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Who would you cast to play Walt Whitman in a movie? Please give reasons, too.

Originally posted by epiphinehas
Who would you cast to play Walt Whitman in a movie? Please give reasons, too.

Robin Williams.

Possibly Woody Harrelson.

Both could do intelligent in a folksy way, sexually deviant, slyly humorous, caring.

Originally posted by epiphinehas
Who would you cast to play Walt Whitman in a movie? Please give reasons, too.

Mr.T for the lulz.

Under a spreading chestnut tree
the village smithy stands.
I pity the foo 'cause birds be crappin' on him.
The rest is just jibba jabba. 😠

Originally posted by Ice Cold
Mr.T for the lulz.

Under a spreading chestnut tree
the village smithy stands.
I pity the foo 'cause birds be crappin' on him.
The rest is just jibba jabba. 😠

That makes baby jeebus laugh!
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Originally posted by epiphinehas
Who would you cast to play Walt Whitman in a movie? Please give reasons, too.

Kevin Spacey

Tobey Maguire as a young Whitman, and maybe Anthony Hopkins as the older Whitman.


Whitman is my favorite poet btw, I absolutely love" leaves of grass", and have read it too many times to count.

Originally posted by duecer
Tobey Maguire as a young Whitman, and maybe Anthony Hopkins as the older Whitman.


Whitman is my favorite poet btw, I absolutely love" leaves of grass", and have read it too many times to count.

On that recommendation, I have just ordered it from Amazon!

🙂

Originally posted by duecer
Tobey Maguire as a young Whitman, and maybe Anthony Hopkins as the older Whitman.


Whitman is my favorite poet btw, I absolutely love" leaves of grass", and have read it too many times to count.

"Leaves of Grass" is excellent, with more than a few classics spread throughout.

Welcome back, Suzianne.

Know that feeling that you've slept right through something! For anyone else who hadn't heard of him either;
http://www.bartleby.com/142/14.html#1

Originally posted by badmoon
Welcome back, Suzianne.

Thank you!

(Btw, I've seen that Davis/Coltrane video in your profile literally dozens of times, and it's just as awesome every time.)

Originally posted by rbmorris
Robin Williams.

Possibly Woody Harrelson.

Both could do intelligent in a folksy way, sexually deviant, slyly humorous, caring.

Funny that. Robin Williams was first to come to mind for me as well. 🙂

EDIT: A bearded RW, like he was in Good Will Hunting.

Originally posted by Rene-Claude
Kevin Spacey

Interesting pick! In my opinion, though, he seems a bit too slick for the part.

Originally posted by duecer
Tobey Maguire as a young Whitman, and maybe Anthony Hopkins as the older Whitman.


Whitman is my favorite poet btw, I absolutely love" leaves of grass", and have read it too many times to count.

Could Tobey Maguire play a gay poet, possessing uncommon passion and wisdom? I don't know if he could, to be honest. Tobey is a very subdued actor. Walt Whitman must have been a vibrant, freewheeling, passionate person. Although I don't doubt he could capture his quiet inner courage.

Anthony Hopkins would be an excellent older Whitman. Great choice.

Originally posted by epiphinehas
Could Tobey Maguire play a gay poet, possessing uncommon passion and wisdom? I don't know if he could, to be honest. Tobey is a very subdued actor. Walt Whitman must have been a vibrant, freewheeling, passionate person. Although I don't doubt he could capture his quiet inner courage.

Anthony Hopkins would be an excellent older Whitman. Great choice.

Donald Sutherland.