Chris O'Donnell was originally cast as her son in "Prince of Tides", but she chose her real son instead
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MGM-UA, who had originally signed on for The Prince of Tides, was in the ... to 
cast Jeff and Lloyd Bridges as father and son, but Lloyd Bridges refused the role.