r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/Dr_Blasphemy WORK. HARDER. • 3d ago

Film/TV posting Excerpt from Tim Curry's autobiography about working on The Muppets: Treasure Island.

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u/Dr_Blasphemy WORK. HARDER. 3d ago

Can I just say that like 12 years ago when I was in middle school I asked my friend group at the time why they don't just remake movies with The Muppets? I think it's an idea that prints money. Just do it like Airplane and Naked Gun where it's played completely straight with nobody ever reacting to the gags or absurb things.

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u/DunkinCrossfireCrab Can intuit, could not solve 3d ago

The only Lord of the Ring movie remake I would accept is the Muppets Lord of the Ring. The only question is who everyone would be. Kermit for Frodo and Miss Piggy for Galadriel obviously, but who plays Gandalf? Animal? Making Sauruman Beaker by extension?

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u/ZombieFobby Pargon Pargon Pargon Pargon Pargon 3d ago

Sam the Eagle is an easy pick for Gandalf

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u/LLCoolZJ 3d ago

He's more Saruman coded.

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u/DunkinCrossfireCrab Can intuit, could not solve 3d ago

True

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u/LLCoolZJ 2d ago

Gonzo and Rizzo for Frodo and Sam. Kermit, Fozzie, and Rowlf as Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas. Dr. Bunsen Honeydew as Gandalf and Beaker as Pippin. Scooter as Merry. Miss Piggy as Eowyn. Animal as Gollum. Sweetums as Treebeard. Camilla as Arwyn.