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Honestly, I'd like to see Jeff Bridges as JC:
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JC was 56 to 57 when recruiting Caron.
 
I haven't read the book, but if I were write the script if would end with Caron leaving Racine for UConn.

The epilogue would then show actual footage of his UConn/pro-Career with narration.
 
I think that Lenny Clarke is a pretty decent option but I have to raise my best choice to play Jimmy C into this new thread. Better Call Saul's own Bob Odenkirk would be the ideal candidate to play Calhoun in a comedy routine without a doubt, but now that he's got clout as a true actor I think he could definitely pull it off.

He looks reasonably like Jim, his best acting trait is his ability to yell hilariously, and he's suddenly kind of known as a solid dramatic actor who can play comedy and tender moments, which I think would be ideal for playing the man, myth, and legend that is Jim Calhoun.
 
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He's a bit too old or I would go with Liam Neeson as the obvious choice. Edward Norton would be good, but he's only 6 ft tall (born in Boston and has the talent to do any accent). The height it going to be a challenge no matter what.
 
To give you guys an idea of this A+ screaming that makes Bob Odenkirk the ideal choice, I present you with a montage of his best 'yelling' moments:

 
Kembacity said:
To give you guys an idea of this A+ screaming that makes Bob Odenkirk the ideal choice, I present you with a montage of his best 'yelling' moments:

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It's a good try, but Odenkirk is still too short. It would be almost as bad as if some moron cast Tom Cruise to play Jack Reacher.
 
Kembacity said:
To give you guys an idea of this A+ screaming that makes Bob Odenkirk the ideal choice, I present you with a montage of his best 'yelling' moments:

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I miss Mr. Show. I wish they would do more than 4 episodes of "With Bob and David"
 
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@krinklecut Could you find a larger, more unflattering photo? Cripes, that scared the bejeesus out of me!!!

Hackman retired and is about 20-30 years older than Calhoun was when Butler came though. He also played Normal Dale in Hoosiers.
Denaheny is out as he was already (mis)cast as Robert M. Knight. He was also the Cape Cod League manager in Summer Catch. I'd say he wouldn't want to risk type-casting, but I don't remember anything recent, so he may just appreciate the work.
Voight played Adolf Rupp in Glory Road.

Lenny Clarke would certainly work, given the accent and penchant for yelling colorful language. Plus he is Irish.
 
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It's a good try, but Odenkirk is still too short. It would be almost as bad as if some moron cast Tom Cruise to play Jack Reacher.
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Sorry but I don't think height should play a major role in casting the part. The fact of the matter is that they should actually cast someone who is slightly short or at best average height. Odds are, when they cast the player roles most will not be D1 basketball player height. I don't know how tall Michael B Jordan is, but I don't think he's 6'5", he looks tall on screen so I'm going to guess he's 6'1"-6'3".

So my point in this, is that in scenes where Calhoun is side by side with the players, he's supposed to be shorter than the big guys and a little taller than the small guys, so if they cast an older actor who is like 6'5", he will likely end up towering over the actors hired to play the team, and he really should only have inches on the guards, right?
 
Hugh Laurie could work too?
 
storrsroars said:
It's a good try, but Odenkirk is still too short. It would be almost as bad as if some moron cast Tom Cruise to play Jack Reacher.
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Yes, wasn't the casting of Cruise just totally wrong?
 
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UConn Dan said:
I haven't read the book, but if I were write the script if would end with Caron leaving Racine for UConn.

The epilogue would then show actual footage of his UConn/pro-Career with narration.
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UConn/Calhoun is only a small part of the book but I'd make it a major part of the film as it was critical in Caron's journey to responsible adulthood. Keep in mind that if Marky-Mark bought the rights, he likely is eyeballing a part. That would seem to be Calhoun.

So you start out with Caron's mom worrying about him ending up another thug from the neighborhood. Make the gun shot the first transformative event. Have his mom do a "I raised you to be better than that. You are better than that." speech. Then drift into his early success in basketball.

Move forward to Calhoun (Wahlberg) coming to Racine. It was a huge deal at the time and Calhoun was the only coach to make the trip. Have him do the "Don't have your son come to Connecticut to become a better basketball player, have him come to Connecticut to become a better man" speech. Show Calhoun riding him and Butler eventually winning his trust. End with him being drafted (foreshadow that as the unattainable dream when he was kid in Racine) and then do a post script about the NBA and maybe his son JC. Roll the credits over actual pictures of Caron and Calhoun.

You're welcome Wahlberg.
 
CL82 said:
UConn/Calhoun is only a small part of the book but I'd make it a major part of the film as it was critical in Caron's journey to responsible adulthood. Keep in mind that if Marky-Mark bought the rights, he likely is eyeballing a part. That would seem to be Calhoun.

So you start out with Caron's mom worrying about him ending up another thug from the neighborhood. Make the gun shot the first transformative event. Have his mom do a "I raised you to be better than that. You are better than that." speech. Then drift into his early success in basketball.

Move forward to Calhoun (Wahlberg) coming to Racine. It was a huge deal at the time and Calhoun was the only coach to make the trip. Have him do the "Don't have your son come to Connecticut to become a better basketball player, have him come to Connecticut to become a better man" speech. Show Calhoun riding him and Butler eventually winning his trust. End with him being drafted (foreshadow that as the unattainable dream when he was kid in Racine) and then do a post script about the NBA and maybe his son JC. Roll the credits over actual pictures of Caron and Calhoun.

You're welcome Wahlberg.
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I heard that Wahlberg got to keep the prostethic unit from "Boogie Nights". If he does indeed decide to play JC in this film, I do hope that prosthetic makes an appearance.
 
CL82 said:
UConn/Calhoun is only a small part of the book but I'd make it a major part of the film as it was critical in Caron's journey to responsible adulthood. Keep in mind that if Marky-Mark bought the rights, he likely is eyeballing a part. That would seem to be Calhoun.

So you start out with Caron's mom worrying about him ending up another thug from the neighborhood. Make the gun shot the first transformative event. Have his mom do a "I raised you to be better than that. You are better than that." speech. Then drift into his early success in basketball.

Move forward to Calhoun (Wahlberg) coming to Racine. It was a huge deal at the time and Calhoun was the only coach to make the trip. Have him do the "Don't have your son come to Connecticut to become a better basketball player, have him come to Connecticut to become a better man" speech. Show Calhoun riding him and Butler eventually winning his trust. End with him being drafted (foreshadow that as the unattainable dream when he was kid in Racine) and then do a post script about the NBA and maybe his son JC. Roll the credits over actual pictures of Caron and Calhoun.

You're welcome Wahlberg.
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Just thought of another likely Wahlberg role... the cop who wisely doesn't charge Caron with a drug crime while he was working for BK. It could be nice and small, which would allow Wahlberg to be in his own movie but not distract attention by being a major central role that he has no business filling (aside from his coming from the Boston area)

Why don't we branch out, anyone got good casting ideas for the rest of the team? Justin Brown? Taliek? Emeka? Ben? Hazelton!?
 
Kembacity said:
Why don't we branch out, anyone got good casting ideas for the rest of the team? Justin Brown? Taliek? Emeka? Ben? Hazelton!?
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While I realize you're most likely joking, I couldn't help myself. Taliek Brown = Leslie Odom Jr.

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storrsroars said:
It's a good try, but Odenkirk is still too short. It would be almost as bad as if some moron cast Tom Cruise to play Jack Reacher.
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they make people tall all the time! Movie magic.
 
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