Movies That Made Me LOL Trivia Quiz

Answer: "Being There" - Peter Sellers

"Being There", starring Peter Sellers, is not just a very funny movie: it is also my favorite movie. A quiet, uneducated man who works as a gardener only knows of the world outside the home of his employer through watching television. When "the old man" passes away Chance is forced out and on his own. When he takes his first automobile ride the view through car windows reminds him of watching television.

Melvyn Douglas won an Oscar for his portrayal of wealthy Benjamin Rand, in whom Chance finds a friend. Shirley MacLaine plays Eve Rand, Benjamin's wife. Jack Warden plays the role of the President of the United States.

In 2015 the Writers Guild of America voted "Being There" the 66th funniest screenplay of all-time.

Peter Sellers is well known for his roles in "The Pink Panther", "Dr. Strangelove", and "The Mouse That Roared". His performance in "Being There" earned him a Golden Globe award. He passed away following a 1980 heart attack shortly after completing his final film "The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu". Sellers frequently worked with director Blake Edwards and commonly portrayed multiple characters in his films. He was very funny on film but also known for his depression, somewhat unpredictable behavior, being difficult to work with, and he probably shortened his own life through a reluctance to accept traditional heart treatments.

Answer: "The Jerk" - Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner had a cameo as himself in "The Jerk", a film which he also directed. Steve Martin plays the role of Navin Johnson, who invents an accessory for glasses called the Opti-Grab. Unfortunately the device causes users to be cross-eyed. Reiner plays the part of a cross-eyed victim.

Bernadette Peters plays the part of Marie, Navin's love interest. Bill Macy is cast in the role of Stan Fox, a salesman and Opti-Grab business partner.

In 2015 the Writers Guild of America voted "The Jerk" as the 19th funniest screenplay of all-time.

Few Hollywood comedians have a resume to match Carl Reiner. He was with Sid Caesar on "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour". He created the classic sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and stared in the classic comedy "The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming". In 2000 he received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. He has won numerous Emmy awards and in 1999 received a Grammy for Best Spoken Comedy Album for "The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000" which he performed with Mel Brooks. Reiner directed many films other than "The Jerk", including "Oh, God!", "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid", "The Man with Two Brains", and "All of Me". His son Rob is also a very successful Hollywood actor and director.

Answer: "Best in Show" - Fred Willard

"Best in Show" was written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, and directed by Guest. Fred Willard plays the part of Buck Laughlin, who is a television co-host for the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show, which is held in Philadelphia. Laughlin speaks this line to his co-host during the broadcast.

In "Best in Show" Guest plays the owner of a Bloodhound, Levy is the owner of a Terrier, and McKean is the owner of a Shih Tzu. Guest, McKean and Willard also all have roles in "This Is Spinal Tap".

In 2015 the Writers Guild of America voted "Best in Show" as the 63rd funniest screenplay of all-time.

It seems Fred Willard is likely to pop up on your television almost any time in movies, TV series, or commercials. While he has a prodigious list of appearances he is best known for work with Martin Mull in shows like "Fernwood 2 Night", many sketches and appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", a recurring role on "Everybody Loves Raymond", and his work in several Christopher guest films such as "Best in Show", "This Is Spinal Tap" and "For Your Consideration".

Answer: "The Blues Brothers" - Carrie Fisher

John Belushi plays Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd plays Elwood Blues in the John Landis directed film "The Blues Brothers". Carrie Fisher plays Jake's former fiancée whom he left stranded at the altar. This line is spoken as she has trapped Jake at gunpoint in a tunnel.

John Candy plays Burton Mercer, who leads the law enforcement group who come to arrest the brothers at a concert. The film was written by Dan Aykrod and John Landis and also features the music of Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, John Lee Hooker and many others.

In 2015 the Writers Guild of America voted "The Blues Brothers" as the 74th funniest screenplay of all-time.

Carrie Fisher is the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. Carrie was herself briefly engaged to Dan Aykroyd and briefly married to Paul Simon. She has been diagnosed as bipolar and struggled with well-publicized substance abuse issues. Fisher is best known for her role as Princess Leia in the "Stars Wars" movies. The 1990 movie "Postcards from the Edge" was written by Fisher and is based on her own life. In the film Meryl Streep plays a role based on Fisher while Shirley Maclaine is cast in the role based on her mother, Debbie Reynolds. Fisher has also appeared in films such as "The Man with One Red Shoe", "Hannah and Her Sisters", "The 'Burbs" and "When Harry Met Sally".

Answer: "Galaxy Quest" - Sigourney Weaver

Tim Allen plays Jason Nesmith, the fictional actor Peter Taggert who plays the captain of the fictional starship the Protector in the "Star Trek" spoof "Galaxy Quest". Alan Rickman plays the fictional actor Alexander Dane who is cast as shipmate Dr. Lazarus. Tony Shalhoub is in the role of Fred Kwan, the fictional actor playing Engineer Chen in the fictional television series.

Sigourney Weaver is Gwen DeMarco who is in turn cast as communications officer Lt. Tawny Madison. Apparently the only important role played by the communications officer is to repeat what the ship's computer says. In the quoted line she is defending herself for continuing to do her television series job.

In 2015 the Writers Guild of America voted "Galaxy Quest" the 61st funniest screenplay of all-time.

Sigourney Weaver is best known for science fiction films such as "Alien" and "Avatar". But, she has also appeared in several comedies. She made her first film appearance in Woody Allen's "Annie Hall"; she has been featured in the "Ghostbusters" films, "Dave", and "Working Girl". She won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her part in "Working Girl". In "Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey" Weaver played the title role and won a Golden Globe for Best Actress the same year that she also won for "Working Girl".

Answer: "Bedazzled" - Peter Cook

Peter Cook plays the role of George Spiggott, who is also Satan, in "Bedazzled". He bemoans the fact that his subordinates are not very productive or reliable. Those subordinates are Lust, (Raquel Welch), Vanity, Anger, Envy, Gluttony, Avarice, and Sloth. In this line he is making a joke of the common saying that the wages of sin is death.

Dudley Moore is cast as Stanley Moon, who has been conned into signing a contract with The Devil. Eleanor Bron plays Margaret, Stanley's love interest. The film was written by Cook and Moore.

In 2000 this movie was remade with Elizabeth Hurley as Satan and Brendan Fraser as Stanley. In the remake Satan has two dogs which named Peter and Dudley.

Peter Cook was a comedy partner to Dudley Moore until their relationship soured. Moore actually played jazz in the basement of Cook's London club in the 1960s. Cook was well-known as a heavy drinker and passed away at the age of 57 as a result of liver damage. A poll of over 300 comedians and other entertainment professionals in 2005 ranked Cook as the best comedian of all time.

Answer: "My Favorite Year" - Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole plays the part of Alan Swann, a movie star with a drinking problem, based on real-life movie idol Errol Flynn. Benjy Stone, played by Mark Linn-Baker is a young writer for a television show modeled after "Your Show of Shows", a variety show that aired in the early 1950s. The character Benjy Stone is based on Mel Brooks, who was a writer for "Your Show of Shows". Joseph Bologna plays the part of King Kaiser, host of the fictional "Comedy Cavalcade", who was modeled after Sid Caesar. Bill Macy is cast as Sy Benson, head writer on "Comedy Cavalcade". This line is spoken when Alan Swann discovered that he is expected to perform in front of a live audience.

In 2015 the Writers Guild of America voted "My Favorite Year the 87th funniest screenplay of all-time.

Peter O'Toole is remembered by many from his roles in films like "Lawrence of Arabia", "Becket", and "The Lion in Winter". But he has also had his share of success in comedies including "High Spirits", "The Stunt Man", and "What's New Pussycat". He survived cancer in the 1970s and treatment which left him diabetic. Although he was nominated for an Oscar eight times he never won. In 2003 he was awarded an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement.

Answer: "My Cousin Vinny" - Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for her portrayal of Mona Lisa Vito in "My Cousin Vinny". This line is spoken near the end of the film while her character is on the witness stand.

Joe Pesci plays the title character Vinny Gambini, an aspiring lawyer. Fred Gwynne is Judge Chamberlain Haller, Ralph Macchio is a young man on trial for murder, and Austin Pendleton is a public defender in "My Cousin Vinny". This story revolves around two young men falsely accused of murder and the courtroom antics of their defense.

Watch this film to learn how a true southerner cooks grits.

In 2015 the Writers Guild of America voted "My Cousin Vinny" the 83rd funniest screenplay of all-time.

Marisa Tomei is also known for her roles in films such as "What Women Want", "Anger Management", and "Parental Guidance" as well as her television portrayal of Maggie Lawton on "A Different World". Tomei began her Hollywood career with a television role on the daytime soap opera "As the World Turns". She has also done a significant amount of stage work, being quoted as preferring film only for the larger pay checks.

Answer: "The Hudsucker Proxy" - Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins, in the role of Norville Barnes, speaks this line while describing his invention, the Hula Hoop.

Paul Newman is cast as Sidney Mussburger, an executive with Hudsucker Industries, who manages to place the naïve Norville as company president in a scheme to drive down stock prices. Jennifer Jason Leigh plays reporter Amy Archer who is trying to write an exposé on the new company president. Charles Durning is Waring Hudsucker, the company president who commits suicide and later returns as a ghost.

Tim Robbins may be most often remembered for his role as "Nuke" Laloosh in the baseball comedy "Bull Durham". He maintained a relationship with his "Bull Durham" co-star Susan Sarandon for 21 years, whom he met during filming. He is also often recognized for his roles in "The Shawshank Redemption", "Mystic River", and "High Fidelity". Tim Robbins' directorial credits include "Dead Man Walking" and "Cradle Will Rock". In 1981 Robbins was one of the founders of the California based theater group The Actors' Gang. He is still on the board of directors for the group which has included members Jack Black, John Cusack, and Helen Hunt.

Answer: "The Princess Bride" - Peter Falk

Peter Falk plays the part of the grandfather, and narrator, who is reading the story "The Princess Bride" to his ill grandson, played by Fred Savage. Savage is well known as a child actor from his role as Kevin Arnold on "The Wonder Years". The grandfather speaks this line before beginning the story, and effectively the movie. Savage complains every time the story includes kissing.

Robin Wright, in one of her earliest appearances, is Princess Buttercup. Billy Crystal makes an appearance as Miracle Max. Christopher Guest is cast as the evil Count Rugen. Cary Elwes stars as Westley/The Dred Pirate Roberts. Mandy Patinkin is Inigo Montoya, a swordsman determined to find vengeance. Also look for entertaining performances from Carol Kane, Peter Cook, Wallace Shawn and Andre the Giant.

The film has many frequently quoted lines. Those quotable moments would include the following two.

"As you wish."

"My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

In 2015 the Writers Guild of America voted "The Princess Bride" the 22nd funniest screenplay of all-time.

Peter Falk is most famous for his part as the title character in the television detective series "Columbo". Falk has also appeared in numerous films including "The Great Race", "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", "Murder by Death", and "The Cheap Detective". He commonly appears to have one eye partially closed as a result of losing the eye to cancer as a child. One of his children is actually a detective.