How many movies can you think of in which REAL parents and children play the roles of parents and children?
Examples I can think of:
Henry Fonda played Jane FOnda’s father in “On Golden Pond.”
Sylvester Stallone played Sage Stallone’s dad in “Rocky 5.”
Kirk Douglas plays Michael Douglas’ dad in a movie out right now (the title eludes me).
How many other examples can you think of? Only movies in which the parent and child APPEAR as parent and child are wanted (if, say, John Huston had a cameo in a movie with Anjelica, but he wasn’t playing her father, it doesn’t count).
On the Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet television series, Ozzie and Harriet Nelson’s own children David and Ricky played themselves.
The little girl with Tilda Swinton in the last scenes of Orlando was her own daughter.
Alan Alda’s daughters Elizabeth and Beatrice played his (and Carol Burnett’s) daughters in The Four Seasons. Beatrice was back with her father in A New Life, but I don’t recall if they played father-daughter.
John Mills and Hayley Mills played father and daughter in The Truth About Spring. John Mills played Hayley’s father-in-law in The Family Way.
Liza Minnelli made her movie debut as Judy Garland and Van Johnson’s daughter in the final scene of In the Good Old Summertime.
The first episode of the 90s version of The Outer Limits (The Sandkings, a rather lacking adaptation of a fine story) features Lloyd Bridges, Beau Bridges, and Beau’s son Dylan as father, son, and grandson.
The roles of the younger and older Sylvia Plath will be played by Gwyneth Paltrow and Blythe Danner next year in Ted and Sylvia. http://us.imdb.com/Title?0325055
Angelina Jolie and her father John Voigt were both in TombRaider.
Abigail Hopkins appeared with her father, Anthony Hopkins, in Shadowlands, even though it was a brief part as a nurse. She also had a bit part as a nursemaid in Remains of the Day.
and Lloyd Bridges played a parental unit twice to Jeff - Once Meeting Daddy and the other time in a TV move Secret Sins of the Father.
I think Lloyd Bridges appeared in at least three films with son Beau but never as a parent, but Beau and Jeff did appear as brothers in The Fabulous Baker Brothers. At least I think that was the title.
Ryan and Tatum O’Neal starred in Paper Moon, albeit not as father and daughter. Tatum’s character was orphaned and traveled with Ryan as a swindling duo, so I guess it can somewhat count.
Trivia: Paul Newman and his real-life daughter were set to star in the movie at first.
Demi Moore and Rumor Willis played mother and daughter in the horrific film Striptease. I believe her other two daughters, Tallulah and Scout appeared in a film with dad Bruce Willis called Bandits.
Sean Astin’s daughter will be playing Elanor Gamgee in Return of the King. Can’t remember her name, though. (Peter Jackson’s kids and Viggo’s son Henry also show up in the films, but not as offspring, so I think they don’t count.)