Unrelated Movies & TV Shows With Same Title [5] Quiz

Answer: Big Sky

"Big Sky" which debuted in 2020 came from the creative mind of David E. Kelley of "Boston Legal" and "Ally McBeal" fame. In this show two women, one a private detective and the other an ex-cop who was having an affair with the private detective's husband, team up to solve crimes. The premiere episode's last scene was a doozy. "Big Sky" was also the title of a 1997-1999 TV series from Australia involving a small airline company. The same title was used by a 1997 TV mini-series showcasing performances of Canadian musicians.

One film with the title "Big Sky" came out in 1952 and starred Kirk Douglas as a frontiersman, and was directed by the legendary Howard Hawks. The 2011 "Big Sky" film is a drama, and the 2015 "Big Sky" film is a thriller in which a teenager and her mother are menaced by a gunman. Small Wonder is one of Delaware's nicknames, Lone Star State is a Texas moniker, and Land of Plenty isn't actually a nickname of a state although it was the title of a 2014 film starring Michelle Williams.

Answer: Las Vegas

"Las Vegas" lasted five seasons from 2003 to 2008, with James Caan as Ed Deline and Josh Duhamel as Danny McCoy both men working for a casino, surveilling the customers, looking for those who may be cheating, stealing, or perhaps counting cards. They also are tasked with protecting valued guests.

The 2013 film "Las Vegas" is a comedy drama in which Robert De Niro as Paddy, Morgan Freeman as Archie, and Kevin Kline as Sam, all friends since childhood decide to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their friend Billy (played by Michael Douglas), their last remaining bachelor friend who has finally taken the plunge and proposed to his girlfriend Lisa (played by Bre Blair).

Answer: Soul Man

As Reverend Mike Weber ex-"Saturday Night Live" cast member and Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd's character had to rein in his four children while also shepherding the difficult parishioners of his church in Royal Oak, Michigan. Comedian Anthony Clark plays the new curate who learns the ropes from Weber.

The show aired on ABC-TV. In the 1986 film "Soul Man", Howell plays Mark Watson a teen who dreams of attending Harvard and poses as a young black man to get a scholarship. Ralph Macchio was apparently first offered the role but turned it down.

Answer: The TV series was a comedy, the movie was a drama

With a cast including comedian David Spade, Patrick Warburton (David Puddy on "Seinfeld"), and Oliver Hudson, the TV show "Rules of Engagement" had no choice but to be a sitcom. Spade is the bachelor/playa who is friends with two married couples as we observe them all dealing with entanglements and problems that arise in their relationships.

The dramatic film "Rules of Engagement" starred Tommy Lee Jones as Colonel Hayes Hodges who is injured in a battle in Vietnam, and Samuel L. Jackson plays Colonel Terry Childers, the fellow Marine who saves Hodges' life. Cut to years after the war and stateside, Hodges is now an attorney and finds himself defending Childers in court case involving Childers' court-martial.

Answer: Without a Trace

The TV series "Without a Trace" was originally titled "Vanished" until CBS changed it. It is still called "Vanished" in some countries. It was about the Missing Persons Department of the FBI, led by Jack Malone, played by the Australian actor Anthony LaPaglia, who successfully uses a very American urban accent. LaPaglia was Emmy-nominated in 2004 for his role, as was actor Martin Landau for playing Malone's father.

The movie "Without a Trace" has somewhat similar subject matter as actress Kate Nelligan plays a mother whose son vanishes so she turns to police for help. Judd Hirsch plays Lieutenant Al Menetti who helps her. The story is loosely based on the famous Etan Patz case in NYC.

Answer: The Insider

"The Insider" aired from 2004 to 2017 and was hosted in different seasons by Louis Aguirre, Debbie Mantenopoulos, Thea Andrews, Kevin Frazier, and Lara Spencer. As correspondents, Keltie Knight and Michael Yo appeared in more episodes than anyone else. Interviews with celebrities supplied a lot of the content.

The 1999 movie "The Insider" told the true story of a research chemist named Jeffrey Wigand, who worked for the tobacco industry and eventually although dangerous to do so, he revealed the addictive and harmful nature of cigarettes. Russell Crowe was Oscar-nominated for playing Wigand, while Al Pacino played the CBS "60 Minutes" producer Lowell Bergman. Christopher Plummer memorably played correspondent Mike Wallace.

Answer: All That Jazz

The TV series "All That Jazz" lasted for one season of twenty-six episodes in 1962. It was a jazz music show and starred Jack Parnell and his Orchestra for all but one of the shows. It featured performances and singing by different stars each week like Cleo Laine, the Brooks Brothers, Buddy Greco and dozens of others.

The film, "All That Jazz" was a semi-autobiographical film directed by Bob Fosse, which was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Although "Fear and Desire" was Kubrick's own debut feature he hated the final result and according to his collaborator on it, Paul Mazursky, "Stanley tried to have the negative burned. He hated the movie. Hayed it." Kubrick managed to have it pulled from circulation. The famed director also hated "Gone With the Wind" and also hated another American classic; his daughter has said "The Wizard of Oz"--his daughter said, "I know he hated 'The Wizard of Oz'. Ha ha!" But, upon the release of "All That Jazz" in 1979, Kubrick exclaimed it to be the "best film I think I've ever seen" according to John Baxter's book "Stanley Kubrick: a biography".

Answer: Hell's Kitchen

There have been no reality TV shows called "The Journey", "Stars Over America" or "Songstress". The first "Hell's Kitchen" reality show ran from 2004 to 2009 and was a British cooking show in which Gordon Ramsey showed ten celebrities how to cook in the first season. Seasons 2 and 3 featured Gary Rhodes and Jean-Christopher Novelli as the head chefs, and Season 4 had Marco Pierre White. Gordon Ramsey would also join the American "Hell's Kitchen" cooking show in 2005, and he continued with that show throughout. Instead of celebrities, the American version featured young aspiring chefs as the contestants.

In 1939 the action adventure film "Hell's Kitchen", starred future president Ronald Reagan and The Dead End Kids who would get a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame decades later in 1994. Four years after they received that honor another film called "Hell's Kitchen" came out in 1998 starring Rosanna Arquette and Angelina Jolie. It was a crime drama about a robbery that went bad, and when one of the robbers gets out of prison five years later, his ex-girlfriend wants him killed.

Answer: Leap of Faith

"Leap of Faith" also starred Tim Meadows, and although it had an enviable time slot airing right after "Friends" on NBC must-see Thursday's line-up. It is strange because it actually had a very respectable 16.5 million viewers in the ratings. The premise involved a woman calling off her engagement in episode one followed by her return to single life surrounded by her wise-cracking inner circle of friends.

The 1992 film "Leap of Faith" starred Steve Martin as a charlatan faith healer, named Jonas Nightengale, who uses the scam of an earpiece in his ear into which his assistants feed him information about the audience members.

Answer: King of the Hill

From the creative minds of Greg Daniels ("The Office", "Parks and Recreation") and Mike Judge ("Beavis and Butthead") came the animated series "King of the Hill" which for 258 episodes from 1997 to 2010. Mike Judge also gave voice to the lead character Hank Hill, a regular-guy propane salesman living in Arlen Texas with his wife Peggy (Kathy Najimy) and son Bobby (voiced by actress Pamela Adlon who won a 2002 Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance).

"King of the Hill" was also the title of Steven Soderbergh's 1993 film about a boy who, during the 1930s Depression in in the Midwest, deals with living on his own in a ramshackle hotel after he is separated from his parents and little brother. The story is based on the book "Paul and Me" by A. E. Hotchner.