Tantalizing Taglines Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dogma

Kevin Smith directs this uproariously funny comedy about a pair of angels, played by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who are trying to get back into heaven. However, if the two enter heaven, the world will end. The tagline refers to a series of jokes in the movie that reference the asexuality of angels.

Answer: Fight Club

An insomniac office employee (Edward Norton) and an eccentric soap salesman (Pitt) build a global organization, known as Fight Club, to help vent male aggression. Fight Club eventually blossoms into Project Mayhem, which, as the tagline suggests, specializes in causing mischief.

Answer: The Talented Mr. Ripley

This movie stars Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, a young underachiever who is sent to Europe to bring home spoiled rich boy Dickie Greenleaf, played by Jude Law. When Dickie proves difficult to pursuade, Tom decides to take matters into his own hands. . .which means assuming Dickie's identity.

In answering the question posed by the tagline - he goes to extreme lengths to complete the transformation, but unfortunately for him the past comes back to reveal his true identity.

Answer: American Beauty

An unhappy surburban father tells the story of how he turned his life around, while turning everyone elses lives upside down. The tagline is referring to Spacey's character, who takes a closer look at his life and doesn't like what he sees.

Answer: Girl, Interrupted

This film is based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18 month stay at a mental hospital in the 1960s. Ryder plays Kaysen, a depressed young woman who ends up being institutionalized after attempting suicide. In the hospital, she meets some interesting characters, including out of control Lisa, played by Jolie. Susanna comes under the tutelage of Lisa, who convinces Susanna that none of the people in the hospital are crazy, they are simply misunderstood. Will Susanna act out like Lisa, trying to convince everyone that she is sane as the tagline hints? Or will she admit to her diagnosis and be free?

Answer: Cruel Intentions

Wicked manipulator Kathryn Merteuil makes a bet with her step-brother Sebastian Valmont that he won't be able to bed Annette Hargrove, the headmaster's virginal daughter, before the summer's end. If he loses, Kathryn gets his vintage Jaguar Roadster. If he wins. . .he gets Kathryn.

The tagline asks how far he will go. Sebastian does everything within his power to win the bet, but he goes too far and crosses the line from which there is no return.

Answer: Runaway Bride

Maggie has an unfortunate habit of leaving her grooms at the altar. When reporter Ike hears this tale, he must find out the whole story or else he will be out of a job. Ike then has to track down the infamous bride, a feat which proves to be quite difficult. With so much on the line, Ike will do anything to catch Maggie. . .if he can.

Answer: Entrapment

After a priceless piece of artwork is stolen, an insurance agent (Catherine Zeta-Jones) convinces her firm that to catch the thief (Connery), she must get into his good graces. Connery's character takes her on as his new apprentice, and the duo plan to steal a highly valued mask.

They set up a complicated operation to acquire the mask, but as the tagline indicates, the whole plan is also a trap to test Zeta-Jones' character's honesty with that of Connery's.

Answer: Superstar

This movie is based on an "SNL" skit of the same name. Mary Catherine Gallagher is a nerdy schoolgirl who "dares to dream" of superstardom. She gets her chance when her school holds a talent contest, and if she wins she will get to be an extra in a movie with positive moral values. However, to win she will have to defeat the schools most popular duo, Evian and Skye.

Answer: Payback

Val and Porter (Gibson), two small time bandits, pull a job together and amass $140,000. But Val needs $130,000 for himself, so he and Porter's wife turn on Porter, and his spouse shoots him in the back. Porter survives, and two years later he's back, he wants his money, and he is very, very angry.

This movie features a spin on the good guy vs. bad guy plot line; this time they are all bad guys. However, if you believe the tagline, Porter's trials and tribulations make him the guy the audience wants to root for.