Round 76 - Recast This Movie

This week the girls take aim at Recasting this Movie... 

The movie we chose to recast is Independence Day. 

But first, what were we drinking?

Sarah was drinking Brown Brothers Moscato & sav

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Amy was drinking Jen Peifer merlot

Available from Naked wines

Bianca was drinking R Paulazzo 

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Independence Day (also promoted as ID4) is a 1996 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Emmerich and Dean Devlin. It stars an ensemble cast that includes Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fierstein, and Harry Connick. The film focuses on disparate groups of people who converge in the Nevada desert in the aftermath of a worldwide attack by an extraterrestrial race. With the other people of the world, they launch a counterattack on July 4—Independence Day in the United States.

This movie is considered a significant turning point in the history of the Hollywood blockbuster, Independence Day was at the forefront of the large-scale disaster film and sci-fi resurgence of the mid-late 1990s. It was released worldwide on July 3, 1996, but began showing on July 2 (the same day the film's story begins) in the original release as a result of a high level of anticipation among moviegoers. The film received mixed to positive reviews, with criticism for its characters but praise for the performances and visuals. It grossed over $817.4 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1996, surpassing Twister and Mission: Impossible. It also became the second-highest-grossing film ever at the time, behind Jurassic Park (1993). The film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound.

The tag line reads:

"The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive."

Bianca went a different route with this one for a bit of fun… she turned this movie into a Disney all-stars… so Bianca went to a random Disney character generator and hit generate. This is who is now playing who...

Will Smith… Capt. Steven Hiller 

replaced with: Mr smee

Vivica A. Fox… Jasmine Dubrow

replaced with: Merryweather

Bill Pullman… President Thomas J. Whitmore

replaced with: Flynn Rider

Mary McDonnell… Marilyn Whitmore

replaced with: Cruella De Vil

Jeff Goldblum… David Levinson

replaced with: Kronk

Margaret Colin… Constance Spano

replaced with: Yzma

Randy Quaid… Russell Casse

replaced with: Scuttle

Amy thought she would change things up and do the casting with the gender roles reversed because she can’t see why any of the male characters had to be men or why any of the female characters had to be women. 

Will Smith… Capt. Steven Hiller 

replaced with: Tiffany Haddish

Vivica A. Fox… Jasmine Dubrow 

replaced with: Henry Cavil 

Bill Pullman… President Thomas J. Whitmore 

replaced with: Wanda Sykes. 

Mary McDonnell… Marilyn Whitmore 

replaced with: Rob Lowe or Laverne Cox 

Jeff Goldblum… David Levinson 

replaced with: Sandra Oh.

Margaret Colin… Constance Spano 

replaced with: Bobby Cannavale

Randy Quaid… Russell Casse 

replaced with: Patricia Arquette or Helena Bonham Carter.

Sarah did not read the brief... but, we all expect nothing less. Here is her recasting.

Will Smith - Micheal B Jordan or Chadwick Boseman

Bill Pullman - Kurt Russell or Obama

Jeff Goldblum - you can not replace this man

 

Judd Hirsch - Danny Da Vito

 

Randy Quaid - Woody Harrelson

 

Margaret Colin - Jennifer Lawrence 

 

Mary McDonnell - Halle Berry

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Round 5 - Aliens

 This week the girls took aim at Aliens!

Aliens, a topic that both unites and divides people. Are they real? Why as humans are we so obsessed about the possibility of their existence? The girls chat about conspiracies, occurrences, and the fun folks who create religions around Aliens! 

But first, what were we drinking?

Bianca was drinking Bullers Muscat:

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Sarah was drinking Banrock Station pink Moscato:

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Amy was drinking Wiley Rooster Rose:

Available from Naked Wines

Bianca opened with the well-known event Storm Area 51 - they can’t stop all of us. We discussed how the creator has fewer scruples than us and that's saying something.

Then Bianca led into a brief history of Area 51 - Way too much to unpack in a short amount of time (stay tuned for future episodes).

And her segment was finished off with delving into the mysterious Solar Warden.

SOLAR WARDEN SYMBOL*

*Remember if you see this symbol to get out and fast! but it might already be too late.

"I still maintain this is a cool tattoo idea" - B

Sarah tells the story of Barney and Betty Hill, who had the first widely reported abduction story in America.

  

Amy had a look at the fun folks who worship Aliens and have formed religions based on their existence. There are some fascinating groups out there if you dare to search Alien Religions online.  Are they crazy? Or is it that, "Alien phenomena" has not been around long enough to be considered credible? 

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