Fun Film Fact 07/27/11

Clint Howard has appeared in 17 of his older brother, director Ron Howard's, films. Ron Howard has said that Clint is his lucky charm. Here are a few of his appearances:
FROST/NIXON: Interview Director Lloyd Davis
APOLLO 13: Cy Leibergot, A command center employee
CINDERELLA MAN: Referee in Jim's first losing fight
PARENTHOOD: Little League dad who heckles Steve Martin
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: Mayor's Assistant

Fun Film Fact 07/19/11

AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1978)
Ron Howard and Kathleen Quinlan play high school classmates in the film. Years later Ron Howard directed Quinlan in Apollo 13 for which she received an Oscar nomination.

 Ron Howard is on the far left and Kathleen Quinlan is on the far right.