Now and Then : The ONE actress you would replace?
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I totally disagree with you - I think Rita was the perfect adult Chrissy!
Honestly, I think the casting was pretty perfect for this movie. The only one that I don't entirely buy is Rosie O'Donnell as adult Roberta - something about it doesn't quite sit right with me. But I don't know if there's anyone that I could picture being better so yeah.
The younger girls were cast perfectly, but I could see a younger Brittany Murphy being Chrissy. Too bad that both actresses have passed away :(
Honestly, I think the casting was pretty perfect for this movie. The only one that I don't entirely buy is Rosie O'Donnell as adult Roberta - something about it doesn't quite sit right with me. But I don't know if there's anyone that I could picture being better so yeah.
The younger girls were cast perfectly, but I could see a younger Brittany Murphy being Chrissy. Too bad that both actresses have passed away :(
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I agree with you - I didn't like Rosie O'Donnell as the adult Roberta. Everyone else was pretty perfect.
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I, too, would definitely say that I would replace Rosie O'Donnell. I just can't imagine Christina Ricci becoming this loud-mouthed fat slob. Now, over 15 years later, Christina Ricci looks very much like the younger Christina Ricci and Thora Birch looks like the younger Thora Birch.
Looks aside, people's accents don't usually change, remembering that Roberta stayed as a doctor in Indiana and did not go to live in NYC! In the film, Rosie acted as if she was in one of her own talk-shows rather than playing the older Roberta.
Looks aside, people's accents don't usually change, remembering that Roberta stayed as a doctor in Indiana and did not go to live in NYC! In the film, Rosie acted as if she was in one of her own talk-shows rather than playing the older Roberta.
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^What the last 3 said: they couldn't have picked a better perso than Rita for Chrissy (who had Ashleigh's facial features, hair color, expressions, way of speaking, etc. nailed) but Rosie, while a great actor, was a terrible choice for Roberta (and I had never even noticed the NY accent. I mean I heard it but didn't really process it).
Rena Sofer looks exactly like how I imagined older Roberta in the script, although I don't know how old she would have been back then, and she doesn't really look all that much like Roberta, but then neither did Melanie with Thora.
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Brittany Murphy was a great actor but she would have been too old for Chrissy. Kirsten Dunst was the original choice but she didn't want to put on weight so Ashleigh got the part instead. I would have loved to see her as Chrissy.
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Rena Sofer looks exactly like how I imagined older Roberta in the script, although I don't know how old she would have been back then, and she doesn't really look all that much like Roberta, but then neither did Melanie with Thora.
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Brittany Murphy was a great actor but she would have been too old for Chrissy. Kirsten Dunst was the original choice but she didn't want to put on weight so Ashleigh got the part instead. I would have loved to see her as Chrissy.
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Rosie O'Donnell was miscast. I just didn't buy that Christina Ricci's Roberta would have grown up to become this overweight, kind of obnoxious woman who lacked any of the charm, grace, or softer side of Roberta that we see in Ricci's scenes. Someone like Geena Davis would have been a better choice. Janeane Garofalo would have been a decent Roberta but she had a role as the waitress. I felt like Rosie played adult Roberta as too masculine.
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Ooh, I'd love Geena as Roberta. Weirdly her voice or way of speaking reminds me of Rosie's. She's very feminine looking and sounding but many tomboys grow out of that phase and turn girly when they're older so it's OK.
I don't think Janeane can show nearly as much emotion as Ricci though.
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I don't think Janeane can show nearly as much emotion as Ricci though.
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They were going to make Roberta a lesbian but then decided against it, so I think that is why Rosie is casted as Roberta. However I do kind of agree, as Roberta was the only athletic one, so it doesn't really make sense that she would grow up to be the only one who was over weight.
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I'm glad there's such a consensus on Rosie O'Donnell being miscast. It's always bothered me. I like her but she was so wrong for this. I think either Geena Davis or Holly Hunter would have been better as adult Roberta.
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Actually I thought the Rita Wilson/Ashliegh Aston Moore casting was perfect, the physical resemblance was very believable and they had the same mannerisms and characteristics. But everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
If I were to replace one actress, I'd have to agree with everybody else, I'd replace Rosie O'Donnell. Maybe I'm biased because I really can't stand Rosie O'Donnell, but it just wasn't believable that a young Christina Ricci would grow up to be an obnoxious slob. The younger Roberta had a sweet side to her, yet had that "edge" that made her charming in a way. I'm sorry but there is nothing sweet or charming about Rosie O'Donnell.
If I were to replace one actress, I'd have to agree with everybody else, I'd replace Rosie O'Donnell. Maybe I'm biased because I really can't stand Rosie O'Donnell, but it just wasn't believable that a young Christina Ricci would grow up to be an obnoxious slob. The younger Roberta had a sweet side to her, yet had that "edge" that made her charming in a way. I'm sorry but there is nothing sweet or charming about Rosie O'Donnell.
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Looks like everyone agrees and I agree too. Rosie O'Donnell was horribly miscast as adult Roberta.
Actually, I really didn't like the whole 'Now' part of the movie. All the adult versions of the girls were just awful and it spoilt the movie on the whole quite a bit for me, but the worst was definitely Rosie O'Donnell who was nothing like Christina Ricci's character.
Actually, I really didn't like the whole 'Now' part of the movie. All the adult versions of the girls were just awful and it spoilt the movie on the whole quite a bit for me, but the worst was definitely Rosie O'Donnell who was nothing like Christina Ricci's character.
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I agree with this. I just watched the movie again yesterday, and found the "now" parts to be pretty useless. It made it seem too much like a ripoff of "Stand By Me" (adult writer reflects upon their last summer as a child.) They should have made the child scenes longer and cut the adult scenes altogether, or done something different with the adult characters.
And to echo what others have said, Rosie O'Donnell wasn't Roberta; she was Rosie O'Donnell. There was NO consistency there, NO resemblance to young Roberta at ALL. It bugs me every single time.
And to echo what others have said, Rosie O'Donnell wasn't Roberta; she was Rosie O'Donnell. There was NO consistency there, NO resemblance to young Roberta at ALL. It bugs me every single time.
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I think Janeane Garafalo could have played the adult Robert instead !.
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Sandra Bullock could have made a great grown up Roberta. Or even Teri Hatcher.
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Oh an while we are on the subject I always thought that Anna Clumsky would've made a better Teeny. To me resembles Melanie Griffith a lot more than Thora Birch did.
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Melanie Griffiths.
She looks nothing like Thora birch.
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I think Winona Ryder could have played the older Roberta. She resembles Christina Ricci. They even played sisters in Mermaids. However, Winona wasn't old enough to play the role when Now And Then was filmed. Maybe they could have made her look older though.
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I think personality-wise, Rosie O'Donnell was spot on as Roberta. I initially agreed with some saying that because of young Roberta's athleticism, she wouldn't have grown up to gain so much weight. Well, it happens, and it seems silly to think that simply because O'Donnell wasn't as slim as the other leads she was miscast. But, I feel like Madeleine Stowe could also have done a good job, or even an older Phoebe Cates? (even though she retired in 1994 to raise her kids)
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The casting was ok, but not great. I don't think that they matched the older versions of the girls with the younger versions that well.
For look-alike casting, I would choose the following:
Teeny:
young- Thora Birch http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/35300000/-Now-and-Then-1995-tho ra-birch-35397955-500-278.jpg
old- Kim Basinger https://howlingelephant.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/9e438d80530c.jpg?w =811
Chrissy:
young- Ashleigh Aston Moore http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/ashleigh_moore12.jpg
old- Olivia Hussey http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mTiCbZjQYV8/TkHC88XCjsI/AAAAAAAABmc/Mz-DstBI RJ4/s1600/Picture%2B2.png
Samantha:
young- Gaby Hoffman http://www.childstarlets.com/captures/videocaps/tbirch/nowandthen/tbno wthen154.jpg
old- Sandra Bullock http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/Sandra_Bullock_2.jpg
Roberta:
young- Christina Ricci http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/15200000/Christina-in-Now-Then- christina-ricci-15242698-500-281.jpg
old- Mariska Hargitay or Geena Davis
http://immagini.tipiace.it/gallery/geena-davis/medium_geena-davis-foto -6.jpg
http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/1995_Leaving_Las_Vegas/fhd995LLV_Marisk a_Hargitay_003@012824.jpg
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For look-alike casting, I would choose the following:
Teeny:
young- Thora Birch http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/35300000/-Now-and-Then-1995-tho ra-birch-35397955-500-278.jpg
old- Kim Basinger https://howlingelephant.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/9e438d80530c.jpg?w =811
Chrissy:
young- Ashleigh Aston Moore http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/ashleigh_moore12.jpg
old- Olivia Hussey http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mTiCbZjQYV8/TkHC88XCjsI/AAAAAAAABmc/Mz-DstBI RJ4/s1600/Picture%2B2.png
Samantha:
young- Gaby Hoffman http://www.childstarlets.com/captures/videocaps/tbirch/nowandthen/tbno wthen154.jpg
old- Sandra Bullock http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/Sandra_Bullock_2.jpg
Roberta:
young- Christina Ricci http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/15200000/Christina-in-Now-Then- christina-ricci-15242698-500-281.jpg
old- Mariska Hargitay or Geena Davis
http://immagini.tipiace.it/gallery/geena-davis/medium_geena-davis-foto -6.jpg
http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/1995_Leaving_Las_Vegas/fhd995LLV_Marisk a_Hargitay_003@012824.jpg
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Thanks! I tried to use 1995-era photos of the actresses.
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a lot of those links aren't working now for some reason :(
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Sorry about that! It looks like the IMDB formatting was messed up. If you click on the links directly, they don't work for some reason. However, if you copy and paste the links and remove the spaces, then they do work.
I tried to fix the IMDB message, but it kept adding blank spaces to the URLs. Weird.
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I only agree with phoebe cates as roberta
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Rosie O'Donnell was dreadful as Roberta. The personality was quite fitting, but looks wise it was ridiculous. I also couldnt stand Melanie Griffith as Teeny, mainly because I think she is a dreadful actress, but she had none of Teeneys charisa. Demi Moore as Sam was spot on though
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I know it's an old thread, but here is a crappy uploaded version of the pics! Sorry for the bad quality.
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Teeny and Sam are brilliant. Kim Basinger and Sandra Bullock are great choices. Disagree with Chrissy and Roberta though sorry.
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Man, the adults were all a total waste in this movie. They were in it for barely any time and added next to nothing.
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I wouldn't replace anyone in this movie. When this movie was made, it wasn't a big movie. Most of the actress (Demi, Melanie, Rita & Rosie) were big names at the time this movie was made to bring attention to the movie. Besides the movie been made. No sense of crying over spelt milk.
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Rosie O'Donnell. Nuff said.
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Deffo Rosie - I still can't suspend my belief that young Roberta would turn into her
I liked Rita Wilson as Chrissie though and I thought the other 2 were believable as the adult versions too
I liked Rita Wilson as Chrissie though and I thought the other 2 were believable as the adult versions too
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