths
This is totally sacreligious but I'll go it anyway
Lloyd Dobler - Zach Gilford (Matt Saracen from Friday Night Lights)
32Diane Court - Alexis Bledel
John Court - Gary Sinise
Constance Dobler - Jenna Fischer
Lloyd Dobler - Shia LeBeouf
33Diane Court - Natalie Portman
James Court - Terry O'Quinn
Constance Dobler - Isla Fischer
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