Heres a brainteaser

[TonygUK]

OK heres what i would like for you to do......imagine you are a casting agents and you have to cast actors to JLB books. Now we know TLJ is going to be dave but i would love you guys to give me your veiws if you were casting. But to be even more interesting lets do for each decade, so cmon who would you cast if its 1960s
1970s, 1980s, 1990s ,2000 you can choose any actors/ actress from those eras

[mojito]

I'll bite. I always had TLJ as Dave even before he was cast. My choice for Cletus has always been Gary Busey. Their insanities seem identical to me.
John Goodman is just John Goodman to me. I hope he can muster enough talent from deep within to play Cletus.
I'd love to see Dr. John as any bad guy. Lawrence Fishburne as any N.O. drug lord, John Sayles as a low-life snitch, and Kevin Spacey as the rich, corrupt white guy from any JLB story.
Casting sidekicks would be the most fun. Maybe JLB's other mystery writer friends. What a kick that would be!
That's my current lineup. I'd have to think long and hard about other decades.

[TonygUK]

Yea i had dave down as maybe billy bob thornton or i know it sounds strange but kurt russell, Cletus phew thats a hard one but yea i would go with you on gary busey, and definatly kevin spacey in some role, maybe john travolta as a mafia guy?? as for the 60,s well the rat pack do spring to mind. Dean martin as dave and ole blue eyes as clete, im still thinking bout the others. keep em coming

[Lon]

Try this:

Dave Robicheaux --- Tom Beringer
Cletus Purcel -------- Brian Dennehy
Batist ----------------- Delroy Lindo (was in Mountains of the Moon and Cider House Rules)
Bootsie -------------- Catherine Keener (in The Interpreter)
Alafair --------------- the girl who was in Spanglish
Helen Soileau ------- Kathy Bates

... just for starters.

Lon

[TonygUK]

Oh yea these are great keep em coming. Tom Berringer is a good choice. I can see the actors in my mind but dammed if i can remember there names but will try again

[Dakotapix]

I agree with the Tom Berringer suggestion and, in fact, believe I also suggested that name for Dave in a long-ago thread on this forum.

John Goodman's name has frequently been suggested here as an actor for Clete Purcell. I've never cared for him in that role so I'll offer up the name of David Morse who is currently playing the part of George Washington on HBO's John Adams mini-series. Morse is a pretty big guy who I think could beef up a bit to take on the Clete personna. A lot would depend on the ages being depicted for both Dave and Purcell.

Oh yea these are great keep em coming. Tom Berringer is a good choice. I can see the actors in my mind but dammed if i can remember there names but will try again

[Jackie]

Wow David Morse for Clete - that's terrific. Would never have thought of it but he would be great and he could do it up. Qualifies in every way - size, talent, versatility.

Re Tom Berenger, no. He is not Dave. But Kathy Bates as Helen - bingo!

Jackie

[Paul Robson]

I've never been able to decide on an actor to play Dave but Clete.......Step forward Brendan Gleeson.He looks exactly the way i have always pictured Clete.
Paul
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322407/

[penelope]

I've never been able to decide on an actor to play Dave but Clete.......Step forward Brendan Gleeson.He looks exactly the way i have always pictured Clete.
Paul
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322407/

You are absolutely right, Paul. He's Clete!
Pen

[ocanada]

Mostly I come here to check out when Electric Mist will be released,
but I have to offer a couple of alternatives for the casting if done today.
Bootsie = Holly Hunter
Dave = Daniel Day Lewis
Clete = Brad Pitt (now before you let me have it on this one, watch him in "Snatch")