"Italian Job" to "Italian Job" in 10 Quiz

Answer: Michael Caine

Michael Caine was a young man of 36 when he played Charlie Crocker in "The Italian Job" (1969). At 72, he made a very dignified butler as Alfred in "Batman Begins" (2005). Christian Bale and Liam Neeson were both in Batman Begins (2005), while Benny Hill was in the 1969 production of "The Italian Job".

Answer: Ken Watanabe

Ken was Ra's Al Ghul in "Batman Begins" in 2005. In "The Last Samurai", he was the poet-warrior samurai, Katsumoto. He earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in "The Last Samurai". William Atherton was also in "The Last Samurai". Katie Holmes was Ken's co-star in "Batman Begins", and while she was not in "The Last Samurai", she did marry one of the movie's actors, Tom Cruise in 2006.

Answer: Chad Lindberg

Chad Tyler Lindberg portrayed the Winchester Rep Assistant in the 2003 movie "The Last Samurai" and Jesse in the 2001 movie "The Fast and the Furious". Tom Cruise co-starred with Lindberg in "The Last Samurai" while Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez were with him in "The Fast and the Furious".

Answer: Rick Yune

Korean-American actor Rick Yune played Johnny Tran in the 2001 movie "The Fast and the Furious" and Zao in the 2002 James Bond movie "Die Another Day". Jordana Brewster was Rick's co-star in "The Fast and the Furious". Judi Dench was his co-star in "Die Another Day" in which Pierce Brosnan portrayed the notorious James Bond.

Answer: John Cleese

Before John Cleese portrayed Q in 2002's "Die Another Day", he was introduced as R in an earlier Bond film, "The World is Not Enough" (1999). A few years before he made the Bond film, he co-wrote, produced and starred in the 1988 movie "A Fish Called Wanda" as Archie Leach.

Answer: Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline portrayed Otto in "A Fish Called Wanda" and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In the Oscar-nominated movie "The Big Chill" (1983), Kline played Harold.

Answer: Jeff Goldblum

Goldblum was the journalist Michael in "The Big Chill". Ten years later, in 1993, he played the chaos theorist Ian Malcolm in "Jurassic Park". He reprised the role a few years later in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" (1997).

Answer: Laura Dern

Laura Dern played Dr. Ellie Sattler in both movies. While she was a major character in the original "Jurassic Park", she only played a bit role as the same character in the 2001 film "Jurassic Park III". Vince Vaughn was in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" and Macy and Leoni were in "Jurassic Park III".

Answer: William H. Macy

William H. Macy was a father desperately looking for his lost son in "Jurassic Park III". He played the timid assistant of porn director Jack Horner, Little Bill in "Boogie Nights" (1997).

Answer: Mark Wahlberg

Yup, it's back to "The Italian Job", in 10 steps and 34 years! In 2003, Mark Wahlberg played the same role Michael Caine did in 1969, Charlie Crocker. Born in 1971, Mark was not even alive yet when the original was released. In "Boogie Nights", Mark played high school drop out Dirk Diggler who found success in the porn world.