Movies and Pop Songs With the Same Name Quiz

Answer: Who'll Stop the Rain

In the movie, Nick Nolte is a Vietnam Vet that gets caught up in heroin trafficking and the intrigue follows from there. The movie was a mild critical and box office success.

The Creedence song was released in January 1970. It was about the Vietnam War and inequity in the USA in the late 1960s, early 1970s. It was rated number 188 on "Rolling Stone's" All-Time 500 songs list.

"Lookin' out My Back Door" and "Ooby Dooby" were also on "Cosmo's Factory".

It was featured on the movie soundtrack, though not written directly for the movie.

Answer: Badlands

"Badlands" was the second single off the "Darkness on the Edge of Town". It didn't do great on the charts, peaking at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. As with many of Springsteen's songs, it was well received critically.

The movie got good critical reviews for the acting of Sheen and Spacek. An interesting bit of trivia, both of Sheen's sons, Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez, have uncredited parts as little boys standing under a lamppost.

There is a connection between the song and movie too. Both were inspired by mass murderer Charles Starkweather's 1958 killing spree.

Answer: Some Kind of Wonderful

The song was written by John Ellison, and first recorded by his group Soul Brothers Six in 1967. It didn't have much chart success. The Grand Funk version was much more successful, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA.

The movie was a classic John Hughes screenplay with the "less fortunate" high school kid being pursued by the upper class teen. Mary Stuart Masterson was a tomboy in the film, right up to her short haircut. While the movie didn't do great at the box office, it was mostly well-received by critics, including Roger Ebert.

Answer: Babe

The movie received four Academy Award nominations, winning for Best Visual Effects. It grossed about $63 million at the box office. It spawned the sequel "Babe: Pig in the City".

The song, released in September 1979, was Styx's only US Billboard Hot 100 number one hit. It reached number six on the UK Singles chart in 1980. It was on Styx's album "Cornerstone".

Answer: Dazed and Confused

Though the movie was not initially a success at the box office, it has become sort of a cult hit. It also starred Ben Affleck and Milla Jovovich, and Renee Zellweger in an uncredited role as a girl in a blue pickup truck.

The Zeppelin song was originally written and performed by Jake Holmes in 1967. Jimmy Page was with the Yardbirds when he first performed a version of the song. Though they shared the title, Page reworked the lyrics and melody, and eventually got a separate copyright.

Answer: Detroit Rock City

The song was the basis for the movie. Kiss wrote the song after hearing of some of their fans being killed on the way to a concert of theirs in Detroit. The song was on their "Destroyer" album. Initially it was the featured A-side of the single, but the B-side song "Beth" proved more popular. So "Beth" became the A-side and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.

The movie was neither a critical nor a commercial success, but has become a cult classic, especially among Kiss' fans.

Answer: Iron Man

The movie also starred Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, and Terrence Howard. It was a huge box office success, grossing over $500 million worldwide. It also received overall good reviews, even making Roger Ebert's and Richard Corliss' end of the year lists for the top movies of 2008.

Each member of the band Black Sabbath received writing credit for the song; Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. In 2000, about 30 years after initial release, a live version of the song won a Grammy for Best Metal Performance. It was ranked number 317 on "Rolling Stone's" All-Time 500 list.

Answer: Night Moves

The film also starred Jennifer Warren and Susan Clark. It also had early film appearances by Melanie Griffith and James Woods. The movie got and still gets positive critical reviews. It was, however, not a box office success. There was another non-related movie of the same name released in 2014.

The song was written and sung by Bob Seger. The song took Bob Seger from a Midwestern USA star to a national star, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It was voted the number one single of 1977 by "Rolling Stone" magazine, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame named it one of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll".

Answer: Message in a Bottle

The movie starts rolling when Wright finds a tragic love letter in a bottle that's washed up on the beach. The quest for the author and the ramifications of that quest is the focus of the film. The film did fair at the box office, number 42 for the year, with about $52 million gross according to Box Office Mojo.

The song was the Police's first UK number one single. It didn't do as well in the USA, only peaking at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: Stand By Me

The movie also starred Wil Wheaton and Jay O'Connell as the other two kids on a journey to find the dead body of a child. It was directed by Rob Reiner and was a critical and commercial success. The fictional town in the movie of Castle Rock inspired Reiner to name the production company he co-founded as "Castle Rock Entertainment".

The song was written by Ben E. King, along with the famous songwriting duo of Lieber and Stoller. In 1961, the song was number one for a few weeks on the Billboard R&B charts in the USA. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It recharted in 1986, due to the movie, reaching number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. 25 years between top 10 appearances!