Answer: Scar
Scar is the villain from "The Lion King" (1994). He is the brother of Mufasa. Mufasa is the lion king and Scar is jealous that he isn't the one who rules. When Simba is born Scar knows he had to do something or he will never get the throne. So he kills Mufasa and forces Simba to leave Pride Rock, where the lions live. Then he seizes the throne. However Simba comes back to challenge Scar's place as king and a large battle ensues. Simba triumphs, however it is not he who kills Scar. Scar makes a mistake when he falsely accuses the hyenas of being the real enemy. The Hyenas get revenge by killing Scar. Simba goes on to become king.
From Quiz: House of Villains
Answer: Ernst Blofeld
Blofeld, the head of the criminal organisation SPECTRE, first appeared in the 1963 film "From Russia With Love", played uncredited by British actor Anthony Dawson (although only his hands appeared on screen), a role that he reprised in 1965's "Thunderball". In both films, the character was voiced by another actor - Eric Pohlmann and/or Joseph Wiseman, according to different sources.
The first fully-fledged on-screen performance of the role was delivered by Donald Pleasance in 1967's "You Only Live Twice". Pleasance was not originally cast in the role but took over when the original choice, Jan Werich, was sacked after just five days filming.
Two years later, Telly Savalas played the role in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and, another two years on, Charles Grey inhabited the role in "Diamonds are Forever". Aside from a brief uncredited appearance by John Hollis, before the title sequence in 1981's "For Your Eyes Only" in which Blofeld is killed, it was another twelve years before Blofeld was again given the big screen treatment. Max von Sydow was the choice to play the role in "Never Say Never Again", the unofficial Bond film that saw the return of Sean Connery in a second adaptation of Ian Fleming's "Thunderball".
The four actors listed look very dissimilar from each other but this was not due to lazy casting - the character written by Ian Fleming spent vast sums of money on plastic surgery to change his appearance in order to avoid detection by the secret services.
From Quiz: Character Actors
Answer: Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore was the powerful, yet gentle head of Hogwarts, a school for young wizards and witches. He also served as a mentor for his most famous student, young Harry Potter, guiding him through the development of his own impressive talents while he struggled to find his place in the world of magic.
Richard Harris only took on the role of Albus Dumbledore at the insistence of his granddaughter, who was 11 at the time. He played the part for the first two films in the series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (or "Sorcerer's Stone" as it is also known) and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". Michael Gambon donned the robes and the persona, starting with the third movie in the franchise, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".
From Quiz: Playing the Same Role
Answer: James Bond
George Lazenby played James Bond in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969). Sean Connery did many Bond films, including "Dr. No" (1962) and "Goldfinger" (1964). Roger Moore was also in many Bond films, including "Octopussy" (1983) and "A View to a Kill". Timothy Dalton was James Bond in two movies: "The Living Daylights" (1987) and "Licence to Kill" (1989). Pierce Brosnan has also played Bond several times including in "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997) and "The World is Not Enough" (1999).
From Quiz: Who Did They All Play?
Answer: Roy and Molly
Funny story about a talented yet ambition-free Texas golf pro who sets a single round course record at the U.S. Open. It also features solid performances from Cheech Martin and Don Johnson in supporting roles.
From Quiz: Match Lead Stars With The Characters They Played
Answer: Casey Becker
Wes Craven reinvented himself and the horror genre with this movie. "Scream" spawned two sequels, making it one of the most successful horror trilogies in cinema history.
From Quiz: Name Her Character
Answer: Queen Elizabeth I
Judi Dench played Queen Elizabeth I in "Shakespeare in Love", and Cate Blanchett starred in "Elizabeth".
From Quiz: Who and Who Played Who?
Answer: We never know
In the final credits Edward Norton is The Narrator, but in the movie we never know his real name; he uses fake names for the therapy groups.
From Quiz: Name the Character
Answer: George M. Cohan
This 1942 musical directed by Michael Curtiz was an enjoyable journey of Cohan's credits. Cagney's real sister, Jeanne portrayed Cohan's sister Josie. Walter Huston portrayed his father. Frances Langford had one scene as a singer.
From Quiz: Movie Biographies
Answer: Jerry Lundegaard
A brilliant Coen brothers black comedy about a kidnapping that goes terribly wrong in North Dakota, starring William H. Macy, Frances McDormand and Steve Buscemi.
From Quiz: Memorable Characters Part II
Answer: Mike Reilly
"Want to see a really killer website? It's the last site you'll ever see."
From Quiz: Name the Character
Answer: Norma Desmond
Gloria Swanson was in a way playing herself in Billy Wilder's "Sunset Blvd.", because what was portrayed in the film, actually happened to her own career.
From Quiz: Memorable Characters
Answer: Westley
He plays Westley, the sizzling, daring, hero of the movie.
From Quiz: Name the Character
Answer: Cornelius
Jimmy Dix tells Joe, 'Hey -- Danger's my middle name.' Joe responds with, 'Mine's Cornelius. You tell anybody, I'll kill you.' (Jimmy's middle name is actually Alexander.)
From Quiz: Middle Names of Movie Characters
Answer: William Wallace
I loved the music in this movie! Besides starring in this picture, Mel Gibson also directed it.
From Quiz: Name that Character!
Answer: Ben ('Night of the Living Dead')
Ben was the first drop of sanity for Barbara since her brother got torn up at the cemetery.
From Quiz: Random Movie Characters
Answer: Richard Hannay
The 1915 novel, "The Thirty-Nine Steps", by John Buchan, has proven popular with filmmakers. The novel tells the story of Richard Hannay, a British secret agent who is called upon by a fellow spy for help in preventing the assassination of a foreign political leader. When Hannay then discovers, in his London home, the dead body of an unknown man and, a few days later, the body of the spy, he flees London with the dead spy's notebook in his hand.
On his arrival in Scotland, Hannay discovers that he is wanted by the police. Deciphering the contents of the notebook, he attempts to discover the meaning of the phrase "the thirty-nine steps", whilst trying to stay one step ahead of his pursuers.
Alfred Hitchcock directed the first adaptation to make it to the screen in 1935. The adaptation differs from the novel, setting it contemporaneously, changing the meaning of the title phrase and introducing a love interest. His choice for the part of Richard Hannay was Robert Donat, a renowned stage actor who had limited experience in film but who had made his mark in the first British Oscar-winning film, "The Private Life of Henry VIII" two years previously.
The 1959 adaptation of the novel, filmed in colour and starring Kenneth More, closely followed the Hitchcock version. It was directed by Ralph Thomas.
The 1978 version was more faithful to the original novel. The setting was moved back to 1914 and the build-up to The Great War although the meaning of the actual "thirty-nine steps" was again changed. Robert Powell played a brooding Hannay, whose flight from London took him to Scotland and back to London for a thrilling finale in the Big Ben clock tower. Powell reprised the role for a 1989 UK TV series called "Hannay", which was not based on Buchan's novels.
Richard Hannay appeared in seven of Buchan's novels but at the time of writing, only "The Thirty-Nine Steps" has been adapted for the big screen.
From Quiz: Character Actors
Answer: Hannibal Lecter
Brian Cox first gave us the role of Hannibal Lecktor in "Manhunter" (1986). Please note that the spelling of Lecktor is how it appeared in the first movie. Sir Anthony Hopkins took home an Oscar for his first portrayal of the deliciously evil Dr. Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), and later portrayed him in the sequel "Hannibal" (2001), and the prequel "Red Dragon" (2002).
John Wayne Gacy and The Boston Strangler were real life serial killers, who have had movies made about them. Ed Gein was the killer who was the inspiration for the fictional Lecter.
From Quiz: Playing the Same Role, Part 3
Answer: Lex Luthor
The brilliant criminal Lex Luthor caused a great deal of trouble for Superman in three different movies. Interested in acquiring real estate cheap and selling it at a huge profit, Luthor's scheme often involved the destruction of parts of the world to make his once worthless land invaluable.
By the way, Gene Hackman did wear a skull cap in the 1978 movie "Superman". Although Hackman was credited with reprising the role in 1980's "Superman II", he did not return to film any new footage. Shots from the filming of the first film were used, and any additional shots were filmed with a look-alike actor and dubbed by an impersonator.
Kevin Spacey was brilliant as Luthor in 2006's "Superman Returns", and while I don't have any evidence to back it up, I'm prepared to believe that Spacey's head was actually shaved for the role.
From Quiz: Playing the Same Role
Answer: Larry Wilson
Andrew McCarthy plays Larry Wilson in "Weekend at Bernie's" Jonathan Silverman plays his friend and co-worker Richard Parker. They are invited by their boss for what they think is a weekend getaway, when the boss, Bernie is in fact setting them up to be killed. When Bernie's partner ends up getting him killed, Larry and Richard have to make it look like Bernie is still alive all weekend.
From Quiz: Who am I?...In the 80s
Answer: Jesus
Ted Neeley played Jesus Christ in "Jesus Christ Superstar" in 1973. Willem Dafoe was Jesus of Nazareth in "The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988). James Caviezel played Jesus, the Christ in the 2004 movie "The Passion of the Christ" directed by Mel Gibson.
From Quiz: Who Did They All Play?
Answer: Edward and Vivian
Corporate raider Edward becomes smitten with hooker Vivian. Jason Alexander of "Seinfeld" fame co-starred. Larry Miller has a brief yet memorable scene as the "sucking up" manager of an upscale clothing store.
From Quiz: Match Lead Stars With The Characters They Played
Answer: Molly Brown
Kathy Bates played Molly Brown in "Titanic", and Debbie Reynolds starred in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown".
From Quiz: Who and Who Played Who?
Answer: Vincent Vega
In this movie he played a mob hit man with Samuel L. Jackson.
From Quiz: Name the Character
Answer: Gus Kahn
Michael Curtiz also directed this film co-starring Doris Day as Grace Kahn and Frank Lovejoy as another songwriter, Walter Donaldson. I'm not sure how true the film is but the music is wonderful.
From Quiz: Movie Biographies
Answer: Patrick Bateman
Christian Bale plays Patrick Bateman, a rich, young Wall Street broker with a problem of killing people in the 2000 film, "American Psycho".
From Quiz: Memorable Characters Part II
Answer: Truman Burbank
"The World is Watching."
From Quiz: Name the Character
Answer: Renee and Alice
David Lynch's "Lost Highway" is in a way half real and half a dream.
From Quiz: Memorable Characters
Answer: Casey Brown
She plays Casey, the smart-mouthed orphan.
From Quiz: Name the Character
Answer: David Mills
He commited the last deadly sin of this great movie. Killing Jonathan Doe he commited wrath.
From Quiz: Movie Characters
Answer: Danger
This is mentioned several times throughout the movie. Kind of a cute play on the old cliche, 'Danger is my middle name.'
From Quiz: Middle Names of Movie Characters
Answer: Frank Sullivan
This movie made me cry! Dennis Quaid was very happy to make this film since he didn't have a good relationship with his own father.
From Quiz: Name that Character!
Answer: Vincent Vega ('Pulp Fiction')
My absolute favorite movie. Vincent Vega's the man, almost as cool as Jules!
From Quiz: Random Movie Characters
Answer: Jadis
The White Witch is the villain in the movie "Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" (2005) and is portrayed by Tilda Swinton. She rules Narnia and cast a spell so that it would be forever winter but never Christmas in Narnia. When Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy stumble across Narnia, the White Witch knows that her rule will be challenged and seeks to kill them, before the prophesy is carried out. She succeeds in killing the mighty lion, Aslan, only to have him return the next day, after she over-looked part of the Deep Magic. In the final battle between her army and Peter's she is defeated by Aslan.
From Quiz: House of Villains
Answer: Tom Ripley
Tom Ripley first appeared as the eponymous character in Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel, "The Talented Mr Ripley". Perhaps the best known screen adaptation of Highsmith's Ripley novels was the 1999 film of the same name, directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Matt Damon as Ripley. However, the first adaptation of the novel to hit the screen was in 1960 with René Clément's "Plein Soleil", also known as "Purple Noon".
The second novel to feature the engimatic and amoral (but talented) Mr. Ripley was "Ripley Under Ground" which was adapted for a 2005 film starring Barry Pepper. A third novel, "Ripley's Game" was published in 1974. This novel has spawned two cinematic adaptations. The first is Wim Wender's stunning "The American Friend", starring Dennis Hopper in the title role. The second released in 2002 under the same title of the book, starred John Malkovich.
From Quiz: Character Actors
Answer: God
The character of God has been portrayed many times throughout the years, with everything from sincere reverence to cheeky irreverence. Graham Chapman's portrayal of God in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975) was always admonishing everyone to "stop groveling", while Alanis Morisette's version did somersaults on the lawn in "Dogma" (1999). George Burn's characterization of the character used an assistant grocery manager as his modern-day prophet in "Oh God" (1977). Morgan Freeman's portrayal got tired of listening to Bruce's (Jim Carrey) complaints about how he (God) was always messing things up, so he let Bruce try to handle things for a few days in "Bruce Almighty" (2003).
From Quiz: Playing the Same Role
Answer: Frances
"Dirty Dancing" starred Patrick Swayze and pre-rhinoplasty Jennifer Grey. The daughter of Joel Grey, she has also appeared in "Red Dawn" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Frances "Baby" Houseman, could do no wrong in her father's eyes. She was the the youngest of two daughters and although a teenager, she didn't seem to mind her nickname.
From Quiz: Okay, But What's Their Real Fake Name?
Answer: Jack Ryan
Alec Baldwin played Jack Ryan in "The Hunt for Red October" (1990). Harrison Ford played Ryan twice: in "Patriot Games" (1992) and "Clear and Present Danger" (1994). Ben Affleck took over as the Tom Clancy hero in "The Sum of All Fears" (2002).
From Quiz: Who Did They All Play?
Answer: Chuck and Belinda
With encouragement from Bill, Chuck launches a successful prostitution ring from a city morgue and falls in love with his call girl neighbor Belinda. Michael Keaton co-starred as Bill. This was his major motion picture debut. Ron Howard directed.
From Quiz: Match Lead Stars With The Characters They Played
Answer: Karen Jennings
Kevin Bacon and Courtney Love co-star in this chilling thriller about a kidnapping gone wrong.
From Quiz: Name Her Character
