Q 01/05

Which Sex and the City star plays Meredith Morton, the uptight girlfriend in The Family Stone?

A) Kim Cattrall

B) Sarah Michelle Gellar

C) Sarah Jessica Parker

D) Kristin Davis

Answer · why

C) Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker called Meredith a part unlike any she had played before. She talks with her hands in real life, so the director asked her to keep...

Q 02/05

Which Oscar-winning actress was the first star approached for The Family Stone, signing on as Sybil?

A) Diane Keaton

B) Meryl Streep

C) Sally Field

D) Susan Sarandon

Answer · why

A) Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton was the director's dream Sybil, and once she agreed the rest of his wish-list cast followed. Between takes she stayed in the mood by list...

Q 03/05

In The Family Stone, whose ring does Everett ask Sybil for so that he can propose to Meredith?

A) His mother's own

B) His grandmother's

C) His great-grandmother's

D) His godmother's

Answer · why

B) His grandmother's

His grandmother's ring is the heirloom Sybil at first refuses to hand over, sure that Meredith is the wrong match. By the time she relents, his heart ...

Q 04/05

The Family Stone cast took about three weeks of classes in which skill for scenes with Thad?

A) Ice skating

B) Ballroom dancing

C) Horse riding

D) Sign language

Answer · why

D) Sign language

Sign language came into the script because the director wanted the already anxious Meredith to face a family sharing words she could not follow, so he...

Q 05/05

During which game in The Family Stone does Amy accuse Meredith of pointing at Patrick for a clue?

A) Charades

B) Pictionary

C) Twenty Questions

D) Trivial Pursuit

Answer · why

A) Charades

Charades gives the film its first truly cringe-making scene. With shooting time running short the director planned to cut it, until his editor talked ...