Trek, directed by John Hughes

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So the NYMag entertainment blog posted this video from a press junket asking the Twilight cast who would the cast be if it was an 80s movie (it's on my tumblr, and hilarious mostly because R Patz is never not trolling) and hey, I can't sleep so why not post?

I'm not doing this with HP because to be honest, I don't know enough 80s teen British actors. BUT!

If Star Trek TOS/AOS were an 80s teen movie, who would you cast?

I'm thinking Jasmine Guy for Uhura.

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Corin Nemec (?) - aka Parker Lewis Can't Lose - Checkov?? Or perhaps Checkov must be the dude from Weird Science.
I really want to find a role for Matthew Broderick but what? Scotty???
Val Kilmer - Kirk. Failing that, Nero.
Ione Skye - Gaila.

That's as far as I'm getting. YMMV. And, good lord, *were there even any* Asian men in the 80s teen movies I watched, to play Sulu?

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omg Val Kilmer is perfect for Kirk! I don't know why I hadn't already thought of that!

Which dude from Weird Science? Anthony Michael Hall or the other one?

God, I think there's only Gedde Watanabe, who's more of a comedian I think. Or the kid from Revenge of the Nerds.

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Yeah, AMH. On the lots of curly blond hair plus ability to be adorably goofy fronts.

For Val Kilmer, it was a matter of Real Genius being the first 80's movie that I think of, usually, along with Say Anything, and Val's character in RG is just pure Kirk. I was actually combing the RG cast for a good Spock but coming up short (the Laszlo Holyfeld character isn't emotive enough to get a sense if his actor can do tightly held emotion as well as being enigmatic). But now OMG I want that entire cast to have roles.

Ooh, can Eric Stoltz be in it?