Just supposing a film was made about Pompey in the 21st Century. The movie starts at the turn of the century with Milan Mandaric in charge, having rescued the club from administration after the disastrous Gregory years and Terry Venables debacle. Pompey cling on to their Div 1 [Championship] status on the last day of the 2000-01 season, but take the title and promotion to the Premiership two years later with Harry and Jim. Harry leaves, leading Southampton to relegation and then returns to Fratton Park An FA Cup triumph, European football, administration, another FA Cup Final and relegation follow in the ensuing years and Pompey find themselves, having gone full circle, back in the lower to mid table positions of England's second tier. During this time Mandaric has sold up and the club has been in the dodgy hands of the Russians and then the world's only penniless Arabs Well that's the movie's synopsis. We just need some suggestions for which actors to play each role.
That was a particular highlight for me; the delicious tranisition from joy to despair as it became clear that first al-Fattim and then al Mirage had no money. Perhaps with this for music: [video=youtube;1dPDO3Tfab0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dPDO3Tfab0[/video] On topic, Omid Djalili as Al Fahim. please log in to view this image
Devon - you normally come up with sensible postings, but come on, who ever is going to believe a film script like this? The only way to make it plausible might be to have a narrator - Omid Djalili had great success performing A Strange Bit of History (at the Edinburgh Fringe Theatre) so he might be better in the narrator role
A narrator... I never thought of that. If only Frankie Howerd was still with us. Up Pompe(i)y oooh missus
You could make it as a "Carry On" type film. What about Benny Hill as Harry Redknapp, and Bob Todd as the Bald Eagle - Jim Smith ?
Everytime Al Mirage is mentioned we could have one of those western scenes where a tumbleweed just rolls across the set.
Johnny Depp - brilliant actor - got to have a part, so who would he play? Oh lawd - who could you get to play the villain Storrie? Got to be someone who evokes no sympathy at all. And who should be cast as the "a million quid? you're 'aving a laugh mush" fan? (Loved the way the security guys held back and let him accost Storrie).
I'm surprised no-one offered the obvious George Cole [aka Arthur Daley] as Harry Redknapp. please log in to view this image REDKNAPP How about Jim Broadbent (Insp Roy Slater from Only Fools and Horses) as Storrie? please log in to view this image STORRIE
Come on devo, Jim Broadbent is too nice a bloke to do the roll of Storrie Teller justice !! What about Alan Rickman ? Everyone could boo when he comes on to the screen. By the way, Pieking's suggestion of Omid Djalili as Al Fahim, get's the nod.
Definitely, Alfred Molina as Uncle Avram. Mind you, Unc's so good at the oratories, he could play himself. You have to admit there's a likeness. please log in to view this image please log in to view this image