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1. This 1965 flick was written by Woody Allen and received a "Best Song" Oscar nomination for the title song, sung by Tom Jones. Peter O'Toole stars as a playboy who wants to give up all the womanizing for one woman, played by Romy Schneider. He sees a psychiatrist played by Peter Sellers. Can you name this comedy?
2. Released in 1993, this movie is a "biopic" based on the life of Tina Turner. Angela Bassett stars in the film and Laurence Fishburne stars as Ike Turner. What is the name of the movie, which is also the title of a hit by Tina?
3. This romantic comedy of 2000 stars Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. Through a bathtub accident, the Gibson character is able to hear the thoughts of women. He uses his new ability in his career as an advertising executive, but also becomes more sensitive to women's issues and still manages to fall in love. Name the movie.
4. Probably the highest critical acclaim of the "What" movies is this 1962 psychological thriller starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. What is the name of this film about two aging former movie star sisters, which was nominated for five Academy Awards?
5. From dark drama we move to light comedy. This 2008 offering is about two strangers from New York, played by Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz, who, letting off steam in "Sin City" after disappointing events in the Big Apple, awake one morning to find themselves married. Returning to New York, they attempt to divorce.
6. No, Bugs Bunny does not star in this 1972 comedy, but big stars Ryan O'Neal and Barbra Streisand do. Called a "screwball comedy" by Wikipedia, it centers around the mix-up of four identical suitcases belonging to four people visiting San Francisco. What's the name of this film ranked at #61 on the American Film Institute's "100 Greatest Comedies"?
7. Although most of today's trivia buffs could not have seen this film in the theater, it has spawned three remakes, all named "A Star is Born," starring such film luminaries as Janet Gaynor in 1937, Judy Garland in 1954, and Barbra Streisand in 1976. What is the name of this 1932 original story about the discovery of an award-winning actress?
8. The next "What" film is a 1991 comedy starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. The plot centers around Murray's character, a phobia-beset patient of a psychiatrist, played by Dreyfuss. When Dreyfuss takes his family on vacation, Murray follows, irritating the doctor and ingratiating himself into the doctor's family. What is the name of this whacky film?
9. This 1993 drama starred Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio. Depp is a young man in a small Iowa town who must care for his mentally ill brother (DiCaprio) and obese mother, as well as two sisters. What's the name of this "What" film?
10. Wikipedia calls our last film a "slasher film." Grossing over $125 million at the box office, it stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Geller, Ryan Philippe, and Freddie Prinz, Jr. What's the name of this 1997 release about a killer stalking four friends who had been involved in hit-and-run accident the year before?
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