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Indie and Cult Film Quotes Trivia Quiz

Here's some really cool quotes from favorite independent and cult films. This is definitely for the serious movie buff. Give it a try and be sure to see these films.

A multiple-choice quiz by joonpearl. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
joonpearl

Time
7 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
46,398

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Basie - 'Jim, didn't I teach you anything?'
Jim - 'Yes, you taught me that people will do anything for a potato.'

Answer: (Malkovich, Bale)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hal Hartley film.
Ned: 'What is this thing?'
Bill: 'That's the blessed Virgin, Ned.'
Ned: 'She's pretty, huh?'
Bill: 'Not only is she pretty, but she's got a nice personality, and she's the mother of God.' Hint

'Henry Fool'

'Flirt'

'Simple Men'

'Amateur'

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'One day I heard the sound of a woman singing. She must not have understood that someone might hear her. I thought of mermaids...' Hint

'Jesus' Son'

'Waking The Dead'

'Monument Avenue'

'Grind'

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Question 4 of 10

4. Neo-noir detective movie.
'My father was an evil abusive man...he killed my mother. She was sleeping, and then he slit his wrists. I was thirteen. I don't talk about that much.' Hint

'Permanent Midnight'

'Heaven'

'Zero Effect'

'Heaven's Prisoners'

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'And how does our fable end? The centerfold...was she waiting on the beach for all eternity for him to return? Why not?'

Answer: (3 or 4 Words: Depp, Brando)

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'It's embarassing. I've got to tell the people in my business that my best writer lives on Long Island. Writers live in Manhattan, Barry, Joey Buttafucos live on Long Island.' Hint

'The Leading Man'

'She's The One'

'The Brothers McMullen'

'No Looking Back'

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Vitamin, the band goes beyond straight pop, but not hard rock. We like to call it ultra-pop.' Hint

'Welcome To The Dollhouse'

'Getting Personal'

'Joe's So Mean To Josephine'

'Bandwagon'

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'So, I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every time you see me, that's on the worst day of my life.'

Answer: (Two Words, How many pieces of flair?)

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'I don't know what to do. Something has happened to me and I'm very lost. And it doesn't stop. It's not getting better. I'm not getting better.' Hint

'Inventing The Abbotts'

'Chilly Scenes Of Winter'

'The Hi-Lo Country'

'Waking The Dead'

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'Oh, I see. With all the poor people in this city, who wanted only to live and were viciously murdered, you have the nerve to sit here, wanting to die and not go through with it? You make me sick!' Hint

'Suicide Kings'

'Bringing Out The Dead'

'Taxi Driver'

'Heathers'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Basie - 'Jim, didn't I teach you anything?' Jim - 'Yes, you taught me that people will do anything for a potato.'

Answer: Empire Of The Sun

Steven Spielberg directed this 1987 classic. You can tell he has a love of airplanes. Christian Bale, at age 13, gives a great performance.

2. Hal Hartley film. Ned: 'What is this thing?' Bill: 'That's the blessed Virgin, Ned.' Ned: 'She's pretty, huh?' Bill: 'Not only is she pretty, but she's got a nice personality, and she's the mother of God.'

Answer: 'Simple Men'

Directed by Hal Hartley, it was a PBS American Playhouse coproduction. Hal Hartley often casts the same actors, such as Bill Sage, Martin Donovan, and Parker Posey.

3. 'One day I heard the sound of a woman singing. She must not have understood that someone might hear her. I thought of mermaids...'

Answer: 'Jesus' Son'

The line was said by Billy Crudup's character, FH, as he walked past a Mennonite couple's open window and heard her singing the hymn 'Farther Along'. Crudup plays a heroine addict who meets redemption in this film, which also stars Samantha Morton and Denis Leary.

4. Neo-noir detective movie. 'My father was an evil abusive man...he killed my mother. She was sleeping, and then he slit his wrists. I was thirteen. I don't talk about that much.'

Answer: 'Zero Effect'

Bill Pullman is great as Darryl Zero, a reclusive, pill popping private dick, who seems to be only functional as the best and most unseen detective. Ben Stiller is good as his overprotective assistant.

5. 'And how does our fable end? The centerfold...was she waiting on the beach for all eternity for him to return? Why not?'

Answer: Don Juan DeMarco

Johnny Depp plays 'the greatest lover' who ends up in the psych ward after attempting suicide. His stories and charm affect all those around, especially Brando's character whose marriage is beautifully enriched.

6. 'It's embarassing. I've got to tell the people in my business that my best writer lives on Long Island. Writers live in Manhattan, Barry, Joey Buttafucos live on Long Island.'

Answer: 'The Brothers McMullen'

Edward Burns wrote, directed, and starred in all of the mentioned movies, except 'The Leading Man'.

7. 'Vitamin, the band goes beyond straight pop, but not hard rock. We like to call it ultra-pop.'

Answer: 'Bandwagon'

Bandwagon is the story of the band Circus Monkey. The members include a neurotic singer-songwriter, an outspoken drummer, a perpetually stoned guitarist and a violence-prone bassist.

Answer: Office Space

'Office Space' is a Mike Judge ('Beavis And Butthead') film, based on his skit, 'Milton'.

9. 'I don't know what to do. Something has happened to me and I'm very lost. And it doesn't stop. It's not getting better. I'm not getting better.'

Answer: 'Waking The Dead'

The wonderful Keith Gordon directed this movie, which stars Billy Crudup and Jennifer Connelley, who previously starred together in, 'Inventing The Abbotts'. Based on the novel by Scott Spencer who also wrote the novel 'Endless Love' (the Brooke Shields movie is terrible), which is another story of obsession and the madness of love.

Answer: 'Bringing Out The Dead'

Martin Scorcese directed Nicolas Cage in this film, also starring then wife Patricia Arquette, about a guilt-ridden, burnt out paramedic unraveling over a 72 hr. period. Based on the novel of the same title by Joe Connelly, a former paramedic.

Source: Author joonpearl

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