The Monkey Wrench Gang: The Movie
Edward Abbey’s eco-sabotage classic, The Monkey Wrench Gang, is coming to the silver screen. While the idea of an Abbey book becoming a movie is wonderful, I’m not so into the cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jack Nicholson, Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman, and Elizabeth Shue.
I assume that Goodman will play George Hayduke, a pissed off bearded ex-green beret who measures distances between two places by how many six packs he can drink while driving. Hayduke is out for the blood of those destroying his beloved desert and will for sure be the main character.
My other guesses are Dreyfuss as Doc Sarvis (not horrible), Shue as Bonnie Abzug (Abzug is just 28 years old and her age plays an important role in her relationship with Abzug. Shue is 46) and McConaughey as Seldon Seen Smith. Whoever Jack Nicholson is, he’ll fuck it up, guarantee it.
The director? Catherine Hardwicke, of Twilight fame. Weiiiiiiiiird.
Anyone know more than me?
Posted: June 1st, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Comments: 9
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Comment from daniel
Time: June 1, 2009, 8:54 pm
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Comment from christine Boepple
Time: June 5, 2009, 9:01 am
after watching the trailer for this, i’m up for anything with MM
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Time: June 14, 2009, 11:57 pm
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Comment from Nexyoo
Time: August 10, 2009, 10:02 am
This is an interesting line of actors for this Hollywood classic. Hopefully they don’t butcher it like some movie classic remakes.
Comment from Hayduke
Time: October 25, 2009, 6:01 pm
Whattt? Have you read the book? McConaughey would most definitely NOT fit the role of Hayduke. I always pictured Seldom Seen Smith’s character as a McConaughey or Owen Wilson type (based on the descriptions of them in the book). Hayduke is described as ‘big’, ’squat’, and ‘broad shouldered’, not a tall skinny blonde surfer dude.
Comment from Lew
Time: November 12, 2009, 3:23 pm
Agreed. John Goodman is who I pictured as Hayduke. The books description definitely fits his build. I think they picked a great lineup for the movie and I’m excited to see it (if it ever comes out). I’ve been checking the status on this movie for at least the past two years and there doesn’t seem to be much publicity about when it will be released.
Comment from Nate
Time: February 3, 2010, 8:07 pm
I’ve been doing some research on this movie and from what I can tell they are COMPLETELY butchering it. While the exact roles of each actor have not been fully disclosed, I don’t see any place for most of them in the story. Dreyfuss as Doc is the only seemingly reasonable fit. McConaughey definitely isn’t a good fit for Hayduke, but could be an annoying version of Seldom Seen. And what the hell is Jack Nicholson doing in there? It doesn’t appear to me that the writer’s of the movie ever took the time to read the book. They probably just looked it up on Wikipedia and called it good. Bastards.
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