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1. In "Caddyshack", a guest at a swanky country club drives the founder crazy with his development plans for the area, while the groundskeeper just wants to catch a gopher who is making him miserable. One of the caddies, Danny Noonan, is just interested in winning the caddy scholarship and getting the girl. Who played Danny?
2. "Coal Miner's Daughter" tells the story of Loretta Lynn's (Sissy Spacek) life, from a young girl living in poverty to a country music legend. Loretta's husband, Doolittle, encouraged her career and gave her her first guitar. Who played Doolittle Lynn?
3. Four teenaged girls in Los Angeles try to help each other get through various problems including abusive fathers, apathetic parents and the lure of drugs and sex, in "Foxes". Although she has her own issues, Jeanie is the most well adjusted of them all, and acts as mother hen to her friends. Who played Jeanie?
4. Two men, Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams, train as runners to compete in the 1924 Olympics for Great Britain, in "Chariots of Fire". While Eric has a natural talent for running fast, Harold must hire a trainer in order to become faster. Who played the trainer, Sam Mussabini?
5. After the Lord and Lady of a manor are killed, two bumbling detectives, Dr. Tart and Inspector Winship (Don Knotts), are called in to find the killer, in "The Private Eyes". Unfortunately, the staff also begin turning up dead faster than the two can solve the case. Who played Dr. Tart?
6. Just as Kay (Sally Field) is about to marry Rupert, she moves back into the home she shared with her deceased husband, Jolly, who died three years previously. Jolly's ghost shows up and causes Kay to wonder about her future and whether she'd rather be with Rupert or Jolly's ghost. Who played Rupert in "Kiss Me Goodbye"?
7. In 1983's "Easy Money", Rodney Dangerfield starred as Monty Capuletti, a man who must stop all of his vices (smoking, drinking, gambling, etc.) in order to inherit a multi-million dollar department store from his mother-in-law. As if his struggles with quitting these things isn't enough, he has to contend with his new son-in-law, a Puerto Rican named Julio. Monty's daughter Allison has a little trouble with the honeymoon, and leaves Julio to go back and live with her parents. Who played Allison?
8. When Joel Goodsen's (Tom Cruise) parents go away on vacation, he is eager to have a little fun and cut loose. But after he calls a prostitute named Lana, things begin to get a bit out of hand. Who played Lana in "Risky Business"?
9. While arguing about whether breeding or money determine a man's success or lack thereof, two wealthy men (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) make a wager that they can take any bum off the street and make him successful in their business. They choose a street hustler named Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) to promote, and at the same time strip successful yuppie Louis Winthorpe III of his job, home, money, and girlfriend, to see if he'll resort to crime to survive. Who played Louis in "Trading Places"?
10. A teenager hacks into the U.S. government's central computer and accidentally starts a countdown to nuclear war in 1983's "WarGames". Who played the teenager, David Lightman?
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