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1. Hugh Laurie was in a film remake that came out in 2004 (the same year "House, M.D." hit the airwaves). In it, he co-starred with Dennis Quaid, among others. Which film was this?
2. Dennis Quaid took on a risky role in 2002's "Far From Heaven" and did an exceptional job (more often than not, he does that). In the movie, his co-stars were Julianne Moore and Dennis Haysbert. The latter Dennis we know as the (now dead) President on TV's "24". In that series, what was that President's name?
3. The TV series "24", a critical and popular hit, took a novel idea and ran with it - the hour long show reflects an hour's worth of action and various intrigue as it goes minute by minute. The show got a shot in the arm in 2005-6 in adding the juicy character of the new First Lady named Martha Logan. Who plays Martha?
4. Kiefer Sutherland is the lead in TV's "24", and a worthy star in his own right. This could easily be due, in part, to his gene pool since his father is veteran actor Donald Sutherland. The question this time is which film earned Donald his only Academy Award Nomination in the 1970s/1980s?
5. Elliot Gould and Donald Sutherland were a memorable pair of surgeons serving in Korea in 1970's "M*A*S*H" (roles later taken by Alan Alda as 'Hawkeye' Pierce and Wayne Rogers as Trapper John in the long-running TV series). As for the television version, which of these statements about it is true?
6. Alan Alda, lead actor in the TV show "M*A*S*H", made a nice film career as his success on the small screen ballooned. One notable feature in which he participated was "Same Time, Next Year" (1978) where he shacked up with a married woman (played by Ellen Burstyn) one weekend a year for decades. He was married, too, and anxiety ran high as did the turbulent changes in their lives. Doris and George went through a lot together on those annual weekends, though. Such as what?
7. As played by Sam Shepard and Ellen Burstyn in 1980, Edna and Cal were nothing short of the most unlikely pair of lovers to be found in "Resurrection". After a near death experience she emerged as a healer, some said a "God", which was a far cry from what she was before the accident. Cal was a rascal from start to finish. Shepard, a noteworthy playwright, really proved his acting chops in the film and, at around the same time, made another movie where he played Harry York opposite the actress that would become his true life lover and mother of his children. That would be Jessica Lange. Which film were they in together in the early 80s? Note: his part wasn't nearly as large as was hers.
8. In 1994, after sitting on the shelf for years, a film called "Blue Sky" found its way to screen. Jessica Lange was in it, starring with Tommy Lee Jones as her beleaguered husband. He was in the military and she was colorful, to say the least. Hank and Carly Marshall had, on a good day, a rocky marriage at best. She was basically off her rocker and his military job kept them moving around which made her skittishness reinforced. In the end (or somewhere in the middle) she drifts into an affair and he becomes increasingly disturbed by his wife's orneriness and the rigors of his military assignment. What exactly was the project about that Hank Marshall was working with, by the way?
9. Poor Dr. Richard Kimble! He returns home to find his wife, the short-lived Sela Ward, murdered and quickly finds himself to be the prime suspect. Soon there are spectacular train wrecks, daring escapes and more thrills than Jennifer Lopez has publicists! There's no need to wonder if the good doctor was guilty. Of course he wasn't! But his fervent pursuer, Tommy Lee Jones, was hell bent on catching him nonetheless. Harrison Ford played Kimble, and did so to fine and pulsating effect. I was wondering - what was Harrison's first feature film? Ever?
10. The lovely Emmy Award winning Sela Ward took a role on TV's "House, M.D." in 2005, playing the ex of the enigmatic Dr. Gregory House (brought to life by Hugh Laurie, who lent his name to this quiz without even knowing it). She's married to someone else now but she and House waste little time fanning old flames, sleeping together for old time's sake, deciding to get married, deciding not to, arguing incessantly, flirting MORE incessantly - all this while her husband is dangerously ill, no less, in the hospital. Murky business indeed but murky business follows Dr. House wherever he goes, it seems. He certainly doesn't make life easy for anybody, notably himself. Good thing he has a best male friend to talk to, resistant as the young fellow is to be bestowed such a badge. Who plays House's pal Dr. James Wilson on "House, M.D."?
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