The Magpie Cast

It all started at 7:30am tuesday morning at the Magpie. I asked Troy (our fearless breakfast master): "Troy, top five action movies from the 80s..Go!"

This led us straight into an 8 hour conversation with Troy and Kelly on movies: opinions, favorites, and numerous top five lists. In any case, I ended up posing a new top five: "Top five most needed biopics." So there we were, mentioning names such as Martin Luther King (played by Terrence Howard? Eh? EH?), Napoleon Bonaparte, Curt Cobain (or Nirvana as a whole preferably). and finally I was musing and as a joke I said "Justin Neumeier." After deciding that Justin's life would in fact make an interesting movie, we mused on who would we cast as our beloved boss.

This led us to cast basically the entire Magpie crew, past an present and many who are associated. Here is my revised list (I have strong opinions as my crewmates will attest, and I would also say, good taste). Some disagreements arose, some where overcome, some of these were instant no brainers (like Kelly, Adam H., Johnny, Dale). Some of these are not perfect fits, but it's a working list that's open to suggestions.

Just so you faithful monthly readers are aware, this list is not necesarily based on physical likeness (though that's always a nice bonus). It's moreso based on an actor's repertoire, attitude, skill, essence and general ability to represent what these beloved people represent. So age, race, body type and such do not matter exactly (so don't flame us). If you are not on this list, give us a not-so-polite comment and we'll do our best to cast you too. :)

The person's name is first, then the actor, If you don't know the actor, look them up on www.imdb.com

No particular order:

Adam Humburg (no brainer. NO question.): Jim Carrey

Stephen Allen (I chuckled when I thought of this. We love you stephen): Steve Buschemi

Cade Loven (Kelly kept saying Christina Bale which is flattering, but not as perfect as...): Kevin Spacey

Tony Pierce (as much as we'd like to deny it): Orlando Bloom

Seth Loven (I kept pusing for Hugh Grant or Billy Bob Thorton but after discussin it with Seth I had forgotton this perfect fit--think O Brother Where Art Thou): George Clooney .......Hey, what about Jeff Goldblum? Eh?

Troy Pierce (a very tough person to cast. It woul have been Will Farrel except that he's not as scary as Troy is. As for this guy, think Troy and Hulk): Eric Bana


Kelly Landa (easy): Drew Barrymore

Esther (think Fun With Dick and Jane here--not spanglish): Tea Leoni

Rose (took a while, but it's perfect): Maggie Gyllenhal

Justin Neumeier (This is a close match with the exception of the lack of slick italian charm): John C. Reily But what about Jack Nicholson?

JJ Neumeier (Think Elizabethtown, not spiderman): Kirsten Dundst

Luke Harless (its not a perfect match, but it's actually pretty close. This guy has more of luke in him than is immediately apparent): Guy Pearce

Dale Kleiner (heh, heh, heh): Danny DeVito

Adam Landa (He hates this guy): Paul Walker

Melenie Kleiner (Motherly, nurturing, etc. Den mother): Sissy Spacek

Crissy Humburg (Toughest to cast by far. I originally had Meryl Streep, but that didn't sit well with me. Crissy's a complicated woman.): Naomi Watts

Laura Mac (Another tough cast, but I'm confident in our choice): Rene Zelweger

Noelle (almost impossible to cast. However, lisa embodies at least some of Noey's traits and personality.): Lisa Kudrow

Johnny Vasquez (Perfect. Absolutely): Eugene Levy

Nick Harless (Ha! Easy): Ben Stiller

Katie (Tough, but this works pretty well for such a multi-facited person): Anne Hathaway

Sam Darling (I can't believe we didn't think of this immediately): Geneane Garofolo

As for Jon and Carrie Sanford, we're at a complete loss. Any Suggestion? Is anyone in the world who could think of playing these two and doing them justice?