Movies from 1997 in Other Words Quiz

Answer: Men in Black

"Men in Black" is a sci-fi comedy about a secret organization that patrols aliens living on the Earth. When an alien bug disguised in human skin murders an Arquilliann in order to steal a jewel containing a tiny galaxy, the Men in Black must track down the bug and keep him from leaving Earth with it or the Arquillianns will destroy Earth.

Answer: Air Force One

"Air Force One" is an action thriller about terrorists hijacking the president's plane in order to hold the president and his family hostage. Instead of escaping in an emergency escape pod, the president manages to hide on the plane and help free most of the people on board.

Answer: Liar Liar

"Liar Liar" is a comedy about a divorced lawyer so committed to his job, he keeps disappointing his son by never finding the time to be with him. Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey) is always giving his son excuses for not showing up. His son, on his birthday, makes a wish that his dad be unable to tell a lie for a day.

This creates a real problem for Fletcher when he has to defend a cheating wife in a multi-million dollar divorce case.

Answer: The Fifth Element

"The Fifth Element" is a futuristic sci-fi film about an evil entity closing in on Earth to destroy it. Former major in the special forces Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), who now drives a flying taxi, is reinstated in the service to save the Earth with the help of an alien woman named Leeloo (Milla Jovovich).

Answer: Private Parts

"Private Parts" is a biographical film about the adult life of Howard Stern. Howard plays himself in the movie and also narrates. It tells the story of Howard's struggle in the DJ business and how he became the most famous shock jock in the country.

Answer: Breakdown

"Breakdown" is a suspense thriller about a couple whose car breaks down on a cross country drive. It stars Kurt Russell as Jeff Taylor and his wife Amy is played by Kathleen Quinlan. A truck driver stops to offer help and takes Amy to a truck stop to use a phone.

After a while, Jeff fixes his vehicle on his own and then goes in search of his wife. He finds that the truck driver has kidnapped his wife and is holding her for ransom.

Answer: Contact

"Contact" is a sci-fi film about a SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) researcher who receives a signal from outer space that contains plans and instructions on how to build a gigantic transport machine. It stars Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, and Tom Skerritt.

Answer: As Good As It Gets

"As Good As It Gets" is a romantic comedy about a romance novel writer with obsessive-compulsive disorder named Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson). Melvin befriends a waitress that he is infatuated with and helps her with her sick son and financial difficulties.

Answer: The Postman

"The Postman" is a post apocalyptic film about a wanderer who goes from town to town putting on Shakespearean plays with his mule in order to get handouts. He gets captured by a sadistic leader of a band of soldiers and is forced to join the band or die.

He escapes and finds an old mail van with the remains of a mailman and all the mail he was supposed to deliver. The wanderer takes on the identity of a postman and then takes the undelivered mail to different towns in order to get food and shelter.

Answer: Wishmaster

"Wishmaster" is a horror film about a wicked djinn who has been trapped inside a fire opal. When gem appraiser Alexandra "Alex" Amberson (Tammy Lauren) examines the jewel, she accidentally frees the djinn and is forced to make three wishes. When Alex makes the first two wishes, they go terribly wrong.

She needs to find a way to put the djinn back into the gem with her third wish or the djinn will wreak havoc on earth.