If Once a Runner were a movie, who would play the main characters?

i would put kidane in there instead of uhl, any movie about running should include kidane due to her 8 world xc medals and superb acting ability.

I always imagined Quenton as Jager-like when reading it

I've always pictured Cassidy as a 70's Harrison Ford

They would have to add a scene where he runs a marathon on a track. It would make the movie really long, but authentic.

first of all athletes can't act. Look at any other great sports film, they dont use athletes as actors.

instead of a movie, once a runner and atc should be an hbo miniseries. 10 hours, 5-10 episodes.

boston fan wrote:

instead of a movie, once a runner and atc should be an hbo miniseries. 10 hours, 5-10 episodes.

this is a good idea. as for actors i've always pictured cassidy to look almost exactly like evan jager. in fact, the guy in the picture on the cover of the old version looks kind of like jager. i agree about bruce denton too. have the movie set in more modern times and have bruce play a more mentor-like character than teammate.

First off wrote:

first of all athletes can't act. Look at any other great sports film, they dont use athletes as actors.

Actually the athletes in the movie "Miracle" were all college hockey players (not actors at all before the film) and that movie turned out great. I think a lot of the players from Hoosiers were also college basketball guys not actors.

They don't have to be superstar athletes, but no actor can fake the way a runner looks on the track.

OAR fanatic wrote:

What actors would best portray the main characters if the great novel were to be made into a movie?

Cassidy?

Bruce?

Mizner?

Andrea?

Doobey?

Walton?

andrea = sean young

bruce = bill murry

mizner = christpher walken

Cassidy - Bradley Cooper

Bruce - Robert Downey Jr.

Mizner - Justin Long

Andrea - Reese Witherspoon

Doobey - Robert De Niro

Walton - Bruce Willis

OAR fanatic wrote:

What actors would best portray the main characters if the great novel were to be made into a movie?

Cassidy?

Bruce?

Mizner?

Andrea?

Doobey?

Walton?

Cassidy , Rick Flare

Andrea , Ginger Lynn

Doobey , Captain Kangaroo

Been a while since I read the book. Isn't Doobey an a$$? If so, Dabney Coleman. He's ALWAYS the a$$.

QC has to be able to grow a solid beard. Y'all don't know shit.

Cassidy = Micahel Cera (look the the cover art)

Denton = Jim Carrey

Mizner = Jonah Hill

Andrea = Ellen Page

Doobey = Will Ferrel

Walton = Jesse Eisenberg

It should be one of those movies where Mike Myers plays all of the characters

Tracy Lords as Andrea

might be wejo wrote:

It should be one of those movies where Mike Myers plays all of the characters

For the win lmao

I agree with the guy who said Edward Norton should play Bruce Denton. I imagined someone dark and haired and unassuming but fast as fuk while reading the book. I could see him delivering Bruce's running wisdom to Mizner and Cassidy convincingly.

Denton: Malmo

Nubbins: 4:30 miler

Cassidy: Ian Edwards

Andrea: Weichert (d3 train hard, party hard)

Mizner: Bad Wiggins

Doobey: I'll take that one. I coached a year of frosh football and we were 4-6, so that pretty much covers that one.

Sidecar: Rojo....yeah, he can be my daddy.