CAST of CHARACTERS |
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SALEM RESIDENT | ACTOR/ACTRESS | WHY? | |||
Marlena Evans |
Madonna |
MA-RLE-NA |
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John Black |
Robin Williams |
John is the hairiest man in Salem; Robin is the hairiest man in Hollywood. Perfect for bedroom scenes. |
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Belle Black |
Reese Witherspoon |
Reese would have to turn back the clock about 5 years, but then again, the character of Belle has already skipped several years of her life once before. |
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Brady Black |
Matt Damon |
Trading one heart-throb for another. (Although, if I had my way, Brady would play himself!) |
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Kate Roberts |
Annette Bening |
There is a bit of resemblence there if you use your imagination. Also, she tends to choose characters that have personalities similar to Kate's. |
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Roman Brady |
Warren Beatty |
Since his real-life wife is playing Kate, why not? |
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Victor Kiriakis |
Clint Eastwood |
DAYS would be just a little bit cooler. |
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Nicole Kiriakis |
Charlize Theron |
Both are blonde bombshells and, in movies like Reindeer Games, Theron proved that she can play manipulative well. |
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Philip Kiriakis |
Brad Pitt |
Brad is a little old, but I always thought that Philip could pass for a young Brad Pitt. |
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Caroline Brady |
Florence Henderson |
She played Mrs. Brady once before in a little show called The Brady Bunch. Good luck keeping all of these Bradys straight, Florence. |
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(Grandpa) Shawn Brady |
Peter Boyle |
You know him as the grumpy grandfather on Everybody Loves Raymond. Think he can do an Irish brouge? |
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Lucas Roberts |
Tom Cruise |
Tom is already the perfect height! Look at Lucas and squint your eyes a bit -- you just may see Tom Cruise. Well, I've always thought so! |
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Jack Deveraux |
Jim Carrey |
Both are funny men, and I would just love to see Jim turn "In the House" into a three-ring circus. |
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Jennifer Deveraux |
Sarah Jessica Parker |
Jen used to write for a newspaper. Do ya think that her character in this movie can get her old job back, complete with her own sex-column in the Salem Spectator? Maybe Ms. Parker will feel more at home this way. |
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Alice Horton |
Betty White |
Who else? |
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Mickey Horton |
Mickey Rooney |
I realize that Mickey Rooney is a little old to play this part, but Mickey Mouse had other commitments. |
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Maggie Horton |
Mary Tyler Moore |
I had to get a classic tv star in here somewhere! |
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Mimi Lockhart |
Mandy Moore |
The role of Meems is hard to cast - there's no one quite like her. A singer who has been popping up in a lot of teen movies lately, Moore would probably enjoy taking on the challenge of capturing the uniqueness that is Mimi. |
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Rex DiMera |
Leonardo DiCaprio |
It seems very fitting that Leo is playing a DiMera. He can re-use the line, "I'm king of the world!!" |
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Cassie DiMera |
Mena Suvari |
In American Beauty Mena played a young temptress who turned out to be more innocent than she claimed. The role of Cassie will fit her like a glove. |
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Sami Brady |
Sarah Michelle Gellar |
A former soap star herself. Also, she certainly proved that she could play characters as nasty as they come in the movie Cruel Intentions. |
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Bo Brady |
Kurt Russell |
Tough guys of the world, unite! |
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Hope Williams Brady |
Demi Moore |
Hope has been everything from a cop to a princess. Demi has played everything from an army-chick to a stripper. Such symmetry. |
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Shawn Brady |
Jason Biggs |
Shawn is an all-American boy; Jason is the boy from American Pie. |
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Abe Carver |
Danny Glover |
He played a cop in the Lethal Weapon series. Here he gets promoted to Commander of the Salem P.D. |
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Lexie Carver |
Whitney Houston |
High-maitenance Whitney should have no trouble playing a DiMera diva. |
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Tony DiMera |
Sylvester Stallone |
Both have that dark, handsome, Mediterranean look to them. |
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Bart Biderbicke |
Adam Sandler |
Just picture it: Adam calling Stallone's Tony 'boss,' making strange remarks every so often to keep things humorous. It just might work. |
The producers want someone who actually lived in Salem to appear in the movie. One of the requirements for this part: star quality. Chloe Lane has plenty of it. She is young, beautiful and has a singing voice to die for. She left Salem to persue a career in opera and received excellent reviews on her opening night in Europe. Chloe will make a short apperance in this film as a singer at the Blue Note.
SOUNDTRACK |
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SONG/ARTIST | LYRICS THAT APPLY | WHY? | |||
"Young Girl" -- Gary Puckett & the Union Gap |
Young girl, get out of my mind |
Played for Victor during his persuit of young girl Nicole. |
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"Holding Out for a Hero" - Bonnie Tyler |
I need a hero. I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night. |
Played for John Black as he makes some daring rescue. |
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"Criminal" – Fiona Apple |
I've got to cleanse myself of all these lies 'till I'm good enough for him |
Played for Sami while she is scheming to keep one of her latest flames, yet again. |
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"Secret Agent Man" – Johnny Rivers |
Secret agent man, secret agent man |
Played for Philip as he carries out his mission for the ISA. |