United Kingdom, Jan. 31 -- Josh Brolin had to work harder to prove himself at his 'Goonies' audition because of his famous dad.

The 56-year-old actor - who is the son of actor James Brolin and his late ex-wife, casting director Jane Cameron - insisted nepotism didn't work in his favour when it came to trying out for the 1985 classic and he soon realised he needed to do more work.

Speaking on 'Literally! With Rob Lowe', he recalled: "I think 'Goonies' was quite an accident.

"I went in there, I've been told, they pulled the Brolin thing, 'Are you [James] Brolin's kid? You want to be an actor, huh?' So instead of that nepotistic thing, they looked at me and were like, 'Oh yeah? So act.'

"You know, 'I'm not gonna help you because I know y...