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| Jimmy (Orlando Bloom) is a milkman, and also an amateur boxer. He finds himself in a bout with the world champ after inadvertently causing the top contender to be put out of commission. Which movie is this? | The Kid Stays In The Quiz
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The Calcium Kid. Filmed in a mockumentary style by Alex De Rakoff, "The Calcium Kid" also starred Omid Djalili, Tamer Hassan, Michael Lerner and Michael Pena. The movie was released in 2004, with the screenplay written by De Rakoff and Derek Boyle.
| A naive Polish rabbi named Avram (Gene Wilder) arrives in America to take his new post as the leader of the Jewish community in San Francisco, in "The Frisco Kid". Unfortunately, he has arrived on the east coast and must travel through the dangerous wild west of the 1800s. Fortunately he meets a charming bank robber who helps him to get to his destination. Who played the lovable scoundrel, Tommy, who helps Avram? | The Kid Stays In The Quiz
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Harrison Ford. Also starring in this fish-out-of-water comedy from 1979 were George DiCenzo, Penny Peyser, Jack Somack and Val Bisoglio. Harrison Ford has also played the popular characters of Han Solo, in three of the "Star Wars" movies, and Indiana Jones.
| Steve McQueen starred as Eric, a player of a certain card game intent on being the best. To be the best, or "the Man", he must take on and defeat the veteran player Lancey Howard. At what game is Eric trying to be the best in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid"? | The Kid Stays In The Quiz
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Poker. Edward G. Robinson starred as Lancey Howard in this 1965 movie. Also starring were Ann-Margret, Tuesday Weld, Karl Malden and Joan Blondell. Blondell was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe for her performance. The movie was based on the novel of the same name by Richard Jessup.
| Russell (Bruce Willis) is an unhappy 40-year-old who meets a mysterious kid one day. The kid turns out to be Rusty, Russell's 8-year-old self, who points out what events in Russell's childhood brought his life to where it is today. Russell finds that by encouraging Rusty to stand up for himself in his past, he has made his present life better. What movie is this? | The Kid Stays In The Quiz
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The Kid. Spencer Breslin starred as Rusty in this cute Disney movie from 2000. He won a Young Artist award for his performance. The movie also starred Lily Tomlin, Emily Mortimer and Jean Smart.
| Robert Redford and Paul Newman starred in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" as two outlaws in the wild west who rob banks and trains. They eventually flee south of the border and go straight, but their past catches up with them. Who played the Sundance Kid? | The Kid Stays In The Quiz
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Robert Redford. Released in 1969, the movie also starred Katharine Ross, Strother Martin and Cloris Leachman. Robert Redford named his Sundance Ski Resort in Utah and the Sundance Institute (which hosts the well-known Sundance Film Festival) after his character in the movie.
| Thomas, Peter and Arvid, are three friends in Nazi Germany who share a love of banned swing music and a dislike of the Hitler Youth, in "Swing Kids". Christian Bale played Thomas. Who played Peter and Arvid? | The Kid Stays In The Quiz
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Robert Sean Leonard and Frank Whaley. From 1993, "Swing Kids" also starred Barbara Hershey, David Tom and Noah Wyle. Robert Sean Leonard has also appeared in "Dead Poets Society", "The Last Days of Disco" and "The Age of Innocence". Frank Whaley has also appeared in "A Midnight Clear", "Swimming with Sharks" and "Field of Dreams".
| Inventor Wayne Szalinski has created a machine which is supposed to miniaturize objects, but it hasn't been working properly. When the neighbor kid hits a baseball through the window, it hits and activates the machine, shrinking Wayne's and the neighbor's kids. When Wayne comes home, he's so frustrated with his machine that he throws it all out. He has also unknowingly thrown the kids out, who are now forced to make a long and arduous journey back to the house. Who played the eccentric Wayne in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"? | The Kid Stays In The Quiz
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Rick Moranis. Marcia Strassman played Wayne's wife, and the kids were played by Thomas Wilson Brown, Amy O'Neill, Jared Rushton and Robert Oliveri. Moranis has also played the hysterical Dark Helmet in "Spaceballs", Louis Tully in "Ghostbusters" and Barney Rubble in "The Flintstones".
| When the parents of Carmen and Juni are kidnapped by Fegan Floop, the kids find out that their parents are retired secret agents, in "Spy Kids". Floop is creating an army of robotic children who look like the children of famous people, but they still need one thing. What is it? | The Kid Stays In The Quiz
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brains. Several other secret agents had been kidnapped prior to Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez. Gregorio had worked on a project involving synthetic brains with them, which is why Floop kidnapped him. Naturally Carmen and Juni save the day, and their parents. Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino played Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez, with Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara playing Carmen and Juni.
| Matt Dillon starred as Jeffrey, a working class kid who becomes fascinated by the wealthly lifestyles of the patrons at the beach club where he works over the summer. Which movie is this? | The Kid Stays In The Quiz
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The Flamingo Kid. Once Jeffrey realizes that everything isn't always as it appears with the people he has come to admire and wants to emulate, he appreciates his own family's values more. Also starring in "The Flamingo Kid" are Hector Elizondo, Richard Crenna, Janet Jones and Bronson Pinchot. Look for small parts by Marisa Tomei, John Turturro and Steven Weber.
Boxing. Elvis Presley played a young man named Walter who is just returning from the Army. He seeks work as a mechanic, but ends up getting involved with boxing trainer Willy Grogan (Gig Young). "Kid Galahad" also starred Lola Albright, Charles Bronson and Joan Blackman. The movie was a remake of 1937's "Kid Galahad" which starred Edward G. Robinson, Wayne Morris and Humphrey Bogart.
| An investigative reporter unwisely prints a story leaked to her about a cold case murder investigation without verifying the details. The story places a businessman, the son of a mobster, in the center of a nonexistent investigation, with the resultant publicity shutting down his business. The reporter makes other mistakes too, one of which is sleeping with the subject of the investigation. Complete the title of this movie, "Absence of ______"? | Of Mice And Quizzes
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Malice. From 1981, "Absence of Malice" was directed by Sydney Pollak. The movie starred Paul Newman, Sally Field, Melinda Dillon, Bob Balaban and Wilford Brimley. Newman, Dillon and Kurt Luedtke's original screenplay were nominated for Oscars.
| In "Forces of Nature", Ben and Sarah meet as they each begin a trip to Savannah. Through unusual circumstances, they end up travelling together by plane, train, car and bus, falling in love by the time they reach Savannah. This sort of complicates things as one of them was going there for his/her wedding. Which one of them was getting married? | Of Mice And Quizzes
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Ben. Ben was going to Savannah for his wedding to Bridget (Maura Tierney), and then met a whirlwind named Sarah. Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock played Ben and Sarah in this cute 1999 movie.
| In "Terms of Endearment", how many grandchildren does Aurora have when Emma dies? | Of Mice And Quizzes
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three. Emma and her husband, Flap, had two boys, Tommy and Teddy, and one girl, Melanie. After Emma's death, the children live with Aurora and how they turn out is the subject of the sequel, "The Evening Star" (1996). Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, John Lithgow and Jack Nicholson were nominated for Oscars for their performances. The movie won five of the eleven Oscars for which it was nominated, including Best Picture.
| "Field of Dreams" was nominated for Best Picture at the 1990 Oscar awards. Did it win the award? | Of Mice And Quizzes
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No. The movie, which starred Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Burt Lancaster and Ray Liotta, was nominated for three Oscars, for Best Picture, for Best Original Score and for Best Adapted Screenplay. "Field of Dreams" lost out to "Driving Miss Daisy" for Best Picture at the 1990 awards ceremony.
| In "Days of Heaven", Bill (Richard Gere) and his two female travelling companions work as laborers on a farm in Texas. What are the true relationships of the two females to Bill? | Of Mice And Quizzes
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girlfriend and sister. Abby (Brooke Adams) is Bill's girlfriend, and Linda (Linda Manz) is his kid sister. Bill tells the other laborers that Abby is his sister. After Bill finds out that the owner of the farm (Sam Shepard) is dying, he encourages Abby to marry the man so that when he dies they will inherit the money and property.
| In "Streets of Fire", Tom Cody is called home by his sister because his former girlfriend, Ellen Aim, has been kidnapped by a gang called the Bombers. Cody and his companion, McCoy (Amy Madigan), set out to find and rescue Ellen. What is Ellen's profession? | Of Mice And Quizzes
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Rock singer. Michael Pare and Diane Lane played Tom Cody and Ellen Aim. Rick Moranis played Ellen's sleazy manager, Billy Fish, who tags along for the rescue. It's been awhile since I've seen this (probably 1986-87) but the scene in the stairwell with Michael Pare where his hairstyle keeps changing between shots is what really sticks in my mind. Still, this movie is worth seeing just for all the names in it. Willem Dafoe played Raven, the leader of the Bombers (two years before "Platoon"), and other parts are played by Rick Rossovich, Bill Paxton, Mykelti Williamson, Lynne Thigpen and Lee Ving.
James Dean. Based on John Steinbeck's novel, "East of Eden" (1955) is about a young man who feels he needs to compete with his brother for the love of their father. Dean was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, becoming the first person to be nominated posthumously for an acting award. The movie also starred Burl Ives, Julie Harris and Raymond Massey.
| Three teenaged boys, on Nantucket in 1942, are curious about girls, and eager to have sexual encounters. One of them, Hermie, befriends a young woman whose husband is away fighting in WWII. What season completes the title of this movie, "__________ of '42"? | Of Mice And Quizzes
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Summer. Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser and Oliver Conant played the three boys, Hermie, Oscar and Benjie. The woman, Dorothy, was played by Jennifer O'Neill. This 1971 movie was nominated for four Oscars, winning one for Best Original Score. "Summer of '42" was followed by the sequel, "Class of '44" in 1973.
| Two very different men, Harold and Eric, train to compete at the 1924 Olympics in Paris, in "Chariots of Fire". What country do they represent? | Of Mice And Quizzes
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Great Britain. Harold Abrahams, a determined Jew who engages the services of a trainer to become a better runner, and Eric Liddell, a devout Christian with a natural talent for running fast that he feels brings him closer to God, run for Great Britain in 1924. Ian Charleson, Ben Cross and Ian Holm starred in the 1981 movie which won four Oscars including Best Picture.
| Did Peter O'Toole win a Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Lawrence of Arabia"? | Of Mice And Quizzes
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No. O'Toole's nomination for Best Actor was among the ten Oscar nominations the movie received, but he lost to Gregory Peck for "To Kill a Mockingbird". Among the seven Oscars "Lawrence of Arabia" won were Best Picture, Best Cinematography and Best Director for David Lean. The movie was released in 1962 and also starred Claude Rains, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif and Alec Guiness.
| In "The Mexican", Jerry (Brad Pitt) must travel south of the border and obtain 'The Mexican' for his bosses. What is 'The Mexican'? | 'The' Quiz To Take
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A gun. The gun is an ancient pistol, which is believed to carry a curse. "The Mexican", from 2001, starred Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini, Gene Hackman and J.K. Simmons.
Peter Jackson. A con-man (Michael J. Fox) investigates a series of mysterious deaths. He's assisted by some ghost friends of his, as well as a doctor whose husband was one of the victims. "The Frighteners" also starred Trini Alvarado, John Astin, R. Lee Ermey, Peter Dobson, Dee Wallace-Stone and Jake Busey. Peter Jackson also directed "Heavenly Creatures" and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. He and wife Fran Walsh wrote the screenplay and produced "The Frighteners".
| Which actress was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role in "The Rose"? | 'The' Quiz To Take
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Bette Midler. Nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Actress, Bette lost the Oscar to Sally Field for "Norma Rae". She did, however, win the Golden Globe. She also sang the title song, "The Rose", for which she won a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. "The Rose", from 1979, also starred Alan Bates, Harry Dean Stanton, Frederic Forrest and David Keith.
Boxing. Jon Voight played Billy Flynn, a former boxing champion. He gave up the sport to take care of his young son after his wife left him, and now works at a racetrack. The boy meets his mother by chance at the racetrack, and after she realizes that he is her son, wants to have a relationship with him. Billy realizes he needs to be a better provider for his son and begins training to stage a boxing comeback. The scene at the end in the locker room is one of the most heartbreaking movie moments I've ever seen. Ricky Schroder, Faye Dunaway and Jack Warden also starred in "The Champ". Jon Voight was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Actor, and Schroder won the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture.
| Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) and his party find the lost city of Hamunaptra, and accidentally unlock the tomb of Imhotep. What 1999 blockbuster is this? | 'The' Quiz To Take
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The Mummy . Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo and Oded Fehr starred in this entertaining movie which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Sound. "The Mummy" was followed by a sequel, "The Mummy Returns", in 2001.
| "The Great Waldo Pepper" is a pilot making a living as a barnstormer in the 1920s. Waldo didn't get his chance for greatness in WWI, even though he brags of dogfights he thinks he should've been in. He finds work in the flying circus, but eventually ends up in a Hollywood movie, filming a dogfight with the great WWI German ace Ernst Kessler. Who played Waldo Pepper? | All Quizzes Great And Small
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Robert Redford. The movie was directed by George Roy Hill. Hill sometimes flew one of the planes while directing the close-up shots, which were all shot while airborne. Starring along with Robert Redford in this 1975 drama, were Bo Svenson, Geoffrey Lewis, Edward Herrman, Susan Sarandon, Margot Kidder and Bo Brundin.
| Nick Carraway moves to Long Island and becomes involved with his neighbor, Jay's, attempts to win a woman who had rejected him years earlier. In order to impress this woman, Jay has concocted a past and amassed a fortune through dubious means. Which movie is being described? | All Quizzes Great And Small
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The Great Gatsby. "The Great Gatsby", based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, has been filmed three times. The 1926 version starred Warner Baxter, Lois Wilson and Neil Hamilton, the 1949 version starred Alan Ladd, Betty Field and Macdonald Carey, and the 1974 version starred Robert Redford, Mia Farrow and Sam Waterston.
Jesus. Max von Sydow starred as Jesus in this 1965 movie from director George Stevens. The impressive cast includes Charlton Heston, Shelley Winters, Van Heflin, Jose Ferrer, Pat Boone, Martin Landau, Angela Lansbury, Sidney Poitier, David McCallum, Roddy McDowall, Claude Rains, Telly Savalas, Dorothy McGuire and Robert Loggia. The movie was nominated for five Oscar awards.
Reporters. Reporters Kermit and Fozzie, along with photographer Gonzo, travel to London to report on the recent jewel theft from Lady Holiday. After the real thief frames Lady Holiday's secretary, Miss Piggy, Kermit and the rest of the muppets must clear her name. Peter Ustinov, Robert Morley, Charles Grodin, Diana Rigg and John Cleese starred in this 1981 comedy.
| The actor who played Rudy Valentine in "The World's Greatest Lover", also wrote and directed the movie. Who was it? | All Quizzes Great And Small
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Gene Wilder. Wilder played a baker in the 1920s who goes to Hollywood to enter a talent search for an actor to rival Rudolph Valentino. The movie also starred Carol Kane, Dom DeLuise and Carl Ballantine. Gene Wilder also produced the movie.
Automobiles. "The Great Leslie" convinces automakers in the early 20th century that a race from New York to Paris (across the Bering Strait and through Russia) would help promote automobile sales. Leslie's rival, Professor Fate, vows to win the race in this 1965 comedy which features the largest pie fight ever staged. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk and Keenan Wynn starred in the movie, directed by Blake Edwards.
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