'The' Quiz - Take 2

Answer: The Fugitive

"The Fugitive" (1993) starred Harrison Ford as a falsely convicted man who had to stay ahead of the lawman pursuing him (Tommy Lee Jones), while trying to find out who really killed his wife.

"The Island" (2005) starred Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson as clones who found out they only existed to provide replacement parts for the company's clients. "The Terminator" (1984) was about a man who came from the future to protect a woman whose future child would grow up to lead humans against the machines which would take over. Keanu Reeves starred in "The Matrix" (1999) as a man who was thought to be the "One" who could free mankind from the virtual reality it was believed to be living in.

Answer: The Notebook

Allie and Noah met when Allie and her parents visited Noah's hometown for the summer. They fell in love, only to have Allie's parents separate them, afraid that she would one day regret marrying beneath her. When they met again years later, Allie had to decide whether to stay with her fiance, or leave him for Noah. Later on, Allie had Alzheimer's disease, and Noah (known as Duke) spent each day telling Allie the story of a couple and their great love for one another. "The Notebook" starred Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner and Gena Rowlands.

Answer: They all won Oscar awards.

"The Sting", about two men pulling a con on a mob boss, earned ten Oscar nominations. It won seven of the awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. A group of workers from an underwater oil rig encountered UFOs while attempting to salvage missiles from a sunken submarine with a group of Navy SEALs, in "The Abyss".

The movie won an Oscar for Best Effects, Visual Effects, and received three other nominations. "The Queen" was about Queen Elizabeth II's emotions following the death of Princess Diana.

It was nominated for six Oscars, with Helen Mirren taking Best Actress for her portrayal of the Queen.

Answer: Bruce Willis

Richard Gere played Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned IRA terrorist who knew what the Jackal (Willis) looked like. Mulqueen was asked by the deputy director of the FBI (Sidney Poitier) to help him capture the Jackal, who had been hired to kill the FBI director.

Answer: The Terminal

"The Terminal" (2004) starred Tom Hanks as a man who became stranded at JFK airport after he was denied entry in to the US, and was unable to return to his own country due to an overthrow of the government.

In "The Cooler" (2003), Alec Baldwin played Shelly, the house director at the Shangri-La casino where his friend, Bernie (William H. Macy), was working off a debt to him. Baldwin played Juan Trippe, the owner of Pan American Airlines who tried to monopolize the international air routes, in "The Aviator" (2004). "The Departed" (2006) featured Baldwin as Capt. Ellerby, the head of the Special Investigations Unit which was after Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson).

Answer: False

Kevin Costner played the role of Eliot Ness, the Treasury agent who assembled a team of agents with the goal of putting away Al Capone. An Irish-American cop, Jim Malone (Sean Connery in an Oscar-winning role) was part of Ness' team, as were two other agents, Wallace and Stone (Charles Martin Smith and Andy Garcia).

Answer: The Hustler

In "The Hustler" (1961), Eddie was a pool shark whose goal was to beat Minnesota Fats. During their first game Eddie was winning big, but began losing because, as Bert Gordon explained, Eddie lacked character and was a born loser. With Gordon's sponsorship, Eddie later did defeat Fats, but lost someone who was very important to him along the way. Paul Newman received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for playing Eddie in "The Hustler", but it wasn't until his Best Actor nomination for playing Eddie in "The Color of Money" (his seventh nomination) that he won the Oscar.

Answer: They're both about gangs.

"The Warriors" were a gang who had to fight their way back to their home turf on Coney Island after being framed for the murder of a revered gang leader. The movie was directed by Walter Hill and based on the novel by Sol Yurick. "The Outsiders" were a gang of greasers who rumbled with a gang of Socs in late 1960s Oklahoma. Leif Garrett played Bob, the Soc whose murder caused the rumble.

The movie was directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on a novel by S.E. Hinton.

Answer: Coast Guard

Shaken after losing everyone on his crew during a rescue, Ben Randall was sent to teach new recruits in the Coast Guard's Aviation Survival Technician program. One recruit, Jake Fischer, thought he knew everything and gave Randall a hard time, but the two eventually found that their common experiences helped them to understand one another.

Answer: The Holiday

Both the victims of cheating boyfriends, Iris, in Surrey, and Amanda, in Los Angeles, each needed a break. They met online and decided to swap houses, with each getting much more than expected out of their vacation. "The Holiday" (2006) also starred Eli Wallach, Jude Law, Jack Black and Rufus Sewell.