Fox Tones PN waa a MINA Patan Mura Stories id a Leaky Lae WEEKLY REPORT ON ENTERTAINMENT & LIVING SUT 04 edSENT Dien At Camp Sita In France, Wve se EB aice m a all ae ANMAADIITEDI eli . a’ & a G 6 a Thanks to technology, President Kennedy acts in ‘Forrest Gump.” But why stop there? Just THINK of the possibilities... (Above, Streisand replaces Hepburn in ‘The African Queen’): FORE SEEING. THINGS emul | lorget Michele Peters rendtion of Maki’ Whoopie’ But what If Suse Diamond were singing “Happy Birthday, Mr, President instead?” IVEN WHAT’S already been done with film technology, how far are we from a time when computers allow us to insert anyone who’s ever been filmed into any movie, old or new?... Bit by bit, from the movies like Jom 0, roma empl annatin of ron id deleting hea sa ack {186 computar rpc sx nang eds . Secon = Bietacce oar sath arm Presidente Kennedy dohnuon and Noses cme masting F_ Presidents Kennedy dohnon and Nisa =P ACN‘Fusfuas SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1604 ‘These and other juxtapositions are examples of computer com- posting, the new Righ-tech game in which stare of today and yes {arday are electronically transported tothe same time 20ne, ad to the same location ‘The idea of mixing stars of diferent eras isn't new; back in 1971 ‘comedian Chuck McCann was walking into ¢ “Casablanca” scene in “The Projectionist." But never before has the execution of these {ficks been as convincing asi snow, “This superimposing ~ and imposing —of old film on new brings up al sorte of question thatthe foes ofclorization have yet to imagine. If Ted Turner wanted to rece “Ben-Hur” with himself inthe ttl role, would Chariton Heston have to return his Oscar? More likely, coulda computer memorize Bogarts features ‘0 well that he coud be literally reborn and recast in new movies? so, would he need an agent? And furthermore, which of today's ‘puny scripts could even bogin to contain his persona? Might we Derhaps want to update some of is own movies by replacing him ‘with a more contemporary figure —say Ale Baldwin? If we've learned anything from Hollywood, it's that scence ‘breeds mad scientists, Soin the interest of experimentation, we've {ried to ace where such technology might take us. Disregarding the limits of time and space, life and death, sense and nonsense, we've recat afew of our favorite and not-so-favorite— movies. ANYONE CAN PLAY ‘The movies on these pages were recast by New York Newsday fm ‘le Jack Mathews and freelance writer Frank Lovece. The fantay tis ae ‘phot-llustations created by out at and production departments. But any ‘umber can play tis game. Please send us your suppeston (on a pestearé ‘ony or eating afm casi ra contemparary movie with computer castig. We'l pit the best ones in a future issue of FanFare. Mal 1 Seeing ‘Things / Renée Kaplan New York Newsday, 2 Park Av, H.., M. 10016-5696. BASIC INSTINCT, string Marion Brando and Sharon Stone: In his prime, Brando generated moe heat na T-shit than Michael Doula in his birtnay st,INDECENT PROPOSAL, starring Demi Moore and Buddy Hacket: Rober. ‘edtord was such an appealing milinare that the essential slasnas ofthe that's because Bruce Wis payed the Cary Grant oe lot was disguised. How much money woud i ake now? ‘HUDSON HAW, starring Cary Grant We know you did’ se this movie, bt SOME UKE HOT, starring Divine, FuPaul and Maryn Moore: With Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtin rag, eas Hilarious. Bt now, could be ny subversive.