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1. One of the most frightening movie villains of all-time came in the guise of an apparently sweet housewife and loving mother. The movie: The Manchurian Candidate. The character: Mrs. John Iselin. The actress?
2. Probably the most vicious villain in all of Alfred Hitchcock's films, the name Norman Bates has become synonymous with a merciless killer who has lost his marbles. In which movie did Anthony Perkins take a stab at playing the demonic Mr. Bates?
3. Funny breathing noises aside, that Darth Vader character from the 'Star Wars' movies was quite frightening, wasn't he? Which of these actors did not participate in bringing Darth Vader to the screen in at least one of the films in the 'Star Wars' series?
4. What is more frightening than a member of the health care industry with an axe to grind? One such errant member of the nursing profession appears in the 1975 film 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. Played brilliantly by Louise Fletcher, what is this frightening merciless angel called?
5. When one thinks about Frank Capra's films, typically the heartwarming stories and wonderful characters immediately come to mind, but these movies also had their share of villains. What is the surname of the miserly old man in the movie 'It's a Wonderful Life' who owns half the town of Bedford Falls, and is always conniving to seize the other half?
6. In which film did Glenn Close play Alex Forrest, a colleague and temporary lover of lothario Michael Douglas who becomes a tiny bit too obsessed with achieving revenge after being unceremoniously dismissed by her erstwhile beau?
7. In the original 'Godfather', Michael Corleone is a rather sympathetic character who falls into a life of crime based on circumstances largely beyond his control. In the second film, oddly entitled 'Godfather: Part II', he becomes more of a traditional villain as he attempts to expand his family business. Who played Michael Corleone in both films?
8. In both versions of the film 'Cape Fear' (1962 and 1991), what is the full name of the reptilian villain played by Robert Mitchum and Robert De Niro, respectively?
9. Gary Oldman, who has made a living playing bizarre, evil characters, is truly beyond the pale as a murderous police detective named Norman Stansfield in which Luc Besson-directed film, also known as Léon?
10. If there is a villain in the movie 'Sling Blade' (and there is), he is named Doyle Hargraves. Which country-western singing standout plays the violent and cruel Doyle in that 1996 film?
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