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Quiz about A Few of My Favourite Movies From the 1980s
Quiz about A Few of My Favourite Movies From the 1980s

A Few of My Favourite Movies From the 1980s Quiz


All of these movies were released or made in the 1980s. Can you remember what they are?

A multiple-choice quiz by skunkee. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
skunkee
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
146,886
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
5642
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Landon2logan (12/15), Guest 24 (13/15), Guest 75 (12/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. (1980) They were Australian soldiers, doing a difficult job in the Boer War, where none of the regular conventions of war were working. That's why they were surprised when they found themselves facing a court martial for following orders. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. (1987) Murtaugh is a cop looking forward to his retirement, and Riggs is his new partner. Unfortunately Riggs is a bit of a burn-out who doesn't really care whether he lives or dies, and that can make a man very dangerous. While investigating the death of a young woman who took a dive off her balcony, they stumble on a drug ring run by Vietnam vets. Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. (1983) All Ralphie wants for Christmas is a 'Red Ryder Carbine Action 200 Shot Range Model Air Rifle', but everyone keeps telling him that he's going to shoot his eye out. Christmas is getting closer. What's a boy to do? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. (1987) Chris (Richard Dreyfuss) and Bill (Emilio Estevez) are cops on a stakeout. They're watching Maria because her ex-boyfriend just escaped from prison and they think that he might show up at her house. However things get very complicated when Chris falls in love with Maria, who doesn't know who he is or that he's been watching her.

Answer: (One Word, 8 letters)
Question 5 of 15
5. (1982) Sidney Bruhl is a playwright. He used to write successful plays but his last few have been flops. Myra, his wife, has lots of money and a very bad heart. Sidney wants to leave her so he can be with his gay lover, but needs her money. So Sidney and his lover set about staging a scene that will cause Myra to have a fatal heart attack. Everything seems perfect until Sidney's lover decides that the scene they staged would work really well as a play. Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. (1983) He was supposed to go north and study wolves to prove that they were responsible for the decline in the caribou population. He was supposed to kill and dissect one, and study the contents of its stomach. Instead he found himself developing respect for the beautiful creatures. This movie was based on a novel by Farley Mowat. Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. (1985) Chevy Chase is a reporter working on a story about the sale of drugs at the beach. Thinking him a vagrant, Alan Stanwyk approaches him and offers him money to kill Stanwyk, giving chase another story to work on. Chase uses many different names, and even a few disguises in his pursuit of the truth, and he does manage to solve both cases and get the girl in the end.

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters, reporter's name)
Question 8 of 15
8. (1985) Even sailing around the world with the man of her dreams, Jack, can get old after a while, so when Joan is offered a chance to write about an up and coming North African leader, she jumps at the chance. She soon finds that things are not what she'd been told and before she knows it she and Jack are up to their necks in another adventure. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. (1981) Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda both got well deserved Oscars for their portrayals of Ethel and Norman Thayer, a couple in the twilight of their lives spending another summer in their cottage by the lake.

Answer: (Three Words, 2 6 and 4 letters)
Question 10 of 15
10. (1985) Lawrence Kasdan directed this western, sporting an all-star cast led by Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner and Scott Glenn. It's a classic tale of the good guys taking on the bad guys. They win of course, and restore peace and order to a town that had previously been controlled by a nasty, rich rancher and his corrupt sheriff, played by Brian Dennehy. Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. (1985) Claire took the day off to go shopping, John got caught pulling the fire alarm, Andrew taped someone's butt cheeks together, Brian had a flare gun in his locker and Allison, well she just had nothing better to do. Forced to spend a Saturday together in detention, none of them expected that they would actually come to like each other. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. (1988) Two Americans and two Brits (one with a terrible stutter) pull off a very successful diamond robbery, in this extremely funny movie. Successful that is, until the double-crossing starts. John Cleese is very funny as the barrister, but Kevin Kline steals the show with his performance as an obnoxious, Italian-American. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. (1984) He's a Detroit cop who heads to the west coast to investigate the murder of his friend. While there he manages to get himself arrested a few times before he convinces the local police and brings them on side. He not only solves the murder of his friend, but also helps break up a drug smuggling ring operating out of a local warehouse. Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. (1987) A summer vacation at Kellerman's resort seemed like a great idea, until your daughter borrows money to help someone pay for an abortion and falls in love with the dance instructor. But despite what she's done to upset you, she's also done a lot to make you proud.

Answer: (Two Words, 5 & 7 letters)
Question 15 of 15
15. (1985) Rocky has a rare disease that causes gross deformation of his skull. His mother (played by Cher) is a tough biker chick with a drug problem who refuses to let him feel sorry for himself or be treated any differently from any other teenager. It's a poignant and very funny movie with a sad, sad ending. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. (1980) They were Australian soldiers, doing a difficult job in the Boer War, where none of the regular conventions of war were working. That's why they were surprised when they found themselves facing a court martial for following orders.

Answer: Breaker Morant

Bruce Beresford directed this very powerful military drama based on a real story. Edward Woodward and Bryan Brown played the unfortunate Harry Morant and Peter Handcock who were executed by firing squad. Lewis Fitz-Gerald played the young Lt. George Witton who was also tried but escaped execution and wrote a book entitled 'Scapegoats of the Empire' about the experience.
2. (1987) Murtaugh is a cop looking forward to his retirement, and Riggs is his new partner. Unfortunately Riggs is a bit of a burn-out who doesn't really care whether he lives or dies, and that can make a man very dangerous. While investigating the death of a young woman who took a dive off her balcony, they stumble on a drug ring run by Vietnam vets.

Answer: Lethal Weapon

Danny Glover and Mel Gibson play Murtaugh and Riggs in this very funny action movie directed by Richard Donner.
3. (1983) All Ralphie wants for Christmas is a 'Red Ryder Carbine Action 200 Shot Range Model Air Rifle', but everyone keeps telling him that he's going to shoot his eye out. Christmas is getting closer. What's a boy to do?

Answer: A Christmas Story

Peter Billingsley plays Ralphie while Darren McGavin and Melinda Dillon play his unusual parents in this very funny Christmas classic directed by Bob Clark.
4. (1987) Chris (Richard Dreyfuss) and Bill (Emilio Estevez) are cops on a stakeout. They're watching Maria because her ex-boyfriend just escaped from prison and they think that he might show up at her house. However things get very complicated when Chris falls in love with Maria, who doesn't know who he is or that he's been watching her.

Answer: Stakeout

John Baldwin directed this very funny movie with Madeleine Stowe as Maria. Aidan Quinn plays the escaped convict.
5. (1982) Sidney Bruhl is a playwright. He used to write successful plays but his last few have been flops. Myra, his wife, has lots of money and a very bad heart. Sidney wants to leave her so he can be with his gay lover, but needs her money. So Sidney and his lover set about staging a scene that will cause Myra to have a fatal heart attack. Everything seems perfect until Sidney's lover decides that the scene they staged would work really well as a play.

Answer: Deathtrap

Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve and Dyan Cannon star, and Sidney Lumet directs. Irene Worth has a small but funny role as psychic Helga Tendorp.
6. (1983) He was supposed to go north and study wolves to prove that they were responsible for the decline in the caribou population. He was supposed to kill and dissect one, and study the contents of its stomach. Instead he found himself developing respect for the beautiful creatures. This movie was based on a novel by Farley Mowat.

Answer: Never Cry Wolf

If you have never seen this movie, directed by Carol Ballard, I highly recommend it. It's a delightful story and the cinemetography is incredible. Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehey, Samson Jonah and Zachary Ittimangnaq starred.
7. (1985) Chevy Chase is a reporter working on a story about the sale of drugs at the beach. Thinking him a vagrant, Alan Stanwyk approaches him and offers him money to kill Stanwyk, giving chase another story to work on. Chase uses many different names, and even a few disguises in his pursuit of the truth, and he does manage to solve both cases and get the girl in the end.

Answer: Fletch

Michael Ritchie directed this very funny movie which also starred Richard Libertini, Tim Matheson, George Wendt and Geena Davis.
8. (1985) Even sailing around the world with the man of her dreams, Jack, can get old after a while, so when Joan is offered a chance to write about an up and coming North African leader, she jumps at the chance. She soon finds that things are not what she'd been told and before she knows it she and Jack are up to their necks in another adventure.

Answer: The Jewel of the Nile

This sequel to "Romancing the Stone" is almost as funny as the original. Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito reprise their roles in this Lewis Teague directed movie.
9. (1981) Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda both got well deserved Oscars for their portrayals of Ethel and Norman Thayer, a couple in the twilight of their lives spending another summer in their cottage by the lake.

Answer: On Golden Pond

Jane Fonda, Henry Fonda's real life daughter, played their daughter Chelsea and Dabney Coleman played her new boyfriend. Doug McKeon played Coleman's 13 year old son. Mark Rydell directed.
10. (1985) Lawrence Kasdan directed this western, sporting an all-star cast led by Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner and Scott Glenn. It's a classic tale of the good guys taking on the bad guys. They win of course, and restore peace and order to a town that had previously been controlled by a nasty, rich rancher and his corrupt sheriff, played by Brian Dennehy.

Answer: Silverado

Also appearing in the film are: Danny Glover, John Cleese, Linda Hunt and Jeff Goldblum, to name a few.
11. (1985) Claire took the day off to go shopping, John got caught pulling the fire alarm, Andrew taped someone's butt cheeks together, Brian had a flare gun in his locker and Allison, well she just had nothing better to do. Forced to spend a Saturday together in detention, none of them expected that they would actually come to like each other.

Answer: The Breakfast Club

John Hughes directed this 'Brat Pack' movie that starred Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy.
12. (1988) Two Americans and two Brits (one with a terrible stutter) pull off a very successful diamond robbery, in this extremely funny movie. Successful that is, until the double-crossing starts. John Cleese is very funny as the barrister, but Kevin Kline steals the show with his performance as an obnoxious, Italian-American.

Answer: A Fish Called Wanda

Charles Crichton directed this all star cast that also included Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin and Tom Georgeson.
13. (1984) He's a Detroit cop who heads to the west coast to investigate the murder of his friend. While there he manages to get himself arrested a few times before he convinces the local police and brings them on side. He not only solves the murder of his friend, but also helps break up a drug smuggling ring operating out of a local warehouse.

Answer: Beverly Hills Cop

Martin Brest directed this, the best of the three "Beverly Hills Cop" movies, and starring Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton and Ronny Cox.
14. (1987) A summer vacation at Kellerman's resort seemed like a great idea, until your daughter borrows money to help someone pay for an abortion and falls in love with the dance instructor. But despite what she's done to upset you, she's also done a lot to make you proud.

Answer: Dirty Dancing

The dancing scenes in this movie make it worth watching over and over again. Emile Ardolino directed Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach and Cynthia Rhodes in this coming of age movie.
15. (1985) Rocky has a rare disease that causes gross deformation of his skull. His mother (played by Cher) is a tough biker chick with a drug problem who refuses to let him feel sorry for himself or be treated any differently from any other teenager. It's a poignant and very funny movie with a sad, sad ending.

Answer: Mask

Peter Bogdanovich directed this wonderful movie based on a true story. Eric Stolz was fantastic as Rocky.
Source: Author skunkee

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