10 Degrees of Steve Buscemi Trivia Quiz

Answer: Fargo

"Fargo" (1996) was rumored to be based on true story. Jerry Lundergard (William H. Macy) hires some crooks (including Carl Showalter, played by Steve Buscemi) to kidnap his wife to get the ransom money from his father in law.

Answer: Boogie Nights

Burt Reynolds plays Jack Horner and William H. Macy plays Little Bill in "Boogie Nights" (1997), a movie about the pornography industry in California in the 1970's and 1980's.

Answer: Mystery, Alaska

Burt Reynolds plays Judge Walter Burns in the 1999 movie about a local hockey team getting to play the New York Rangers in an exhibition game. Russell Crowe plays Sheriff John Biebe, Mystery's best hockey player.

Answer: L.A. Confidential

"L.A. Confidential" (1997) is about a crime scene investigation seen through the eyes of different detectives. Russell Crowe plays Officer Wendell 'Bud' White and Kevin Spacey plays Sgt. Jack Vincennes.

Answer: The Big Kahuna

They were also both in "LA Confidential". Kevin Spacey playes Larry Mann and Danny DeVito plays Phil Cooper. "The Big Kahuna" is based on a play by by Roger Rueff. It is about some salesman trying to score a big deal.

Answer: Throw Momma From the Train

In the 1987 movie "Throw Momma From the Train", Owen (played by Danny DeVito) and his creative writing teacher, Larry Donner (Billy Crystal) make a deal that if Owen kills Larry's ex-wife, then Larry will kill Owen's overbearing mother.

Answer: Both of these movies

"Analyze That" (2002) is a sequel to "Analyze This" (1999). In both films Billy Crystal plays Dr. Ben Sobel who ends up being crime boss Paul Vitti's (De Niro) psychiatrist.

Answer: Cop Land

A deaf man, Freddy Heflin (Stallone) who always wanted to be a policeman gets elected sheriff in New Jersey. When Heflin tries to help Moe Tilden (De Niro) on an internal affairs case, he finds out that policemen are not all the heroes he had always thought they were.

Answer: Assassins

In the 1995 action movie "Assassins" Sylvester Stallone plays Robert Rath, a hitman that is getting ready to retire. Unfortunately for Rath, a young hitman Miguel Bain (Banderas) is trying to steal his last contract and kill Rath.

Answer: Desperado

They were also both in "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams". "Desperado" is a movie about a man's search for the man who is responsible for his wife's death. Antonio Banderas plays the El Mariachi role in the 1995 movie which is a sequel to the 1992 movie "El Mariachi". Oddly Steve Buscemi's character in this movie is credited as Buscemi.