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1. In what scene from Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers does director Peter Jackson make a cameo appearance? A. He doesn't have a cameo: He does the voice of Gollum B. He's one of the Rohirrim warriors on the side of Rohan C. He's and Orc, pursued by Treebeard D. He plays a Tusken Raider in the scene in which the Raiders rescue the Elves Answer: B. He's one of the Rohirrim warriors on the side of Rohan (Rodney) Confirmation: web = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001392/ Objections: |
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2. What object was digitally removed from several characters' possession in the DVD of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial? Answer: Guns (rodney) Confirmation: jason Objections: |
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3. In John Malkovich's directorial debut, The Dancer Upstairs, the terrorist acts that are depocted are derived from the real life actions of what group? A. The Shining Path B. Al Qaeda C. The Symbionese Liberation Army D. Amway Answer: A. The Shining Path (erin) Confirmation: web = http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/thedancerupstairs/index.html Objections: |
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4. In a word, what do Rupert Everett's role in Shakespeare in Love, Joan Cusack's in Say Anything..., and Darren McGavin's in The Natural have in common? They are all:_____________________ Answer: uncredited (rodney) Confirmation: web = http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0569000/, http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000349/, http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000391/ Objections: |
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5. True or false: In Pulp Fiction, John Travolta's Character, Vincent Vega, claims that in Paris, a Buirger King Whopper is called a Royale With Cheese. Answer: false, mcdonalds quarter pounder = royale w/ cheese (formage.) (rodney) Confirmation: jason ("i ain't never been to a burger king, here") Objections: |
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6. Complete the following: Jeff Bridges is to Pierre Watkin as Elijah Wood is to... (for extra credit, explain why) A. Tobey Maguire B. Christopher Guard C. Traci Lords D. Guillaume Depardieu Answer: B. bridges played wild bill, watkin played wild bill, wood played frodo, guard played frodo (rodney) Confirmation: web = http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0914246/, http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000313/, http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0345295/ Objections: |
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7. Why did starlet Krista Allen turn off a PREMIERE writer's tape recorder in the middle of an interview? A. Because she wanted to discuss her doctoral work on Strindberg - off the record. B. Because her reporter asked her about her participation in seven softcore Emmanuelle movies. C. Because the reporter asked her about the status of her relationship with George Clooney D. Because she can Answer: Confirmation: Objections: |
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8. There is a familial connection of sorts between the 1928 horror classic The Man Who Laughs and the 1999 gross-out comedy American Pie. What is it? A. Grinning Man lead conrad Veidt is the great-grandfather of grinning Pie crony Sean William Scott. B. Pie band-camp girl Alyson Hannigan is the great granddaughter of Man female lead Mary Philbin. C. Man production supervisor Paul Kohner is the grandfather of Pie's producer and director (respectively) Chris and Paul Weitz. D. Man director Paul Leni is the godfather of Pie MILF Jennifer Coolidge. Answer: C. Man production supervisor Paul Kohner is the grandfather of Pie's producer and director (respectively) Chris and Paul Weitz (rodney) Confirmation: web = http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0463434/ Objections: |
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9. In which Woody Allen movie does his character list the things that make his life worth living? Answer: Manhattan (jason) Confirmation: web = http://www.keralaonline.com/mindscape/offbeat/display.asp?cap=manhattan Objections: |
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10. The image of which two Star Wars characters can be found in Raiders of the Lost Ark? Answer: C3PO and R2D2 (jason) Confirmation: web = http://www.moviemistakes.com/film1040/trivia Objections: |
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11. What does Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) tell his mother (Catherine Scorsese) as he's leaving her house in the 1990 film Goodfellas? A. "If the cops come, don't tell them nothin!" B. "Don't paint any more religious pictures, please." C. "Learn to cook some time, why dontcha." D. "Keep your friends close but your enemies closer." Answer: Confirmation: Objections: |
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12. What, as actors, did Kevin Bacon (in Wild Things), Viggo Mortensen (in The Indian Runner), and Harvey Keitel (in The Piano) do that many lead actors will not? Answer: full-frontal nudity? (guess) Confirmation: Objections: |
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13. The directors of The Escape Artist (1982), All the Right Moves (1983), and Juice (1992) were all making their feature-film debuts, though all were already prominent as what? Answer: They were cinematographers. (rodney) Confirmation: web = http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0221042/, http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0152469/, http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0225416/ Objections: |
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14. First-name-droppers: FIllin the given first name of each of the 12 actors below: William____ Clark Gable (rodney) Eldred_____ Gregory Peck (rodney) Terence____ Steve McQueen (rodney) Thomas_____ Sean Connery (rodney) Dorthy_____ Faye Dunaway (rodney) Charles____ Robert Redford (rodney) Jose'______ Antonio Bandaras (rodney) Mary_______ Kathleen Turner (rodney) William____ Brad Pitt (rodney) Matthew____ Ryan Phillippe (rodney) Laura Jeanne_ Reese Witherspoon (rodney) Christopher__ Ashton Kutcher (rodney) |
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15. The popular 1957 weepy An Affair to Remember, starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, is in fact a remake of 1939's Love Affair, and both films were directed by Leo McCarey. Which films below were remade by their original directors? A. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934); Alfred Hitchcock. B. Ball of Fire (1941); Howard Hawks. C. The Vanishing (1988); George Sluizer. D. Lady for a Day (1933); Frank Capra. Answer: A, C, and D (rodney) Confirmation: web = A. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934); Alfred Hitchcock. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0049470/, http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0025452/ C. The Vanishing (1988); George Sluizer. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0096163/, http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0108473/ D. Lady for a Day (1933); Frank Capra. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0055312/, http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0024240/ Objections: |
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