Stranger Things - Dream 80's Cast

I love Stranger Things, you love Stranger Things...we all love Stranger Things...especially Barb.
I've been thinking about who would play the different characters if it had actually been made in the 80's. It's set in 1983 but I will be using people from the whole decade.

Chief Hooper

The first person I thought of was Clancy Brown as Chief Hooper.

And speaking of Winona's role as Joyce the mom...it would be so easy to choose Dee Wallace from E.T. or JoBeth Williams from Poltergeist. I'm gonna keep thinking about this and hopefully I'll have a good choice by the end of the article.

Nancy

Phoebe Cates would be Nancy, she's had experience kicking ass in Gremlins.

Barb

 Of course Martha Plimpton is Barb!

Steve

I thought about Steve a lot...
he's would need to be a charming
jerk with good hair...
so Robert Downey Jr.!

Dustin

Now for the boys...I feel like their should be at least one Corey.

I know a lot of people are comparing Dustin 

to Chunk but I see him as more of a Corey Feldman.

Mike

And that would mean Mike 

would have to be Corey Haim.

Lucas

Lucas would be played by Stefen DeSalle, 

which according to IMDB only acted in two movies...

but I think he was the inspiration for Lucas

wearing a bandana in Stranger Things.

Dustin

I changed my mind! Dustin should be Jason Presson!

Will

Lucas Haas would be Will.

Dr. Brenner

Evil Doctor Brenner has to be David Cronenberg...yes, the director, he's done some acting too.

And now for Joyce...since she was the inspiration for Joyce's hair and is a good crier and is a tough woman too...I have finally decided on Meryl Streep.

Joyce

If you disagree and/or have your own suggestions please leave them in the comments.

Going For The Gold...in Binge Watching!

So there's some kind of sports thing happening right now in Brazil...and like me you aren't that bothered with all that. Here's some television you can watch/stream whilst you try to avoid the official version of Fun With Flags.
All viewing platforms are for the UK.

Preacher (Amazon Prime)
Developed for AMC by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen and Sam Catlin, based on the comic book/graphic novel (whatever) by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. The whole first series, which is actually more of a prequel to the comics, is available on Amazon Prime.
It's darkly funny, disturbing, violent, controversial, thought-provoking and kicks a lot of ass.
Though set in Texas it seems like half the cast is British. Dominic Cooper (Mamma Mia!) is Jesse Custer the Preacher. Joe Gilgun (This Is England) is the manic vampire Cassidy. Ruth Negga (12 Years A Slave) is the kick-ass Tulip.

Lucifer (Amazon Prime)
Another comic/graphic novel adaption with a British lead. Lucifer is based on characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith and Mike Dringenberg. Lucifer Morningstar, as played by Tom Ellis (Miranda), is bored and unhappy in Hell and decides to spend some time in Los Angeles. He owns a club called 'Lux' but ends up being a consultant to the police, usually using his powers of persuasion and seduction to get the answers they need to solve crimes. It's more light-hearted than Preacher but there are some darker bits involving police detective Chloe Decker.
Tom Ellis has always been an attractive man but as Lucifer he is SEXY!

Stranger Things (Netflix)
Stranger Things is as good and probably even better than what the whole internet is saying. The perfect 80's nostalgia/homage. Taking inspiration from Stephen King, Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter and many many more, this is the story of how a gang of kids try and find their friend who has disappeared into thin air. It's mysterious, weird, funny and a little bit scary.
In the ultimate 80's casting is stars Winona Ryder!
And the soundtrack is spot on too.
I will be writing a whole blog post, or two, about Stranger Things soon.



Dont Trust The B- in Apt 23 (Netflix)
I was just checking Netflix to see what I can recommend when I saw that Dont Trust The B- has been added to the website!
Starring  Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) as Chloe, the bitch in apt 23, she is an immoral, amoral, scheming, lying, unscrupulous con artist...and you can't help loving her. Sadly, it only lasted two seasons before getting cancelled. It also stars James Van Der Beek as himself.

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