10 Degrees of John Travolta Quiz | Movie Mixture

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1. John Travolta co-stars with Nicolas Cage in this 1997 movie. Travolta was Agent Sean Archer and Cage was Castor Troy.

Answer: Face/Off

"Face/Off" was directed by John Woo. A FBI Special Agent Sean Archer (Travolta) has been after Troy (Cage) for years. He was consumed with contempt for Troy, who killed his son. Technology has improved and in a special assignment, Archer takes the face of Troy and goes undercover as Troy, to his side of life, leaving his real face behind to accomplish the mission. Troy, who is a master mind criminal gets out of the coma and assumes Agent Archer's life.

2. Nicolas Cage had a small part in this 1982 classic and he was one of Judge Reinhold's friends in this teenage high school setting movie.

Answer: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

The movie was directed by Amy Heckerling. Most of the cast was unknowns but destined to be successful. Ray Walston is known from the TV series "My Favorite Martian". Judge Reinhold was Brad in the movie. The rest of the cast went on to bigger and better things: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Backer, Robert Romanus, Phoebe Cates, Eric Stoltz and Nicolas Cage.

A TV series spin off of the movie wasn't as successful as the movie.

3. Judge Reinhold and Eddie Murphy were in this 1984 movie.

Answer: Beverly Hills Cop

"Beverly Hills Cop" was about a smart mouth cop (Murphy as Foley) from Detroit that visits the city of Beverly Hills to investigate the murder of his friend. He meets officers of the Beverly Hills police department and becomes friends with Detectives Taggert and William 'Billy' Rosewood, whom Axel Foley becomes friends with and have two more sagas.

This movie was directed by Martin Brest.

4. Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte team up for a successful hit movie.

Answer: 48 Hours

In "48 Hours", Nolte is a white police officer who needs help with a case and gets permission to obtain an ex-con (Murphy) out of prison for 48 hours, and the two go through some hurdles and in the end, respect each other. This movie was directed by Walter Hill.

5. Nick Nolte and Ralph Macchio were in this movie together in 1984. What was it?

Answer: Teachers

"Teachers" was directed by Arthur Hiller. This movie is about a teacher (Nolte) who tries to make a difference in the student's lives but is frustrated by the obstacles to achieve it. When he about is to give up and fights the school board, he realizes he has made a difference and one of the main character students is Eddie(Macchio.) Other actors include Judd Hirsch, JoBeth Williams, Lee Grant and Richard Mulligan.

6. Ralph Macchio and Elisabeth Shue co-starred in this Oscar nominated movie.

Answer: The Karate Kid

"The Karate Kid" was directed by John G. Avildsen. This movie about a boy who moved to a area with his mom and attends a new school. He was bullied by other boys. He has a crush on a girl (Shue) and with the help of his mentor (Morita), he wins the championship and proves he is a winner.

This movie was nominated for an Oscar Award (Supporting Actor for Morita) and other awards including winning the Young Artist Award.

7. Elisabeth Shue and Tom Cruise co-starred in this 1988 movie.

Answer: Cocktail

"Cocktail" was directed by Roger Donaldson. Cruise portrayed a young man who had big dreams and was attending college to earn a business degree. He wants to open his own business and falls in love with the rich girl (Shue). They overcome various concerns and trials and in the end he wins her heart and love.

8. Tom Cruise and William Atherton appear in this 2003 movie.

Answer: The Last Samurai

"The Last Samurai" was directed by Edward Zwick. Cruise portrayed Nathan Algren and Atherton portrayed Winchester Rep. This movie earned four Oscar nominations and other awards and nominations.

9. William Atherton and Bruce Willis were in this 1988 movie.

Answer: Die Hard

"Die Hard" was directed by John McTiernan. Willis is an off duty New York police officer who is getting ready to attend a Christmas party in LA with his wife. The party is taken over by terrorists and John McClane attempts to save the hostages and his wife. Atherton portrayed the reporter that causes chaos by reporting what he knows about the hostages and puts lives in jeopardy.

10. Bruce Willis and John Travolta co-starred in this 1994 movie that revived John's career.

Answer: Pulp Fiction

"Pulp Fiction" was directed and written by Quentin Tarantino which earned him an Oscar nomination and win in the category of Best Writing, screenplay written directly for the screen as well as a Golden Globe. Travolta earned an Oscar nomination for his role and won Actor of the Year from London Critics Circle Film Awards and nomination for a Golden Globe.

This movie had 43 wins and 39 nominations. Travolta portrayed hitman Vincent Vega and Willis portrayed Butch in this runaway hit. Willis and Travolta also appeared together in the movie "Look Who's Talking" (1989) and its follow-up "Look Who's Talking Too (1990), in which Travolta portrayed James Ubriacco and Bruce Willis was the voice of Mikey.

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