Yesterday my brother shared this image with me with the caption "Pick a movie. Keep One Actor. The Rest are Muppets." As a joke I responded, "Pulp Fiction with Steve Buscemi" becuase I want to see Muppet Pulp Fiction. After an in depth discussion, this is the cast we decided on:
| Character | Actor | Muppet |
|---|---|---|
| Vincent Vega | John Travolta | Kermit |
| Jules Winnfield | Samuel L. Jackson | Fozzie |
| Mia Wallace | Uma Thurman | Miss Piggie |
| Winston Wolfe | Harvey Keitel | Sam the Eagle |
| Ringo/"Pumpkin" | Tim Roth | Floyd Pepper |
| Yolanda/"Honey Bunny" | Amanda Plummer | Janice |
| Butch Collidge | Bruce Willis | Gonzo |
| Fabienne (Butch's Girlfriend) | Maria de Medeiros | Camilla |
| Marsellus Wallace | Ving Rhames | Dr. Teeth/Sweetums |
| Lance (Drug dealer) | Eric Stoltz | Dr. Bunsen Honeydew |
| Jody (Lance's Wife) | Rosanna Arquette | Skeeter |
| Captain Koons | Christopher Walken | Rizzo the Rat |
| Marvin | Phil Lamarr | Beeker |
| Jimmy | Quentin Tarantino | Scooter |
| Maynard (Redneck) | Duane Whitaker | Lew Zealand |
| Zed (Cop) | Peter Greene | Animal |
| The Gimp | Stephen Hibbert | Swedish Chef |
| Brett (What Guy) | Frank Whaley | Pepe The King Prawn |
| Roger (Flock of Seagulls) | Burr Steers | Zoot |
| Buddy Holly | Steve Buscemi | Steve Buscemi |
| All other extras | Various | Various Semsame Street Characters |
Vincent Vega - Kermit
This one seems obvious but I wasn't sure at first. My initial thought was Gonzo and Rizzo for Vincent and Jules, but my brother convinced me otherwise. Also, we all now Kermit has killer dance moves.
Jules Winnfield - Fozzie
I want to see Fozzie play it straight. How many great comedians have you seen play amazing dramatic roles. I can just imagine Fozzie saying "And you will know my name is the lord, as I lay my vengeance upon you." And as he pulls the trigger, Wokka Wokka.
Mia Wallace - Miss Piggie
If Kermit is Vincent, Miss Piggie has to be Mia.
"Pumpkin" and "Honey Bunny" - Floyd Pepper and Janice
I think it's pretty clear if the music business didn't work out for Floyd and Janice, they may have turned to some dubious activities.
Brett, Roger, and Marvin - Pepe The King Prawn, Zoot, and Beeker
I would love to hear Pepe's go "I say What, ok" over and over to Fozzie's "Say what again" and Zoot would be perfect quiet on the couch. Beeker has always been the puppet who took the worst beatings. It only seems fair that he gets his head blown off accidentally by Kermit.
Jimmy - Skeeter
Always one of the more mild mannered Muppets, it makes sense to me that Skeeter would be anxious about his wife finding out about a dead body in his garage. It would be a bit strange hearing him say the N-word over and over again.
Winston Wolfe - Sam the Eagle
We all know that Sam is a no nonsense business man. He would know how to clean up a mess.
Lance and Jody - Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Skeeter
As it seems most of these castings are "What would happen if their life went terribly wrong", why not have Dr. Honeydew go full Walter White and turn to selling drugs. For Skeeter, she kinda has a dark side. In full honesty, we started running out of female Muppets, so this could be up for debate.
Butch and Fabienne - Gonzo and Camilla
Gonzo is a masochist. He may not be a good boxer, but I'm sure he could take a punch and out last anyone ala Rocky 3. And where would Gonzo be without his Camilla.
Captain Koon - Rizzo the Rat
A perfect character to talk about sticking a watch up a rear end. One of the best characters at breaking the fourth wall, I can only imagine what he would say about this situation.
Marsellus Wallace - Dr. Teeth/Sweetums
This one we never really nailed down. Dr. Teeth would be great. His vernacular would add some pizzazz to the character. Sweetums however would be far more intimidating. I can't help but get laugh at the image of Sweetums getting hit by Gonzo in a car, so I think he has my vote.
Maynard, Zed, The Gimp - Lew Zealand, Animal, The Swedish Chef
Lew and Animal would be a fun zanny combo for this part. Lew could hold them at fish point and Animal... well he's Animal. The real star here is the Swedish Chef in a full leather body suit. That is the fuel of nightmares and some odd fetishes.
Buddy Holly - Steve Buscemi
All Muppets movies need at least one human actor, and who better than Steve Buscemi to reprise his role. Muppet movies have a track record of having great actors in them, and who is greater then Mr. Buscemi
Extras - Various Sesame Street Characters
To tie everything together, we need some anything characters. Ernie, Telly, Guy Smiley, you name it, we got it.
So yeah. We're a bunch of nerds who love the Muppets. This started out as a dumb joke, but I enjoyed thinking about who would play what character best.
Edit: Grammar
Submitted May 22, 2020 at 05:12AM by PlatapusBear https://ift.tt/2zWnkdG