Movies from 1975 in Other Words Quiz

Answer: Jaws

"Jaws" is a killer shark movie starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Lorraine Gary. It is about the hunting down and killing of a great white shark that is attacking the beach-goers of Amity Island. After the shark kills multiple swimmers and boaters, the Mayor hires a shark fisherman named Quint (Robert Shaw) to hunt down and kill the shark.

Answer: Dog Day Afternoon

"Dog Day Afternoon" is a crime film about two friends who try to rob a bank and end up having to take the bank employees hostage when the robbery fails. The movie stars Al Pacino as bank robber Sonny who wants to use the stolen money to pay for a sex change operation for his boyfriend.

Answer: Funny Lady

"Funny Lady" is a comedy musical drama that is about the later life of comedian Fanny Brice starring Barbra Streisand as Brice. The movie is the sequel to the 1968 movie "Funny Girl" that also stars Streisand. Fanny goes through a divorce from her first husband and falls for nightclub owner, and song lyricist Billy Rose (James Caan). Though she likes Billy, she still has feelings for her first husband.

Answer: The Sunshine Boys

"The Sunshine Boys" is a comedy film about a successful vaudeville comedy duo who agree to get back together for a TV special. The problem is that they can't stand each other and never could. The movie stars George Burns and Walter Matthau as the comedy duo "Lewis and Clark".

Answer: The Man Who Would Be King

"The Man Who Would Be King" is an adventure film based on the Rudyard Kipling book of the same name. It tells the story of two adventurer con men, Daniel Dravot (Sean Connery) and Peachy Carnehan (Michael Caine), who travel to Kafiristan to try and pass themselves off as kings. Instead of becoming kings, Daniel is mistaken for a god when his protective vest protects him from arrows.

Answer: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is a musical sci-fi horror cult classic film starring Barry Bostwick, Susan Sarandon, and Tim Curry. It is about two people whose car breaks down, so they walk up to a strange castle to see if they can use the phone. Inside, they find a transvestite alien named Dr. Frank N. Furter creating a muscle man in his lab. Audience participation during different scenes is a major factor in the movie's success and longevity.

Answer: Breakout

"Breakout" is an action movie about an innocent man named Jay Wagner (Robert Duvall) being framed by the mob and sent to a Mexican prison. His wife hires pilot Nick Colton (Charles Bronson) to break him out of prison using a helicopter.

Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

"One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" is a comedy-drama about a criminal named Randle McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) tricking prison staff into believing that he is crazy so he can get sent to a mental hospital to get out of prison work detail. When the hospital administrator thinks that McMurphy is faking, McMurphy starts doing wild things to make hospital staff think otherwise. McMurphy ends up getting more than he reckoned on, for his antics.

Answer: Return of the Pink Panther

"Return of the Pink Panther" is a comedy film and fourth installment of the "Pink Panther" series of movies. It stars Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau. The movie once again centers around the theft and recovery of the famous Pink Panther Diamond.

Answer: The Strongest Man in the World

"The Strongest Man in the World" is a Disney comedy about a college science student (Kurt Russell) whose lab experiment gets accidentally mixed with another experiment and produces an elixir that can give a person incredible strength.