The world’s worst celebrity recasting of the American version of Harry Potter

Raymond Chen

November 22nd, 20050 0

After the first Harry Potter movie came out, I decided to come up with the world’s worst celebrity recasting of the American version of Harry Potter. (Because as we all know, foreign movies don’t do well in the States; they have to be remade with an American cast.) It’s not so much a dream cast as maybe a nightmare. Some of the choices are inspired; others are inspired lunacy.

Gryffindor House
Harry Potter: Adam Sandler	Ron Weasley: Ron Howard (Backup: David Caruso)
Hermione Granger: Debra Messing	Ginny Weasley: Molly Ringwald
Neville Longbottom: Drew Carey

Ravenclaw House
Cho Chang: Lucy Liu

Hufflepuff House
Cedric Diggory: Ted Raimi

Slytherin House
Draco Malfoy: Ricky Schroeder	Crabbe: Matt Damon
Goyle: Ben Affleck

Hogwarts Staff
Dumbledore: Jack Klugman	McGonagall: Angela Lansbury
Snape: Keanu Reeves	Hagrid: Mr. T
Quirrel: Greg Proops	Lupin: George Clooney
Gilderoy Lockhart: William Shatner	Trelawney: Julia Roberts
Madam Pince: Christine Baranski	Flitwick: Danny DeVito

Other Students
Fleur Delacour: Reese Witherspoon	Viktor Krum: Luke Perry (Backup: Matthew Perry)

Harry’s Family
James Potter: Michael Richards	Lily Potter: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Sirius Black: Viggo Mortensen
Vernon Dursley: George Wendt	Petunia Dursley: Amy Sedaris
Dudley Dursley: Abraham Benrubi