Movies from 1986 in Other Words Quiz

Answer: Top Gun

"Top Gun" is a romantic action film starring Tom Cruise as naval aviator Lt. Pete Mitchell (Maverick). Maverick and his navigator "Goose" (Anthony Edwards) get chosen to go to Top Gun, a special training school for the best of the best aviators. Maverick falls in love with one of the teachers who rejects him at first but ends up falling in love also.

Answer: Back to School

"Back to School" is a comedy about a rich successful business man who decides to go to the same college that his son goes to. Rodney Dangerfield plays Thornton Mellon, owner of a chain of "Tall and Fat" clothing stores. Thornton cheats his way through his classes by having his employees do his homework.

When he gets accused of academic fraud, Thornton has to cram for an oral test and pass it or else he will be kicked out of school.

Answer: Platoon

"Platoon" is an anti-war action film about a college student who decides to quit school and join the army to fight in Vietnam. Private Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is befriended by one of the platoon leaders, Sergeant Elias (Willem Dafoe), who tries to keep him on the right path. Elias is later murdered by another leader, Staff Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes (Tom Berenger), in order to keep him from testifying about an illegal civilian killing.

Answer: Iron Eagle

"Iron Eagle" is an action film about a teenage boy named Doug Masters (Jason Gedrick) who is trying to get into the Air Force Academy. His father is an Air Force jet fighter pilot who likes to take him up in his plane to teach him how to fly jets. Doug also belongs to a flying club along with some of his high school friends.

When Doug's father gets shot down over the fictional Arab state of Bilya and captured, Doug enlists the help of his friends and Air Force Reserve pilot Col. Charles "Chappy" Sinclair (Louis Gossett, Jr.) to help him rescue his father.

Answer: Hoosiers

"Hoosiers" is a sports film about a disgraced college coach who gets a high school coaching job in a little town in Indiana called Hickory. The coach, played by Gene Hackman, breaks down and rebuilds the team and takes them to the state championship.

Answer: Pretty in Pink

"Pretty in Pink" is a romantic high school comedy film about Andie Walsh (Molly Ringwald), a high school student whose family lives on the poor side of town. She falls in love with a rich kid named Blane McDonough (Andrew McCarthy) who is torn between his love for Andie and the friendship of his snobby rich buddy who tries throwing a monkey wrench into the relationship.

Answer: Wildcats

"Wildcats" is a sports comedy about a female high school girl's track coach who wants to coach the boy's junior varsity football team. When the job goes to a lesser qualified teacher, Molly (Goldie Hawn) quits and takes the head coaching job at a depressed inner city high school.

At first, the team doesn't want a female coach and tries to force her to quit. She finally wins them over and takes them to the city championship game.

Answer: Three Amigos

"Three Amigos" is a comedy film about three silent film stars who get fired from their low budget movie company and get an invitation to go to Mexico to star in what they think is an action movie. Instead, they find out that the townspeople actually want them to fight a real band of Mexican bandits that have been ravaging their town.

The movie stars Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short.

Answer: The Golden Child

"The Golden Child" is an action fantasy film starring Eddie Murphy as social worker Chandler Jarrell who specializes in locating missing children. He is hired to find a young boy with mystical abilities who is called the 'Golden Child'. The child has been kidnapped by an evil villain named Sardo Numspa who intends to kill the child in order to increase his own evil powers.

Answer: Heartbreak Ridge

"Heartbreak Ridge" is a war film about soon to be retired Vietnam War veteran Marine Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Highway (Clint Eastwood). Highway is placed in charge of a reconnaissance platoon filled with misfits. Highway changes the attitudes of the men and turns the platoon into proud Marines and a fighting force to be reckoned with.