Career: He followed with roles in a string of well-received films: Used Cars (1980), Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982) and Silkwood (1983). In 1983 he became reacquainted with Goldie Hawn (who appeared with him in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968). They worked together on Swing Shift and Overboard (1987). During the 1980s, Russell starred in a rash of disappointments: The Best of Times (1986), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Winter People (1989), but movies like Tango & Cash (1989), Backdraft (1991) and Tequila Sunrise were big hits. He gave a terrific performance in Tombstone as Wyatt Earp and Stargate. He played against type and had a major hit with Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, and remains a busy character actor.

Career: Her movie debut came alongside Peter O'Toole in Rosebud, directed by Otto Preminger, in 1975. After that she became one of the last stars to have a contract with a major studio when Universal signed her. A string of TV jobs followed, including a Columbo whodunit, The Incredible Hulk and miniseries Scruples. In 1982 Porky's made her a minor star, and paved the way for her appearance in 1984's Police Academy. She then appeared in Big Trouble in Little China, Mannequin, Masquerade and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, but it was Sex and the City in 1998 which made her a household name. She won a Golden Globe for her role. Played Britney Spears' mother in the film Crossroads in 2002. The two Sex and the City movies were major hits, and she was praised for her role in political thriller The Ghost. More recently she's enjoyed success on stage in productions of Private Lives and Sweet Bird of Youth.