Screen Test For Charlie

There has been talk around the trailer park that we should consider someone to play Charlie. I was initially agaist it, but I have becoming willing to consider it. It is a tough role. It consists of playing a hamster in a non-animated and definitely non-family film. Apparently, Disney (another evil empire) is releasing a family flick involving guinea pigs. Believe me when those promos started showing up on TV I got all sorts of calls. Let me remind everyone that Charlie is a "hamster." Most importantly, Charlie uses performance enhancing drugs and goes insane. Definitely not a family film. We will also be using a real hamster and not a computer generated hamster. So it is a tough role. The actor that takes on this role has to have a full range and have a level of intensity that is similar to what a HGH and testosterone gel enhanced small hamster would bring. I weighed several ideas. I looked at Tood Bridges, any of the two Coreys, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Vladimir Putin, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Billy Mays, and Bill Clinton. All were reasonable choices. I even considered playing the role myself as Charlie's life mirrors mine right now. In the end, the only reasonable choice would be Al Pacino. Below is a classic clip of Mr. Pacino in his (by far) his best role as Tony Montana in "Scarface". I am very sure that Mr. Pacino will not be coming in for a screen test, but that will not matter in the end. He is the clear choice. This clip shows his excellent range and intensity that could only be brought to Charlie's life. He will bring a sense of humanity to Charlie that will appeal to the audience even as Charlie uses all his powers to take down the Mid-West.





And a post on this blog is not complete without another exclusive clip from the film. This clip shows a younger Charlie with his brother just after completing his first cycle of HGH and testosterone gel. It is simply classic.