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1. "Blue Dahlia" is a classic film noir starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. Ladd plays Johnny Morrison, a veteran just home from the war, who finds his wife has become a dissolute party girl. She turns up dead, and Morrison is a suspect. The question is, who or what is the Blue Dahlia of the film's title?
2. Elvis Presley already had several movies under his belt when he filmed "Blue Hawaii". The movie is standard fare, but features an interesting casting choice. The actress, who plays his mother, is British, and is actually less than ten years older than Elvis. Who is she?
3. In the 1966 film "The Blue Max", a young infantryman has dreams of glory. George Peppard plays a soldier who becomes a famous fighter pilot. His quest for his country's highest decoration requires him to shoot down twenty enemy aircraft. Here's the question: What country is Peppard fighting for?
4. Two very young cousins are stranded on a desert island with their uncle, who drunkenly drowns after teaching them to hunt, fish and make shelter. Left alone together, they build a home and wait to be rescued. They reach their teen years, frolic innocently about while very scantily clad, fall in love, and become parents. The film is "Blue Lagoon": who played the young couple?
5. "Blue Velvet" is a 1986 film that begins with the discovery of a severed ear by a young college student (Kyle MacLachlan). His obsession with the case leads him to encounter Frank Booth, one of the weirdest and most disturbing characters ever seen on film. The violent, famously profane and sadistic Booth is played by an actor who made his name in 1960s counterculture movies. Who is he?
6. In 1930, German director Josef von Sternberg introduced a new star to audiences in his film "The Blue Angel". The plot: An older university professor is fascinated by sultry cabaret dancer Lola Lola. His obsession with her eventually wrecks his life. The actress who plays Lola Lola would become world famous, especially well-known for tirelessly entertaining Allied troops during World War II. Who is the glamorous actress?
7. In "My Blue Heaven", mobster Vinnie Antonelli turns informant and is placed in the Witness Protection Program, with an FBI agent (Rick Moranis) assigned to protect him. The character of Antonelli is actually based on real life mob guy Henry Hill, who was also the protagonist of the film "Goodfellas". Which actor portrays Antonelli?
8. Jessica Lange gives a fierce performance as the wife of career soldier Tommy Lee Jones in this "blue" film. She's an unstable, unfaithful woman whose antics threaten her husband's military career. The film brought Lange a Best Actress Oscar. Which is it?
9. In the 1995 film "Devil in a Blue Dress", Los Angeles resident "Easy" Rawlins has lost his job and is about to lose his house. Though he has never done any investigative work before, he accepts an assignment to find a missing woman. And sure enough, things get complicated. Who plays novice detective Rawlins?
10. Martin Lawrence stars in this action/comedy movie, in which an ex-con jewel thief pretends to be a cop in order to recover the diamond he stole. He hid the jewel in what turns out to be a police station, offering many comedic possibilities. Luke Wilson and Dave Chappelle co-starred in this popular flick - which is it?
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