Wall Street

Martin Sheen and son, Charlie

Wall Street was the first time the two shared the big screen. Charlie admitted having mixed feelings about working with his father, who came in to do his two weeks after the rest of the cast had already worked nine weeks on the film and were exhausted. "He kind of pulled us together and made us look like a bunch of amateurs," Charlie said ruefully. "Working with my father, I found I'd get discouraged by the thought that maybe I'm not going to be this good some day. Then I'd get encouraged to think maybe I will be... He's definitley the best guy I know, as a father and as a individual."
Working together was an emotional experience for both men. It brought back old memories and further tightened already strong bonds. "We weren't nervous at all. Dad is never nervous," Charlie boasted to journalist Tom Green. "There's a scene in the hospital where he's had a heart attack. I go in there and we're both breaking down. I remember what it was like after my dad really did have a heart attack, nearly a decade ago. I mean, we connected, man. We connected in five minutes where some fathers and sons don't connect in a lifetime."