1. 

   How old was Russell Crowe when production began on A Beautiful Mind, in which he played an initially 20-year old John Nash?

   1. 21

   2. 26

   3. 36

   4. 43

2. 

   How old was Stockard Channing when she donned a pink bomber jacket as high school bad girl Betty Rizzo in Grease?

   1. 24

   2. 33

   3. 19

   4. 38

3. Isabella Rossellini played youth expert Lisle von Rhoman, 71, in Death Becomes Her when she was: <img src="http://i.imgur.com/LXQtnrS.gif" width="460" height="450"/>

   1. 39

   2. 61

   3. 28

   4. 34

4. 

   How old was Sally Thomsett (far left) when she played 11-year old Phyllis in The Railway Children?

   1. 16

   2. 31

   3. 20

   4. 13

5. 

   Dustin Hoffman played Jack Crabb, ranging in age from 17 to 121, in Little Big Man. How old was Hoffman when filming began?

   1. 27

   2. 32

   3. 89

   4. 45

6. 

   How old was Jeff Bridges when he played high school senior Duane Jackson, 17, in The Last Picture Show?

   1. 31

   2. 21

   3. 18

   4. 29

7. 

   How old was Michael J Fox, playing 17-year old Marty McFly, when filming began on Back to the Future Parts II and III?

   1. 28

   2. 46

   3. 24

   4. 37

8. How old was Ian McDiarmid, playing ancient-looking Emperor Palpatine, by the time Return of the Jedi was released in cinemas? <img src="http://i.imgur.com/ZNaSi12.gif” width="460" height="276"/>

   1. 52

   2. 60

   3. 47

   4. 38

9. 

   Stacey Dash (left) played 17-year old Dionne Davenport in Clueless. How old was Dash when the film came out?

   1. 19

   2. 28

   3. 21

   4. 42

10. 

    How old was Judd Nelson (right), as teenager John Bender, when The Breakfast Club was released?

    1. 33

    2. 22

    3. 26

    4. 47

Solutions

1:C, 2:B, 3:A, 4:C, 5:B, 6:B, 7:A, 8:D, 9:B, 10:C

Scores

1. 3 and above.

   Hey, you tried. Maybe the whole 'still wanting to play ingenues' thing is a little more complex than Russell thought.<br><br> Here are the answers, anyway:<br><br> 1. Russell Crowe was 36, playing 20.<br> 2. Stockard Channing was 33, playing about 17.<br> 3. Isabella Rossellini was 39, playing 71.<br> 4. Sally Thomsett was 20, playing 11.<br> 5. Dustin Hoffman was 32 upon the film's release, playing 17 to 121.<br> 6. Jeff Bridges was 21, playing 17.<br> 7. Michael J Fox was 28, playing 17.<br> 8. Ian McDiarmid was 38, playing about 85.<br> 9. Stacey Dash was 28 when the film hit cinemas, playing 17.<br> 10. Judd Nelson was 26 when the film came out, playing about 18.

2. 5 and above.

   Not a bad effort. Hey, Russ said it himself: there's a lot of non-accurate age tomfoolery going on out there.<br><br> Here are the answers, for your piece of mind:<br><br> 1. Russell Crowe was 36, playing 20.<br> 2. Stockard Channing was 33, playing about 17.<br> 3. Isabella Rossellini was 39, playing 71.<br> 4. Sally Thomsett was 20, playing 11.<br> 5. Dustin Hoffman was 32 upon the film's release, playing 17 to 121.<br> 6. Jeff Bridges was 21, playing 17.<br> 7. Michael J Fox was 28, playing 17.<br> 8. Ian McDiarmid was 38, playing about 85.<br> 9. Stacey Dash was 28 when the film hit cinemas, playing 17.<br> 10. Judd Nelson was 26 when the film came out, playing about 18.

3. 8 and above.

   Very well done. If you studied film at university or something, it looks like it paid off.<br><br> Here are the answers:<br><br> 1. Russell Crowe was 36, playing 20.<br> 2. Stockard Channing was 33, playing about 17.<br> 3. Isabella Rossellini was 39, playing 71.<br> 4. Sally Thomsett was 20, playing 11.<br> 5. Dustin Hoffman was 32 upon the film's release, playing 17 to 121.<br> 6. Jeff Bridges was 21, playing 17.<br> 7. Michael J Fox was 28, playing 17.<br> 8. Ian McDiarmid was 38, playing about 85.<br> 9. Stacey Dash was 28 when the film hit cinemas, playing 17.<br> 10. Judd Nelson was 26 when the film came out, playing about 18.

4. 10 and above.

   Top marks. You don't need Russell to make you think about actor age accuracy, do you? <br><br> Here are the answers, for gloating purposes:<br><br> 1. Russell Crowe was 36, playing 20.<br> 2. Stockard Channing was 33, playing about 17.<br> 3. Isabella Rossellini was 39, playing 71.<br> 4. Sally Thomsett was 20, playing 11.<br> 5. Dustin Hoffman was 32 upon the film's release, playing 17 to 121.<br> 6. Jeff Bridges was 21, playing 17.<br> 7. Michael J Fox was 28, playing 17.<br> 8. Ian McDiarmid was 38, playing about 85.<br> 9. Stacey Dash was 28 when the film hit cinemas, playing 17.<br> 10. Judd Nelson was 26 when the film came out, playing about 18.