Movie Titles: Up and Down Trivia Quiz

Answer: Up Periscope

This was the debut feature film for Warren Oates who played Seaman Kovacs. Frank Gifford also appears in the movie as Ensign Cy Mount, Gifford was a starting running back for the NFL NY Giants from 1952 - 1964. To save money the scenes of the submarine underwater were taken from the movie "Destination Tokyo". Gordon Douglas directed this film.

Answer: Quigley Down Under

"Quigley Down Under" was originally to star Steve McQueen in 1980 but production was shelved when he became too ill from cancer. In 2002 Tom Selleck donated the replica 1874 Sharps rifle used in this film, along with six other guns, to the National Rifle Association where they became part of an exhibit called "Real Guns of Reel Heroes". Directed by Simon Wincer.

Answer: Somebody Up There Likes Me

Paul Newman was given the lead role after James Dean died in a car accident. Australian actor Rod Taylor was also screen tested for the role of Rocky; he didn't get the part but he impressed MGM enough that that offered him a long term contract. "Somebody Up There Likes Me" is also notable for the uncredited actors appearing in it that went on to have distinguished careers; the list includes Steve McQueen, Dean Jones, Robert Loggia, Angela Cartwright, Frank Campanella and Robert Duvall.

The movie was directed by Robert Wise.

Answer: Black Hawk Down

The film won Oscars for Best Editing and Best Sound. The movie was filmed in Morocco. Many of the actors took military familiarization crash courses, the Ranger actors trained for one week at Fort Benning Georgia and the actors portraying Delta Force had a two-week course at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Ridley Scott was the director.

Answer: Up in Smoke

Great character actors Strother Martin ("Cool Hand Luke", "True Grit" and "The Wild Bunch") and Tom Skerritt ("MASH", "Alien" and "Top Gun") also appear in this movie. This was the debut film for Ellen Barkin who had an uncredited part. This was the first film for the comedy duo of Cheech and Chong. Directed by Lou Adler.

Answer: Down Periscope

The USS Pampanito, a WWII Balao-class sub, is the actual name of the submarine used in the movie; it is a museum ship and a National Historic Landmark at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. The cast includes Rip Torn, Harry Dean Stanton, William H. Macy, Rob Schneider and Lauren Holly. "Down Periscope" was the first major motion picture role for Kelsey Grammer. Directed by David S. Ward.

Answer: The Air Up There

The film was shot in Canada, Kenya and South Africa. "The Air Up There" was a modest hit with a budget of approximately $17 million it grossed $21 million at the box office. Paul Michael Glaser directed the movie. Glaser is best known for playing Detective Dave Starsky in the TV series "Starsky and Hutch", which ran from 1974-1979.

Answer: Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Nick Nolte spent over a month living on the streets as a bum in order to research his role as Jerry. "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" is the eleventh top-grossing film of 1986 with over $62 million at the box office. Paul Mazursky directed the movie.

Answer: Bringing Up Baby

"Bringing Up Baby" did so poorly at the box office that the film's director, Howard Hawks, was fired from RKO pictures. The movie has gained many fans over the years and the American Film Institute ranked it as the 88th greatest movie of all time in 2007. This was the second of four films that Grant and Hepburn appeared together in.

Answer: The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Christopher Monger, the film's director, based the movie on a story that he heard from his grandfather about the village of Taff's Well in Wales and the adjoining Garth Hill. The film couldn't be filmed at that location because of development including power lines and wind turbines. The cast includes the excellent character actor Colm Meaney as Morgan the Goat.