Twenty-One Tough Movie Questions

1. 1963 murder mystery stars George C. Scott, Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum and Frank Sinatra.

2. Leonard Maltin called this 1970 movie "as bad as any movie ever made."

3. Won 1945 Academy Awards for Best Picture, Actor, and Screenplay.

4. A knight returning home from the Crusades discusses the mysteries of life while playing chess with Death.

5. Featured Bacharach's "The Look of Love."

6. "Mad Dog Earle" is a killer who co-stars with Ida Lupino. Later (1949) remade as "Colorado Territory."

7. Bob Hope plays insurance salesman who sells policy to Jesse James. Co-stars Rhonda Fleming.

8. "Bond, James Bond."

"What of it?"

9. Ron and Nancy's only screen appearance together.

10. Based on Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker, starred, among others, Walter Matthau, Tommy Tune and directed by Gene Kelly.

11. Laurence Olivier plays an egotistical vaudevillian at a seaside resort.

12. Film debut of Don Rickles and Little Stevie Wonder.

13. Spielberg's first theatrical feature.

14. Based loosely on a Hemingway short story, starred Marvin, Cassavettes, Dickinson and was Ronald Reagan's last film.

15. Huston's last film was adapted from brilliant Joyce story.

16. 1958 film about a young New Orleans nightclub singer who is pulled into criminal underworld -- adapted from a Harold Robbins novel.

17. Written by Thomas McGuane, music by Jimmy Buffet; Ashley, Slim Pickens, Harry Dean Stanton.

18. Great musical features Irving Berlin's "Cheek to Cheek," and Astaire-Rogers.

19. Zeffirelli's version of a Verdi opera with Stratas and Domingo.

20. Cast includes: Rip Torn, Lou Reed, The B-52's, The Lovin' Spoonful, Sam and Dave, Tiny Tim.

21. Written by Ian Fleming, starred Dick Van Dyke.

Answers

1. 1963 murder mystery stars George C. Scott, Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum and Frank Sinatra. The List of Adrian Messenger

2. Leonard Maltin called this 1970 movie "as bad as any movie ever made." Myra Breckenridge

3. Won 1945 Academy Awards for Best Picture, Actor, and Screenplay. Lost Weekend

4. A knight returning home from the Crusades discusses the mysteries of life while playing chess with Death. The Seventh Seal

5. Featured Bacharach's "The Look of Love." Casino Royale (starring Niven)

6. "Mad Dog Earle" is a killer who co-stars with Ida Lupino. Later (1949) remade as "Colorado Territory." High Sierra

7. Bob Hope plays insurance salesman who sells policy to Jesse James. Co-stars Rhonda Fleming. Alias Jesse James

8. "Bond, James Bond."

"What of it?" The Spy Who Loved Me

9. Ron and Nancy's only screen appearance together. Hellcats of the Navy

10. Based on Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker, starred, among others, Walter Matthau, Tommy Tune and directed by Gene Kelly. Hello Dolly

11. Laurence Olivier plays an egotistical vaudevillian at a seaside resort. The Entertainer

12. Film debut of Don Rickles and Little Stevie Wonder. Muscle Beach Party

13. Spielberg's first theatrical feature. Sugarland Express

14. Based loosely on a Hemingway short story, starred Marvin, Cassavettes, Dickinson and was Ronald Reagan's last film. The Killers

15. Huston's last film was adapted from brilliant Joyce story. The Dead

16. 1958 film about a young New Orleans nightclub singer who is pulled into criminal underworld -- adapted from a Harold Robbins novel. King Creole [Note: based on Robbins's A Stone for Danny Fisher, and is considered by many as Elvis's best acting performance, due possibly to the fact that he was directed by Casablanca director Michael Curtiz. Never Love a Stranger was also a 1958 film based on the Robbins novel starring John Drew Barrymore, Walter Matthau and Steve McQueen. Barrymore plays Frank Lane, an orphan who eventually becomes the head of a New York - New Jersey crime syndicate.]

17. Written by Thomas McGuane, music by Jimmy Buffet; Ashley, Slim Pickens, Harry Dean Stanton. Rancho Deluxe

18. Great musical features Irving Berlin's "Cheek to Cheek," and Astaire-Rogers. Top Hat

19. Zeffirelli's version of a Verdi opera with Stratas and Domingo. La Traviatta

20. Cast includes: Rip Torn, Lou Reed, The B-52's, The Lovin' Spoonful, Sam and Dave, Tiny Tim. One Trick Pony

21. Written by Ian Fleming, starred Dick Van Dyke. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang