Cassavetes' son Nick Cassavetes followed in his father's footsteps as an actor and director. In 1997, Nick Cassavetes made the film "She's So Lovely" from the "She's Delovely" screenplay his father had written. The film starred Sean Penn, as John Cassavetes had wanted. Alexandra Cassavetes directed the documentary "" in 2004, and in 2006 served as 2nd Unit Director on her brother Nick's film, "Alpha Dog". Cassavetes's younger daughter Zoe Cassavetes wrote and directed the 2007 film "Broken English", featuring Rowlands and Parker Posey.