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1. One - Keep them out of sunlight. Two - Don't get them wet. Three - Never feed them after midnight. In which 1984 movie would you hear these three rules?

Answer: Gremlins

When Randall Peltzer (Hoyt Axton) buys a mogwai for his son Billy (Zach Galligan), he is told of three rules that must be followed in order to care for the cute little creature. Of course, all three rules are broken and mayhem erupts in their hometown of Kingston Falls.

In Cantonese Chinese mogwai means evil spirit.

2. In which 1978 movie do Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta's characters go together like rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong?

Answer: Grease

When Sandy (Newton-John) and Danny (Travolta) met, they thought they only had the summer together. Then Sandy's family decides to stay in the USA and she ends up at the same high school as Danny. Sandy soon discovers he is not the same person she met on the beach that summer. However, with the help of some singing and dancing, all ends well.

Olivia Newton-John has been an advocate for breast cancer research and awareness since her own diagnosis in 1992.

3. Every day Phil Connors wakes up to hear Sonny and Cher singing "I got you babe" in which 1993 movie?

Answer: Groundhog Day

TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) heads to Punxsutawney for Groundhog Day, as he does every year. Phil detests covering this yearly festival, so it is unfortunate for him that this is the day that he has to live over and over, until he gets it right anyway.

Harold Ramis, the director of "Groundhog Day", played doctor Egon Spengler in "Ghostbusters".

4. Which 1987 movie makes the most of Robin Williams' gift of the gab by casting him as a radio DJ?

Answer: Good Morning Vietnam

While he is loved by the troops, Adrian Cronauer's (Williams) humour and irreverence is definitely not appreciated by his superiors in the armed forces. During his stint as a DJ in Vietnam, Cronauer experiences the effects of war firsthand, and against Army regulations he decides to tell his audience what he has seen.

The majority of the broadcast scenes in "Good Morning Vietnam" were ad libbed by Robin Williams.

5. Patrick Swayze's character is actually deceased for most of which 1990 movie?

Answer: Ghost

After he is killed during a mugging, Sam Wheat's (Patrick Swayze) spirit is not yet ready to leave his girlfriend Molly Jenson (Demi Moore). With Molly's life in danger, and Sam unable to communicate with her, he enlists the assistance of until-now charlatan Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg).

Demi Moore's first name is short for Demetria.

6. In which 2000 movie do the characters played by Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie steal drool-worthy cars?

Answer: Gone in 60 Seconds

Ex-car thief Randall 'Memphis' Raines (Cage) is forced out of retirement after his brother's life is threatened. He gets his old crew back together, and they have one night to steal and deliver 50 exotic cars while avoiding the local police.

"Gone in 60 Seconds" is a remake of the 1974 movie of the same name.

7. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis play the men "who ya gonna call" in which 1984 movie?

Answer: Ghostbusters

Peter Venkman (Murray), Ray Stantz (Aykroyd), and Egon Spengler (Ramis) become professional ghost catchers after they are kicked out of their university jobs. At first business is slow, but it soon becomes apparent that some major paranormal activity is heading towards New York, and the ghostbusters are the only ones who can save the city.

The theme song of the movie, also titled "Ghostbusters", is sung by Ray Parker, Jr.

8. In which 1999 movie do the washed up stars of a TV sci-fi series get to reprise their roles, and save the world for real?

Answer: Galaxy Quest

An alien race, the Thermians, mistakenly believe that the TV sci-fi series "Galaxy Quest" is real, and have based their society around its teachings. When the Thermians' society is threatened, they seek out the cast members to help them, unaware that the series is make believe. The reluctant cast members, along with some die-hard fans, eventually manage to save the day.

Sigourney Weaver, who plays Gwen DeMarco in "Galaxy Quest", is no stranger to acting with extra-terrestrials. She played the lead role of Ellen Ripley in the popular "Alien" movie series, and voiced a spaceship in the animated TV series "Futurama".

9. Russell Crowe's character goes from general, to slave, to hero, in which epic from 2000?

Answer: Gladiator

After General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Crowe) refuses to follow the Emperor's treacherous son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), his wife and child are murdered, and Maximus himself is taken by slave traders. Once Maximus is sold to Proximo (Oliver Reed), the head of a gladiator school, he becomes a popular gladiator and works to take his revenge on Commodus.

Joaquin Phoenix is a strict vegan, and his 'leather' outfits in "Gladiator" were actually made out of synthetic material.

10. Which 1999 movie is based on the autobiographical story of Susanna Kaysen's stay in a psychiatric hospital in the 1960's?

Answer: Girl, Interrupted

When Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder) is admitted to Claymoore Hospital, she is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. She soon befriends some of her troubled co-patients and is particularly drawn to the rebellious Lisa (Angelina Jolie), who encourages Susanna to reject her treatment.

The title "Girl, Interrupted" takes its name from Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's painting, "Girl Interrupted at her Music".

Source: Author jondalah

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