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Billy Zane

Arnold Vosloo

Not sure who is a poorer man's who

uh

This is some Berenstein Bears shit. I need to seriously reexamine everything about my life, apparently.

 

[TheStruggler]

 

[Two Words]

 

[Makai]

This is a very good shout, in the UK we have a magazine called Viz, and for a long time they called Michael Ironside "the guy from Robocop that looks like Jack Nicholson but is loads cheaper"

That's Kurtwood Smith, who is definitely a poor man's Michael Ironside

 

[Slaythe]

The Miz and Michael Biehn, although I'm not sure who is currently the poor man's version.

D:

who the fuck is that ?

There is hope for a Terminator movie ?!

I don't care if that guy can't act, just have him read lines and get a real actor to voice act him.

 

[Speevy]

This thread is like take a picture of an actor that vaguely resembles some other actor's picture but otherwise they don't look, sound, or act alike and wouldn't be used in one another's roles.

 

[RedAssedApe]

D:

who the fuck is that ?

There is hope for a Terminator movie ?!

I don't care if that guy can't act, just have him read lines and get a real actor to voice act him.

claim to fame was being on The Real World and various spin offs on MTV and then became a pro wrestler in the WWE

 

[STILLethal]

Patrick Wilson looks more like Chris Patt or vice versa imo.

Chris Pratt's make-up and facial expression is so on point, I just want to to kiss him and I'm not even into men

 

[BigRedOne]

 

[sappyday]

Dan Fogler is the poor man's Jonah Hill.

But I'm pretty sure there is someone who's a poor man's Dan Fogler but he's hard to remember

 

[Rad-]

Spoiler

Logan Marshall Green(left) and Tom Hardy(right).

This + Jai Courtney looked a lot like Tom Hardy in Suicide Squad as well.

 

[KingV]

Amy Jo Johnson, from Might Morphin Power Rangers is a poor man's Jennifer Garner.

 

[MattKeil]

He once said that pissing off Fincher by not allowing him to use his likeness in Alien 3 was a very bad choice.

I'd like to see the receipts on that, since Biehn got paid his entire salary from Aliens over again from Fox's unlicensed use of his image in that movie, and Fincher hated the whole project so I don't see why it would have affected anything going forward anyway.

Biehn's disappearance in the '90s had a lot more to do with substance abuse issues than anything else.

 

[Roi]

To bad this thread turned into a 'which actors look a-like' thread.

 

[The Hamburglar]

To bad this thread turned into a 'which actors look a-like' thread.

Yup

A poor mans version doesnt have to look anything like their superior version.

 

[Ushay]

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Bwahahahahhaha

This fucking thread slaying me.

 

[Muchacho]

Andy Lau and Jet Li (dunno which is the poor version though)

Toby Maguire is poor man's Jake Gyllenhaal

Thandi Newton is poor man's Zoe Saldana

Hugh Jackman is young man's Clint Eastwood

 

[HoodWinked]

hemsworth brothers are on a sliding scale, cheapest to most expensive.

when you cant get the pope to play the high sparrow you settle with Jonathan Pryce

 

[StrawberryJam]

I consistently get Dennis Quaid and Kevin Costner mixed up. They seem to have the exact same kind of roles playing miserable old bastards. At least Quaid was in Innerspace. Cannot recall a Kevin Costner movie that I have ever enjoyed.

 

[KKRT00]

For me Helen Hunt and Jodie Foster always looked very similar.
I like them both though, but definitely Jodie Foster was/is more expensive star.

 

[Gnome]

I consistently get Dennis Quaid and Kevin Costner mixed up. They seem to have the exact same kind of roles playing miserable old bastards. At least Quaid was in Innerspace. Cannot recall a Kevin Costner movie that I have ever enjoyed.

You didn't like Dances with Wolves? Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is also pretty good, in spite of Costners poor attempt at a british accent.

 

[PanSexual_Peacock]

Newton is a much better actress than Zoe

 

[CaviarMeths]

This thread is a poor man's version of a thread about poor man's actors.

 

[jelly]

Kristen Stewart and Teresa Palmer

I was so confused watching Warm Bodies. They were so similar.

 

[pa22word]

Hugh Jackman is young man's Clint Eastwood

Fun fact about Jackman is that his entire career is based upon being cast as Poor Man's Gary Sinise.

Now when was the last time you saw Sinise in anything?

 

[DiipuSurotu]

noomi rapace and rooney mara

They both have funny names too

 

[SlipperyFishes]

Andy Lau and Jet Li (dunno which is the poor version though)

Andy Lau GOAT of course. Jet Li lost relevance.

 

[DavidDesu]

Jeremy Renner is the poor man's actor for any white generic male actor.

Haha absolutely. I always find him incredibly.. well generic I suppose. Don't know why he's ended up in so many biggish films outside of the Avengers (and he's bland in that role too). Just don't care for him though I'm sure he's an alright guy.

 

[nel e nel]

I don't think Benicio would be doing commercials for Mulino Bianco biscuits and snacks and talking Rosita the chicken while pretending to be the baker.

The rest of the world doesn't place the same stigma on big stars doing commercials as the US does.

 

[Milly Osworth]

This thread makes me wonder if I have a copy somewhere out there.

 

[biggersmaller]

Chris Rock is a poor man's Chris Tucker.

Friday
Rush Hour
Jackie "dirty ass trunk" Brown
and of course...

 

[BeauRoger]

Rutger Hauer is a good choice when you want that Anthony Hopkins aura on a budget.

 

[pa22word]

Rutger Hauer is a good choice when you want that Anthony Hopkins aura on a budget.

Lol what? Hopkins and Hauer probably both do the same amount of trash equally, and Hopkins was never really a stranger to trash even when he was really popular.

They both really had thst one amazing movie (blade runner, silence of the lambs) that got them any job they wanted for a paycheck, and they both rode that train for all it was worth. I'd say their career path is pretty equal all things considered.

 

[Garlador]

A few that still mess me up from time to time.

Rhona Mitra and Kate Beckinsale

Katy Perry and Zooey Deschanel

Billy Connolly and John Cleese

Tom Selleck and Burt Reynolds

And while I can tell them apart visually, I always get Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek mixed up.

 

[BeauRoger]

Lol what? Hopkins and Hauer probably both do the same amount of trash equally, and Hopkins was never really a stranger to trash even when he was really popular.

They both really had thst one amazing movie (blade runner, silence of the lambs) that got them any job they wanted for a paycheck, and they both rode that train for all it was worth. I'd say their career path is pretty equal all things considered.

Hopkins is almost certainly better paid, and just a quick google search reveals a massive difference between them in networth. Given the big popularity difference between the two, with Hopkins being a household name, i think its very safe to say that you could get Hauer cheaper than hopkins, and i find them to be quite alike. I dont think the OP specifically wanted instances where one actor was swapped for another due to budget reasons, thats a very weird take on this thread. Im not sure why you brought up the quality of their respective movies.

 

[Dommo]

Rutger Hauer is a good choice when you want that Anthony Hopkins aura on a budget.

Hey you don't see Rutger Hauer memorising and quoting lines from Anthony Hopkins' films.

 

[NaughtyCalibur]

The dude from Limitless(TV show) wants to be Chris Pratt so bad lol

 

[TheJollyCorner]

Christian Slater is a poor man's Jack Nicholson.

Corey Feldman is a poor man's Michael Jackson.

 

[zeemumu]

When you get a Sheen or Estevez that isn't named Martin.

When you can't afford Jennifer Lawrence, you get Haley Bennett.

If we were still in the late 90's early 00's pop age then Christina Aguilara would be the poor man's Britney Spears.

But I guess Ashlee Simpson works as the poor man's Jessica Simpson. Seems mean to say so.

 

[jett]

Which one starred in a billion dollar movie though?

I actually had to look up which one of them was in Jurassic Park, heh.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Thandi Newton is poor man's Zoe Saldana

Wrong direction. Zoe is the knockoff Thandie.

 

[Anarion07]

 

[habithipster]

Dane Dehaan is an extremely poor man's Leonardo DiCaprio.

This guy wants a word:

 

[StrawberryJam]

You didn't like Dances with Wolves? Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is also pretty good, in spite of Costners poor attempt at a british accent.

Haven't seen Dances With Wolves but being from Britain, that British accent bothers me too much haha.

 

[Gilzor]

Bruce Willis is the poor man's Mickey Rourke... Yeah I went there...

 

[tylerdeep]

You get Jessica Alba when you can't get Natalie Portman.

I remember reading somewhere that Jessica herself mentioned this.

Jamie Kennedy is a poor man's Jim Carrey.

You get a 2008/2009 Ford Shelby GT500KR when you can't get a 1982 Pontiac Trans Am

 

[ClivePwned]

I bet Bryce Dallas Howard wakes up everyday cursing Jessica Chastain.

there's even a song about the similarity.
"I am Not Jessica Chastain"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipObSiFHpyY

 

[The Hamburglar]

big king is a poor mans big mac

 

[Gr1mLock]

Pat Swayze/Kurt Russell. They rotated.

 

[archangelmorph]

1st time watching Starship Troopers, Casper Van Dien was immediately obvious to me to be a poor man's version of He-man...