Hollywood hunts star to play first man on the Moon

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ozzy osborne?

A young Michael Moriarty always bore a striking resemblance to Armstrong, IMHO.
His demeanor and quiet mannerisms also reminded me of Armstrong.

Now he is a bit too old to do the part...

Love it!

This thread could be derailed slightly to who could put the most interesting slant on portraying Armstrong.

e.g. De Niro

MOCR (through comms): "11, Houston. Please be advised that we anticipate a mid-course correction burn at 65:43 GET"
Armstrong: (after pause) "You talking to me? Are you talking to me??!"

Michael Caine

MOCR: "Can you describe the lunar surface, Neil?"
Armstrong: "Well, guv. It's the moon, innit? Same colour and texture as your aunty's drawers, me old china, but with a little less action. Know wot I mean?"

Ozzy Osborne

MOCR: "Eagle, Houston. If you'd like to try high gain, pitch 212, yaw 37. Over."
Armstrong: "Wh.....? ......*$&%&$ ........SHARON!!!!!"

Charlie Chaplin

MOCR: "Ah, Eagle, Houston. Comms check. Please respond on Omni."
Armstrong: "................................................. ..........."
MOCR: "Eagle, Houston. Receiving 5 by 5. Thank you."


This is fun! Who has some others?

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One. Giant. Leap. For mankind."

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You either need more periods, or a whole lot more space after each one.

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Ah, the Michael Caine was perfect!

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Didn't somebody appear as him for five seconds in Apollo 13? And the other astronaut's mother asks "Are you boys in the astronaut program, too?"

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Mark Wheeler (from IMDB)

(From IMDB) Neil Armstrong has also been played by:

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Arrgh! Ex--lled ads are all over that page!

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"Carl Sagan sent a message to ET,
Neil Armstrong walked in the Sea of Tranquility
Steve Squyers built Spirit and Opportunity
Dan Haylen upchucked in zero gravity." -Brent Simon, The Space Camp Song

Tom Cruise.



No, not really. I just wanted to see how many strokes I could induce with one post.

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Say, doesn't The BA already have the costume---AND the summer off?

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Tom Cruise is, blessedly, too short.

I can think of actors who would amuse me in the role (Eddie Izzard?) and actors who would be horrible at it (Eddie Murphy?), but no one I think is right.

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They should pick someone who we don't have preconceived notions about, like they did with Superman. So in my view, they shouldn't pick a star at all, they should pick a gifted, mostly unknown character actor. I don't see most 'star' actors being able to portray Armstrong's slightly bashful sense of noble decency.

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"That's one small step for man - and I pity the fool who thinks this is a hoax!"

Dakota Fanning
Er...

Sting
"Giant steps are what you take,
Walking on the moon.
I hope my voice soon breaks
Walking on the moon..."

Ricky Gervais
(Does THAT dance in a spacesuit.)

David Bowie
"It took a while, but I eventually got here. Now, where's my stash? Oops, sorry slipped into my Major Tom persona for a moment there..."

Sean Harris
Played Ian Curtis out of Joy Division in 24 Hour Party People

Sam Riley
Played Ian Curtis out of Joy Division in Control.

Ahahahahahahaha! You know, there's a teacher called Mr. T in our school, and everytime somebody says something like "I'm going to be late for Mr. T's class.", we all shout "I pitty you, fool!"

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Rovers forever! - ToSeek
"Carl Sagan sent a message to ET,
Neil Armstrong walked in the Sea of Tranquility
Steve Squyers built Spirit and Opportunity
Dan Haylen upchucked in zero gravity." -Brent Simon, The Space Camp Song

what do you think about the WWF (restling) personalities to send them on moon, as we are watching the great events of them on the television, they may be better suitable on moon, like Khally. !!

Well, they certainly are actors... ...but doubt any could address ravens_cry's concern:

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It would take a skilled actor to portray it.
It's one of those things that just... comes from within.

I always admired Armstrong for having walked on the moon... But when I read more and more about the man, his lifetime of accomplishments and his rather severe sense of Honor- It only grew. The irony is that I think he would feel disturbed knowing he was admired for being modest.

So many folks have idols- sports figures, rock stars, movie stars...

Armstrong is an unsung Idol that puts all the rest to shame. Yet, I'm sure he likes it that way too.