Now That's Entertainment 3! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Friday

"Freaky Friday" is a Disney movie originally made in 1976 with Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster and then again in 2003 starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan where mother and daughter switch bodies for one "freaky" Friday. It was also produced as a TV movie in 2018.

The original "Friday the 13th" movie was released in 1980 and started a movie franchise encompassing twelve "slasher" films introducing us to the character Jason Voorhees.

Answer: Baby

Directed by Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby" was released in 2004 and stars Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman.
The movie won four Oscars in 2005 - Best Motion Picture, Best Performance of an Actress in a Leading Role (Swank), Best Performance of an Actor in a Supporting Role (Freeman) and Best Director (Eastwood). Clint Eastwood at age 74, became the oldest winner in the Best Director Category.

"Baby Mama" is a 2008 comedy starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Sigourney Weaver about an infertile single businesswoman who wants a baby and then hires a surrogate.

Answer: Death

"Game of Death" is a 1978 martial arts movie starring Bruce Lee and completed after his death in 1972. Lee started working on the movie but was lured away by the "Enter the Dragon" script and pay. He was going to return after this movie to complete "Game of Death" but died of a cerebral edema. Stand-ins were used to complete the movie and scenes from Lee's own funeral were used as well.
Another movie with the same title but different plot was released in 2011 starring Wesley Snipes.

"Death on the Nile" is a 1978 movie with an all-star cast including Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Bette Davis and Olivia Hussey. It is based on the Agatha Christie novel. It won an Oscar for Best Costume Design.

Answer: Land

"Cop Land" is a 1997 crime/thriller movie starring Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro and written and directed by James Mangold. The film was shot in New Jersey and many of the cast later appeared in the TV series "The Sopranos" also set in New Jersey.

"Land of the Lost" is a 2009 comedy/adventure movie starring Will Ferrell and Anna Friel. It is based on the children's TV series which ran from 1974-1977 on NBC.

Answer: King

"The Man Who Would Be King" is a 1975 adventure movie directed by John Huston and starring Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Christopher Plummer. The movie was nominated for four Oscars in 1976. It is based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling who Christopher Plummer plays in the movie.

"King Ralph" is a 1991 comedy movie starring John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, Joely Richardson and John Hurt. The majority of the cast were predominantly British- John Goodman being the only American! The movie is loosely based on the novel "Headlong" by Emlyn Williams.

Answer: Four

"Fantastic Four" is a 2005 action/adventure movie based on the Marvel Comics. The movie Stars Chris Evans, Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Chiklis. A sequel "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" was released in 2007 with the four main actors reprising their roles.

"Four Weddings and a Funeral" is a 1994 comedy starring Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Simon Callow and Kristin Scott Thomas. It was directed by Mike Newell and written by Richard Curtis, who also wrote another four films that Hugh Grant appeared in.

Answer: One

"Capricorn One" is a 1977 adventure movie on faking a failed NASA mission to Mars. The cast includes Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Telly Savalas, O.J. Simpson and Sam Waterston. It was written and directed by Peter Hyams who got the idea after the Apollo 11 moon landing.

"One Hour Photo" is a 2002 thriller starring Robin Williams as a troubled photo developer who becomes obsessed with a family whose photos he regularly prints. Robin Williams drew critical acclaim for his out of character role.

Answer: Blue

"Soldier Blue" is a 1970 western starring Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss and Donald Pleasence. It was criticized for its graphic violence even after many scenes were deleted after the initial test-screening audience reaction.

"Blue Steel" is a 1990 action movie directed by the Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow and stars Jamie Lee Curtis as a rookie police officer being stalked by a psychopath played by Ron Silver. The film was a box office flop despite the two stars giving worthy performances.

Answer: Easy

"Earth Girls Are Easy" is a 1988 comedy/musical which stars Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans. The movie was written by Julie Brown and is based on her song "Earth Girls Are Easy". Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum were married during the filming of the movie.

With a cast including Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Phil Spector and Jack Nicholson "Easy Rider" (1969) could not fail. Dennis Hopper directed the movie and also wrote the script with Peter Fonda. The movie was entered into the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1998.

Answer: House

"Lake House" is a 2006 romantic drama starring Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves and Christopher Plummer. The movie was filmed around Downtown Chicago and the suburbs. This was the second time Bullock and Reeves appeared together in movie, after they made "Speed".

The original "House of Wax" is a 1953 horror movie that stars Vincent Price and was one of the first major movies to be filmed both in Technicolor and 3-D.
A less successful "House of Wax" was produced in 2005 but the two plots are completely different. The heiress Paris Hilton was the first person to be cast in the film.