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1. I'm a bit of a weekend carpenter, so when I saw a movie I believed to be about furniture making I jumped to see it. I thought of Bob Vila, Mike Holmes and other master carpenters that could have been in it. Instead I was treated to a movie about the stage performances by a Shakespearean troupe and the performers' attendant backstage. It starred Albert Finney. What was the name of this 1983 drama?
2. An historical feature was my next choice. I thought a movie about what is probably the longest man-made structure in the world might be fun to watch. Well, what I got instead was something different. This morose drama had influxes of music and cartoon imagery and was intriguing to say the least. What was the name of this 1982 movie about a musical star and his maternal issues?
3. I find that sports movies are great! Baseball movies show you plays that might take many trips to a real game to finally witness in person. But this movie wasn't one of them. I thought it was a biography about baseball's 'Sultan of Swat'. Instead, what farm based movie did I see?
4. Baseball isn't the only sports movies I enjoy. I love hockey. During the '80s and '90s, only one player truly ruled in the National Hockey League. I thought I was going to witness the entire life and career of this hockey icon. This bawdy comedy with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, although funny, was no hockey movie. What was the name of this 1992 movie?
5. I like to read too and sometimes books are good to read before seeing the movie version. So I thought this classic Jules Verne novel on the big screen was intriguing. I settled in with my popcorn to watch the Nautilus float across the screen. Well I wasn't prepared for this cartoon but it turned out to be a funny family adventure about a silly clown fish. What was the name of this 2003 comedy?
6. I like health food. Sometimes different types can be pretty bizarre. I'm willing to try almost anything. I get lots of my ideas from books, magazines and the movies. By the title I thought this movie was going to give me some ideas. Well it turned out this Michael Keaton movie was about ghosts and adventures in the netherworld. What was the title of this 1988 movie?
7. I'm not only interested in fiction. I will watch a good documentary too. The rescue of the Chilean miners in 2010 was a marvel of human ingenuity. So I thought I would be suitably entertained when I thought this title implied it was about that event. Well what I got instead was a 1971 blaxploitation film starring Richard Roundtree. What crime drama did musician Isaac Hayes provide the soundtrack for?
8. Silent movies have a certain appeal to movie goers. When I saw a movie that appeared to be about the life of a silent film star and his wife, I wanted to see it. Silly me, it was a cartoon love story about an uptown dog and her downtown love. What was the title of this 1955 classic?
9. There's nothing funny about tornadoes. By the title I thought I would see a drama about loss during one of these tragic occurrences. Instead I watched a drama about the American Civil War and the effects on a plantation in the south. What is the title of this movie that had only one swear word?
10. Psycho killers make for great fictional movies but in real life their crimes can be terrifying. Movies retelling their crime sprees can be extremely interesting though, which is why I rushed to see this movie I thought was about the life of David Berkowitz. Instead I sat through a Sean Penn movie about a developmentally disabled father caring for his young daughter. Name this 2001 heartwrencher.
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