—if you were going to give yourself a part, what would it be and why?

SA: I think we all know where this is going: I get Michael Douglas's part. And I'm happy to get myself offed at the end, as long as Laura's holding the blade.

EF: I'd like to consult on the music. I'd pick the soundtrack—some original work, some classic songs. And then also have a role like "woman in yellow dress" or "counselor #5". Just something to show the kids. "Look, Sweetie. There's mommy. Not—not that one. Wait pause right there. See? The lady in the yellow dress. No. Not that one. The one behind her."

LM: And I could never have a part in any movie, because I'm the worst actor in the world.

NP: I'd probably just be a newspaper reporter in the background of the larger scenes. That's all you'll really want me to do. Anything else would just distract.


Jaime Clarke is the author of the novel WE’RE SO FAMOUS, editor of DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME: CONTEMPORARY WRITERS ON THE FILMS OF JOHN HUGHES, and co-founder of POST ROAD, a national literary magazine based out of New York and Boston.