10 Degrees of James Earl Jones Quiz

Answer: Coming to America

James Earl Jones play King Jaffe Joffer father of Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) in this 1988 comedy. When Prince Akeem meets the woman that was groomed to be his queen, he decides he wants to marry for love and comes to Queens (New York) to find his queen.

Answer: Bowfinger

Steve Martin wrote and starred in the 1999 movie "Bowfinger". Frank Oz directed the comedy. Steve Martin stars as Bobby Bowfinger a director/producer/actor who is risking everything on a script that he thinks is his big money maker. A big time producer promises he will make the film if Bowfinger can get superstar Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy), to act in the film.

When Kit is unavailable, Bowfinger finds a someone who looks just like Ramsey to play the part.

Answer: The Three Amigos

Steve Martin plays Lucky Day, and Chevy Chase plays Dusty Bottoms in this 1986 comedy. The three western actors (the other one is Martin Short)are called to a Mexican village where they think they are going to play a show, and the villagers think they are there to fight the bad guys.

Answer: Caddyshack

Chevy Chase played Ty Webb in the classic 1980 comedy. Bill Murray played Carl Spackler, the groundskeeper at the golf course. The country club is turned upside down when a loud obnoxious new member joins.

Answer: What About Bob?

Frank Oz directed the 1991 comedy "What About Bob?". Bill Murray plays Bob Wiley, a man who has almost every kind of phobia. Bob goes to a new psychiatrist, Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss) who he really likes. When Dr. Marvin goes on vacation, Bob follows him.

Answer: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" was written and directed by Tom Stoppard. The two main characters are from the play "Hamlet". Richard Dreyfuss is The Player and Gary Oldman plays Rosencrantz.

Answer: Bram Stoker's Dracula

Oldman and Hopkins were also both in the movie "Hannibal", the sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs". In "Bram Stoker's Dracula" Oldman plays Dracula. Hopkins plays Professor Abraham Van Helsing in this classic vampire story about love outlasing death.

Answer: Both of These

Anthony Hopkins plays William Parrish and Brad Pitt plays Joe Black. Joe Black is death personified. Things go poorly when Joe, who has come for William Parrish, becomes interested in his daughter, Susan (Claire Forlani).

Answer: The Devil's Own

Harrison Ford plays Tom O'Meara a New York policeman. O'Meara takes in Rory Devaney (Brad Pitt) as a favor to a friend. The bad news is that Rory is really Frankie MgGuire, one of the IRA's most notorious terrorists.

Answer: Clear and Present Danger

Harrison Ford plays Jack Ryan, and Jones plays Admiral Greer in both films. James Earl Jones also played the role of Greer in "The Hunt for Red October", which did not star Ford. Both "Patriot Games" and "Clear and Present Danger" are international intrigue CIA stories. Jones also provided the voice for Darth Vader in the first three "Star Wars" movies in which Ford starred as Han Solo.