Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright who lived in the late 1800s. He wrote a play called The Bear, a Joke in One Act. This drama is about a man and a woman who initially despise each other, but fall in love later in the show. Mrs. Popov is a widow who is unrealistically grieving the loss of her husband. The main male character of the play is Grigory Stepanovich Smirnov, a hot-tempered man who is trying to collect the money that Mrs. Popov's late husband owed him. Luka is Mrs. Popov's valet, who also plays an important role in the show. Harrison Ford, Sandra Bullock and Michael Caine would be perfect to play the three main characters of The Bear if the work were to be presented in its original form. Harrison Ford would be a great choice to play the part of Grigory Stepanovich Smirnov. One of the first traits the reader notices about Smirnov is his short temper and vulgar dialogue; these qualities pair well with one of Harrison Ford's previous roles. Ford played Han Solo in the Star Wars series. Ford's experience playing a character who gets angry easily would make Smirnov's actions much more believable; an example of this is the scene where Smirnov breaks Mrs. Popov's chair (speech 69 SD). Ford would be able to play off Smirnov's anger well and also keep the action comical. In addition to presenting Smirnov's actions well, Ford will also succeed in presenting Smirnov's dialogue. For example, when Smirnov states: “You are an idiot, you talk too much. . . . Ass!" (Speech 18), Ford has the experience to succeed in presenting this line. One of Ford's lines in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back shows how Ford would present this line from The Bear; Ford, as Han Solo says, “Then I'll... middle of the paper... I'll play The Bear, A Joke in One Act. Harrison Ford is perfect as the cantankerous older man, Grigory Smirnov is a 'excellent choice to play Mrs. Popov, the depressed widow. Finally, Michael Caine is a good choice to play Mrs. Popov's servant named Luka. Actors all have the experience to adequately portray the three complex characters of the play Chekhov. Works Cited Batman Begins. Dir. Christopher Nolan. DVD.Chekhov, A Joke in One Act. Roberts. 9th ed. New York: Longman, 2009. 1582-1590. Director Cristoforo Nolan. Warner Bros., 2008. DVD.The Proposal. Dir. Anne Fletcher. Touchstone Pictures, 2009. DVD.Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Dir. Giorgio Lucas. 20th Century Fox, 1980. Film.