Movie Quiz Series (April)

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Movie Quiz Series (April)

• Varun Reddy Sevva (For IQL)
• http//iquiz.wordpress.com/movie-quiz/

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Rules

• One question every day, starting February
• When there is a break it will be announced before
  hand
• Answers will be accepted till 8 am the day
• Googling is highly discouraged, but its upto our
  conscience
• All questions are answerable by movie lovers
• Mostly Hollywood based Bollywood will be covered
  as and when new material comes up
• IMDB and Wikipedia are the main sources

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Question 45

• Clue 1 The movie was shot in 28 days, exactly
  the time-span of the movie itself, on a budget of
  under US5 million.
• Clue 2 (Tagline) Life is one long insane trip.
  Some people just have better directions.
• Clue 3 Movie poster on the right

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Answer 45

• The movie is Donnie Darko.
• Correct answers by ABHISHEK CHATURVEDI (Welcome
  to the quiz!), Andy and Abdul Mujeeb.

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Question 46

• This movie was considered a reformist period
  master-piece. Directed by Franz Osten, it talked
  about the social position of Dalit girls in
  India.
• The movie stars X (who was cast after the
  original hero had eloped with the producer's wife
  and leading lady) and Y (the producer's wife who
  decided to come back) in the lead roles. It was
  released in 1936 and was one of the earliest
  several successful Bombay Talkies collaborations
  between Franz Osten, Niranjan Pal, Himanshu Rai,
  and their leading lady. Name both the actors or
  the movie?

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Answer 46

• The correct answer as given by RAJI is Acchut
  Kanya. The actors are Ashok Kumar and Devika
  Rani. I felt this question had a major clue in
  the mention of a Dalit Girl in the name. 
• _at_Raji Well, thats what Wikipedia says and
  usually they have their sources. She ran away and
  returned again, perhaps it was just a small
  fling.
• _at_Francis Well, I am glad I finally got such a
  question    

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Question 47

• Clue 1 Every street-name in the town of
  Seahaven refers to a movie actor, e.g.
  "Lancaster Square" or "Barrymore Road.
• Clue 2 Robin Williams was initially considered
  for the role, but the director Peter Weir gave
  the role to X as Xs performance reminded him
  of Charlie Chaplin. The actor X took the
  opportunity to proclaim himself as a dramatic
  actor, rather than being typecast in comedic
  roles.
• Clue 3 Director Peter Weir filmed in the 1.661
  ratio to make it feel more like a television
  show.
• Name this movie, which critics said was as
  well-made as Forrest Gump?

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Answer 47

• As you guessed, it is the lovable movie The
  Truman Show.
• Correct answers by RAVI, Andy, Raji, Sundeep
  Chandru, Ravi Gupta, Abdul Mujeeb and Tania.

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Question 48

• Many of you know almost every dialogue of this
  movie by heart. So I am making this question a
  bit tough. Identify.
• Clue 1 Sets from the film Dark City (1998),
  including rooftops, buildings and others
  exteriors sets, were used in this film,
  especially during the very first scene.
• Clue 2 The name of the company for which the
  main protagonist works, Metacortex, literally
  translates to "transcending the boundaries of the
  brain," which is precisely what he proceeds to
  do.
• Clue 3 (Dialogue)  It is all around us. Even
  now, in this very room. You can see it when you
  look out your window or when you turn on your
  television. You can feel it when you go to
  work... when you go to church... when you pay
  your taxes.
• Identify this mega-hit movie.

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Answer 48

• The answer, as you have said, is the movie The
  Matrix!
• The answer is "The Matrix"! Correct answers by
  ABHISHEK CHATURVEDI and Ravi.

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Question 49

• I am literally making this question a bit tough,
  and the clues are less of movie-based and more of
  trivia.
• Clue 1 This name/word, means "Violence" in
  Japanese. This is also the name of a
  greenish-yellow variety of apple with red
  stripes, that was introduced to the American
  colony of New Sweden in 1637 by Peter Gunnarsson
  _____, a Swedish immigrant.The name of the apple
  was derived from Peter Gunnarsson's Swedish home
  on Ramberget. The suffix means "home" in Swedish.
• Clue 2 The character was born in Bowie, Arizona
  to a Native American Navajo father and a mother
  of Italian descent. His experiences in Vietnam
  and back home resulted in an extreme case of
  post-traumatic stress disorder. At the same time,
  inner questions of self identity and
  reflectiveness cause him to lash out at society
  rather than handling difficult situations in a
  "civilized" manner.
• Clue 3 The hero playing the character shares the
  same birthday as him (July 6) and is also
  Italian-American  by descent. He is part of the
  generation of movie action hero actors like
  Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jean-Claude Van Damme
  who were featured in many of the Hollywood
  blockbuster action films of the late 1980s and
  1990s.
• Identify this movie character.

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Answer 49

• Its Rambo!
• Correct answers by RAJI and Francis.
• _at_ Raji Well, that is what the Star Movies Trivia
  said. Perhaps after seeing this movie, the
  Japanese began associating Violence with the
  word Rambo.

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Question 50

• This movie is based on a book, which was the
  third in a series of four crime
  fiction novels by James Ellroy The Black Dahlia
  (1987), The Big Nowhere (1988), __ ____________
  (1990) and White Jazz (1992). Inspite of being
  nominated for 9 Oscars, it won just 2 because of
  Titanic. The best supporting actress award,
  which this movie won at the Oscars, was shared by
  both these movies at the Screen Actors Guild
  Awards! It was also ranked the best film of 1997
  by TIME Magazine!
• HintThe initial screenplay drafts for the movie
  Street Kings were also written by James
  Ellroy in the late 1990s.

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Answer 50

• The movie is the very famous L.A. Confidential!
• Correct answers by PRAVEEN JOSEPH, Arvind and
  Abhishek

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Question 51

• Connect
• A high school football coach, a bank teller, a
  person who owns messenger service, a stock
  broker, a painter, a salesman, an architect (Mr.
  Davis), a garage owner, a watch Maker, an
  advertising executive and two others whose
  professions are not known.
• Hint Nominated in 2 categories of Best
  Director, Best Picture, and Best Writing of
  Adapted Screenplay. Itost out in all its
  categories to The Bridge on the River Kwai

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Answer 51

• Yes, as most of you said it, it is the movie 12
  Angry Men.
• Correct answers by TANIA, Arvind and Raji.
• _at_Arvind You like Google that much, eh?
• _at_ Andy Well Tried, I got another question thanks
  to you. The movie you mentioned was released in
  1961, 4 years after 12 Angry Men was released.

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Question 52

• If you read this question carefully, you can
  probably guess the name of the movie and kick me
  for the easy question ?
• This movie, released in 1987, is based on a novel
  of the same name by John Updike. Set in
  the fictional Rhode Island town of Eastwick, this
  film is based around the magical abilities and
  personal growth of the three female protagonists w
  ho summon a devil-like character who tries to
  seduce them.
• Identify the movie. Also, from the movie poster
  below, can you name atleast 2 of the 3 women.
• I see men, sixty, seventy years old breaking
  their balls to stay fit! What for? When I die, I
  want to be sick, not healthy Quote from the
  movie.

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Answer 52

• It is The Witches of Eastwick. I thought
  perhaps the word Eastwick could have struck a
  chord, since this movie has aired several times
  on Star Movies. The actresses are Cher, Susan
  Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer (in that order)
• Correct answers by RAJI, Tania, Praveen and
  Arvind. Nice guess by Andy (The title you have
  proposed seems to be more appropriate to some
  modern flick!)

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Question 53

• This movie was released in 1988, starring the
  hero who invented a new kind of highball, trying
  to do for bartenders what he'd done for fighter
  pilots in his previous movie in 1986. Although
  this movie was a box-office success, it was
  nominated for two Razzies and even managed to win
  one!
• Just name the movie! All guesses welcome

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Answer 53

• Well, its one his earlier movies called
  Cocktail.
• Correct answers by TANIA, Raji and Abhishek.
• _at_Raji Thanks for being honest!

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Question 54

• This movie was directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Some
  critics say that it probably wasn't Universal's
  best decision, releasing this movie on Christmas
  Day 2006. How many people would want to spend
  their holiday watching a dystopian nightmare,
  even if it is a work of art? Set in 2027, this
  film is a dark, ripping road movie that follows
  Theo Faron as he tries to lead the world's first
  pregnant woman in 18 years, Kee, to safety.
• Although this film was not a financial success
  (unlike the movie in the above question), it was
  well appreciated by the critics. It received
  three Academy Award nominations and won
  two BAFTA awards.
• Name the movie and both the actors pictured below.

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Answer 54

• Well, ANDY was bang on target. Its the dystopian
  thriller Children of Men. And the actors
  pictured are Clive Owen and Julianna Moore (whom
  we can all recall from The Hannibal I think).
• Partial correct answers by Tania and Arvind
  (names of the actors were also asked and were not
  mentioned in the answers)

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Question 55

• This is one hilarious movie, which has a rating
  of 7.6 on IMDB. The story concerns the
  misadventures of Wong Fei Hung as he battles the
  henchmen of the British consul using the Zui
  Quan style of martial arts. Wong finds that he
  becomes a more powerful fighter when he consumes
  something, but the excess consumption actually
  makes him incapable of fighting.
• Enough clues, now just name the movie.

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Answer 55

• As mentioned by Arvind, the movie is Drunken
  Master II or Legend of Drunken Master. Partial
  names accepted, although it is clear from the
  British Consul that it was the second in the
  series of Drunken Master movies.
• Good guess by Tania also (although it was not
  Jackie Chan, but Jet Li in that series of movies)

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Question 56

• Released in 1994, this film is perhaps the
  Frenchiest hitman thriller ever to take place on
  the streets of New York. The hero is all Gallic
  cool as a simple-minded assassin and Mathilda (in
  her movie debut) is heartbreaking as the teen who
  falls in love with him.
• Trivia During the filming involving all of the
  police cars on the street, a man ran from a store
  he had just robbed. When he encountered the movie
  set by accident, he saw all of the "police" and
  gave himself up to a bunch of uniformed extras!
• Name the movie and the two actors pictured below.

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Answer 56

• The name of the movie, as mentioned by you all,
  is Léon or The Professional or Léon The
  Professional, directed by Luc Besson. The actors
  in the picture are Jean Reno and a young Natalie
  Portman in her first starring role (She was 11
  when she was cast)

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Question 57

• A easy one for a change
• In his second Oscar-nominated turn, Cruise plays
  a sports agent with a conscience, seen bonding
  with his love interest's son, Ray, an adorable
  imp who had him at hello.
• Name the movie and the love interest

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Answer 57

• The movie is Jerry Maguire and the
  love-interest in the movie happens to be one of
  my most favorite actresses Renée Zellweger. The
  kid is played by Jonathan Lipnicki

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Question 58

• This movie was released in 2005, starring Keira
  Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet, the second-eldest
  of five daughters, who finds herself falling for
  a man, Mr. Darcy, who she originally holds in
  contempt. The story takes place at the turn of
  the 19th century in rural England and is based on
  a famous novel.
• Comparing six major adaptations of that novel in
  2005, a newspaper gave the only top marks of 9/10
  to a 1995 serial and this 2005 film, leaving the
  other adaptations behind with six and less
  points.
• Identify the movie / the novel?
• Quote And those are the words of a gentleman?
  From the moment I met you your arrogance and
  conceit and your selfish disdain for the feelings
  of others made me realize that you are the last
  man in the world I could ever be prevailed upon
  to marry.

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Answer 58

• I did not give any obvious clues because this
  novel is so well-known. The movie/novel is Pride
  and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

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Question 59

• There's a reason why the most quotable line from
  this movie is ''I'll get you my pretty, and your
  little dog too!'' It's because Toto, the main
  protagonists dog, is the definition of loyalty,
  courage, and wisdom.
• The songs from this movie became widely popular,
  with "Over the Rainbow" receiving the Academy
  Award for Best Original Song. This film is
  believed to be the most-watched film in history,
  owing greatly to its television and video
  screenings. Its signature song, "Over the
  Rainbow," sung by the heroine, has been voted the
  greatest movie song of all time by the AFI.
• Name the movie and the actress in question (Image
  is below for reference)

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Answer 59

• It was easy I guess. The movie was the famous
  movie The Wizard of Oz and the actress is Judy
  Garland.
• Correct answers by RAJI.

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Question 60

• Just add one more person to the frame and you
  will get the name of this classic 1954 movie
  (which partially inspired a 1982 Bollywood flick)
• The film is particularly known for the unusual
  choreography by Michael Kidd, which makes dance
  numbers out of such mundane frontier pursuits as
  chopping wood and (most famously) raising a barn.

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Answer 60

• Its the famous movie Seven Brides for Seven
  Brothers, which was the inspiration for our
  very own Bollywood-flick Satte Pe Satta
  starring Amitabh Bachchan as Ravi and Sachin
  Pilgaonkar as Shani
• Correct answers by ANDY and Raji. Also GZRs
  attempt is valid too, so he gets the credit for
  this one, albeit partially, for guessing the
  Bachchan-Hema duo correctly.

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Question 61

• Who is she?

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Answer 61

• Well, the correct answer is "Drew Barrymore".
  This is the picture taken when she was a teenager
  and was taken to rehab for drug usage. Now her
  career has really turned around!
• Correct answers by RAJI and Arvind. 

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Questions 62-68

• There were 7 movie theme-song related questions
  this week. The songs can be accessed at the given
  links. Questions and answers provided as usual.

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Question 62

• This is perhaps one of the most recognizable
  tunes in movie music. Identify this classic
  movie.
• http//www.supload.com/listen?sATyhym

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Answer 62

• "Chariots of Fire", this music is played when the
  runners are taking a run on the side of the beach.

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Question 63

• I thought I must touch Bollywood also, since we
  have produced some Oscar-winning music too!
  Identify the movie.
• http//www.supload.com/listen?sVogiq0

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Answer 63

• The movie is "Dor".

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Question 64

• This piece was performed by Harold Faltermeyer.
  The title of this song comes from the main
  character's name, Axel Foley in the film. It
  topped musical charts in 1985 and remains a
  popular remix track. Its remix in 2005 is perhaps
  one of the most known tracks in modern music.
  Identify the movie.
• http//www.supload.com/listen?seQu1CA

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Answer 64

• The movie is "Beverly Hills Cop that launched
  the career of Eddie Murphy.

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Question 65

• Theme music for which erstwhile Bollywood hit
  movie?
• http//www.supload.com/listen?shL7MFQ

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Answer 65

• It's "Rangeela"

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Question 66

• This soundtrack has been widely praised and has
  since become a cult hit. It has been featured in
  trailers for other films, including the The Da
  Vinci Code, Zathura, 300, Sunshine and Valley of
  Flowers. It also appeared in the television show
  Lost, the video game Assassin's Creed, NASCAR
  promotions, PGA tour coverage, and a special
  edition of the BBC program Top Gear. Use of the
  theme extended to the point where it is
  interchangeable with the name of the movie
  itself! Name the movie.
• http//www.supload.com/listen?s985ZgY

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Answer 66

• The movie is "Requiem for a Dream" The composer
  is Clint Mansell.
• Correct answers by KN and Amrut.

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Question 67

• No clues, simply identify the movie.
• http//www.supload.com/listen?sHDMggM

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Answer 67

• The movie is "Bombay" and composed by A. R.
  Rehman.
• But in fact, the answers are both Bombay and
  Fire. Although it was used first is Bombay,
  Rahman used it again in the movie Fire. So both
  answers are accepted. Correct answers by SAMATHA
  (Thanks for alerting me to the fact!), Raji,
  Aravindan, Arvind and Tania.

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Question 68

• This song has been sung by various artists (this
  version is by Frank Sinatra) but became a major
  seller in 1942. In which movie was it featured?
• http//www.supload.com/listen?sktCL2A

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Answer 68

• Casablanca. Since I had already asked the
  question first to RAJI around 3 days ago, and
  since MUJEEB answered it first yesterday, the
  winners are both RAJI and ABDUL MUJEEB! Also
  correct answers were given by Tania and
  Aravindan.

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Question 69

• Moving to some horror (not one of my favorite
  genres). Identify this not-too-old movie based on
  this image.

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Answer 69

• The correct answer is The Omen, released in
  2006. The child actor shown is Seamus
  Davey-Fitzpatrick. Correct answers by ANDY and
  Francis. 
• Some interesting trivia about the kid himself
• 1) His favorite school subjects are gym and
  recess!
• 2) During the filming of The Omen, he was never
  told that his character was supposed to be the
  son of the Devil. His co-star Julia
  Stiles commented that it was because the
  filmmakers thought he was too young to
  understand it (He was 8 when the movie was
  released)

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Question 70

• Her off-screen name is Margot Kidder. But she is
  usually known by her most famous role in
  Hollywood movies. Which role?

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Answer 70

• Lois Lane from the previous Superman movies
  which starred Christopher Reeve.
• Correct answer by RAJI and Andy.

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Question 71

• Simply identify this 1989 flick.

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Answer 71

• Dead Poets Society, which served as the
  inspiration for our very own Bollywood film
  Mohabattein
• Lots of answers yesterday! Correctn answers
  by ANDY, Tania, Bharat Jhurani, Raji and Arun
  Rawat.

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Question 72

• Perhaps this scene was one of the most important
  scene in this 1987 sci-fi flick of an elite team
  on a mission to rescue hostages from a
  guerrilla group in Central America. The film was
  successful enough to generate a sequel in 1990
  and two crossover films with the Alien franchise
  in 2004 and 2007. Arnold Schwarzenegger lost over
  25 pounds before filming began in order to better
  fit the role of a special warfare operative, who
  would be lean as well as muscular.
• Identify the movie.

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Answer 72

• The movie is Predator. This scene was when
  Arnold was accidentally covered with mud, and the
  Predator could not detect him as his body heat
  was shielded with mud.
• Correct answers by ANDY, Tania and Arvind.