Still More Movie Characters - An Adopted Quiz

Answer: Rock Star

Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston had real on-screen chemistry in this movie!

'Rock Star' is based on true story, about the inner workings of a rock band named Steel Dragon. Chris "Izzy" Cole fulfilled his dream to join the band, but eventually found out that being a musician is not all a bed of roses.

Wahlberg did not feature in any of the wrong answers.

Answer: A Beautiful Mind

Jennifer Connelly starred opposite Russell Crowe in the biographical story of physicist John Nash. Alicia (nee Lardé Lopez-Harrison) was born in El Salvador and married Nash in 1957. She sacrificed her own career to look after him, and their son, both of who suffered from schizophrenia.

Connelly won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2001 for her portrayal of Alicia, and the movie also claimed several other Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Ron Howard), and Best Screenplay.

Answer: An Officer and a Gentleman

David Caruso in an early role. 'Topper' Daniels was an Aviation Officer Candidate (AOC) and was the first officer candidate to 'DOR' (Drop On Request) in the film. The 1982 movie, 'An Officer and a Gentleman', starred Richard Gere, Debra Winger, and Louis Gossett Jr.

He later went on to star in the television cop shows, 'NYPD Blue' and 'CSI: Miami'.

Answer: Pearl Harbor

A tragic love story, set against the backdrop of the Pearl Harbor attack in WWII. Evelyn falls for Rafe (Ben Affleck), who is shot down over Europe, and presumed dead. His friend, Danny, (Josh Hartnett) comforts her, and fall in love. Rafe, however, has been in a POW camp and returns to Hawaii, the evening before the Japanese attack. Both survive, but Danny is killed in a later mission. Rafe and Evelyn get married.

The end.

Answer: Body Heat

Matty Walker, (real name Mary Ann Simpson), is played by Kathleen Turner as a sexy swindler, using Ned Racine, played by William Hurt as a way to kill her rich husband. The movie, released in 1981, is reminiscent of the 1944 Barbara Stanwyck film noir classic, 'Double Indemnity'.

Answer: Bull Durham

Ebby Calvin 'Nuke' LaLoosh was the hot-shot pitcher in 'Bull Durham', played by Tim Robbins, opposite Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon. A great movie about minor league baseball.

The wrong answers are all baseball movies, too.

Answer: Analyze This

Billy Crystal plays a psychiatrist in this one. Being a shrink for a mafia bigwig is NOT really a great career move, or life choice, but he soon gets ensnared in Paul Vitti's (played by Robert de Niro) nefarious life. Lisa Kudrow co-stars as Ben's fiancée (later his wife) in this 1999 comedy.

Answer: Fools Rush In

Played by Salma Hayek. A whirlwind romance between the sexy Isabel, and the conservative Alex Whitman (Perry). Their on-again, off-again marriage is sealed by the birth of their daughter, and they all lived happily ever after, (well, at least to the end of the movie)!

Answer: Guarding Tess

Veteran actress, Shirley MacLaine plays Tess Carlisle, a former First Lady of the US, and a prickly personality. Kevin Costner plays Doug Chesnic, her Secret Service security, who is constantly frustrated with his charge.

MacLaine was nominated for a Best Actress Golden Globe for this fun 1995 movie, losing to Jamie Lee Curtis in 'True Lies'.


'No Way Out' starred Kevin Costner, 'Footloose' starred Kevin Bacon, and 'Liar, Liar' had Jim Carrey as the lead role.

Answer: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

He portrayed millionaire Jim Williams in Clint Eastwood's screen adaptation of the bestselling book 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil', authored by John Berendt. The book, and the movie, are based on the true story of the murder of Prentiss Crowe in Savannah, Georgia. Williams was the only suspect, but we acquitted after several trials.

The movie was released in 1997, 16 years after the incident.