Re: The Perfect Jay
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Wed, 01 Apr 1998 12:36:07 +1000
Funny, I always think the same thing when the author's picture is on the
dust jacket. I thought Fitzgerald was Gatsby and Nabokov looked just like
Humbert Humber too. Here's a couple more suggestions, from the `alternative
cinema' section of the video store :
Jordan Baker : Parker Posey
Daisy : Cameron Diaz (even though I hate her)
Myrtle : Courtney Love
Nick Carraway : Ben Affleck.
Whaddya make of that ???
Camille
verona_beach@geocities.com
THE ARTS HOLE
@ http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
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> From: Malcolm Lawrence <malcolm@wolfenet.com>
> To: Bananafish List <bananafish@lists.nyu.edu>
> Subject: Re: The Perfect Jay
> Date: Tuesday, 31 March 1998 5:31
>
> Yeah, that's a tough one. I'm afraid I can't even picture the actor
> mentioned.
> I've always sort of thought Fitzgerald himself would be good.
>
> How about Arnold Schwarzenegger?
>
> Danny Devito?
>
> Danny Glover?
>
> Mel Gibson?
>
> ("They kin tayke ahr lives! But they kinna take. . . ahr little green
> liiiiggghhhtttt!")
>
> Or Kevin Costner as the Not-so-great-but-definitely-over-budget-Gatsby.
>
> Or maybe, just maybe. . . nobody. For example, there's never been an
> actor
> who could do justice to Hemingway, much as I love Bogart and Gary
> Cooper.
>
> You know, though -- Will Smith would be interesting, for real. (If
> Arnold's
> not available.)
>
> Malcs