Wednesday 27 July 2022

Separated at birth X - Gaten Matarazzo and Micky Dolenz

Gaten MatarazzoGaten MatarazzoHaven't done one of these for an absolute age, but it struck me recently that Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo, left, would be a shoo-in to play the young Micky Dolenz, right, should anyone ever get around to making a Monkees biopic... got to happen eventually, right? I'd watch it.

Speaking of Monkees biopics, if you haven't seen the B&W video on YouTube of Davy, Peter, Micky and Mike's pre-casting screen tests, you really should (stick with it, it's not all silent).

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  1. I can see that, although they better hurry up as he's growing up fast.

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    1. Isn't he? Aren't they all? But yes, they'd better hurry up, as waiting for the final series is the only thing stopping me cancelling my subscription.

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    2. They missed the boat with the previous Dolenz lookalike (Daniel Roche from BBC comedy Outnumbered). I agree with Rol, time to get a wiggle on!

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    3. Daniel Roche, good shout!

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  2. Did you see that Bob Rafelson died last week; without Bob there would've been no Monkees.

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    1. I saw that, yes. Micky paid a nice tribute on Twitter.

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  3. Gosh, Dustin always reminded me of someone but I could never think who it was - you could be on the button there.

    What a great little film. They definitely chose the perfect four although only one of them left now. Amazing how contemporary it looked in some ways - they could have been casting for a boy band today. The style of clothes, hair and the jokey banter. A wonderful find.

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    1. Terrific, isn't it? And yes, they got the right four, for sure.

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