Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood has a very large family. The Western star has eight children from six different partners. A lot happens during family reunions. Some of his children have followed in their famous father’s footsteps, of which Scott Eastwood is probably the best known. The actor is a spitting image of his father and will be well known to Blockbusters fans of action-packed films such as “Fast & Furious 10” or “Cash Truck”.
But some other descendants of Clint Eastwood have also made a name for themselves in Hollywood. Including his daughter Alison Eastwood. The actor, born in 1972, made her debut at the age of eight with her father in the western ‘Bronco Billy’. In the years that followed, she continued to appear in front of or alongside Clint Eastwood in films such as ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ and ‘Absolute Power’. But in the mid-2010s, the actress announced the end of her career. Her last films, ‘Cru’ and ‘Finding Harmony’, were released in 2014…
“I almost threw up”
…at least that was the plan. But a call from the producer Sam Moore should lead to an acting comeback a few years later. In an interview, Alison Eastwood remembers that evening:
“He [Sam Moore] said, ‘You know, your dad wants you to do this movie,'” the actress recalled in an interview with . “I almost threw up. [Mein Mann] asked: ‘Is everything okay? Has anyone died?’ I said, ‘No, I just don’t feel very good.’ I quit acting and threw in the towel, so to speak, and decided to focus on a lot of other things. I thought: why does he want me?”
The movie was “The mulefrom 2018. Clint Eastwood plays a 90-year-old man in his 90s who is caught smuggling drugs across the border in this drama based on a true story. Alison was, of course, cast as the cheerful drug runner’s daughter.
Standing in front of the camera with her father again
It soon became clear to Alison that she would like to appear in front of the camera again for her father, also because this was another great opportunity to spend time with him:
“The more I thought about it, the more I thought, ‘Maybe this is an opportunity to not only play his daughter, but also just spend some free time with him. And my husband said, ‘If you don’t do this, you’re going to regret it for the rest of your life.'”
Ultimately, the collaboration paid off. And for the father-daughter team, it sure was fun to relive the old days when they appeared together in front of the camera in films like “Bronco Billy.”. If you want to watch the movie now, you can currently stream the title at no extra cost with a Netflix subscription. If you don’t have access to the streaming giant’s offering, you can also watch the drama as VOD Rent for a fee from online providers such as Amazon.
It also seems that working on “The Mule” has caused Alison Eastwood to fundamentally reconsider her decision. She will soon be seen in the western drama “Hot Bath, Stiff Drink, An’ A Close Shave” and the comedy “The Trouble With Billy”.