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"Consenting Adults" involves two neighbors: one is the con man and one is the victim. Which actors play which roles?

Kevin Spacey is the con man and Kevin Kline is the victim. Spacey plays a "life-of-the-party" kind of guy; Kline plays the "straight" neighbor. Just when the storyline seems to be going in one direction it makes a serious about-face.

In "Deathtrap" it appears as if one person is about to murder another person in order to plagiarize some work. What kind of work is involved?

A play. Ira Levin's play was followed by a movie. Does the burned out old playwright really plan to steal the work of the talented newcomer?

In "Final Analysis", Richard Gere is "teased" by a patient who has a recurring dream. The dream turns out to be taken from what source?

A psychological writing by Freud. The dream was taken from Freud's "Interpretation of Dreams". The dream is by a woman who is identified in the book as "Irma". Kim Basinger also stars.

"JFK" only partially deals with Lee Harvey Oswald's claim that he was a "patsy" in an elaborate plot. Kevin Costner starred as Jim Garrison; what role did the real Jim Garrison play in the movie?

Earl Warren. Garrison - who fought hard for the idea that other people were involved in the assassination - plays the head of the commission that concluded that Oswald acted alone.

"The Sting" is a masterpiece. Who plays the victim of the "sting" by Newman and Redford?

Robert Shaw. Gould plays "Kid Twist" and Elcar poses as a cop. This was a thoroughly enjoyable movie.

In "Witness for the Prosecution", Charles Laughton is deceived during a murder trial. What evidence is pivotal in the court case?

Letters. I don't want to give too much away here. Tyrone Power and Marlene Dietrich also star in the movie version of the work by Agatha Christie.

In "Vertigo", James Stewart is conned. What item tips him off that he has been tricked?

Necklace. Kim Novak wears THAT necklace. This is one of Hitchcock's best.

In "Malice", Alec Baldwin plays a doctor. Who else also plays a doctor?

George C. Scott. The story (by Aaron Sorkin) is "sort of" about medical malpractice. Scott is a doctor, Neuwirth is a cop, Pullman is the victim and Kidman is in on the game.

"Sleuth" was a cleverly written play that was turned into a movie. Who wrote the play?

Anthony Shaffer. The play was brilliant; the movie wasn't. This was Shaffer's biggest hit (by far). The other Shaffer - Peter - wrote "Amadeus", "Equus" and "Black Comedy" (among other works).

In "Body Heat", con victim William Hurt has a close call with a "booby trap". What type of trap is it?

An explosion is rigged to go off when he opens a door. Who is doing what to whom? This is a classic cat-and-mouse game.