Common Movie Titles Trivia

121. The author of "Breakfast of Champions" makes a cameo appearance in the movie based on his novel. What other famous author has made over ten appearances in movies adapted from books he has written?

From Quiz Movies That Have "Breakfast" in Their Titles

Answer: Stephen King

Stephen King has appeared in many of the movies adapted from his books. Some of these include: "The Stand", "Creepshow" and "Maximum Overdrive". Although Alfred Hitchcock appeared in most of his films, he did not write the material they were adapted from. John Irving wrote "The World According to Garp" and was in the movie adapted from his book. James Dickey wrote the classic "Deliverance". He played the sheriff in the movie.

From Quiz Dark Films

Answer: Zero Dark Thirty

"Zero Dark Thirty" is a powerful and graphic film that focuses on how the United States was able to locate Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan and the mission undertaken to kill him. Kathryn Bigelow directed "Zero Dark Thirty" and Jessica Chastain starred as C.I.A. analyst Maya Lambert.

From Quiz Girly Movies

Answer: George Cukor

"Les Girls" starred Kelly, but was directed by Cukor, who was nominated five times for Academy Awards. His only win was in 1965 for "My Fair Lady". He is often cited as being a "women's director" because many of his films were focused on strong female characters. The plot of "Les Girls" centers on a female dancer who decides to write an exposé of her days as a dance hall entertainer. The movie shows the theme from the viewpoints of three people involved.

From Quiz America-Centricity

Answer: American Graffiti

Steve Bollander (Ron Howard) and Curt Henderson (Richard Dreyfuss) are best friends and high school graduates. The evening before leaving for college Steve has a fight with his girlfriend, who is also Curt's younger sister. Meanwhile Curt sees a beautiful blonde girl whom he desperately wants to meet. The movie gives an idea of how life was like for teenagers in a small town in the early 1960s. It was released in 1973 and directed by George Lucas, who later created "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones". "American Graffiti" was nominated for five Academy Awards but failed to win a single one.

From Quiz "Manly" Movies

Answer: boxing

This movie based on real-life boxer Jim Braddock, starred Russell Crowe as the washed-up athlete who makes a remarkable comeback. On hand was Renée Zellweger as his supportive wife, Mae.

From Quiz Secret

Answer: Adoption

'Secrets & Lies' focuses on Hortense Cumberbatch (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), who is adopted, and her efforts to track down her birth mother. Although Hortense herself is black, she discovers that Cynthia Purley (Brenda Blethyn), her birth mother, is white, and that her birth name was Elizabeth Purley. Although Cynthia hangs up on Hortense at first, Hortense perseveres and the two eventually meet and become friends.

From Quiz Movies with "What" in the Title

Answer: What's Love Got to Do With It?

Both Bassett and Fishburne received Oscar nominations for the film. Bassett did win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

From Quiz I'm a Legend

Answer: Richard Matheson

"I am Legend", starring Will Smith as Dr Robert Neville, is the third film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel, in which a pandemic caused by a bacterial infection has reduced most of the human race to vampire-like creatures. The other two films were "The Last Man on Earth" (1964) and "The Omega Man" (1971).

From Quiz 'Dark' Movies

Answer: Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Michael Bay's third "Transformers" movie was also, much to the dismay of young men everywhere, the first not to feature Megan Fox as Shia LaBeouf's love interest. In this installment, the Autobots and Decepticons race to recover a powerful technology on the Earth's moon.

From Quiz Her Name In Lights

Answer: The new wife of Rebecca's widower

"Rebecca" was based on the novel of the same name by English author Daphne du Maurier. Laurence Olivier starred as aristocrat Maxim de Winter, with Joan Fontaine as his second wife, who is not given a name in the novel nor the film. Maxim is still in love with his deceased first wife, Rebecca, and when he brings the second Mrs. de Winter to his home after getting married within weeks of meeting, she is disconcerted to see how much of Rebecca's presence remains. One of the housekeepers, Mrs. Danvers, refuses to accept the new Mrs. de Winter, and soon new evidence comes to light questioning Rebecca's apparent suicide. "Rebecca" was nominated for an astonishing 11 Academy Awards, including Best Actor and Best Actress, and won two, which were Best Picture and Best Cinematography for a black-and-white film.

From Quiz That's Incredible!

Answer: Golden Retriever

Golden Retriever Shadow was voiced by veteran actor Don Ameche. The two other stars of the movie were American Bulldog Chance (voiced by Michael J. Fox) and Sassy, a Himalayan cat, voiced by Sally Field.

From Quiz Sorry, Wrong Number

Answer: Zero Dark Thirty

"Zero Dark Thirty" is a 2012 film about the finding and killing of Osama bin Laden.

From Quiz 'Dirty' Movies

Answer: London

Okwe (Ejiofor) and Senay (Tautou) play a pair of illegal immigrants in London who share a flat and become friends. Formerly a doctor in his homeland of Nigeria, Okwe's surgical skills are called upon by his boss, hotel manager Juan, who is involved in the illegal business of trading the kidneys of healthy illegal immigrants in return for forged passports. After several adventures, Juan's plan backfires on him spectacularly, and Okwe and Senay obtain passports, Okwe returning to Nigeria and Senay leaving to make a fresh start in New York. At the British Independent Film Awards in 2003, Chiwetel Ejiofor won the Award for Best Actor for his performance in 'Dirty Pretty Things'. The film also won the Award for Best British Independent Film, the Best Director Award for Stephen Frears and the Best Screenplay Award for Steven Knight.

From Quiz "Man", I Love a Good Movie

Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio

All of these actors were in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?". Johnny Depp played Gilbert Grape. Kevin Tighe played Ken Carver, and Crispin Glover played Bobby McBurney. Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Arnie. Leonardo DiCaprio has also been in the TV show "Growing Pains" as Luke, a boy found by Mike Seaver who ends up living with the Seavers. He's since been in many movies, including "Titanic" and "The Man in the Iron Mask".

From Quiz Quiet! The Movie's On!

Answer: Bette Davis

This brilliant movie won seven Academy Awards. While many thought that this was one of Bette Davis' best performances, she did not win an Oscar, nor was she nominated. This dark psychological thriller involved murder with a meat cleaver, madness, drugs, and social stigma set in 1927 Louisiana.

From Quiz Movies Named After Songs

Answer: Can't Buy Me Love

'Can't Buy Me Love' starred Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson. School nerd Ronald Miller (Dempsey) believed he could buy his way to popularity by paying Cindy Mancini (Peterson), the most popular girl in school, to date him.

From Quiz Movies By The Numbers

Answer: Twelve

Fonda not only acted magnificently in this movie, but it was the only film he also produced. This was remade in 1997 with Jack Lemmon playing Fonda's role. They had starred together in the movie "Mister Roberts".

From Quiz Paradise City

Answer: Malaysia

"Return to Paradise" dealt with the horrors of being in a Malaysian prison for possession of hashish. It centered around attempts by two friends to return and save a third friend who had been imprisoned for two years. In the end, after a convoluted but very suspenseful trek through the Malaysian legal system, the attempt was futile and the third friend was put to death. The movie also starred Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix and Jada-Pinkett Smith.

From Quiz Don't...

Answer: Don't Look Now

While they were staying at their English country home, John and Laura lost their daughter Christine to drowning. They went to Venice and while there, they were told by two elderly sisters (one was psychic) that their daughter was trying to contact her parents to warn them against danger. Nicolas Roeg directed.

From Quiz Three Little Words

Answer: Black Snake Moan

Written and directed by Craig Brewer in March, 2007, this film was set in the '50s era in a small southern town in Tennessee. Lazarus (Jackson) found Rae (Ricci) on a dirt road, beaten and barely clothed. Selfishly, the retired African-American blues singer took the wild woman to his home in order to help heal her of her physical, emotional, and mental wounds, even if it meant having to chain her to a radiator for her own good. Singer/actor Justin Timberlake starred as her boyfriend, Ronnie.

From Quiz "Life" at the Movies

Answer: Martin Lawrence

Ray (Murphy) and Claude (Lawrence) spent 65 years in prison. They fought with each other, made friends with other inmates and tried to escape a couple of times. The movie also starred Ned Beatty, Heavy D, Clarence Williams, III and Bernie Mac. Martin Lawrence has acted in many movies, starred in his own television show, has performed as a comedian, and has tried his hand as a director and producer.

From Quiz Punctuated Movie Titles!

Answer: Everett

Everett convinced Pete and Delmar to escape the chain gang with him, by telling them he had to retrieve some buried loot within a few days. Shortly after leaving cousin Wash's place, they noticed people walking towards the river, and followed them. Delmar ran in to be baptized, and came out saying that the preacher had washed away all of his sins and transgressions. Pete was sufficiently convinced to give it a go himself, but Everett just shook his head. George Clooney played Everett, Tim Blake Nelson played Delmar, and John Turturro played Pete.

From Quiz Movies About Girls

Answer: Showgirls

Kyle MacLachlan, Glenn Plummer and Elizabeth Berkley were among the cast of "Showgirls". The movie received less than stellar reviews when released but did well as a rental. The plot centered around a drifter who hitchhiked to Las Vegas and ended up stripping and working her way to being a showgirl. After a series of challenges she decided to hitchhike home and ended up being picked up by the same driver who brought her. Carpathia was the setting for the 1957 film, "The Prince and the Showgirl". "Bad Girls" was a 1994 Western about four prostitutes evading the law after a justifiable killing. "Live Nude Girls Unite!" was a documentary about San Francisco peep shows.

From Quiz Feathered Friends on Film

Answer: Cuckoo

The film was based on a novel of the same name, written by John Nichols. It was released in the UK under the title "Pookie". Pookie is an unconventional young woman from a troubled background. On her way to start college she meets another young student, Jerry (Wendell Burton) who is quiet and reserved. During the course of the film Pookie persues Jerry who is, at first, irritated. However, they start a relationship, but eventually Jerry succumbs to his conservative background and breaks up with Pookie.

From Quiz S Movies

Answer: Steel Magnolias

Set in a small town in Louisiana, "Steel Magnolias" focuses on the lives of a group of female friends. M'Lynn's (Sally Field) daughter Shelby (Julia Roberts) gets married and faces a high risk pregnancy. Anelle (Daryl Hannah) moves to the town and commences work in Truvy's (Dolly Parton) beauty parlor. Clairee (Olympia Dukakis) is dealing with being widowed and the only person who can stand the caustic Ouiser (Shirley MacLaine). Through love and loss the women cope with their lives while remaining as delicate as magnolias and as strong as steel. "Steel Magnolias" was written originally as an off-Broadway play by Robert Harling and was based on his experiences after the death of his sister.

From Quiz P Movies

Answer: Pulp Fiction

Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) is a boxer who has been paid to take a dive by Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames). Vincent Vega (Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) are retrieving a briefcase that was stolen from Wallace. Honey Bunny (Amanda Plummer) and Pumpkin (Tim Roth) have decided to rob the wrong diner on the wrong day, and Wallace's wife Mia (Uma Thurman) is just out for a fun night. All their lives are about to intersect in a violent fashion. The movie John Travolta made prior to "Pulp Fiction" was "Look Who's Talking Now" ... which is best not talked about really.

From Quiz Name "The" Movie

Answer: The Princess Bride

This movie stars Robin Wright Penn as Buttercup and Cary Elwes as Westley, but my favorite character is the dashing Inigo Montoya, as played by Mandy Patinkin. The movie is funny, romantic and lots of fun.

From Quiz M Movies

Answer: Muriel's Wedding

Muriel Heslop (Collette) did not have the best start to life. She is overweight, grew up in a town named Porpoise Spit, and has a dysfunctional family. When Muriel steals some money and heads off on a tropical holiday, she runs into Rhonda Epinstalk (Rachel Griffiths) and sets off to Sydney to change her life. Toni Collette gained 18 kilograms (40 pounds) to play the role of Muriel.

From Quiz G Movies

Answer: Grease

When Sandy (Newton-John) and Danny (Travolta) met, they thought they only had the summer together. Then Sandy's family decides to stay in the USA and she ends up at the same high school as Danny. Sandy soon discovers he is not the same person she met on the beach that summer. However, with the help of some singing and dancing, all ends well. Olivia Newton-John has been an advocate for breast cancer research and awareness since her own diagnosis in 1992.

From Quiz F Movies

Answer: Finding Nemo

Despite his father's warnings, Nemo (voiced by Alexander Gould), a young clownfish, ventures into the open sea and is taken by a scuba diver. His father, Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks), heads to Sydney Harbour in an attempt to find him. Marlin is befriended along the way by a regal tang named Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), and must brave sharks, jellyfish and turtles to get to his son. Albert Brooks was born Albert Einstein, and he is brother to Bob Einstein who is well known for his character "Super Dave" Osbourne.

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