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1. Let's see if we get the picture - just so we get off to a sensible beginning;
1971: This film was set in 1951 in a small town called Anarene, Texas. The Korean War was a global concern and two best friends, Sonny and Duane, were dealing with becoming adults and joining the fight. Duane enlisted but Sonny did not. There was a rather tatty movie house in the town (it was an integral place to both the plot and title of the film), and a bar and a lot of teenaged angst flying around. You might recall a character named Sam The Lion from it or another one named Ruth Popper. Which of these answers fits?
2. 1987: Bikers who are really vampires corrupt a group of heretofore innocent teenagers. Two new boys move into town named Mike and John and much confusion ensues. The tagline for this film was: "Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire!". Which answer fits this one?
3. 1991: Dede is a struggling single Mom trying to raise her son in a sensible way (his name was Fred in the film). Then, oops, it turns out Fred is discovered to be a little genius. Dede is a bit dashed. She is not living in anything close to the 'lap of luxury', but she REALLY wants Fred to get the chance to explore all of the opportunities open to him, while still enjoying the simple joys of growing up. Which word fits this one?
4. 1945: Poor, poor Don Birnam - he's having a rather bad (OK, totally awful) 4 days of it. He's a writer who can't write at the moment and he's broke and depressed. Instead of jumping out the window he decides to get drunk and stay that way for days. Naturally, nothing good comes from that, except that his girlfriend Helen tries to stick it out with him. What movie is this or, more accurately, which word is in the title?
5. 1986: Rob Lowe and Demi Moore have moved in together in Chicago, and are having the hardest time making it work. Lowe plays Danny and Moore plays Debbie and they have two pesky friends, named Bernie and Joan, who make their relationship even more complicated. Pick the right word in the title of this one!
6. 1962: It's Connecticut in 1912. In this amazing film we have a an aging actor, a drug addicted wife and two pretty messed up sons. One of the sons, as portrayed, is the dramatic version of the fellow who wrote the classic play that this film came from. I can't say more. Which "Long" or "Lost" or "Last" is right on this one?
7. 1973: Two Navy guys are assigned to do the escorting of an errant fellow marine back to the base, so as to serve out his sentence. The escorters are named Billy Buddusky and Mule Mulhall, and the rascal they look after is Larry Meadows. But, truth is, they're all three a little frisky, and have a great adventure as they go and become friends. Which word fits this one?
8. 1959: The cousin of a young, murdered poet goes quite mad after seeing him raped and slain, and then even cannibalized by a pack of "beach boys". None of it qualifies as a good day for any of them! Based on a Tennessee Williams play, which word fits into the title of this ghoulish film?
9. Did Paul Newman and his wife JoAnne Woodward ever act together in a movie with "Long" or "Lost" or "Last" in its title?
10. 1977: A teacher of deaf kids has some problems. She acts like Miss Perfect by day but she is quite the bar hopper by night. She meets all kinds of dubious people as she goes, but finally hooks up with a homicidal one who ends her mixed up life in a jiffy. Which "Long", "Lost" or "Last" movie is this?
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