Summary

• The final comedic performance by James Caan in "Queen Bees" reunites him with Ellen Burstyn, marking a 24-year reunion since their last appearance together in a 2000 crime drama.
• "Queen Bees" has gained recent popularity on Netflix, currently ranking in the top 3 movies in the United States on the streaming platform.
• The cast of "Queen Bees" features several other reunions, including Jane Curtin and French Stewart from "3rd Rock from the Sun" and Ann-Margret and Christopher Lloyd from "Going in Style."

The final comedic performance by legendary actor James Caan in Queen Bees quietly marked a cast reunion nearly a quarter-century after their box office flop. Caan, who sadly ed away in 2022, appeared in dozens of classic dramas and comedies ranging from The Godfather as Sonny Corleone to Elf as Walter Hobbs, Buddy's dad. The last movie in which Caan had a leading role was the 2023 action crime thriller Fast Charlie starring Pierce Brosnan, Morena Baccarin, and Gbenga Akinnagbe.

Queens Bees is a 2021 feel-good comedy movie that has found recent popularity on Netflix in January 2024, currently ranking in the top 3 movies in the United States on the giant streaming platform. Directed by Michael Lembeck (Friends), Queen Bees follows an elderly woman named Helen Wilson who reluctantly agrees to move into an assisted living home, played by Ellen Burstyn. This is not the first time that Caan and Burstyn have appeared on screen together, marking a 24-year reunion since their mutual appearance in a 2000 crime drama.

James Caan & Ellen Burstyn Starred In The Yards Before Reuniting In Queen Bees

While Queen Bees was Caan's last comedy in which he starred opposite Ellen Burstyn, the pair also starred in the 2000 movie The Yards, which unfortunately was a box office bomb despite its great cast and director. The Yards featured Caan as Frank Olchin and Burstyn as Val Handler while also starring Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Faye Dunaway, and Charlize Theron. The Yards was a box office dud, making just under $1 million worldwide based on an estimated $20 million production budget.

Adding to the surprisingly terrible box office performance of The Yards was the fact that it was also directed by James Gray, who went on to direct celebrated films such as The Immigrant (2013), The Lost City of Z (2016), and Ad Astra (2019). Since appearing in The Yards, Ellen Burstyn, who is most famous for her appearances in The Exorcist (1973) and Requiem for a Dream (2000), has appeared in the 2014 Kevin Costner movie Draft Day and the acclaimed television series Louie and House of Cards.

Queen Bees Featured Several Other Reunions In The Cast

James Caan and Ellen Burstyn were not the only cast of Queen Bees to have reunions of their own. Jane Curtin and French Stewart both starred in the classic television sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun while Ann-Margret and Christopher Lloyd were both featured in the 1979 classic caper comedy movie Going in Style. Queen Bees, which features the last comedic performance from the great James Caan, can be streamed exclusively on Netflix.