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The Champion, Thursday, July 24, 2014
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Family Connections In Film
By Tresa Erickson
It is not uncommon for children to follow in their parents’
footsteps, becoming attorneys, bakers and doctors like Mom
or Dad. Nowhere is this more evident than in the world of
feature films. The Arquettes, the Barrymores, the Bridges-
these are just some of the families with multigenerational
performers. How much do you know about the family
connections in film? Take this quiz and find out.
1) Prizzi’s Honor features some of the best work of director
John Huston and his daughter, Anjelica. Both were nominated
for an Oscar for their work in the film. Who won?
2) John Huston has been credited with directing another
family member in an Oscar-winning performance in The
Treasure of Sierra Madre. Who was it and what was their
relationship to Huston?
3) Emilio Estevez wrote, directed and starred in the drama
Bobby. Which of his family members also had a significant
role in the film?
4) Estevez also wrote, directed and starred in Men at Work.
Which of his family members played his buddy Carl Taylor in
the film?
5) Gone Baby Gone features the work of brothers Ben and
Casey Affleck. Who directed whom in the film?
6) Jason Bateman starred in the comedy Teen Wolf Too.
Which of his family members helped produce the film?
7) Polly Draper and her husband, Michael Wolff, helped
produced The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie. Which of
their sons starred in the film?
8) Which of the Wolff brothers’ parents directed the film?
9) Several other Drapers also had roles in the film. Who were
they?
10) Golden Pond features some of the best work of Henry
Fonda, and his daughter, Jane. Both were nominated for an
Oscar for their work in the film. Who won?
11) Judy Garland starred in the musical In the Good Old
Summertime. Which of her daughters appeared in the film as
a tot?
12) Ron Howard allowed his kids to be extras in several of
his films. Which of his kids made their acting debut in Book of
Love?
13) Bruce Paltrow did his best work behind the camera,
directing and producing many hits as his daughter Gwyneth
looked on. What film did he last direct his daughter in?
14) Paltrow’s wife, Blythe Danner, starred in many films,
sometimes teaming up with daughter Gwyneth. What 2003
film did the two star in as mother and daughter?
15) Ben Stiller starred in the comedy Zoolander. Which of his
family members also had roles in the film?
Answers: 1) Anjelica Huston won an Oscar for Best
Supporting Actress, 2) Walter Huston, John’s father, won a
Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in the film, 3) Estevez’s
father, Martin Sheen, played Jack in the film, 4) Charlie
Sheen, 5) Ben Affleck directed his brother Casey in the film,
6) His father, Kent Bateman, 7) Both of their sons, Nat and
Alex Wolff, starred in the film, 8) Their mother, Polly Draper,
9) Polly’s brother Tim and his kids, Eleanor, Adam, Billy and
Jesse, 10) Henry Fonda won an Oscar for Best Actor, 11)
Liza Minnelli, 12) Bryce Dallas Howard, 13) Duets, 14) Sylvia,
15) His wife, Christine Taylor, his sister, Amy Stiller, and his
parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara
Well, how did you do? There are many other families that
have teamed up in film from the Cohen brothers to the
Travoltas. When it’s your turn to host Trivia Night, consider
using this quiz and adding to it to really get the wheels
turning.