Nicolas Cage can play Hank- and Bruce Willis can play Ben Bernanke–

Lilly Tomlin can play Nancy Pelosi....

This dates me but Bela Lugasi was the first name that came to mind for me.

More humour... Make this one a real slapstick. What about Danny de Vito featuring Ben Bernanke and Mr T as Henry Paulson, don't forget the glasses! Both inspired by the great Sarah Palin starred by Heather Locklear...

Mr. Bean of course!

Robert de Niro, or Robert Redford.

Seeing the way Paulson deals with reporters asking questions – he is a real tough guy.

Paulson by Bruce Willis, Bernanke by Al Pacino I'd say. And for a comic touch: mrs. P or B by Dame Edna.

If we're going for verisimilitude, then Kevin Spacey, perhaps.

Otherwise William Hurt, methinks.

hmpf. Ben Kingsley?

Is Lex Luther available?

Ed Harris – the voice, the gravitas

Al Pacino - he has Hank's voice!

Obviously, Krusty the Clown would be the perfect candidate to portray this great circus star.

I'd go for Jeffrey Tambor from Arrested Development and Larry Sanders.

However, if you're looking for a fresh face in Hollywood, how about the ex-soccer referee Pierluigi Collina. Look him up on Wiki, perfect!

Bush would be played by Rooney. Paulsen would be played by Jeff Goldblum. Obama would be played by Denzel Washington and McCain would be played by Robert Redford with white hair, face would not have to be changed.

I think the heads of all these financial houses would be played by comedians because these great actors like Mr. Bean, Eddie Murphy, Jon Stewart, Chris Rock, Steve Martin, and Robin Williams can portray very well how unprofessional these wise guys really are and how they played while the country burned.

It will be a wonderful movie. I think Hanks is good but I would like to see him in some more deep action roles like "Road to Perdition.: Truly that was a great movie. I'm looking forward to them all!

Well, I wonder if all this started in a bar

Sir Ben Kingsley for Paulson and Tony Shalhoub for Bernanke.

Either Corbin Bersen or Ed Harris as Paulson and either Danny DeVito or Dennis Miller as Bernanke...okay, so they would all have to shave a big bald spot on their heads!

Let's see. Why not ask the characters to get into audition? For example Bush, does a role in which he mixes Presidency with the Jabba character from Star wars. Just everyone picks one character and you mix and match the zaniest craziest capitol cast to make a mega eco-disaster!

John C. McGinley!!!!!

He bears a striking resemblance to the Judge Doom character in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Seriously, look at the pictures. It's uncanny. So my vote is for Christopher Lloyd.

The cast of Monty Python's Flying Circus comes to mind. Out here in middle U.S., we usually hold the guys digging the hole responsible for filling it back!

I am one who likes a great comedy, with a flair for the kids. With that in mind I would like to see President Bush Played by Miss Piggy (I am sure the women foke would enjoy that too). Mr. Paulson played by Beaker. Mr. Burmanke played by Gonzo the Great, Wall Street needs to be represented so the Swedish Chef would fit the bill, and the CEO's of the greedy banking institution could Guest Star, Cookee Monster who would gobble up all the cookees the Swedish Chef makes. Last but not least, the Obama and McCain would be played by Statler and Waldorf, but in a non-agreeable sence. The drama would be less, but the laughs would be a billion a minute.

french actor Jean Reno obviously...look-a-like anyone?

He kind reminds me of Jeff Tambour from arrested development....
how amazing would that be?

$700 billion is only the money to make G. W. Bush's face look a little bit nicer. A little tip for the photographer. (0;

This whole week looks like the last season of the West Wing combined with that movie called 'wag the dog'

With reports of Hank Paulson kneeling in front of Nancy Pelosi, it got me thinking, may be we could have a side romantic angle between them in the movie (you know, being in a stressful situation together – late night heated negotiations, etc. – causing an attraction) – may be they make out in some dark corner of the white house...

Yul Brynner. Because he's dead.

Woody Allen?

The following needs to be evaluated. What is Europe doing? Why don't they think the USA approach is correct? We need to STOP and think about what Paulson wants to do.

"Remember how over the weekend Hank Paulson was on all the bobblehead shows saying that the bailout should extend to foreign firms trading in the US and how he was going to put together a Coalition Of The Bankrupt with other major nations for his bailout plans?

Europe’s not interested in buying toxic debt from sinking companies.

Ulrich Wilhelm, spokesman for Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, said there was no need for “a measure along the lines of what has been decided in the US”. Peer Steinbrück, the German finance minister, also made clear after a telephone conference with his contemporaries in the G7 group of leading nations that Berlin did not need to set up a rescue package.

…The French government also said it did not plan to set up a toxic asset fund or contribute to the US scheme. British officials said they had already instigated a special liquidity scheme, but like France and Germany they did not intend to pursue a toxic asset fund.

The European Commission made clear it was not planning any emergency measures.

That’s a wee bit of a problem for Paulson’s plan, and signals exactly how much confidence European governments have in it. And the reason they have so little confidence in Hanks plan is simple – it won’t solve the underlying problem which is that too many banks have sailed too close to the wind and are now insolvent. Solving that problem would require recapitalizing those banks and getting credit flows unfrozen again – which would cost yet more untold hundreds of billions and would again reward bad actors for their sins but at least would help people other than the fat-cats at those major banks.

Without such a recapitalization, though, the light at the end of the tunnel is still the oncoming train of recession.
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Admittedly not a film star, but a good substitute referee for Hank has to be Pierluigi Collina

OH Be sure to send the CNeuroTropics.com web site to congress they are offering to help with Bail out on the web site. I found it while job searching. They have a solution to Financial Crises and Assesment.

Right now it looks like the safest place to be during this meltdown is smack dab in the middle of the PNG jungles.

With respect to a movie about the current crisis I suggest the following cast:

Hank – Robert DeNiro
President Bush – Al Pacino
Sen McCain – Jeff Tambour
Sen Obama – Chris Rock
Rep Pelosi – Judy Davis
Mr. Beanke – Eric Idle
Sec Paulson – John Cleese
Sarah Palin – Pamela Anderson

Paulson reminds me of Uncle Fester on the Adams Family...

All jokes aside, a lot of pain and loss being served on a lot of undeserving people.
Who the gentleman are to be played by I dont know.

What I do know is that they should stop playing GOD themselves , and have a think at the harm they are doing to innocent saving people....

Stanley Tucci!!!!

I suggest the following cast:

Sen. McCain – Sylvester Stallone
Sen Obama – Denzel Washington
Mrs. Obama – Naomi Cambell
George Bush – Mr. Bean
Mrs Bush – Bet Mindler
Sarah Palin – Paris Hilton
Sec. Paulson – Arnold Swartsenenger
Nancy Pelozy – Sarah Jessica Parker
Bernanke – Clint Eastwood
Greenspan – Antony Hopkins
CNN's Maggie Lake – Catherine Zeta Jones
CNN's Charles Hodson – George Clooney
Bank of America CEO – Michael Douglas (Wall Street)
Thain, Merril Lynch CEO – Pierce Brosnan
Ex Lehman Brothers CEO – Danny De Vito (Others' People Money)
Ex Bear Sterns CEO – Jim Carrey

If you need a stuntman, plese feel free to contact me.... :-)

Dracula

Patrick Stewart, w/Tony Shalloub as number cruncher Ben

Hank Paulson. He's displayed such good acting talents the last week or two. He'd be a natural for the role.

Kermit and the entire cast ARE BACK in...

" The MUPPETS Take Main Street!!! "

President Kermit, and Vice Prez Piggy head off on a wacky adventure from the White House... to Wall street... to Main Street.

Follow the crazy antics of Chairman Fozzie and Treasurer Sam the Eagle as they but heads with Senators Waldorf and Statler et al ...watch Presidential hopeful Gonzo the Great in a rip-roaring romp with Camilla and the rest of the chicken Congress!

Dazzling musical numbers... famous cameos... and a surprise multi-Billion dollar bailout keep this latest Muppet movie lively and fun for kids and taxpayers alike!!!

You'll laugh ...you'll cry.
You'll jump to your feet with excitement!

Coming soon to a theater near you.

Well no real person could fill those shoes...
how about Bugs Bunny?

I think Woddy Harrelson is definetly Hank..........lol

Lexington Steele is perfect as Sec. Hank Paulson. David Letterman as Sen. McCain. And Sen. Obama......as himself.....

How about the 3 stooges, take your pick which is which