Great Movie Quotes II Trivia Quiz

Answer: Men in Black

Although 'Men in Black' had impressive visual effects, it was up against 'Titanic' and 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park' that year. 'Titanic' won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Special Effects.

Answer: Ghostbusters

'Ghostbusters' was nominated for Best Visual Effects in the 1985 Academy Awards but was beaten out by 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.'

Answer: Sudden Impact

The *movie* 'Dirty Harry' was released in 1971. The *character* Dirty Harry proved so popular there were four movie sequels: 'Magnum Force' in 1973, 'The Enforcer' in 1976, 'Sudden Impact' in 1983, and 'The Dead Pool' in 1988. Clint Eastwood played Inspector "Dirty Harry" Callahan in all five movies.

The line 'Go ahead, make my day' was in 'Sudden Impact' when Inspector Callahan (Dirty Harry) dared a crook to shoot his hostage.

Answer: History of the World, Part I

Mel Brooks contributed to this movie as Producer, Director, Co-Writer and Actor in five roles (as Moses, the Roman comic Comicus, Spanish inquisitor Torquemada, Jacques, and French king Louis XVI). Typical Brooks' humor: Moses drops and breaks a tablet with five of the original 15 commandments and Brooks, as a waiter at the Last Supper, asks: 'Are you all together or is it separate checks?'

Answer: Forrest Gump

"Forrest Gump" won Best Picture in the 1995 Academy Awards and Tom Hanks won Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Forrest Gump. The movie follows the life of low-I.Q. Forrest, including his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's and his encounters with the love of his life, Jenny (played by Robin Wright).

Answer: The Green Mile

'The Green Mile' was nominated for Best Picture in the 2000 Academy Awards but was beaten out by 'American Beauty.'

Answer: Casablanca

'Casablanca' won three Oscars in the 1944 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Humphrey Bogart was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of the owner of the Rick's Cafe American nightclub in Casablanca, but lost out to Paul Lukas in 'Watch on the Rhine.'

Answer: The Sound of Music

"The Sound of Music" won five Oscars in the 1966 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Julie Andrews was nominated (but did not win) for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of the nun Maria, who becomes a governess in the home of Captain von Trapp (played by Christopher Plummer) and who organizes his seven children into a singing group. Based on a true story.

Answer: Deliverance

Burt Reynolds plays Lewis Medlock, who organizes a weekend canoeing trip down a river in the Georgia backcountry with three other urban businessmen (played by Jon Voight, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox) but they enter a nightmare. The song "Dueling Banjos" is featured in the movie when they meet some locals at the start of their trip. "Deliverance" was nominated for Best Picture in the 1973 Academy Awards, but lost out to "The Godfather."

Answer: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

The pairing of Paul Newman and Robert Redford in 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' was so successful other movie scripts were often considered as possible vehicles for them, but the only other feature film they made together was the 1973 movie 'The Sting.'

Answer: The Untouchables

Sean Connery won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 1988 Academy Awards for his acting as a seasoned Chicago cop who helps Elliot Ness bring down gangster Al Capone in 'The Untouchables.' Connery established himself as a major actor by starring as the suave, sophisticated British agent James Bond in six movies, starting in 1962.

Answer: In the Heat of the Night

'In the Heat of the Night' won five Oscars in the 1968 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Rod Steiger as a bigoted, southern police chief.

Answer: Casablanca

Ronald Reagan was mentioned as being considered for playing Rick, the role Humphrey Bogart made famous. But this was never the case. The false story was apparently planted to keep his name in the press.

Answer: L.A. Confidential

'L.A. Confidential' won two Oscars in the 1998 Academy Awards, including Best Actress in a Supporting Role for actress Kim Basinger. 'L.A. Confidential' was also nominated for Best Picture, but lost out to 'Titanic.'

Answer: The American President

The screenplay for 'The American President' was written by Aaron Sorkin, who went on to create the TV series 'The West Wing.' He also wrote the screenplay for the movie 'A Few Good Men.'

Answer: Little Shop of Horrors

Despite the title of this movie, this is a comedy. The scenes between sadistic dentist Steve Martin and masochistic patient Bill Murray are hilarious. ('I need a long, slow root canal.') The voice of the man-eating plant was provided by Levi Stubbs, the bass singer for Motown singing group The Four Tops.

This movie was based on an off-Broadway musical, which in turn was based on a 1960 low-budget film.

Answer: American Beauty

"American Beauty" has been described as Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" for the nineties. It won Best Picture in the 2000 Academy Awards.

Answer: Patton

"Patton" won seven Oscars in the 1971 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. George C. Scott was chosen the winner for Best Actor for his portrayal of General George Patton but refused to accept the Oscar, stating that competition between actors was unfair and calling it a "meat parade."

Answer: The Silence of the Lambs

"The Silence of the Lambs" was only the third movie to win all five major Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay (as of March 2006). The others were Frank Capra's "It Happened One Night" in 1934 and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in 1975.

Answer: The Insider

"The Insider" is based on the true story of a tobacco company executive who became a whistleblower (played by Russell Crowe) and his relationship with a producer from the TV newsmagazine show "60 Minutes" (played by Al Pacino). Mike Wallace was played by Christopher Plummer and the resemblance, mannerisms, etc. are remarkable. "The Insider" was nominated for Best Picture in the 2000 Academy Awards, but lost out to "American Beauty."

Answer: Revenge of the Nerds

"Revenge Of The Nerds" was made for $8 million and went on to gross over $40 million in the U.S. In the 1983 movie "Risky Business" Curtis Armstrong played Joel's friend Miles.

Answer: On the Waterfront

"On the Waterfront" won eight Oscars in the 1955 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Marlon Brando for his portrayal of an ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman.

Answer: Moonstruck

If you haven't seen this hilarious movie yet, I highly recommend it. "Moonstruck" is one of my all-time favorites. "Moonstruck" was nominated for Best Picture in the 1988 Academy Awards, but lost out to "The Last Emperor."

Answer: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

This movie resulted in the first father-son win in Academy Award history. Walter Huston, father of director John Huston, won the Academy Award for best supporting actor. John Huston won for best direction.

Answer: The Graduate

Robert Redford and Charles Grodin were originally considered for the part of Benjamin (played by Dustin Hoffman). Redford turned down the part of Benjamin because he thought he could not act as naive as was required. Grodin's deal fell apart following a disagreement over salary.