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1. Three girls working in a pizza parlor share their joys and sorrows as they search for love and happiness, in "Mystic Pizza". Which actress did NOT play one of the three girls?
2. Andy Farmer and his wife move to the country so that he can write "the great American novel", in "Funny Farm". Andy soon discovers that the townspeople of Redbud don't exactly fit the small-town, Norman Rockwell mold that he expected, and he has a hard time fitting in with them. Who played Andy's wife, Elizabeth?
3. Two broke musicians, Lolly (Melanie Mayron) and Hattie, are asked by a friend to hold on to a bag for awhile, in "Sticky Fingers". When curiosity gets the better of them, they look in the bag and find a lot of money. Since the rent is late, they figure a little loan from the bag will be OK. But then they make another little loan for new instruments, and new clothes, and new furniture... When their friend comes to retrieve the bag, Lolly and Hattie find out that they've been making little loans from a drug dealer's stash, and he now wants it back! Who played Hattie?
4. Frank Cross, a cynical television executive, callously fires people at Christmastime and doesn't think his loyal secretary worthy of a bonus. He is visited by his former boss, now deceased, who tells him he will be visited by three ghosts, in "Scrooged". After visiting with the Ghost of Christmas Past (David Johansen), Frank seeks out his former girlfriend, Claire Phillips, a kind and compassionate woman who works with the homeless. Frank still loves Claire, but she doesn't like the type of man he's become. With the help of his ghost friends, Frank comes to realize what's important in life. Who played Claire?
5. In the controversial "The Last Temptation of Christ", Jesus is depicted as a man with human weaknesses, who is tempted by his hallucinations of a life with Mary Magdalene as a husband and father. Who played Jesus?
6. A young boy goes to a carnival and makes a wish to be "Big". The next morning, he wakes up as an adult and has to convince his friend Billy that something strange has happened to him. While his friend tries to find the machine that Josh made the wish on, they decide that Josh will be better off staying in New York City. Josh gets a job at a toy company and charms Susan, a woman he works with. They eventually fall in love, but must say goodbye to each other when Josh has the opportunity to become young again. Who played Susan?
7. Friends since high school, Nick and Mac (Mel Gibson) have taken different paths in their careers. Nick is a detective assigned to the drug detail, and Mac is a drug dealer who wants to go straight. It seems like Nick wants to catch Mac, but is really after Carlos, the drug lord who is coming to town for a meeting with Mac. Nick attempts to get close to the woman Mac is secretly in love with to gather information on Mac, but finds himself falling for her too. The loyalties of all three of them will be tested when Carlos arrives in town. Who played Nick in "Tequila Sunrise"?
8. A veteran baseball catcher, Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), is assigned to break in Nuke, a hot young pitcher whose techniques need refining, in "Bull Durham". Crash's advice often conflicts with a baseball groupie named Annie, who has chosen Nuke as her player of the season. Who played Nuke?
9. John McClane arrives in L.A. to see his wife and kids at Christmas, but ends up battling terrorists when they take his wife and her co-workers hostage in "Die Hard". Who played the head bad guy, Hans Gruber?
10. Matt (Andrew McCarthy) is a college student from an affluent family who has just become engaged to a debutante, in "Fresh Horses". Matt first sees Jewel at a party in the country, and then can't get her out of his mind. Matt's friends don't understand it when he breaks off his engagement to be with Jewel, a low-class country girl. After risking his future, he finds out that she's younger than he thought, and married. Who played Jewel?
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