One Word Title Movies of the Eighties Quiz

Answer: Highlander

Sean Connery was cast in "Highlander" as Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez. Christopher Lambert had the dual role of Connor "The Highlander" MacLeod and Russell Edwin Nash. In the film, Connery's character taught The Highlander swordsmanship but was eventually killed by Connor's enemy, Kurgan. Connor learned he was immortal. The movie revealed various encounters the Scotsman had had from the 16th century until a climactic battle in New York city in 1985.
"Colors" was a 1988 film featuring Robert Duvall and Sean Penn as police officers in Los Angeles trying to prevent violence between the Crips and Bloods.
"Excalibur" was a 1981 fantasy film about King Arthur and featured Nigel Terry as Arthur.
"Octopussy" was a 1983 James Bond film that starred Roger Moore as Bond and Maud Adams as the "Bond girl".

Answer: Halloween

The original "Halloween" with Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence came out in October, 1978. Will Sandin played the young Michael Myers and Tony Moran played the 23-year-old Myers. There were four "Halloween" movies released in the eighties. "Halloween II" was released in 1981. "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" premiered in 1982, "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" in 1988 and finally "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers" in 1989 completed the series' sequels in the eighties. "Halloween H20" was released in 1998 as the 20th anniversary of the original and Jamie Lee Curtis returned for that sequel.
There were three "Porky's" films in the eighties. The first was the original "Porky's" in 1982. It was followed by "Porky's II: The Next Day" the following year and "Porky's Revenge" in 1985.
The "Rocky" series began in the seventies. Only two were released in the eighties, "Rocky III" (1982)and "Rocky IV" (1985). The original "Poltergeist" came out in 1982. "Poltergeist II: The Other Side" came out in 1986 and "Poltergeist III" in 1988 for a total of three.
"Caddyshack" (1980) also had a followup in 1988 titled "Caddyshack II".
There were also three "Superman" sequels in the eighties as well as a 1984 release, "Supergirl".

Answer: Roxanne

Steve Martin wrote the screenplay for "Roxanne", which was based on the classic tale of Cyrano de Bergerac. He also performed all his own stunts. Daryl Hannah and Rick Rossovich rounded out the principal cast and formed the story's love triangle. The articulate Steve coached another man, when the man romanced Hannah's character, but Martin ended up falling for her. Shelley Duvall was cast as a barmaid and Fred Willard played the town's mayor. Although the film was shot in British Columbia the setting was the American Pacific Northwest.
"Scarred" was a 1984 film about a teenage prostitute.
The 1988 film, "Celia" dealt with a young girl in Australia.
"Gloria" was released in 1980 and was a John Cassavetes film about the girlfriend of a gangster being sought by the mob after a killing.

Answer: Caveman

"Caveman" starred Ringo Starr along with Dennis Quaid and Shelley Long in a comedy about a love-struck caveman. Ringo's character resented the brutish clan leader's hold on the girls. He eventually became the clan's leader, fought dinosaurs and got into more trouble along the way. The cast was replete with assorted zany characters such as gay cavemen and various misfits.
"Clue" was a 1985 comedic murder mystery set in a Gothic mansion and based on the board game of the same name.
The 1984 "Starman" featured Jeff Bridges as an alien who took a human form and convinced Karen Allen's character to drive him through several states.
Goldie Hawn starred as a female coach who applied for the football coach's vacancy despite having no concept of how the game was played in the 1986 film "Wildcats".

Answer: Hardbodies

"Hardbodies" was a 1984 movie starring Grant Cramer and Gary Wood about men who solicited a young student to help them score girls. Teal Roberts was also in the cast.
"Scrooged" starred Murray in a 1988 modern version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".
"Ghostbusters" (1984), teamed Bill Murray with Dan Ackroyd, Rick Moranis and Harold Ramis as a group of guys who tracked down ghosts in a 1959 Cadillac ambulance called the Ecto-1.
Ramis also teamed up with Murray in the 1981 release, "Stripes", about a group of misfits in the Army. John Candy, John Larroquette, Judge Reinhold and Sean Young were among other cast members in "Stripes" appearing in one of their early big screen roles.

Answer: Gandhi

"Gandhi" was a 1982 biographical film depicting the non-violent movement of Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi. Richard Attenborough received an Academy Award for directing the film and Ben Kingsley won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Gandhi. The movie began with his assassination and then flashed back to his early adulthood. In addition to Gandhi, the majority of the cast depicted were based on actual historical figures.
"Scarface" depicted a fictional character named Tony Montana played by Al Pacino. Montana arrived in the USA courtesy of the Mariel Boatlift and ruthlessly rose to power as a criminal.
"Yellowbeard" was a 1983 film about a fictional pirate released from prison in hopes that he would lead authorities to his hidden treasure. Cheech Marin, Graham Chapman and Peter Boyle headed up the cast.
"Vincent" was a Tim Burton movie about a fictional character named Vincent Malloy who daydreamed about being like Vincent Price. Price actually narrated the 1982 film

Answer: Xanadu

Cliff Richard and The Tubes also contributed to the soundtrack of "Xanadu", a 1980 movie that starred Gene Kelly and Michael Beck with Olivia Newton-John. The movie dealt with a muse coming to inspire someone and ending up falling in love with him. "Xanadu" referred to the theater in which the finale took place.
The 1983 release "Flashdance" starred Jennifer Beals as a welder who longed to go to ballet school. Giorgio Moroder provided the musical score.
Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow and Lori Singer starred in the 1984 film "Footloose", about a youth who moved to a town where rock and roll and dancing were banned. Kenny Loggins sang the theme song.
"Fame" was a 1980 movie centered around students at a high school for performing arts. The movie soundtrack featured nine songs including the Academy Award winning "Fame" by Irene Cara.

Answer: Twins

"Twins" featured Danny DeVito as Arnold's crooked twin. Kelly Preston was also in the movie. Arnold played a naive man who had been raised in an educated environment and became involved in a scandal when he met his long lost twin brother who was raised in an orphanage.
"Commando" (1985) and "Predator" (1987)were among other single-name-title eighties Schwarzenegger films.
"Witness" was a 1985 movie starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis that centered around a young Amish boy witnessing a murder.
"Scanners" was released in 1981 and starred Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan and Jennifer O'Neill involving telekinetic individuals.
The 1982 film, "Missing", starred Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek about a man who disappeared in South America.

Answer: Silverado

"Silverado" (1985) was set in 1880 and centered around a crooked sheriff, a rancher and the unlikely group that took them on in the western town of Silverado. Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover and Scott Glenn topped the bill.
"Tex" was a 1982 film starring Matt Dillon as Tex McCormick and Jim Metzler as his brother. The teenage brothers had to manage on their own after their father left and their mother died.
"Glory" was a 1989 film based on the heroics of the Civil War's first Black volunteer company. Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington headed the cast.
"Deathtrap" was a 1982 film starring Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve about a screenplay of the same name and the plot hatched by a professor to murder the student who wrote it so he could take credit for the screenplay.

Answer: Lianna

"Lianna" was a 1983 film about a female college student who had a lesbian affair with her professor. Linda Griffiths played the lead role. The film depicted the effect the affair had on her husband, children and friends. Jane Hallaren played the professor.
"Heathers" (1989) was about a group of four girls named Heather who dominated their high school class through intimidation in a fictional Ohio town.
Nick Nolte starred in "Teachers" in 1984. He played a teacher and the movie chronicled his attempts to educate a class of challenged high school students. In "Hoosiers" (1986) Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper were coaches who attempted to get a high school basketball team to the state finals in the early fifties.