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1. Another good reason for a remake is that today's audiences have not seen the original. So when movie-makers remake it, they employ some of that era's biggest stars. Let's see if you know your remakes. The next few selections are all movies that have been remade towards the end of the 1990's and early 2000's. First, one of the biggest movies of the 90's was "Titanic"(1997) starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Although there have been numerous 'Titanic' movies, there is a 1953 version with the same story line. A romantic tale of a rich girl and poor boy who meet on the ill-fated voyage of the 'unsinkable' ship. Who portrayed the poor boy who lost his 'Hart' to a rich girl?
2. During his stint as James Bond, Pierce Brosnan had time to do a movie remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair" in 1999. He played Thomas Crown and it also starred, Rene Russo. Who starred as Thomas Crown in the 1968 original movie?
3. 1960 saw a movie released called "Ocean's 11" starring Frank Sinatra as Danny Ocean and his 'rat pack' which consisted of Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. 2001 saw a remake of "Ocean's 11" starring George Clooney with a modern day 'rat pack'. Who was NOT part of this 2001 movie cast?
4. In 2002 we saw "Get Carter" starring, Sylvester Stallone as Carter. It was a remake of a classic British gangster movie of the same name made in 1971. Which British actor, who has starred in movies with Sandra Bullock, Michael Myers and The Muppets, played Carter?
5. "The Italian Job", originally made in 1968, was another movie to have an updated remake in 2003 starring, Mark Wahlberg and Jason Statham. In the original movie the film centered around a heist of gold bullion and then a memorable car chase around the streets of Turin. The remake did have a heist but it ended with a double cross. After tracking down the double-crosser, Mark Wahlberg planned to get back his bullion by creating the largest traffic jam in which cities history?
6. 2002 saw Chris Klein appear as the major star of a new violent futuristic sport in the movie "Rollerball". This was a remake of a 1975 movie of the same name. Who played the star player in the 1975 version?
7. 1960 saw a movie, from the book by H.G. Wells, called "The Time Machine". This movie starred Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux. This movie was remade in 2002 and featured former Australian soap star Guy Pearce and Irish singer Samantha Mumba. This movie is about about a scientist who builds a time machine and uses it to explore the distant future where there are two races, a peace loving race, and a savage one living underground. What was the name of the underground creatures?
8. One movie that has had numerous remakes is, "The Count Of Monte Cristo". It is the classic story, by Alexander Dumas, of Edmond Dantes who is wrongly accused of treason by his closest friend who secretly wants Dantes's girlfriend for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on an island prison for 13 years, where he plots his escape and subsequent revenge against those who put him there. In the 2002 version of this movie who played Edmond Dantes, who became The Count of Monte Cristo?
9. Another classic Alexander Dumas novel that has had a few remakes is "The Man In The Iron Mask". The story of Louis XIV of France who keeps keep his identical twin brother Philippe imprisoned in an iron mask and kept away in a dungeon so no one knows of his existence. Philippe has to be rescued by the Musketeers and D'Artagnan. The original movie was made in 1939 and remade in 1998 with an impressive cast. Which of the following names did NOT play the roles of D'Artagnan or one of the Musketeers in the 1998 version of this movie?
10. Can you tell me which character has appeared on film over 200 times, and who was played numerous times by Bela Lugosi?
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