Fun Trivia : Ghosts in Movies

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Ghosts in Movies

In 1961, Deborah Kerr played Miss Giddens in a superb adaptation of Henry James's novel 'The Turn Of The Screw'. What was the title given to the movie?

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The Innocents. Kerr played in all these movies. 'The Naked Edge' (1961) was Gary Cooper's last film.



Nicole Kidman gave an unforgettable performance in 'The Others' (2001) a very original ghost story. Who wrote it?

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Alejandro Amenabar. Born in Santiago, Chile, Amenabar's family moved to Spain when he was one year old. He directed, wrote and composed the original score of 'The Others'. 'Vanilla Sky' is a remake of his movie 'Abre Los Ojos'.



Before he directed 'The Lord Of The Ring' movies, Peter Jackson made a very funny ghost story with Michael J. Fox as a psychic private investigator who uses friendly ghosts to keep him in business until he meets a not so friendly one. What was Fox's character's job before circumstances made him a private eye of the supernatural?

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Architect. He started to build a house for his wife, but abandonned the project when she died.



In 'The Haunting of Julia' (1976), Mia Farrow plays a woman (Julia) who, after the death of her daughter leaves London to live in a country house. There, she will meet the naughty ghost of a little girl dead for 30 years. What caused the death of Julia's daughter?

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She choked on food. Richard Loncraine, the director, won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival in 1978. The movie is based on Peter Straub's novel 'Julia' or 'The Full Circle'.



In 'Candyman', we learn about the legend of a black man who made the mistake of falling in love with a white woman and was tortured and killed for it. When somebody calls his name five times, he appears and seeks revenge. What was the name of this man before he became 'Candyman'?

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Daniel Robitaille. Robitaille was a talented painter, he met the woman he loved when he was asked to paint her portrait. The movie is directed by Bernard Rose and based on a novel by Clive Barker.



Ghosts are not always evil as we can see in this 1995 movie starring Christina Ricci and Bill Pullman. What is its title?

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Casper. I particularly enjoyed the Halloween party. Directed by Brad Silberling, it's a cute movie for children and adults alike.



In 'Haunted' (1995), David Ash (played by Aidan Quinn) is invited to an old mansion by an elderly nanny who sees and hears disturbing things. Not long after his arrival, Ash starts to think that the old lady may not be that crazy after all. Who portrays this nanny?

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Anna Massey. Somerville plays Quinn's secretary and girlfriend, Beckinsale is one of the ghosts and Shalet is Quinn's little sister.



In Anthony Minghella's 'Truly Madly Deeply', Alan Rickman plays a ghost who comes back to help his wife cope with his departure. What music instrument does he play?

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Cello. Rickman really played the cello in the movie. Juliet Stevenson (the wife), Alan Rickman and Anthony Minghella won a multitude of awards for their work on this terrific movie.



'If you build it, he will come' is the sentence a mysterious voice keeps telling Kevin Costner in 'Field Of Dreams'. He builds a baseball field and the ghosts of the Chicago Black Sox appear but, the voice doesn't stop. He then seeks out a reclusive author to help him understand the meaning of the message. Who plays the author?

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James Earl Jones. In the book, the character portrayed by Costner seeks the help of J.D. Salinger but the producers of the movie had to create a fictionnal author because Salinger threatened them with a law suit if they used his name.



In 'The Shining' (1980) directed by Stanley Kubrick, what is the name of the ghost who, while he was alive, killed his two daughters and his wife?

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Grady. Halloran, played by Scatman Crothers, is the man who explains to the young Danny what is the 'Shining', Ullman (Barry Nelson) is Nicholson's employer and Torrance is the name of Nicholson's character.



"The Sixth Sense" tells a story about a boy named Cole Sear. He seeks the help of a child psychologist. However, the psychologist he talks to about ghosts is actually a ghost. What is the name of the ghost?

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Malcome Crowe. Malcome Crowe was celebrating being a successful psychologist, when one of his patients shot him in a rage. The movie later shows Malcome helping Cole through his ordeal of seeing ghosts. Malcome learns that he is a ghost and talks to his wife one last time before going to Heaven. For those who have the DVD, there is a sad deleted scene of Malcome on video.



Which character from "Jeepers Creepers" returned in the sequel to warn the students on the bus about the Creeper?

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Darry. Darry was the Creeper's main target in the first movie. The Creeper decides who he wants to kill by detecting their fear, and he chooses the part of their body he wants to eat and absorb. He kills Darry at the end of the movie and takes his eyes. Darry appears in the movie twice as a ghost, once on the roadside and another time in a field, talking to one of the cheerleaders about the Creeper.



Which character rises from Hell in "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut"?

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Kenny. Kenny was killed after setting himself on fire. He was rushed in to hospital and had his heart replaced by a baked potato. He went to Hell and met Satan and Saddam Hussein. He later contributed to stopping a war between America and Canada, and went to Heaven.



In the 1948 version of "Macbeth" starring Orson Welles, which character's ghost haunted Macbeth during a feast?

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Banquo. Macbeth was thought to be going mad when he was speaking to the ghost of his old friend. Banquo is killed by Macbeth and his men because Macbeth was told Banquo's children will one day have the Scottish throne. Macbeth's greed caused him to kill many people so he could keep his title as King.



In "Scream 3" the killer tried scaring a character with the ghost of his/her mother. Which character was he trying to catch off guard?

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Sidney. Most of the story took place in a film studio. Sidney's brother was the killer in this movie and he kept impersonating the ghost of their dead mother. At one point, Sidney was confused and actually thought her mother was alive.



In "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli travelled to find ghosts to help them win a battle at Minas Tirith. Did Aragorn set these souls free after the battle?

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Yes. Although Gimli was against it, Aragorn gave the ghosts their freedom. The ghost army was very large and were unstoppable, they killed all enemies they came in contact with.



In "Pirates of the Carribean", a group of pirates became cursed and turned in to ghost pirates. The reason they were turned in to ghosts is because they stole some Aztec gold. Which character turned in to a ghost pirate in the final battle?

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Jack Sparrow. The cursed chest contained many Aztec gold coins. Pirates who were greedy enough to take some coins were cursed. The curse is only noticeable when they are exposed to moonlight. Jack took a coin from the chest and was cursed, but he only took the coin so he could time his plan just right to kill Barbossa.