9 Degrees of 'Name the Movie' 7 Online Quiz | Movies

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1. Jodie Foster and Bert Remsen starred in this 1980 movie about a young woman who joins a carnival.

Answer: Carny

Jodie Foster played Donna, a local girl who meets and has a one-night stand with carnival clown Frankie (Gary Busey). She decides to escape her small-town life and leaves with Frankie, and the carnival. Trouble starts when Donna and Frankie's partner, Patch (Robbie Robertson), are attracted to each other.

2. Bert Remsen and Danny Glover appeared in this movie about a depression-era widow who must bring in a crop of cotton in order to keep her house.

Answer: Places in the Heart

After the murder of her husband, Royce, Edna Spalding is determined to bring in the first crop of cotton in order to make enough money to keep her house. She is assisted by her sister, a drifter (Glover) and a blind boarder (John Malkovich), as well as hired pickers.

3. Danny Glover and Mel Gibson starred as newly-partnered detectives investigating a heroin smuggling ring.

Answer: Lethal Weapon

Murtaugh (Glover) is thinking of retiring, when he is paired with loose cannon Riggs (Gibson). Their investigation into a suicide leads them to an old war buddy who is being threatened because he's trying to get out of the drug smuggling business. Mitch Ryan, Gary Busey and Darlene Love also starred in the 1987 hit which has produced three sequels.

4. Mel Gibson and Steve Kahan were in this movie about a cab driver whose paranoia about conspiracies may have some validity.

Answer: Conspiracy Theory

Jerry (Gibson) believes in every conspiracy theory he hears about, and includes them in his newsletter. Jerry's rather dull life consists of driving his cab, and yearning after Alice Sutton (Julia Roberts), a justice department agent. Nobody will believe his theories, until one day something he's written about strikes a nerve, and Jerry is kidnapped by a Dr. Jonas (Patrick Stewart).

5. Steve Kahan and Paul Tuerpe were in a Christmastime movie, whose lead character is a cynical television executive about to be shown the meaning of Christmas.

Answer: Scrooged

Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is in charge of a live production of "A Christmas Carol", but hasn't got a clue about true Christmas spirit. He is shown how he needs to change by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, and comes to value his friends, family and co-workers more. Karen Allen, David Johansen and Alfre Woodard also starred in 1988's "Scrooged". Murray's three acting brothers, Joel Murray, John Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray all appeared in the movie.

6. A couple is cursed by a jealous bishop because of their love for one another. The man becomes a wolf by night, and the woman is a bird by day. Paul Tuerpe and Alfred Molina co-starred in the movie.

Answer: Ladyhawke

After escaping from prison, Phillippe (Matthew Broderick) learns of Navarre and Isabeau's story. He and a friar help the two break the curse so they can be together. Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer played Navarre and Isabeau.

7. In the late 1800s, a group of young men join the Texas Rangers to battle a group of bandits, headed by Alfred Molina. This 2001 movie was narrated by James Coburn.

Answer: Texas Rangers

Asked to reassemble the Texas Rangers after the Civil War, Leander McNelly (Dylan McDermott) reluctantly agrees. A ragtag group of young men volunteer, and they train to battle the outlaws who have been terrorizing their families and stealing their cattle. The movie also starred James Van Der Beek, Tom Skerritt, Robert Patrick, Ashton Kutcher and Rachael Leigh Cook.

8. James Coburn and James Garner were part of a large group of Allied prisoners who escape from a German prison camp during WWII.

Answer: The Great Escape

"The Great Escape" was based on actual events which took place in March 1944. The 1963 movie also starred Steve McQueen, Donald Pleasance, Richard Attenborough, James Donald and Charles Bronson, among others.

9. James Garner and Steven Chambers were in this movie about two former United States Presidents who go on the run when they are framed by the current President.

Answer: My Fellow Americans

The two former Presidents, Kramer and Douglas (played by Jack Lemmon and James Garner), are set up by the current President Haney (Dan Aykroyd) for a scandal. Haney is trying to divert the attention away from his own potential scandal, and targets his two predecessors, who can't stand each other.

10. What 1994 movie did all of these people appear in together? (While you're thinking about it, I'll just finish this hand of poker.)

Answer: Maverick

Bret Maverick (Mel Gibson) is pursued by bad guys as he tries to accumulate enough cash to enter a high-stakes poker tournament. Along the way he meets Mrs. Annabelle Bransford (Jodie Foster), a lovely card-playing thief, who is also planning on entering the tournament.

The movie also starred Graham Greene as Bret's hilarious friend Joseph, Geoffrey Lewis, Margot Kidder and Paul L. Smith.

Source: Author polaris101

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9 Degrees of 'Name the Movie' 7 Quiz

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