Okay. I’ve put together some pairs of real-life Hollywood siblings. The focus here is siblings who work in film or TV and all you gotta do is choose between them. You must choose. None of this “Well, I liked him in that, but then I liked the brother in that” stuff.
CHOOSE, okay!?? Also: Pretty please.
Just copy and paste the questions with your answers. And I’m sure I’ve forgotten some so there’s no need to email me with that. Thankee.
Okay. GO!
1. Warren Beatty or Shirley MacLaine?
2. River or Joaquin Phoenix?
3. Charlie Sheen or Emilio Estevez?
4. Joan Fontaine or Olivia de Havilland?
5. John or Joan Cusak?
6. Beau or Jeff Bridges?
7. Tim or Tyne Daly?
8. Mary Kate or Ashley Olsen?
9. Julia or Erik Roberts?
10. Randy or Dennis Quaid?
11. Owen or Luke Wilson?
12. John or Jim Belushi?
13. David or Shaun Cassidy?
14. Jake or Maggie Gyllenhaal?
15. Alec or William Baldwin? (I know there’s more. Who cares?)
16. This Wayans or That Wayans?
17. Rob or Chad Lowe?
18. David or Keith Carradine?
19. Michael or Virginia Madsen?
20. Ralph or Joseph Fiennes?
21. Jane or Peter Fonda?
22. James Arness or Peter Graves? (oooh! hard!)
Okay. Phhhhew. That’s it. It’s all you now.
1. Warren Beatty or Shirley MacLaine? Shirley
2. River or Joaquin Phoenix? River (I was going to marry him, see).
3. Charlie Sheen or Emilio Estevez? Emilio
4. Joan Fontaine or Olivia de Havilland? Olivia
5. John or Joan Cusak? John (hmmm, I was going to marry him too).
6. Beau or Jeff Bridges? Beau.
7. Tim or Tyne Daly? Tim. (I loved Wings. *blush*). I didn’t know they were siblings.
8. Mary Kate or Ashley Olsen? Er …?
9. Julia or Erik Roberts? Julia (and Emma, Julia’s niece, Erik’s daughter).
10. Randy or Dennis Quaid? Randy. Two words: Christmas Vacation!
11. Owen or Luke Wilson? I can’t tell them apart.
12. John or Jim Belushi? Jim
13. David or Sean Cassidy? Da doo ron ron, Saun.
14. Jake or Maggie Gyllenhaal? Maggie.
15. Alec or William Baldwin? Neither and none. The Baldwins just don’t do a thing for me.
16. This Wayan or That Wayan? That one.
17. Rob or Chad Lowe? Chad! (I wrote him a fan letter once, because, see, ahem, I was going to marry him too).
18. David or Keith Carradine? David.
19. Michael or Virginia Madsen? Virginia.
20. Ralph or Joseph Fiennes? Ralph.
21. Jane or Peter Fonda? Jane.
22. James Arness or Peter Graves? (oooh! hard!) Peter.
Of course, I meant, Shaun Cassidy, not Saun. 🙂
Okay. My answer, peeps:
1. Warren Beatty or Shirley MacLaine? Warren. Hands down.
2. River or Joaquin Phoenix? I find Joaquin disturbingly sexy. So Joaquin.
3. Charlie Sheen or Emilio Estevez? Hm. Charlie.
4. Joan Fontaine or Olivia de Havilland? Oh. Who’s asking these? Gah. Joan.
5. John or Joan Cusak? John.
6. Beau or Jeff Bridges? JEFF!! One of my all-time favorite actors. I adore him.
7. Tim or Tyne Daly? Tim. Tyne Daly, talented as she is, annoys me.
8. Mary Kate or Ashley Olsen? I cannot even tell them apart, but I like the name Mary Kate better. So there it is.
9. Julia or Erik Roberts? Erik, actually. I wish he’d work more.
10. Randy or Dennis Quaid? Dennis. Hubba hubba.
11. Owen or Luke Wilson? Hm. Hard. I’m gonna go withhh … Luke, I think.
12. John or Jim Belushi? John. Poor Jim. But, you know, he managed to stay alive and carve out a pretty good career. Damn you, John. I’m still mad at you.
13. David or Sean Cassidy? Oh, wow. Another hard one, for me, anyway. Gotta go with Keith Partridge.
14. Jake or Maggie Gyllenhaal? Well, Jake, you’re cute and all, but Maggie. She’s different. Quirky.
15. Alec or William Baldwin? (I know there’s more. Who cares?) Oh, please, Trace. You just asked this as filler, admit it. I hate Alec Baldwin for his recent tirade against his daughter and for all his non-apology apologies about it. But I like him as an actor. Sometimes one must compartmentalize when one thinks about Hollywood.
16. This Wayans or That Wayans? I’ll go with That Wayans.
17. Rob or Chad Lowe? Rob. We have a complicated history, but Rob.
18. David or Keith Carradine? David. Grasshopper.
19. Michael or Virginia Madsen? Hm. HM. Michael, I think.
20. Ralph or Joseph Fiennes? Joseph. Yup. There is something too tightly wound about Ralph.
21. Jane or Peter Fonda? Peter.
22. James Arness or Peter Graves? (oooh! hard!) ACK! ACK! “Marshal Dillon” or “Mission: Impossible”?? Actually, “Gunsmoke” wasn’t in my consciousness as much as “How the West was Won” which came later. And I was obsessed with that show. So based on that … this is hard … but James Arness.
. Warren Beatty or Shirley MacLaine? Shirley
2. River or Joaquin Phoenix? Joaquin
3. Charlie Sheen or Emilio Estevez? Emilio
4. Joan Fontaine or Olivia de Havilland? Olivia. I always found Joan to be rather robotic and creepy
5. John or Joan Cusak? John. you’re killin’ me, Smalls!
6. Beau or Jeff Bridges? Jeff
7. Tim or Tyne Daly? Tyne
8. Mary Kate or Ashley Olsen? this is a trick question, right?
9. Julia or Erik Roberts? Julia
10. Randy or Dennis Quaid? Randy – ’cause I’m a character actor kinda gal and I love him, from “Last Picture Show” to the present
11. Owen or Luke Wilson? Owen
12. John or Jim Belushi? John. even talent that kills you counts
13. David or Shaun Cassidy? Cannot answer. Mists of time obscuring vision…
14. Jake or Maggie Gyllenhaal? Maggie. There’s just something interesting there.
15. Alec or William Baldwin? (I know there’s more. Who cares?)William. Alec is the High Priest of Sperm.
16. This Wayans or That Wayans? That.
17. Rob or Chad Lowe? Chad
18. David or Keith Carradine? Keith, hands down. So much more interesting.
19. Michael or Virginia Madsen? Virginia
20. Ralph or Joseph Fiennes? Joseph: see Tracey’s take
21. Jane or Peter Fonda? Peter
22. James Arness or Peter Graves? (oooh! hard!)Mis-ter Dillon!
you know i’m not gonna follow your rules.
1. Warren Beatty or Shirley MacLaine? Shirley. Warren’s so smug.
2. River or Joaquin Phoenix? Joaquin.
3. Charlie Sheen or Emilio Estevez? Ugh. Um, Emilio, I guess. He makes me think of that awesome song, St. Elmo’s Fire.
4. Joan Fontaine or Olivia de Havilland? Olivia.
5. John or Joan Cusack? John. Say Anything.
6. Beau or Jeff Bridges? Jeff, I guess.
7. Tim or Tyne Daly? Tim, I guess.
8. Mary Kate or Ashley Olsen? Ashley. Seems almost stable.
9. Julia or Eric Roberts? Eric. He was in Heroes!
10. Randy or Dennis Quaid? Until Dennis did that baseball movie, I would have said Randy. But Dennis did that baseball movie. So Dennis. I’m a sucker for baseball movies.
11. Owen or Luke Wilson? Oooooooh. Too hard! I refuse to choose! Loken!
12. John or Jim Belushi? Jim.
13. David or Shaun Cassidy? ? No opinion.
14. Jake or Maggie Gyllenhaal? Maggie. Once your whole image has turned into “gay cowboy” for five entire years, you cease to have sex appeal for this hetero woman. No apology. You just do. And it’s not like he really stands out as an awesome actor. All he had was sex appeal.
15. Alec or William Baldwin? (I know there’s more. Who cares?) Alec, but ONLY because of 30 Rock. I know he’s a complete boil on the butt of humanity. But 30 Rock is funny.
16. This Wayans or That Wayans? Exactly.
17. Rob or Chad Lowe? Chad, just because he had to put up with his shrill me-me-me wife for so long. Oh, and because of all that stuff that makes Rob creepy.
18. David or Keith Carradine? ? No opinion. Can’t there be a David Caruso in here? I pick HIM!
19. Michael or Virginia Madsen? Virginia.
20. Ralph or Joseph Fiennes? Joseph, for Shakespeare in Love. Ralph, for Schindler’s List. Negative Ralph, for The English Patient. So Joseph.
21. Jane or Peter Fonda? Is this a real question, tracey? You KNOW my answer. Oh, right. There are other people in here, it’s not always about me me me (unless you’re Hilary Swank). Peter, by default, and because he’s stinking awesome.
22. James Arness or Peter Graves? (oooh! hard!) You pick.
1. Warren Beatty or Shirley MacLaine?
Warren. Shirley is too coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs for me.
2. River or Joaquin Phoenix?
Joaquin. Because he’s alive.
3. Charlie Sheen or Emilio Estevez?
Charlie. Emilio seems whiny.
4. Joan Fontaine or Olivia de Havilland?
Melly.
5. John or Joan Cusak?
OOoooo! John. No, Joan! No, John. In my fantasy, I married John and Joan is my bestest friend. ::sigh::
6. Beau or Jeff Bridges?
Lloyd.
7. Tim or Tyne Daly?
Tim. With tongue.
8. Mary Kate or Ashley Olsen?
Who didn’t have an eating disorder? Her.
9. Julia or Erik Roberts?
Eric. I try really hard to like Jules, but I’m sorry, I just can’t. Her fakeness just shines through.
10. Randy or Dennis Quaid?
Randy.
11. Owen or Luke Wilson?
Owen.
12. John or Jim Belushi?
According to me, Jim.
13. David or Shaun Cassidy?
Please. SHAUN.
14. Jake or Maggie Gyllenhaal?
Jake.
15. Alec or William Baldwin? (I know there’s more. Who cares?)
Alec. . .or be dead by his hand.
16. This Wayans or That Wayans?
The other one.
17. Rob or Chad Lowe?
Chad has always struck me as someone a LEETLE to in touch with his feminine side, so, Rob.
18. David or Keith Carradine?
Who was the nerd? Him.
19. Michael or Virginia Madsen?
Ooo, Michael! Rowr.
20. Ralph or Joseph Fiennes?
Is there another Fiennes other than Ralph? I didn’t notice.
21. Jane or Peter Fonda?
Peter. Jane = Ugh.
22. James Arness or Peter Graves? (oooh! hard!)
This message will self-destruct in five seconds. . . Peter.
1. Warren Beatty or Shirley MacLaine? Warren
2. River or Joaquin Phoenix? River
3. Charlie Sheen or Emilio Estevez? Charlie Sheen
4. Joan Fontaine or Olivia de Havilland? Joan Fontaine
5. John or Joan Cusak? Joan
6. Beau or Jeff Bridges? JEFF!!!!!!!
7. Tim or Tyne Daly? they’re related?? I choose Tyne
8. Mary Kate or Ashley Olsen? what’s the dif.
9. Julia or Erik Roberts? Julia
10. Randy or Dennis Quaid? Dennis
11. Owen or Luke Wilson? Owen
12. John or Jim Belushi? John
13. David or Shaun Cassidy? David
14. Jake or Maggie Gyllenhaal? Maggie
15. Alec or William Baldwin? (I know there’s more. Who cares?) Alec
16. This Wayans or That Wayans? Neither. Wish all of them would go away.
17. Rob or Chad Lowe? I gotta go with Chad, based on Life Goes On
18. David or Keith Carradine? David
19. Michael or Virginia Madsen? Michael
20. Ralph or Joseph Fiennes? Joseph
21. Jane or Peter Fonda? Jane (based pretty much on Klute – great flick)
22. James Arness or Peter Graves? (oooh! hard!) Peter Graves
FUN!
1. Warren Beatty or Shirley MacLaine? Shirley, I guess. No strong feelings either way.
2. River or Joaquin Phoenix? If River had had a greater body of work, maybe him. But Joaquin wins because he’s got so much stuff going for him.
3. Charlie Sheen or Emilio Estevez? I like Emilio more, but Charlie’s the better actor.
4. Joan Fontaine or Olivia de Havilland? Olivia, but only because I have no real opinion.
5. John or Joan Cusak? John.
6. Beau or Jeff Bridges? Jeff. The Dude, of course!
7. Tim or Tyne Daly? Tyne, but mainly because Wings was like a plague on humanity.
8. Mary Kate or Ashley Olsen? Which one looks like Skeletor right now? Whichever one that is, I choose the other one.
9. Julia or Erik Roberts? I like ’em both OK, but Erik because he was in Best of the Best and The Prophecy II.
10. Randy or Dennis Quaid? Randy, but that was a real toughie.
11. Owen or Luke Wilson? Luke.
12. John or Jim Belushi? John. 🙁
13. David or Shaun Cassidy? No opinion.
14. Jake or Maggie Gyllenhaal? Maggie.
15. Alec or William Baldwin? (I know there’s more. Who cares?) Alec because he was The Shadow.
16. This Wayans or That Wayans? Damon Wayons. He’s legitimately funny, I’ve enjoyed everything he’s done, and he’s not the attention wh*re that many of his brothers seem to be.
17. Rob or Chad Lowe? Rob.
18. David or Keith Carradine? David, but John’s the coolest Carradine ever.
19. Michael or Virginia Madsen? Mr. Blonde.
20. Ralph or Joseph Fiennes? Ralph (although he almost looses because he pronounces it “Rayph).
21. Jane or Peter Fonda? Peter. Some actors I just can’t separate who they are in life vs. who they are on screen.
22. James Arness or Peter Graves? (oooh! hard!) Peter. “Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?
What a great quiz.
1. Warren Beatty or Shirley MacLaine? Didn’t even know they were sibs, honestly. I may be disqualified from the rest of the quiz!
2. River or Joaquin Phoenix? Hm. Stand By Me v. Walk the Line. You play dirty. So do I. Keifer Sutherland. =P
3. Charlie Sheen or Emilio Estevez? Charlie. Major League and Breakfast Club cancel out, which leaves Emilio in arrears for the seventeen Mighty Ducks films.
4. Joan Fontaine or Olivia de Havilland? I can’t answer this one.
5. John or Joan Cusak? Going with John.
6. Beau or Jeff Bridges? Jeff, but only after Lloyd.
7. Tim or Tyne Daly? This is a quantum finish. Tyne’s always excellent, even when I can’t particularly enjoy the show. But go ahead and sue me, Tim was the voice of Superman. It’s so hard to be a good actor AND a good voice actor.
8. Mary Kate or Ashley Olsen? You’re ducking the tough question: “Candace or Kirk Cameron?” Candace. (Please don’t injure me.)
9. Julia or Erik Roberts? I have to vote Erik. I have yet to forgive anyone involved in Hook, except Lukas Haas.
10. Randy or Dennis Quaid? Dennis Quaid, Professional Actor.
11. Owen or Luke Wilson? Luke, in a minor upset.
12. John or Jim Belushi? John, damn it all – if for nothing else than the little dance Blutarski does on top of the building, for no particular reason, before swooping down at the end of the parade.
13. David or Shaun Cassidy? n/a – I am neither 13 nor female.
14. Jake or Maggie Gyllenhaal? Maggie.
15. Alec or William Baldwin? (I know there’s more. Who cares?) One write-in vote for Stephen – or whichever of them was the detective on Homicide.
16. This Wayans or That Wayans? No Wayans.
17. Rob or Chad Lowe? Rob. “Let’s rock!” (heheheheheheh)
18. David or Keith Carradine? David.
19. Michael or Virginia Madsen? Virginia. Michael is excellent at creepy amoral despair, though.
20. Ralph or Joseph Fiennes? Hmmmm…. Ralph.
21. Jane or Peter Fonda? Honestly, no opinion. Though there’s only one Barbarella, and she inspired Clubarella on Futurama, so she’s got that going for her… which is nice.
22. James Arness or Peter Graves? (oooh! hard!) Peter Graves.
1. Warren Beatty or Shirley MacLaine? Nutty as a fruitcake, but Shirley made “Postcards From the Edge”, “Steel Magnolias” and that funny technicolor movie where she marries (and is widowed by) Paul Newman, Gene Kelly and… Dean Martin(?) I can’t remember the name though.
2. River or Joaquin Phoenix? Mmm… Joaquin…
3. Charlie Sheen or Emilio Estevez? Charlie. “Major League.” And Emilio just seems too… vanilla.
4. Joan Fontaine or Olivia de Havilland? Um… pass.
5. John or Joan Cusak? John. Joan’s had so much done to her face, she’s creepy looking.
6. Beau or Jeff Bridges? JEFF JEFF JEFF JEFF JEFF JEFF JEFF JEFF!!!
7. Tim or Tyne Daly? Tim. She bugs me. Too Hillary Clinton-like.
8. Mary Kate or Ashley Olsen? Mary Kate’s appearance is more entertaining.
9. Julia or Erik Roberts? Erik; Julia takes herself waaaaay too seriously.
10. Randy or Dennis Quaid? RANDY, BAYBEE!
11. Owen or Luke Wilson? I forget which is which. The dark-haired one. NOT the Butterscotch Stallion.
12. John or Jim Belushi? I’m more familiar with Jim, but John was the greater actor; a genius. But he always looked dirty to me as a kid.
13. David or Shaun Cassidy? Pass.
14. Jake or Maggie Gyllenhaal? Maggie. I admire her chutzpah (even though we don’t agree on lots of things). And Jake just comes off like a woosie.
15. Alec or William Baldwin? (I know there’s more. Who cares?) Alec was really good in “The Departed”.
16. This Wayans or That Wayans? The Other Wayans.
17. Rob or Chad Lowe? Rob.
18. David or Keith Carradine? Which one’s which?
19. Michael or Virginia Madsen? Ooooh, that’s a tough one… Um… Virginia. Just because she’s working more lately and has better exposure.
20. Ralph or Joseph Fiennes? Ralph. Though they’re pretty much the same person.
21. Jane or Peter Fonda? Peter. Jane is more annoying than annoying itself.
22. James Arness or Peter Graves? (oooh! hard!) Peter Graves. Just for “Airplane.” That took guts.
WG: “The Butterscotch Stallion.” Hahahahaha! But I like the Butterscotch Stallion, too, so that one was hard. I can’t honestly pinpoint WHY I said Luke just then. They’re neck and neck. Like ’em both. Oh, and yeah, your comment on Tyne Daly. That’s it! She’s a great actress. I just can’t get past her. Which is totally unfair, I suppose.
Oh, and I messed up one of my answers. Can I switch it? Let’s go to the judges ….. and judges sa-a-aay YES! So. I meant to say Joan Cusack, not John. Tho’ I like him, too. But that Joan, she’s wonderful, so under-rated.
Cullen — Yeah — I’ve always wondered what the deal is with “Rayph.” Like, dude, your name is spelled Ralph. Pronounce it that way or change the spelling. Seems so pretentious to me.
I am so late, but what the heck…I wanna play anyway!
1. Warren Beatty or Shirley MacLaine? Shirley for her part in “Steel Magnolias”
2. River or Joaquin Phoenix? After “Walk the Line”…Joaquin
3. Charlie Sheen or Emilio Estevez? Charlie
4. Joan Fontaine or Olivia de Havilland? Olivia…she was Melly after all.
5. John or Joan Cusak? John…I love Joan too, but “Say Anything” still gets me
6. Beau or Jeff Bridges? Jeff
7. Tim or Tyne Daly? Tim
8. Mary Kate or Ashley Olsen? Ashley…she misse dout on the eating disorder and looks better for it
9. Julia or Erik Roberts? Julia
10. Randy or Dennis Quaid? Randy makes me laugh, but Dennis is ever so much yummier. “Something to Talk About” is an overlooked movie that I just loved.
11. Owen or Luke Wilson? Uhm…Luke, I guess.
12. John or Jim Belushi? Jim
13. David or Shaun Cassidy? Shaun…I had such a crush as a girl. I went to see him at some charity baseball game. Da Do Run Run!
14. Jake or Maggie Gyllenhaal? Jake
15. Alec or William Baldwin? (I know there’s more. Who cares?) William. But I will say, I am a bit more sympathetic to Alec than most. Having endured hideous custody situations with my husband and his youngest son, I understand the frustration…however, he took it out on the wrong person. Although, when the kids reach a certain age, it is hard not to think that they could help change things a bit, if they wanted to. It is a difficult thing to go through. Anyway…not the issue here before us. My answer is still William.
16. This Wayans or That Wayans? The original bald one
17. Rob or Chad Lowe? Rob…even after the uhm, s*x tape fiasco, I can’t help but look at his pretty, pretty face and not love him a little.
18. David or Keith Carradine? Keith
19. Michael or Virginia Madsen? I don’t know
20. Ralph or Joseph Fiennes? Ralph, for his Harry Potter connection
21. Jane or Peter Fonda? Peter
22. James Arness or Peter Graves? (oooh! hard!)James Arness
Shannon — /I can’t help but look at his pretty, pretty face and not love him a little./
Yes!
He is a pretty pretty pony, isn’t he?
I’m dying here. I remember watching St. Elmo’s Fire with the Ladybug and commenting, about halfway through, “You know, this movie has one nagging problem – Rob Lowe is the prettiest person in the whole cast.”