Movies from 1977 in Other Words Quiz

Answer: Star Wars

"Star Wars" is a sci-fi film that is set in the past in a galaxy far away and tells the story of an orphan farm boy named Luke Skywalker (Mark Hammill) who, with the help of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), joins a group of resistance fighters to battle the Galactic Empire. Its full title is "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope".

Answer: Saturday Night Fever

"Saturday Night Fever" is a dance movie about hardware store worker Tony Manero (John Travolta) who spends his Saturday nights at a disco club. He meets a single woman at the club and talks her into dancing with him in a disco dance contest. Tony wishes to take their relationship to a higher level but the girl keeps Tony at a distance because of his immaturity.

Answer: Oh, God!

"Oh, God!" is a comedy film about a grocery store manager who sees and talks to God. God (George Burns) wants manager Jerry Landers (John Denver) to spread his word to the modern world. At first Jerry thinks he's going crazy and won't listen but God convinces him and Jerry sets out to spread God's word.

Answer: Kingdom of the Spiders

"Kingdom of the Spiders" is a science fiction horror film about giant spiders that take over a town during a county fair. When a farmer finds one of his cows dead, local vet Robert Hansen (William Shatner) sends a blood sample of the dead animal to scientists.

They discover that there was a massive dose of spider venom in the cow's blood. They soon find out that the town has been surrounded by enormous killer spiders.

Answer: The Deep

"The Deep" is an adventure movie about a couple on vacation that decide to scuba dive to a sunken WWII munitions ship in hopes of finding some valuables. They accidentally uncover thousands of vials of morphine which gets the attention of a drug kingpin on the island. They also discover real Spanish treasure beneath the wreck.

Answer: Black Sunday

"Black Sunday" is a thriller about a terrorist group that decides to use a blimp loaded with explosives and shrapnel to kill as many people as possible at the Super Bowl including the President who is in attendance. Bruce Dern plays blimp pilot Michael Lander. Because of years of torture as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, a court martial, and a failed marriage, Michael becomes deranged and thinks he needs to shell out a little pay back.

Answer: The Gauntlet

"The Gauntlet" is an action thriller about an alcoholic cop played by Clint Eastwood who has to transport and protect a witness so she can testify in a trial. The mob gets wind of the transport and route and tries to kill her before she can tell what she knows at the trial.

Answer: The Hills Have Eyes

"The Hills Have Eyes" is a horror film about a vacationing family that decides to take a side road through a desert and find themselves stranded. As the night falls, the family is attacked one by one by hideous cannibals living in the desert.

Answer: The Kentucky Fried Movie

"The Kentucky Fried Movie" is a comedy film that spoofs movies such as martial arts movies, disaster movies, and black exploitation films. The movie also spoofs TV commercials and news programs. There are some cameo appearances by Henry Gibson, George Lazenby, Bill Bixby, Donald Sutherland, and Tony Dow.

Answer: Slap Shot

"Slap Shot" is a sports comedy about a hockey team in the fictional Federal League that is going down hill and about to be disbanded. With the team on the rocks, head coach and player Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) uses a trio of wild violent brothers, the Hansons, to turn the team around in the hope that the new winning team will attract prospective buyers.