I like how David Lynch deals with absent or ill cast members. It just goes to show, he enjoys going with the flow and going down strange avenues if they randomly present themselves.
Enough years have passed for other actors to have played the parts and for it to still be believable. Even with Phillip Jeffries, another actor could have played the part. We all know Bowie is dead, so having another actor play that part wouldn't have been unexpected. Enough years have passed so that they wouldn't have needed to look exactly the same.
And with Don S. Davis. Major Brigg in his 70s would have looked different to Major Briggs in his 40s, so it would have been okay to have used a different rotund ageing actor. Sure, it wouldn't have been the same, but it would have been okay.
Similarly with the log lady, another actor could have been found that looked enough like an old Catherine Coulston for it to be convincing. Even with Michael J Anderson, another dwarf could have played the part. Sure, he wouldn't have looked exactly the same, but he would have looked 100 times more like him than a weird talking tree!
And Lynch did recast Donna in FWWM, and it was fine once we had a few minutes to get used to a different actor playing the part. The story is the most important thing, and if a different actor needs to be used, so be it.
But I think it's great that Lynch jumps on these absences as an opportunity to do something wildly different. The log lady dying, the "arm" as a talking tree, and Phillip Jeffries as a giant kettle! I mean, why not?! When else do you get an excuse to change a character so drastically?
I think Bob still has a major role to play. What do you think he will materialize as?
I think Bob still has a major role to play. What do you think he will materialize as?
A cat.
That would be sad unless you're talking tiger (Chester? Oh wait, cheetah).
Since we've already seen Bob as himself it must be unused footage or edited footage like Laura in the doorway. Too late to be a kettle or another actor.
I think Bob still has a major role to play. What do you think he will materialize as?
A cat.
I think Charlie is actually Audrey's cat. He's always sleepy and is so condescending. Billy must be her dog, since he likes to go out and have a good time.
That would be sad unless you're talking tiger (Chester? Oh wait, cheetah).
Bobcat.
I think Bob still has a major role to play. What do you think he will materialize as?
A cat.
I think Charlie is actually Audrey's cat. He's always sleepy and is so condescending. Billy must be her dog, since he likes to go out and have a good time.
And the Theory of the Year Award goes to...!
I think Bob still has a major role to play. What do you think he will materialize as?
If he is still in Mr. C, I think we may only see Bob subtly like we did in the mirror. If he is out, then all bets are off. There is a lot of great existing footage of Frank Silva looking evil and menacing. Were there any missing pieces scenes with Bob?
I think Bob still has a major role to play. What do you think he will materialize as?
Hi Caoimhín,
This:
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Is that a David Lynch piece?
Is that a David Lynch piece?
High, sky,
It's from Eraserhead. =:-O
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I think Bob still has a major role to play. What do you think he will materialize as?
If he is still in Mr. C, I think we may only see Bob subtly like we did in the mirror. If he is out, then all bets are off. There is a lot of great existing footage of Frank Silva looking evil and menacing. Were there any missing pieces scenes with Bob?
Yes he was in two or three scenes in the Missing Pieces.
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I think Bob still has a major role to play. What do you think he will materialize as?
Hi Caoimhín,
This:
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Bob was so cute as a baby!
Is that a David Lynch piece?
High, sky,
It's from Eraserhead. =:-O
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Ahh, it's been a long time since I saw that film.
I think Bob still has a major role to play. What do you think he will materialize as?
This:
Bob was so cute as a baby!
Hi Caoimhín,
Yes, he was just a little Bumble of Joy!
(With apologies to Edward Albee - who by the way seems to be getting quite a bit of air time on this Forum - first Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and now The American Dream. What's next? My bet would be on The Ballad of the Sad (Double R) Cafe.) 😉
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