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1. "Desert Bloom" is about a young girl growing up with her two sisters, their mother, and their alcoholic stepfather in Las Vegas at the time of the first atomic bomb testing. Who played her Aunt Starr?
2. A young woman poses as a man in order to act in a play by William Shakespeare in "Shakespeare in Love". She is Viola De Lesseps and is engaged to be married. Who played her fiance and later husband, Lord Wessex?
3. Detroit detective Axel Foley travels to L.A. to find out who killed his friend Mikey in "Beverly Hills Cop". Who played his friend, Jenny Summers?
4. Ray Kinsella hears voices that tell him he should build a baseball diamond in his cornfield in "Field of Dreams". Who played his brother-in-law, Mark?
5. Undercover reporter Irwin Fletcher is asked by a wealthy man to kill him so that his wife can collect insurance money and will be spared the pain of seeing him die a painful death from cancer, in "Fletch". Fletch is justifiably skeptical about the man's motives and investigates the matter, eventually beginning an affair with the man's wife. Who played the wealthy man, Alan Stanwyck?
6. Goldie Hawn plays Gwen, a woman who moves around a lot. She meets Newton Davis and decides to move into his vacant house, without him knowing of course. Who played his mother Edna Davis?
7. In "Philadelphia", Tom Hanks plays an attorney with AIDS who seeks legal recourse when his firm fires him. Who played his lover, Miguel Alvarez?
8. Frank Bannister and Dr. Lucy Lynskey team up to figure out why people in their small town are mysteriously dying in "The Frighteners". Who played Dr. Lynskey's husband, Ray?
9. William goes on tour with Stillwater to write an article for Rolling Stone magazine. William speaks regularly to his mentor, a rock journalist. Who played William's mentor, Lester Bangs?
10. Secretary Tess McGill takes matters into her own hands when her boss tries to pass off an idea of Tess' as her own. In "Working Girl", she gets the perfect opportunity when her boss is out with a broken leg. Who played Tess' best friend, Cyn?
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