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1. Let's start by watching this movie. When it first came out in 1981, I thought it was just about some old people making their last trip to their summer camp but it had a thoughtful story to tell. And the state of New Hampshire got to show its scenery on the big screen. Do you know which movie I mean?
2. Would you recognize the movie from this quote? "We got two honkies out there, dressed like Hasidic diamond merchants."
Tell me which film has come to mind.
3. Here's a movie about two drug dealers and their motorcycle trip across America. Doesn't sound like much, does it? but it's now considered a landmark American counterculture film. In which film do "Captain America" and Billy take their motorcycles to New Orleans?
4. As a war in Europe and Africa began to turn into World War II, an American in Africa tried to keep his nightclub on an even keel. It didn't help that he was surrounded by scoundrels, corrupt officials and Nazis. What was the name of that movie?
5. A small-time carnival arrived in a small town; when it left, a bored young girl left with it. What movie, starring Gary Busey and Jodie Foster dealt with a couple of hustlers trying to make a living by fleecing customers while the young girl tried to find some point to her life?
6. Could someone make a science fiction crime comedy movie? Yes, and someone did. It dealt with a certain risky occupation, a fast life style, drug use and stolen aliens. Which 1984 film was this?
7. Would you recognize the movie from this quote? "No, I'm from Iowa. I only work in outer space."
What movie is this?
8. A musical movie about the writing and signing of America's Declaration of Independence may be another film that sounds kind of boring, but this one played on the strengths and weaknesses of the principals and was much acclaimed. Which movie might it have been?
9. An oddball film that mixed humor and violence, had a non-linear storyline and an often head-scratching dialogue ended up being nominated for seven Academy Awards and restarted John Travolta's career? Which of these movies was it?
10. It cost over 28-million U.S. dollars in 2005 for Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon to tell the story of an American country music artist and the woman who would become his wife. The man transcended the bounds of country music so often that he might have had his own music category. What was the name of the movie about Johnny and June Carter Cash?
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