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April 10

Lavi's actors

I recently created the article Lavi (D.Gray-man) but couldn't find anything regarding how one of his English actors had to replace him due to a car accident. It appears to be common knowledge but I couldn't find a single source about it. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 15:55, 10 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Question about seniors working in the movie industry

Are there ever plays and movies that have a cast and crew mostly of seniors (people over 70)? Sphinxmystery (talk) 23:26, 10 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Grumpy Old Men comes to mind. Though, I doubt the crew was all that old. †dismas†|^(talk) 00:07, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not quite that age range, and a TV show rather than a play or a movie, but Dad's Army would go close. HiLo48 (talk) 00:12, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Quartet (2012 film) featured a cast of older actors and musicians. The closing credits include picture when they were young and describe some career highlights. Again the ages of the crew would be harder to figure out. MarnetteD|Talk 01:48, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In Space Cowboys (2000), 7 of the first 10 credited cast members according to the IMDB were 53-54 to 71-72 years old (depending on when in the year their birthdays were vs. when it was shot). In order by year of birth:

James Garner, born 1928;
Clint Eastwood, 1930;
Donald Sutherland, 1935;
Barbara Babcock, 1937;
William Devane, 1939;
James Cromwell, 1940;
Tommy Lee Jones, 1946.

As for "a crew of seniors", that's not something I've ever heard of being done. --69.159.62.113 (talk) 05:55, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Let's not forget Cocoon (1985). Chock full of old geezers and geezerettes. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:44, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm ... on closer inspection, not as many as I thought: Don Ameche, Hume Cronyn and his wife Jessica Tandy, Jack Gilford. The other seniors were played by young whippersnappers under 70. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:48, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This question is placing "senior" age a bit high. Senior discounts tend to start around 55. My insurance company started giving me a senior discount at 50. The movie theater by my is 60. But, overall, it is around 55 to be a senior, not 70. In Hollywood, it is much lower. Females are seniors by 30 and men are seniors by 40. The reality is that it can be hard for a lot of people over 70 to deal with work - and movie acting is work, doing the same scene over and over and over for hours on end. Not everyone can be like the Rolling Stones. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 16:39, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia has some definitions of senior citizen listed at the article titled "Old age". It appears you have over-corrected; while some definitions define "seniors" as low as 55, "legal retirement age" seems to be the best working definition, which in the U.S. is 65. --Jayron 32 02:13, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. --TammyMoet (talk) 19:41, 14 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]