Razzies Trivia Quiz

Answer: Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline won Best Supporting Actor for his work as Otto in "A Fish Called Wanda" and Worst Screen Couple along with Will Smith for "Wild Wild West". It is amazing that an actor can go from showing such comedic versatility in "A Fish Called Wanda" to portraying another comedic character so poorly in "Wild Wild West".

His work in "Wild Wild West" was rated as so bad Robert Conrad came to accept the awards to show his support of their choice. Adam Sandler won in 1999 for Worst Actor, and Sylvester Stallone for Worst Actor of the Century.

Answer: Freddy Got Fingered

"Freddy Got Fingered" is about an out of work cartoonist who moves back in with his family and starts to spread rumors that his father is abusing his younger brother, Freddy. CNN called this movie "the worst movie ever released by a major studio in Hollywood history".

This movie won Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Tom Green), Worst Screenplay (Tom Green), Worst Director (Tom Green and Derek Harvie), and Worst Screen Couple (Tom Green and "Any Animal He Abuses").

Answer: Sylvester Stallone

I seriously doubt anyone would argue that there isn't another actor with the visibility that someone like Stallone has who has made more bad movies than the original Rocky Balboa. Cementing his dominance in this category are Sly's 30 nominations and ten wins.

He won Worst Actor (1984) "Rhinestone"; Worst Actor, Director & Screenplay (1985) for both "Rambo II" and "Rocky IV"; Worst Actor (1988) "Rambo III"; Worst Actor of the DECADE (1990 - For the 1980s); Worst Actor (1992) "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!"; Worst Screen Couple (1994) Shared with Sharon Stone in "The Specialist"; Worst Actor of the CENTURY (2000) for "95% of Everything He's Ever Done".

Answer: Madonna

Starting her career in non-mainstream films probably created some "bad" acting habits that has allowed her to produce so many bad movies. Some people should not try to be multi-media stars. Madonna has 15 nominations and nine Razzies including this award.

She won for: Worst Actress (1986) "Shanghai Surprise"; Worst Actress (1987) "Who's That Girl?"; Worst Actress (1993) "Body of Evidence"; Worst Supporting Actress (1995) "Four Rooms"; Worst Actress of the CENTURY (2000); Worst Actress (2000) "The Next Best Thing"; Worst Actress & Worst Screen Couple (2002) "Swept Away"; Worst Supporting Actress (2002) "Die Another Day".

Answer: Jackass: The Movie

"Jackass: The Movie" is based on the MTV show of same name that shows just how far some people will go to do stupid stunts and focused on bringing in the MTV crowd. You would think that that would be enough to at least get a nomination in the category that asks: What movie uses the latest teen trends and exploits them for an easy dollar? Although it didn't win this award, "Crossroads" did win for so blatantly using the pop star icon to draw both horny teenage boys and idolizing scantily clad girls to the theaters.

It also won Worst Actress, (Britney Spears, who tied with Madonna for her work in "Swept Away"). "Crossroads" also won Worst Original Song, "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman". This award was not continued into the 2003 awards.

Answer: Can't Stop the Music

"Can't Stop the Music" is a history of the Village People and had seven nominations and two wins (Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay). "Xanadu" had six nominations and one win (Worst Director), "The Jazz Singer" had five nominations and two wins (Worst Actor and Worst Supporting Actor), and "The Formula" had four nominations and no wins.

Answer: Bolero

"Bolero", also known as "Bolero: An Adventure in Ecstasy" is about a woman who travels the world looking for her ideal lover while exploring her sexuality. It had nine nominations and six wins (tied at the time with "Lonely Lady") - "Bolero" won for Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Bo Derek), Worst Director (John Derek), Worst Screenplay (John Derek), Worst Musical Score (Peter Bernstein, Love Scenes Scored by Elmer Bernstein), and Worst New Star (Olivia D'Abo, who won for both "Bolero" and "Conan: The Destroyer").

Answer: Worst New Star

It is not clear why this award was not given this year as there are always new bad actors. However, apparently there were not enough even to make any nominations. The Worst Director was won by William Shatner ("Star Trek V"), the Worst Screenplay was won by Eddie Murphy ("Harlem Nights"), and the Worst Original Song was won by Bruce Dickinson ("Bring Your Daughter to The Slaughter" from "Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child").

Answer: Gigli

"Gigli" starring "Bennifer" is about a bumbling hitman who is hired to kidnap the son of a district attorney, all under the watchful eye of a lesbian hitman. "Gigli" was nominated for nine awards and won an impressive six: Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Ben Affleck), Worst Actress (Jennifer Lopez), Worst Screen Couple ("Bennifer"), Worst Screenplay and Worst Director (both the work of Triple-Crown winner Martin Brest, who also co-produced the film). Although bad, it just wasn't bad enough to beat out these other fine movies which were nominated for Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie.
"The Cat-in-the Hat" won the award. "The Cat-in-the-Hat" and "From Justin to Kelly" had eight nominations each, and "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" had seven nominations.
"The Cat-in-the-Hat" is based on the classic book of the same title by Dr. Suess. It stars Mike Meyers as the loveable Cat who tries to teach two children how to live life but only succeeds at getting them into troubling situations.
"Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" is a sequel that pits the current Angels against a renegade former Angel, who is also a legend in their small community of Angels.
"From Justin to Kelly" is a farcical romance that tried to capitalize on the fame of two of the most popular contestants on "American Idol".
I'm sure at some point all of the films nominated had a basic concept, or else the studios would never have agreed to fund them. Unfortunately, somewhere between the concept phase and the filming stage that idea was lost and all we got was Mike Meyers not being funny, Demi Moore showing off a fantastic 40 year old body, and two teen idols who can sing but can't really do much of anything else, especially convey any kind of chemistry between them.

Answer: Rosie O'Donnell

She won Worst Supporting Actress for "Car 54, Where Are You?", "Exit to Eden", and "The Flintstones". Rosie started out as a stand up comic and started her acting career in "Gimme A Break", which should have foreshadowed her future in acting. Sharon Stone did win Worst Actress for "The Specialist" and "Intersection".

Answer: True

Ahmed Best was the voice for Jar-Jar Binks. He was "discovered" by George Lucas while performing in "Stomp". This species as well as the other alien species created quite a stir because a lot of groups thought that they represented certain human races/nationalities in a degrading manner.

Answer: Mariah Carey

Mariah won for her stunning (so bad it knocked you out while trying to stay awake) performance in "Glitter". The film is a loose filmography of her career and was designed to showcase her singing and acting talents. It certainly showed that she can sing, however acting is not her strong suit. It seems as if the only emotional expression she has is blinking.

Answer: Pauly Shore

Pauly started his career on MTV with his own show "Totally Pauly". His acting style and voice can be likened to that of rubbing your ears with a cheese grater. He won this award for "Encino Man", "Bio-Dome", "Jury Duty" and "The Son in Law".

Answer: Showgirls

"Showgirls" is a film about what it takes for a young woman to make it as a showgirl in Las Vegas. It had 13 nominations and won awards in 1995 for; Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Elizabeth Berkley), Worst Director (Paul Verhoeven), Worst Screenplay (Joe Eszterhas), Worst New Star (Elizabeth Berkley), Worst Original Song (David A. Stewart and Terry Hall for "Walk Into The Wind (a.k.a. Love Theme from The Rape Scene)").

Answer: Battlefield Earth

"Battlefield Earth" takes place in the year 3000, when an alien race, called Psychlos, is determined to conquer the planet Earth, make humans their slaves and rape the planet for its natural resources. It had eight nominations and won seven awards: Worst Picture, Worst Actor (John Travolta), Worst Screen Couple (John Travolta and anyone sharing the screen with him), Worst Supporting Actress (Kelly Preston), Worst Supporting Actor (Barry Pepper), Worst Director (Roger Christian) and Worst Screenplay (Corey Mandell and J.D. Shapiro, Based on the Novel by L. Ron Hubbard). "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" had five nominations and one win, Worst Remake or Sequel. "The Next Best Thing" had five nominations and one win, Worst Actress (Madonna). "Little Nicky" also had five nominations.