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1980s Movie Trivia #1
Can you answer these questions about the movies and movie stars of the 1980s?
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| First submitted | February 5, 2015 |
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34 Comments
sillie
+2
Level 76
Feb 5, 2015
I should've remembered Snape.
BobSaget
+5
Level 78
Mar 11, 2015
Best. Decade. Ever.
tiekhere
+2
Level 50
Mar 11, 2015
How do more people remember/know 'My Neighbour Totoro' than Hans Gruber from Die Hard?
plattitude
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Level 95
Mar 11, 2015
The name 'Totoro' sounds like it comes from the country, so is easy to guess.
tom88
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Level 75
Feb 18, 2016
Am I the only one that thought Totoro sounded spanish?
fuanacdc
+1
Level 87
Jul 5, 2018
You are not the only one.
kalbahamut
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Level 81
Mar 11, 2015
It's only a 1% difference, but on the one hand you've got a country that virtually everybody has heard of, until recently the 2nd largest economy in the world, huge famous film industry, and a famous film made by probably their 2nd most famous filmmaker that you could guess just from the sound of the title where it was from... on the other hand... you've got an obscure character actor who has never had a leading role that I can recall. I'm actually surprised it's so close.
ander217
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Level 75
Mar 13, 2015
Rickman had the lead in Truly, Madly, Deeply. The role of Severus Snape was written with him in mind and he played it SO well having been given secret information beforehand from Rowling. He's always been one of my favorite actors because of his versatility, from Colonel Brandon to Gruber to Snape to Alexander Dane of Galaxy Quest. He was also nominated twice for a Tony. His only role I didn't particularly care for was as the Sheriff of Nottingham which bordered on being corny IMHO. He is also incredibly sexy, but I can see how you guys might not remember him for that, Kalbahamut. :)
kalbahamut
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Level 81
Jan 27, 2017
I didn't say he was a poor actor, just that he's not exactly a famous leading man type. Never saw Truly, Madly, Deeply. Also, like I said you could just guess Japan randomly. Not so much Rickman.
POOCH
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Level 72
Sep 10, 2018
Ander, I can't believe you didn't mention "Love Actually". His role wasn't huge, but he did set Emma Thompson up for one of the best crying scenes ever.
tschutzer
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Level 93
Mar 11, 2015
Remembering his face or the other roles he played is far different than remembering his name. Offhand, I could remember him as the Sherriff of Nottingham, Snape, Dr. Lazarus, Marvin the paranoid android, and Absolem the caterpillar. But for the life of me I couldn't remember his name. Japan, on the other hand, comes right to mind without even having to think about it.
cyninoregon
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Level 36
Mar 13, 2015
Alan Rickman played Colonel Brandon, the sexy man in Sense and Sensibility (the movie based on the Jane Austen novel for which the actress Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay) who rescues Kate Winslett's character..... It was so creepy to see him then play Professor Snape! OMG! Euroterrorists? Fine. But snarky greasey-haired Snape? Aaarrgghh!
ander217
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Level 75
Mar 13, 2015
Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility is one of the best movies I've ever seen. He arranged every scene so that it could stand alone as a painting. Thompson did a great screenplay, injecting the subtle humor of Austen yet making the characters sympathetic without being maudlin. I've see it dozens of times yet I still chuckle every time I see Elinor quietly sitting at the foot of the stairs drinking her tea with the rest of her family wailing all around her in their bedrooms. And my heart breaks every time I see the unrequited love for Marianne in Colonel Brandon's eyes. RIckman played his part so well.
jmellor13
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Level 67
Mar 11, 2015
I knew Gruber right away. I've never heard of "My Name is Totoro," but I got it on the first guess because it sounds very Japanese. So I'm sure a lot of people did the same.
cyninoregon
+1
Level 36
Mar 13, 2015
I never heard of that movie from Japan. Never. But Die Hard was impossible to escape. And they played the Euroterrorist America the first/best/egotistical explosion theme to death.
blinky
+1
Level 58
Jan 29, 2017
I'm positive I tried Japan but it didn't take. I'm guessing there was a leftover letter in the answer box that made my guess wrong.
Sealantmajor
+1
Level 54
Oct 10, 2017
I guess so.
postwaste
+3
Level 86
Mar 11, 2015
You should accept "KHAAAAAAAAAAAN!
LarryLovage
+1
Level 55
Mar 12, 2015
Do this by putting KHA+N in the typein generator. Then any number of 'A's will work.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 25, 2016
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN will work now
kenpo17
+1
Level 66
Jan 27, 2017
I'm super glad that you did this. It makes the quiz much more fun.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Jun 13, 2019
dang it I missed one A
dkuva
+1
Level 55
Mar 11, 2015
Robin Wright was married to Sean Penn . . .
tschutzer
+1
Level 93
Mar 11, 2015
Well, not in the 80's I guess.
JohnMG123
+1
Level 39
Mar 12, 2015
Wouldn't Asperger's be more accurate for Rain Man than Autism? Or an acceptable alternate answer? Technically, he really doesn't show all the characteristics of either symptom/disease.
ander217
+2
Level 75
Mar 13, 2015
Aspergers syndrome is now considered an autism spectrum disorder.
jmellor13
+2
Level 67
Jan 27, 2017
By 2017 definitions, his behavior seems more like Asberger's, but in the movie, a doctor explicitly states that it's autism.
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 91
Jan 27, 2017
The Arnold clue could also work for "The Running Man." That movie came out in 1987.
ArthurStedzarelli
+1
Level 60
Jan 28, 2017
Spinal Tap were a parody for sure but they were also an actual band as well , not really fictional.
LVSAS
+1
Level 43
Oct 21, 2017
100% this is my wheelhouse decade...was 9 -18.
vomitingdiamonds
+3
Level 84
Aug 26, 2020
Wow, Jessie Ventura became a governor! Didn't know that. Hopefully the age of celebrity politicians will soon be over based on woeful performances with covid-19 deaths, but i fear not.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Dec 25, 2021
He was at least more interested in governing than some other celebrity elected officials I can name, but also a bit of an unmoored conspiracy nut. And unfortunately I fear we're far from clearing this age. Herschel Walker and Quack Huckster Mehmet Oz next at bat. And I fear, before long, probably Tucker Carlson.
Texio
+1
Level 80
Feb 22, 2024
I believe it's spelled Steve GuttenbErg. Nice quiz!
Shannanygans
+1
Level 67
Nov 3, 2024
This hit me squarely in my Gen X feels. Thanks for the brilliant quiz!!!
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