A few people have asked me privately given the review of Dukes of Hazzard, who I would have cast for the 2005 movie. And here are my answers:
- “Bo and Luke Duke”; John Schneider and Tom Wopat (original cast)
- “Daisy Duke”; Catherine Bach (original cast)
- “Uncle Jessie”; Willie Nelson
- “Boss Hogg”; Danny Devito
- “Rosco P. Coltrane”; James Best (original cast)
- “Cooter Davenport”; Ben Jones (original cast)
- “Enus Strate”; Sonny Shroyer (original cast)
Notice the only member I replaced was Boss Hogg and Uncle Jessie, and that’s only because Sorrel Brooke and Denver Pyle are both dead.
Why make a Dukes of Hazzard and not have the original cast? If you think about it, it’s pointless to remake this show into a movie and not use the original cast.
They could have made a “reunion” movie; Bo and Luke have been gone from Hazzard since 1985, and Boss Hogg has cooked up a plan to loot Hazzard and all it’s resources. They would come back, fight for Hazzard, and it would have been a great movie.
Someone do it. If no one does it, I will, as soon as I can get around to making a few million.