Movies About Girls Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave's character was a middle class London girl who became the object of the affection of a man who helped raise her. He wanted her to enter into a formal agreement to be his mistress. She rejected his advances and eventually got involved in a relationship involving her friend and her friend's husband.

After making some movies in the early sixties Lynn Redgrave had a long career on Broadway. She returned to films in 1996 in "Shine" and was in "Gods and Monsters" two years later. Sue Lyon gained fame in the 1962 film, "Lolita". James Mason was in "Georgy Girl" and "Lolita". Lulu was in "To Sir, With Love" in 1967. Among Vanessa Redgrave's many credits was Guinevere in the 1967 production of "Camelot".

Answer: Showgirls

Kyle MacLachlan, Glenn Plummer and Elizabeth Berkley were among the cast of "Showgirls". The movie received less than stellar reviews when released but did well as a rental. The plot centered around a drifter who hitchhiked to Las Vegas and ended up stripping and working her way to being a showgirl.

After a series of challenges she decided to hitchhike home and ended up being picked up by the same driver who brought her. Carpathia was the setting for the 1957 film, "The Prince and the Showgirl". "Bad Girls" was a 1994 Western about four prostitutes evading the law after a justifiable killing. "Live Nude Girls Unite!" was a documentary about San Francisco peep shows.

Answer: Kiss the Girls

"Kiss the Girls" was a 1997 film with Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes and Morgan Freeman. The film dealt with the disappearance of a detective's niece. The niece had been held captive by masked man but escaped and assisted the detective in his efforts to track down the abductor.

The film was shot in North Carolina and California. Elvis Presley joined Stella Stevens and Jeremy Slate in the 1962 film, "Girls, Girls, Girls". It was one of three films Presley filmed on location in Hawaii. "Girl Happy" paired Elvis with Shelley Fabares in one of three films they made together.

In 1969 Elvis starred in "The Trouble With Girls". It featured only four songs on the soundtrack and also had appearances by Vincent Price, Sheree North and John Carradine.

Answer: Different for Girls

After undergoing a sex change, Karl Foyle became Kim Foyle in "Different for Girls" and eventually ran into a former school mate. After an awkward initial reunion the pair eventually ended up together and faced various issues including a scrape with the law that resulted in a scandal. Winona Ryder starred as a patient who admitted herself into a mental hospital and ended up staying there for over a year in the 1996 film, "Girl, Interrupted". "Les Girls" was a 1957 comedy that centered around a tell-all book about a dance troupe. Cary Grant and Betsy Drake wed a year after making "Every Girl Should Be Married" in 1948.

Answer: Fanny Brice

Fanny Brice was born Fania Borach in New York. She began her career in the Ziegfeld Follies and headlined shows though the twenties and thirties. Her film resume included "Everybody Sing" (1938), "My Man" (1928) and "Be Yourself!" (1930). She created the character of a brat named Baby Snooks while in the follies, and parlayed the routine into radio and television venues through the forties.

She was married three times and was only 59 when she died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1951. Lulu Roman costarred with her as Baby Snooks. Martha Raye was an actress who claimed that the 1991 Bette Midler movie, "For the Boys", was based on her life. Jane Withers was a child actress who starred in supporting roles with Shirley Temple and was later featured in her own movies.

Answer: Judy Garland

Ray Bolger was cast as Chris Maule in "The Harvey Girls". He had already worked with Judy Garland in 1939 when he was The Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz". The Harvey Girls were employees of a restaurant chain called Harvey House Restaurants. A group of the girls embarked west on a train to a town called Sandrock where they got involved with the owner of a saloon and other misadventures.

In addition to Bolger, some of the actors who appeared in the movie were Cyd Charisse, Angela Lansbury, Marjorie Main and Chill Wills.

Answer: Jayne Mansfield

Jayne Mansfield starred as a no-talent singer in "The Girl Can't Help It". Her mobster boyfriend wanted to get her into show business and hired an agent, played by Tom Ewell, to get her work. By the end of the film, Mansfield's character had fallen for the agent and wanted merely to settle down rather than be a singer. Of course the agent was terrified of the mobster.

The scenario established the groundwork for an amusing movie. The film also included 17 rock and roll numbers and has become a classic film vehicle for getting a snapshot of stars like Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps, Fats Domino and The Platters performing. Julie London also performed her signature song, "Cry Me A River". Tom Ewell had worked with Marilyn Monroe the previous year in "The Seven Year Itch".

Answer: New Waterford Girl

Teen-aged "Moonie" Pottie resided in the small Canadian town of Waterford and wished she could expand her world outside of the little town. A family from New York with a teen-age daughter, played by Tara Spencer-Nairn, suddenly moved into the neighborhood and changed Pottie's life as she came of age. "Calendar Girl" was a 1993 film about a boy who followed through on his obsession to meet Marilyn Monroe. "Calendar Girl" was also the name of a 1947 film about friends who moved to Greenwich Village from Boston. "Carry On Girls" was the 25th in the British "Carry On" film series. "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane" was a 1976 thriller starring Jodie Foster as a girl turning 13 on Halloween and also starred Martin Sheen.

Answer: Who's That Girl

"Who's That Girl" starred Madonna in what was essentially a remake of the 1938 film, "Bringing up Baby". An attorney was slated to marry his boss' daughter but became distracted by Madonna's character, a recent parolee who was out to prove her innocence.

The working title of the film was originally "Slammer", but Madonna changed the title to "Who's That Girl" and her song of the same name went to number one. Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt were two of the girls cast in the 1985 film, "Girls Just Want To have Fun". "The Beach Girls" was a 1982 film about two party girls who tried to bring their naive friend to the beach and loosen her up. "Valley Girls" came out in 1983 and starred Nicolas Cage and Deborah Foreman as a couple going through a stormy relationship.

Answer: Helen Slater

Helen Slater started her acting career in 1982 on the ABC television after-school special "Amy and the Angel". She was then cast in "Supergirl", but Faye Dunaway received top billing for playing the villain, Selena. As Supergirl's arch-rival she managed to banish her to a remote location but Supergirl enlisted the aid of Zaltar and ultimately defeated Selena. Slater followed "Supergirl" with "The Legend of Billie Jean" in 1985, "Ruthless People" in 1986 and "The Secret of My Succe$s" a year later. Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck and George Carlin were in the 2004 release, "Jersey Girl". Jamie Lee Curtis starred in "My Girl" in 1991 and "My Girl 2" three years later. Scarlett Johansson played the title role of Griet in the 2003 film "Girl with a Pearl Earring".