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80s Character Names Part 2 Trivia Quiz
It has been a while, but here is my second installment of 80s character names. I will give you a list of films and you choose what film the character goes with. Have fun!
A multiple-choice quiz
by jlp937.
Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Billy Hicks.
Answer: St. Elmo's Fire
Rob Lowe portrayed this saxophone playing God in this 1985 drama. This film follows the lives of seven friends after they graduate from college. This film also stars Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, and Mare Winningham.
2. Jonathan Switcher.
Answer: Mannequin
Andrew McCarthy portrays this young lad who falls in love with a mannequin who is played by Kim Cattrall.
3. Col. John Matrix.
Answer: Commando
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a father trying to rescue his daughter in this action comedy from 1985. This film co-starred Rae Dawn Chong and Alyssa Milano.
4. Sunny Davis.
Answer: Protocol
Goldie Hawn portrays a woman who becomes a hero for saving a Shiek from being shot in this 1984 comedy. This film also starred Chris Sarandon and Jean Smart.
5. Lieutenant Marion Cobretti.
Answer: Cobra
Sly Stallone portrays a cop with an attitude out to catch a serial killer in this 1986 action film. This film also starred Brigitte Nielsen.
6. Lloyd Dobler.
Answer: Say Anything...
John Cusack portrays a boy that falls in love with the smartest girl in the class in this 1989 romantic drama. This film co-starred Lili Taylor and Ione Skye.
7. Andie Walsh.
Answer: Pretty in Pink
Molly Ringwald plays a girl from the wrong side of the tracks that falls in love with a rich boy. This film co-starred Andrew McCarthy and James Spader.
8. Ren McCormack.
Answer: Footloose
Kevin Bacon stars in this 1984 dance film about a boy that tries to abolish the laws against dancing in a small Idaho town. This film also starred John Lithgow and Sarah Jessica Parker.
9. Joan Wilder.
Answer: Romancing the Stone
Kathleen Turner portrayed a romance novelist who goes on a mission to rescue her sister in this 1984 action adventure film. She reprised the role of Joan Wilder again in the sequel in 1985 "The Jewel of the Nile". This film also starred Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito.
10. Mark Kendall.
Answer: Once Bitten
Jim Carrey portrays a teen who is bitten by a vampire played by Lauren Hutton. This film co-stars Karen Kopins and Cleavon Little.
11. Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell.
Answer: Top Gun
Tom Cruise portrayed a pilot in the Navy who is chosen to attend the top flight school in this 1986 action drama. This film had a multitude of talented men that co-starred such as Val Kilmer, Adrian Pasdar, and Tim Robbins.
12. Vincent Benedict.
Answer: Twins
Danny DeVito played opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in this hilarious story of twins separated at birth. This movie was released in 1988.
13. Deborah Anne Fimple.
Answer: Secret Admirer
Kelly Preston plays a girl caught in the middle of a love letter that continually falls into the wrong hands. This film co-stars C. Thomas Howell and Casey Siemaszko.
14. Arnie Cunningham.
Answer: Christine
Keith Gordon plays a boy who becomes obsessed with his car in this 1983 horror film. The film co-stars Alexandra Paul and John Stockwell.
15. Wyatt Donnelly.
Answer: Weird Science
Ilan Mitchell-Smith and Anthony Michael Hall play a pair of geeks that decide to create a girl with their computer. Ilan can also be seen in the 1984 film "The Wild Life".
16. Teddy Duchamp.
Answer: Stand By Me
Corey Feldman stars in this film about four boys who go off in search of a dead body. This 1986 drama was directed by Rob Reiner and co-starred River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell.
17. Sally Albright.
Answer: When Harry Met Sally
Meg Ryan plays a woman who befriends a man and then ends up falling in love with him in this 1989 comedy. The film co-starred Billy Crystal, Carrie Fisher, and Bruno Kirby.
18. Randy Bodek.
Answer: Loverboy
Patrick Dempsy co-starred along side Kirstie Alley, Vic Tayback, Dylan Walsh, and Kate Jackson in this 1989 romantic comedy. He portrayed a pizza delivery boy who prostitutes himself out for the summer in order to get enough money to go back to college.
19. Alex Forrest.
Answer: Fatal Attraction
I don't think that many have missed Glenn Close's turn as a rabbitt cooking psycho in this 1987 thriller. This film co-starred Michael Douglas and Anne Archer.
20. Dana Barrett.
Answer: Ghostbusters
Sigourney Weaver portrays Ms. Barrett in this film about three friends who form their own business of capturing ghosts. This film also starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, and Ernie Hudson.
21. Josh Baskin.
Answer: Big
Tom Hanks received his first Oscar nomination playing a 13 year old boy who turns into an adult man and has to make it in the real world. This film co-starred Robert Loggia and Elizabeth Perkins.
22. John Book.
Answer: Witness
Harrison Ford stars in this film as a cop who goes undercover in an Amish community and ends up falling in love with an Amish woman. This film also stars Kelly McGillis and Lucas Haas.
23. Joe Friday.
Answer: Dragnet
Dan Aykroyd portrays the nephew of Joe Friday who is assigned a new partner Pep Streebeck played by Tom Hanks. The two are out to solve a series of odd robberies.
24. Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels.
Answer: Tootsie
Dustin Hoffman was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as an actor trying to make it as a woman on a soap opera. This 1982 film co-starred Dabney Coleman and Jessica Lange.
25. Jack Butler.
Answer: Mr. Mom
Michael Keaton's character in this 1983 comedy shows what can happen when a man is left at home to do a woman's work. This film co-starred Martin Mull and Teri Garr.
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