Movie Précis to Title Trivia Quiz

Answer: Blast From the Past

"Blast from the Past" is a 1999 romantic comedy movie. Brendan Fraser portrays the man who has spent his whole life in a Cold War-era fallout shelter with no contact with the outside world. Jump forward 35 years to when he ventures forth. Alicia Silverstone's character is one of the first people to meet him as he learns about the world above.

Answer: School Ties

Brendan Fraser also stars in the 1992 American drama film "School Ties". He portrays the Jewish quarterback David Greene who received the athletics scholarship. Matt Damon portrays a rival football player at the prep school whilst Chris O'Donnell is David's supportive roommate and teammate. David's ethnicity becomes an issue.

Answer: Ever After

Set around the end of the 15th century in France, the 1998 period drama "Ever After" is a re-telling of the Cinderella story as historical fiction with an appearance from Leonardo da Vinci. Drew Barrymore has the Cinderella role whilst Anjelica Huston portrays her cruel stepmother. There is also a glass slipper moment.

Answer: Georgia

Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mare Winningham are the two sisters in the 1995 American drama "Georgia". This was a personal project for these actress friends with the script written by Leigh's mother. Younger sister Sadie (Leigh) has grown up in the shadow of her successful folk singer sister Georgia (Winningham) and is struggling. A drug habit doesn't help.

Answer: Swimming With Sharks

The 1994 satirical black comedy "Swimming with Sharks" sees Frank Whaley portray the naive young writer Guy hired by movie mogul Buddy Ackerman (Kevin Spacey), who turns out to be a boss from hell. Guy flips and it goes downhill from there. It's a satirical look at the making of a movie mogul through social conditioning.

Answer: Reality Bites

Ben Stiller's directorial debut film, the 1994 American rom-com "Reality Bites" was inspired by the screenwriter Helen Childless' own experiences. Four friends live together during tough times. The film could be described as a film within a film. It opens with the friends mucking about on top of a skyscraper as the protagonist films them for her documentary project.

She films them at various times throughout the film as we follow their lives after college.

Answer: Another Day in Paradise

The 1998 crime drama "Another Day in Paradise" stars James Woods and Melanie Griffith as a middle-aged couple Mel and Sid who take in a drug-addicted teen and his girlfriend. Things spiral out of control as the drug heists get more serious. The film is based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Eddie Little.

Answer: Urban Legend

The first in the "Urban Legend" film series, the 1998 slasher film "Urban Legend" stars Alicia Witt and Jared Leto amongst others. Various murders are occurring in and around this fictional New England university with an urban legend theme suspected, hence the film title. Count the urban legend references before the killer is eventually revealed (and perhaps creates another one).

Answer: A Time to Kill

This 1996 American legal drama is based on the 1989 novel "A Time to Kill" by John Grisham after which the film takes its title. Sandra Bullock joins Matthew McConaughey and Samuel L. Jackson in the courthouse drama. Jackson portrays the African American father being tried in front of an all-white jury.

This is the second Joel Schumacher-directed film adaptation based on a John Grisham novel, the other being the 1994 legal drama "The Client".

Answer: Four Weddings and a Funeral

The wedding scene leads to one of the relationships in the 1994 romantic comedy "Four Weddings and a Funeral". Hugh Grant portrays the best man Charles at the first wedding whilst Andie MacDowell is the American he meets at the wedding reception. The film visits various social occasions where Charles and his friends experience romantic encounters, giving rise to the film's title.