Rockin’ Dogs drummer turned celebrated New York film critic Cole Smithey gives some love to his old posse in this Q&A with online movie powerhouse Rotten Tomatoes: “A lifelong artsy kid, he bounced around the entertainment industry pursuing varied interests for years: playing drums for the Rockin’ Dogs in San Diego; working as an actor in San Francisco; temping for a studio in New York City. In 1997 he began his career as a professional critic covering films great and small, and he hasn’t looked back since.” (Well, only occasionally, and we hope with fondness.)
Now that Cole has all these movie industry connections, he should get someone to make a documentary about our scene. We can all reunite in San Diego to film it.
I believe that project is already in the works.
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Documentary nothing! I want a feature film. Shia LaBeouf will play me. And Willem Dafoe will portray Steve Garris.
DeNiro could probably do a pretty good Terry Marine, and oddly enough James Woods would play a pretty decent Jim Wood.
Christopher Walken could do a pretty good Steve Garris too.
I nominate Johnny Depp as Jerry Cornelius! Daniel Radcliffe as Bart Mendoza! Mischa Barton as Wendy Gibler in full Brian Jones drag! Jack White as Bobo??
Would Don Cheadle look alright in a civil war cap?
I’d cast Toby McGuire as Dean Curtis, Christina Ricci as Wendy Gibler, and definitely Hugh Laurie as Steve Garris.
Anyone got any other ideas?
This would make a brilliant thread on its own! How ’bout it, Matt?
“This is my happening, and it freaks me out!”
I firmly believe this whole endeavor succeeds or fails on who we cast as Dave Rinck.
Oh! And how about we cast six different actors as Steve Garris? It’ll be like that Dylan movie, or maybe more like Bunuel’s “Obscure Object of Desire.”
Now that Darren Grealish has appeared, I suggest that he be played by Keanu Reeves.
Johnny Depp? My wife would freak!
I think Tim Burton could whip up a pretty epic Steve Garris thing.
… Out of CLAY.
Emile Hirsch for a young Dave Rinck. Giovanni Ribisi is the only clear choice to play me.
Oh man. I’d be stoked if Giovanni Ribisi would play me (though he is nothing like me- I just like the guy’s efforts onscreen.). I actually think Brad Pitt in Snatch had the chaos and uncontrollability down, but he kept winning fights and being cool- two things that rarely happened with me historically.
With my luck I’d probably get Tom Hanks with a faux Hawk, if I were even to get into the script.
I wanna ask Cole who he’d cast as me…
Who is Eric Rife?
Eric Rife is a San Diego photographer who’s working on a documentary of San Diego music. His call for archival materials was one of the catalysts that brought us all together here — thank you, Eric!
im thinkin i would maybe be more acuratly portrayd by jack black with candy corn bad teeth maybe ? but thank you. my vote would have been for the magnificent charles nelson riley for pat works. now maybe jim carey, who else could pull off those dance moves ? crispen glober foe jeff lucas. any ideas for criss negro ?
I would like to play Chris Negro. In blackface. He would understand and approve I think.
Pat
Or perhaps he would play me in whiteface and we’d do one of those crazy “mirror” scenes like Lucille Ball and Harpo Marx? We could do a wicked duet of “Stanky Pickel” on harmonica in this style and bring down the house!…ahhh I’m beginning to feel this project…
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Jeezus! What a trip to come across all these old names again.
If Depp were to play Jerry, you’d have to get Wynona Ryder to play Cindy Vitalich.
Garris-Peter O’Toole (Recently)
Sam Wilson-Christopher Glover (River’s Edge)
Dave Ellison-William Shatner (Star Trek)
Cole-Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore)
Dave Rinck-Jim Varney (Ernst) OK so casting isn’t my thing.
BTW go see “Religulous” I worked on it.
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