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  The Women of Joaquin Phoenix    
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Can you answer these questions about women who have shared the screen with Joaquin? Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, rj211, May 03 02
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  The Films of Joaquin Phoenix    
Multiple Choice
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Joaquin Phoenix is one of my favourite actors, so I decided to write a quiz about the films I have seen him in! Enjoy it as much as you enjoy Joaquin acting!
Average, 10 Qns, ewanmania, Jan 31 05
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  Joaquin Phoenix Movies    
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This quiz will test your Joaquin Phoenix movie knowledge... ENJOY!
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trivia question Quick Question
What colour was Joaquin's hair in the film "8mm".

From Quiz "The Films of Joaquin Phoenix"




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Joaquin Phoenix Trivia Questions
1. One of the first films Joaquin comes to the fore in is "To Die For". Who is Joaquin's very famous co-star in this film?

From Quiz The Films of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: Nicole Kidman

Joaquin was 21 years old when this film was released in 1995.

2. Who played Phoenix's sister (and Vince Vaughn's love interest) in 'Return to Paradise' (1998)?

From Quiz The Women of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: Anne Heche

Heche first presents herself as a lawyer fighting to get Phoenix out of a Malaysian prison. She comes to Vaughn and David Conrad (from TV's 'Relativity') as the friends who could save Phoenix's life. This film could have been decent if Heche and Vaughn hadn't had a romance - it was just completely inappropriate for their characters and an obvious ploy to make the flick more family-friendly.

3. Joaquin Phoenix's first movie was...

From Quiz Joaquin Phoenix Movies

Answer: 'Space Camp'

'Space Camp' was Joaquin's first movie... it stared Lea Thompson and Kelly Preston and came out in 1986.

4. In which film is Phoenix enlisted to kill Nicole Kidman's husband?

From Quiz The Women of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: To Die For

Kidman, as part of her quest for fame as a TV personality, enlists three teens, Phoenix and Casey Affleck among them, to kill her husband.

5. In what movie was Joaquin wrongfully convicted of murder?

From Quiz Joaquin Phoenix Movies

Answer: 'Clay Pigeons'

Although Joaquin's character in 'To Die For' was convicted of murder, it was in 'Clay Pigeons' that he didn't commit the murders.

6. What was Joaquin's character's name in the film "8mm"?

From Quiz The Films of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: Max California

Max works in the pornography store where Nicolas Cage goes investigating. He is first seen highlighting a book behind the counter.

7. Who plays Phoenix's mother in 'Parenthood'?

From Quiz The Women of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: Dianne Wiest

Wiest plays a single mother trying to raise two teens in this Steve Martin comedy.

8. In which movie did Joaquin say, 'It vexes me'?

From Quiz Joaquin Phoenix Movies

Answer: 'Gladiator'

9. What colour was Joaquin's hair in the film "8mm".

From Quiz The Films of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: Blue

Joaquin's hair is all blue and spiky, to complete the rock look!

10. One of the female stars of 'Inventing the Abbotts' (1997) had a cameo in 'U-Turn', another Phoenix film released the same year. Which actress?

From Quiz The Women of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: Liv Tyler

Liv Tyler played a girl buying a ticket in 'U-Turn'.

11. In which movie did Joaquin's character go insane and have to be committed?

From Quiz Joaquin Phoenix Movies

Answer: 'Quills'

Although Joaquin's character, Lewis, in 'Return to Paradise' did go insane, he was never committed to an insane asylum.

12. What sport did Joaquin's character play in the film "Signs", with Mel Gibson?

From Quiz The Films of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: Baseball

Joaquin's character had the local record for the longest hit in baseball, but he also had the record for the most strikes!

13. In which movie did he say the line, 'You name the vice, I name the price'?

From Quiz Joaquin Phoenix Movies

Answer: '8MM'

This line was said by Joaquin's character, Max California in '8MM'

14. What did Mel Gibson's wife tell Joaquin's character, Merrill, to do before she died in "Signs"?

From Quiz The Films of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: to swing away

It was this premonition that saved the family in "Signs". Mel was told to "see" the baseball bat on the wall and Joaquin was told to "swing away". He beat that alien down!

15. Who costarred with Phoenix in 'The Yards' (2000) as Mark Wahlberg's cousin?

From Quiz The Women of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: Charlize Theron

Wahlberg and Phoenix play friends in this crime film. It was photographed by Harris Savides, the same man who was DP on David Fincher's 'The Game' (1997) and Kar-Wai Wong's BMW Films short 'The Follow' (2001).

16. In what movie was Joaquin's character an animal activist?

From Quiz Joaquin Phoenix Movies

Answer: 'Return to Paradise'

In 'Return to Paradise', Joaquin's character, Lewis McBride, was planning on saving the orangutans, before he was busted for dealing drugs.

17. In the film "The Yards", with what weapon did Joaquin kill the Yardsman?

From Quiz The Films of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: a knife

Joaquin went in to keep the the Yardsman busy, while Joaquin's gang sabotaged the train. Unfortunately, the Yardsman would not co-operate, and Joaquin, in a fit of anger, stabbed the man.

18. Phoenix plays a porn shop employee who helps Nicolas Cage's character in his investigation in '8MM' (1999). Who plays Cage's wife?

From Quiz The Women of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: Catherine Keener

She and Cage had a newborn baby when he went off to figure out the truth about a snuff film. Good thinking, Nic!

19. Which was considered Joaquin's breakthrough movie?

From Quiz Joaquin Phoenix Movies

Answer: 'To Die For'

Joaquin's performance as Jimmy Emmett was critically acclaimed in 'To Die For' - 1995.

20. Who plays the FBI agent who sees Phoenix's character as an obvious suspect in 'Clay Pigeons' (1998)?

From Quiz The Women of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: Janeane Garofalo

Phoenix has befriended the real killer, played by Vince Vaughn, and doesn't initially reveal the man's crimes because he feels himself to be an accomplice.

21. What movie had Joaquin sneaking around carrying a bag full of adult tapes?

From Quiz Joaquin Phoenix Movies

Answer: 'Parenthood'

Joaquin played Gary, a 14 year old who was very confused and didn't know how to express his feelings.

22. What is Joaquin's character's name in the film "Buffalo Soldiers"?

From Quiz The Films of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: Ray Elwood

This film is set in an Amertican army camp in Germany, in 1989. In it Joaquin's character is a soldier taking advantage of military goods, such as morphine (which he uses to make heroin in mass amounts), to make him some extra cash. This is one of my favourite Joaquin films!

23. In 'Quills' (2000), Phoenix provides Geoffrey Rush's character with writing materials. Which actress smuggles the finished plays out of the asylum where Rush's character is housed?

From Quiz The Women of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: Kate Winslet

Rush plays the Marquis De Sade, of course, a role which earned him an Oscar nomination.

24. Joaquin went to the gym and buffed up for which role?

From Quiz Joaquin Phoenix Movies

Answer: 'The Yards'

Joaquin went to the gym everyday and kept a strict diet in order to buff up for the role of Willie Gutierez, a Latino hot-shot in 'The Yards'.

25. What country is the film "Quills" set in?

From Quiz The Films of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: France

In this film Joaquin plays the Abbe, who runs the Insane Asylum at Charenton. The film is based on a play and tells the story of the infamous "Adult" novelist, the Marquis De Sade, and his stay in the Asylum.

26. In which film did Connie Nielsen play Phoenix's sister and love interest?

From Quiz The Women of Joaquin Phoenix

Answer: Gladiator

Nielsen is an incredibly talented actress. Her other credits include 'The Devil's Advocate' (1997), as Al Pacino's daughter and Keanu Reeves' fantasy, 'Rushmore' (1998), in which she had a small part that showed her good taste in projects, and many others.

27. On which movie set did Joaquin meet his future girl friend?

From Quiz Joaquin Phoenix Movies

Answer: 'Inventing the Abbotts'

Joaquin played Douglas Holt in 'Inventing the Abbotts'. Doug was in love with a girl named Pam Abbott, played by Liv Tyler (daughter to rocker Steven Tyler of Aerosmith). They had an on again off again relationship for about 3 years.

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