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1. In what 1997 film did Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt appear where they both won Academy Awards? She makes him want to be a better man.
2. In what 1975 film is Jack Nicholson placed in a mental hospital to evaluate his sanity?
3. In "The Shining" (1980) Jack Nicholson becomes a mad homicidal killer. The 'shining' is the ability to see horrifying scenes from the past. Which of these characters has the 'shining'?
4. Jack Nicholson as private detective Jake Gittes becomes embroiled in the so called 'water wars' of the 1930s near Los Angeles. Water supplies are key to the real estate development in the area and he is duped into making photographs and gathering evidence that put one rival at a disadvantage. In "Chinatown" (1974), after a confrontation with a gang of thugs lead by Roman Polanski, he wears a bandage on what part of his body?
5. Nicholson plays a lawyer in a supporting role with a drinking problem. After a night on the town, his behavior earns him a night in jail. There he meets two young men traveling the country. After hearing their adventures and seeing their life-style, he joins them on their trek. Name the film.
6. In a sub-plot of this movie, Jack Nicholson portrays a masochist who meets up with a sadistic dentist. Name the film.
7. In "A Few Good Men" (1992) Tom Cruise and Demi Moore play military lawyers pursuing a court-martial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and Jack Nicholson is the Marine commander. On what military base do these events occur?
8. In "Five Easy Pieces" (1972) Bobby Dupea (Nicholson) is a womanizing self-centered oil roughneck. What secret does he withhold from his friends?
9. In Jack Nicholson's films, there is often an unforgettable scene. In what 2002 film did Nicholson movie does he meet a nude Kathy Bates in the hot tub?
10. In "The Last Detail" (1973) Jack Nicholson as Billy L. "Badass" Buddusky and Otis Young as Richard "Mule" Mulhall are hoping for an assignment to Norfolk and some R&R. However, they are assigned to escort Seaman Laurence M. "Larry" Meadows to prison. Who played Meadows and had an Academy Award nomination?
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