Fertility = Actress?

i think that Laura Flynn Boyle would do a good job, i think the chick in a Beautiful Mind and Requiem For A Dream, Jenn Connely (i don't know how to spell her name), would to a pretty good job too.

Yeah, Jennifer Connely would do great! But, it seems to me that she would lack that ironic/twisted approach which Fertility has. How about Courtney Love? I know a lot of people hate her, but she's done pretty good so far.

I almost always picture her as Scarlett Johanssen... the "friend" from "Ghost World"... but then, I've always gotten the impression that she was more than a few years younger than Tender, and kind of "pretty-plain". That when she's telling him how to describe herself, she's trying to improve on her real looks...

Then again... that's just my opinon.

ANGELINA JOLIE. DUH.
SHE'S FERTILITY, BABY.
I WILL MARRY HER.

5, 7, 5. Nyquil!

Well, Nicole Kidman was interested in the part of Fertility, I read somewhere, which works out well, as I am interested in her.
We can have a double wedding, Will.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BoyWithFangs [/i]
[B]I think Gweneth Paltrow would be fantastic for the role of Fertility. Espacially after seeing her in the Royal Tennenbaums. She can pull off the depth with a dark side as well as contibute the sense of levity and humor that the character demands [/B][/QUOTE]
exactly what i was going to say.

i think someone like Jennifer Conelly, she is so beautiful....

or that girl, erm.... Brigitte Murphy- i saw her in a film where she played a crazy girl, and i imagine she'd be good as her.
i picture Fertility as having dark brown hair and a kind of mousy appearance, so, none of the actresses above actually

not Gwyneth! Christina Ricci!

Jennifer Conelly would be amazing... and she's definately not tough to look at. would also be interesting to see Jennifer Love Hewitt do a role where she isn't "Perfect." now before you all throw shit at me, JLH is a good actress who chooses lousy roles from time to time... meanwhile Jennifer Conelly chooses excellent roles. besides, like i said they are both great to look at for 2 hours... even better looking in "Dirty" roles. like Conelly was much better in Requiem for a Dream then she was in A Beautiful Mind.

I cant believe no one has said Parker Posey (is that how you spell her name?) yet, god shes amazing

It would be so cool, if Parkey Posey played Fertility, and the Parker Bros. played Tender and Adam.

It'd be, you know. The Parker Family!

The Parker Family?

Isn't that a sit-com on UPN?

UPN? Is that a channel?

I've never heard of a show called the Parker Family.

Oh wait!

Does UPN show Star Trek? I used to watch that.

i swear, we've had this conversation before...

anyway, my vote's for lauren ambrose of "swimming" and "six feet under" fame.

I thought it was interesting when I heard Nicole Kidman was interested because after I read the book I tried to think of who I thought would play Fertility if it ever was made into a movie...and she was the second person on my list....so here's what I came up with..

Nicole Kidman
Patricia Arquette

and I can't remember the others.

Parker Posey...I didn't think of her, but that's a good one as well as Gwenyth and Christina Ricci.

I don't think Jennifer Connelly...She's more of a Paige Marshall to me.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Suzee [/i]
[B]As much as I'm a fan for Christina Ricci, I can't see her being Fertility. She's far too innocent. I could see Clea DuVall (But I'm A Cheerleader, The Faculty). She definitely pulls off the cynical little lady in all of her movies she's in. [/B][/QUOTE]

Are you saying Christina or Fertility is innocent? (I have a hard time thinking of either one that way...)

i love Clea DuVall though. I can just see the look on her face when she talks about the ship sinking.

She also seems the sort who'd go dancing in a department store during a fire...

Okay, I got it. For real. It would be the worst movie EVER.

Fertility: Jennifer Lopez
Tender: Matt Damon
Adam: Ben Affleck

How's that for the world's worst idea?

Ha!

The only way it could be better would be if Darva Conger was the woman he marries at the suprebowl.

Hee, I am easily amused.

Nicole Stoffman, for sure.

Damn you Wardo! I was gonna say that. Missed by a day. Grrr. My other choice would be Sarah Polley from Go, but low and behold, someone's mentioned her too. I'll just crawl back into my corner and shut up shall I?

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by willtupper [/i]
[B]UPN? Is that a channel?

I've never heard of a show called the Parker Family.

Oh wait!

Does UPN show Star Trek? I used to watch that. [/B][/QUOTE]

UPN is worthless, except for one show--Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

[B]It would be so cool, if Parkey Posey played Fertility, and the Parker Bros. played Tender and Adam.

It'd be, you know. The Parker Family![/B]

And how about a guest spot by the coolest-named superhero alterego, Peter Parker?!

Oh, for sure.

Spiderman MUST be in Survivor.

LMAO.

Thank you. That made my evening.

the only problem i can see with any actress playing Fertility is her exiled filthiness we see during her late-nigh talks with Tender. I'm not sure any well-known acress would do a good job playing her, maybe someone lesser known would do better, someone hardly anyone has ever heard about. popular actresses are apt to fail at such difficult roles. Survivor's the best Palahniuk novel that I have read, and I have read them all. i wish him luck in the future, and i have great hopes for Diary.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by survivorovivrus [/i]
[B]the only problem i can see with any actress playing Fertility is her exiled filthiness we see during her late-nigh talks with Tender. I'm not sure any well-known acress would do a good job playing her, maybe someone lesser known would do better, someone hardly anyone has ever heard about. [/B][/QUOTE]

This is why I've fallen so in love with someone's suggestion of Clea DuVall.

I haven't seen much of her, but she just exuded so much "I'm a nasty bitch with a forked tongue but you still want to fuck me" aura in "But I'm a Cheerleader" (the biggest part I've seen her in yet) that once someone suggested her here, I was sold on the idea completely.

She could definately pull it off.

I'd still like Luke and Owen Wilson as Tender and Adam.

ok, seriously im thinking------ Philip Seymour Hoffman for Tender Branson, as he is: homely, so uncomfortable in so many roles-- eg. Lebowksi, State + Main, Boogie Nights, Happiness all class, & for Fertility- its gotta be a girl with real cojones- so im thinking- 1- Courtney Love (nutcase), Juliette Lewis ( played Brad Pitts hick wife in Kalifornia so well) or a total unknown.

I could see Hoffman doing it, for real. There was a preview to a movie he's in (with the lady from the movie "Misery") before "About Schmidt" (which had the lady from Misery NAKED; would you talk about terrifying?) that he SO reminded me of an early Tender. Just dumb, going along with whatever he's told.

He's Tender, and Angie is Fertility.

That is all.

i think it's going to be someone that isn't a commonly known actress, too. i think gweneth would be great for it if any well known actress though.. she seems to be able to transform into whatever role, big or small that she plays pretty well.
sorry if someone's already said this... i'm too lazy to read all the posts

Philip Seymor Hoffman is so dead-on. His attraction to Fertility reminded me so much of his crush on Anna Paquin in 'The 25th Hour.' In fact, Fertility should be played by Anna, now that I think about it.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by willtupper [/i]
[B] (which had the lady from Misery NAKED; would you talk about terrifying?)[/B][/QUOTE]
Kathy Bates is a beautiful, beautiful woman, ok? No need to talk dirt about her when she's not-OKAY I'M JOKING! THAT'D TOTALLY BE GROSS! But seriously, Kathy (I hope her name is spelled with a K) Bates is an amazing actress, especially in Misery. She reminds me a lot of my aunt, whose name is also Cathy (with a C, though).
As for a cast, I don't know if I've posted this before, but I feel the need to post again, so the Hoffman guy would definitely be good and I can't judge about acting ability, but I can picture that chick from the beginning of Pulp Fiction, the chick that says "ANY OF YOU FUCKING PIGS MOVE AND I'LL EXECUTE EVERY MOTHER FUCKING LAST ONE OF YOU!!!" That's the chick I picture playing Fertility. Though she's kinda gross. Grosser than Kathy Bates, I think.

no offense, but putting "love" hewitt in the movie would be the worst thing they could do. she would attract a bunch of junior high kids who would go and tell their parents they saw a movie about a guy who runs a suicide hotline where he tells people to kill themselves and chuck would never make a movie again. like i said on the other board i like angelina jolie(in original sin and girl interupted she looked like she was ready to die at any moment, perfect for fertility) but i think jennifer connely would be great too.

JULIETTE(sp) LEWIS! Or Bjork!(even though she isn't an actress)

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100% juliette lewis
(see kalifornia, natural born killers)

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by EntishEli [/i]
[B]If they have make-up for good looks, then they have it for making women look depressed and ugly too.

But I think either Franka Potente or an unknown actress would work best. [/B][/QUOTE]

I totally agree. My vote definitely goes for Franka Potente.

Famke Janssen, Franka Potente Sarah Polley, and maybe just maybe Fairuza Balk all these actresses would be good and for adam and tender it would have to be luke and owen wilson how fun!!

wait...i thought Fertility was a redhead??? maybe I'm thinking of the wrong book. either way, when I read it, I pictured a cross between Cate Blanchett (If you put her attitude in 'Elizabeth' and her attitude in 'Bandits' into a blender, Fertility would be the substance you poured into your glass) and Tori Amos (disturbed with an innocent face...or an empty one, depending on those eyebrows).

was she not really a redhead?

the girl from 6 feet under would fit like a glove. i honestly couldnt see anyone else doing it. she looks extremely plain and i think she could play the personality of fertility well. just my humble opinion.

Christina Ricci

Cameron Diaz was a whore in Gangs of New York ( I think, right?) and played kinda slutty in Vanillia Sky... In GONY she also had the red hair thing goin' on.

Heather Graham also played kind of a whore (with red hair!) in From Hell and a porno "actress" in Boogie Nights.

I think either would play a good "fertility"

And Ralph Fiennes as Tender.... can anyoneone else see it?

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by blitzbabe [/i]
[B]Lauren Ambrose (six feet under) [/B][/QUOTE]
Oh YES!!! Thats exactly what I was going to say!

She'd be a great Fertility if she could lose a bit weight. Man. And to top it off, Lauren is damn good looking too.

Lauren Ambrose and Parker Posey were two that came to mind as i read the book.

Scarlet Johansen (sp?) would be great.....actually a lot of these choices are pretty good.

Jena Malone would be perfect, in my opinion. Or, for a more mature-looking Fertility, Mia Sara.

how about ashley judd?
naomi watts?
or rachel griffiths from 6ft under?

patricia arquette... you know the loving call girl from tarantino's True Romancs

Both Patricia Arquette and Famke Jannsen are too old now. Unless they want redo Fertility, she had more of th e"girl" quality, and Patricia is like 36, while Famke is like 39.

A Rose McGowan type would maybe be alright, but she's kind of detatched, even for Fertility, who I pitcutred having a little warmth, somewhere underneath.

[QUOTE=Solle]Jena Malone would be perfect, in my opinion. Or, for a more mature-looking Fertility, Mia Sara.[/QUOTE]

Jean Malone.... that's a good idea.

Alright, get Ben Browder for Tender... he could pull it off... or better yet Connor Trinneer. Oh gosh that'd be f-in' crazy awesome! I know how this may sound for Fertility but it's a big name and she would work with red hair... Liv Tyler.... try and forget that McCool's movie... and that she was in LOTR... oh and that she's Steven Tyler's daughter.
-Brutal

Well, I dont know if anybodys said it or not, but for some reason whenever I picture fertility hollis I imagine the chick from Fight Club (cant remember her name at the moment) except shes changed so she fits the character more.

I like the idea of Patricia Arquette. When I was reading it, I got the image of Alicia Witt based on the description, but having watched Urban Legends last night, I don't think she's got the acting chops to handle the roll. Whereas Arquette has done some above-average work.

If you look at ALP's av, she's got the Fertility bee-stung lips going for her. I don't know if she can act, though. Then again Madonna can't act and she's being considered for the part.