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Hilariously Terrible Actor Suggestions

Maybe let the writers make the big decisions.

Hilariously Terrible Actor Suggestions

July 23, 2020

We love to cover spontaneous moments in movies that actors made up on the fly. And some actors turn out to be genuinely great at improvising onscreen gold. But it turns out that the rest of the time, actors are coming up with suggestions for their characters that are hilariously bizarre and terrible.

For example ...

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Hilariously Terrible Actor Suggestions — Source: RadioTimes

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ACTOR: David Patrick Kelly in Warriors THE IDEA: Luther should put dead pigeons on his fingers. It was for the come out and play scene, where Luther — Source: The 6 Dumbest Suggestions Actors Made Behind The Scenes

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Um, cool... thanks, man.

ACTOR: Gary Busey in Quigley THE IDEA: Redo the Heaven set, I've been there and it looks different. Busey had a near-death experience, and he wanted t — Source: The 6 Dumbest Suggestions Actors Made Behind The Scenes

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ACTOR: Mark Hamill in Star Wars THE IDEA: Luke Skywalker should turn to the Dark Side. Hamill suggested that Vader turn Luke evil, then Luke should tr — Source: 6 Hilariously Bad Ideas Actors Had For Iconic Roles

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ACTOR: Val Kilmer in Heat THE IDEA: A Heat sequel, where he dates Natalie Portman. Kilmer played DeNiro's right-hand man in the original. Portman was — Source: 6 Hilariously Bad Ideas Actors Had For Iconic Roles

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ACTOR: Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek THE IDEA: Spock should get ear- rounding surgery. Nimoy said the ears were grotesque and uncomfortable, and compla — Source: The 6 Dumbest Suggestions Actors Made Behind The Scenes

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ACTOR: Adam West in Batman THE IDEA: I should be in the movies, as Batman's dad! West has suggested that he should be in the movies since 1989, when h — Source: 6 Hilariously Bad Ideas Actors Had For Iconic Roles

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ACTOR: Marlon Brando as Dr. Moreau THE IDEA: The doctor should be a dolphin/human hybrid. Brando's plan was to wear a big, floppy lady hat for the who — Source: Unspoken Backstories For Huge Characters

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ACTORS: Jude Law & Robert Downey Jr. THE IDEA: Sherlock Holmes should time travel! With edibles! Law suggested that the third Sherlock Holmes movie sh — Source: 6 Hilariously Bad Ideas Actors Had For Iconic Roles

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Um, cool... thanks, man.

ACTOR: Anthony Stewart Head in Bufy THE IDEA: Giles should become a ghost hunter. Head wanted his librarian character to have a spinoff show where he — Source: 6 Hilariously Bad Ideas Actors Had For Iconic Roles

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ACTOR: William Shatner in Star Trek THE IDEA: Bring back Kirk, then kill him off again! Shatner pitched to the studio- then later wrote into a book- t — Source: 6 Hilariously Bad Ideas Actors Had For Iconic Roles

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The Terminator (Again)

ACTOR: Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator THE IDEA: The Terminator should get drunk. Arnold thought the movie could use some slapstick, SO he tho — Source: The 6 Dumbest Suggestions Actors Made Behind The Scenes

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ACTOR: Rutger Hauer in Buffy the Vampire Slayer THE IDEA: Luthor should fight Buffy in the buff. Hauer thought the vampire master should be completely — Source: The 6 Dumbest Suggestions Actors Made Behind The Scenes

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Um, cool... thanks, man.

ACTOR: Chris Pratt in Parks and Recreation THE IDEA: Andy Dwyer should die in a hot car. The writers were brainstorming a finale, and Pratt suggested — Source: The 6 Dumbest Suggestions Actors Made Behind The Scenes

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