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What Christopher Isherwood book of Berlin
stories was "Cabaret" partly based on?"I Am a Camera"
What book was "The Wizard of Oz" based on?"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
What film's musical theme was "The
Entertainer" by Scott Joplin?"The Sting"'s
Who conceived, wrote and directed "The
Producers"?Mel Brooks
What Rolling Stones song opened "Coming
Home"?"Out of Time"
What 1971 TV movie catapulted James Caan to
fame?"Brian's Song"
Which Fonda starred in the 1963 movie "Tammy
and the Doctor"?Peter
How many times its production cost must a
film take in to have "made money"?Three
How many projectors were used for 3-D?Two
What box-office bust teamed Jack Nicholson
and Marlon Brando?"The Missouri Breaks"
What actor did Laurence Olivier specifically
request as his co-star in "Sleuth"?Michael Caine
Why were Clint Eastwood's spaghetti westerns
dubbed "The Paella Trilogy"?They were shot in Spain
What 1958 film was the first to team Paul
Newman and Joanne Woodward?"The Long Hot Summer"
What 16-film series began in 1937 with "A
Family Affair"?The Andy Hardy films
Who got $350,000 and nine percent of the
profits for "The Bad News Bears"?Tatum O'Neal
What was the last James Bond film to feature
Sean Connery as 007?"Diamonds are Forever"
What actor made his film debut as a junkie
in "The Panic in Needle Park"?Al Pacino
What cartoon character landed the lead role
in Walt Disney's "Fantasia"?Mickey Mouse
What Robert Louis Stevenson work is the most
frequently-filmed novel?"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
Which was longer, "The Godfather" or "The
Godfather, Part II"?"The Godfather, Part II"
What film marked Tatum O'Neal's screen
debut?"Paper Moon"
Who composed the music for, and starred in,
"Phantom of the Paradise"?Paul Williams
What actor was billed over Peter Sellers in
"The Pink Panther"?David Niven
What actor's biopic was titled "Spin of a
Coin"?George Raft's
What portly actor was originally tabbed to
play Inspector Clouseau but didn't show?Peter Ustinov
What 1934 film brought Nick and Nora Charles
to the screen for the first time?"The Thin Man"
What role were 31 women screentested for?Scarlett O'Hara
What film marked Woody Allen's first
"straight" role?"The Front"
Who directed "Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf"?Mike Nichols
What was Katharine Hepburn's first western?"Rooster Cogburn"
What kid teamed with Charlie Chaplin in "The
Kid"?Jackie Coogan
Who gained stardom in his screen debut at 21
as the boxer-violinist hero of "Golden Boy"?William Holden
What Disney canine was originally dubbed
Dippy Dawg?Goofy
What James Bond film did Paul McCartney and
Wings do the music for?"Live and Let Die"
Who created Woody Woodpecker?Walter Lantz
What film's poster proclaimed: "A long time
ago, in a galaxy far, far away"?"Star Wars"'s
What Tracy-Hepburn film was billed as the
hilarious answer to "who wears the pants"?"Adam's Rib"
What film debuted Peter Lorre as a murderer
known only by an initial?"M"
Who scored the music for Hitchcock's
"Charade"?Henry Mancini
What Stanley Kubrick film was based on a
William Makepeace Thackeray novel?"Barry Lyndon"
What's the generic term for film editing
machines with small viewing screens?Moviola
Who produced the second remake of   "A Star is
Born"?Jon Peters
What film's screenplay was based on the
Ernest Haycox story "Stage to Lordsburg"?"Stagecoach"'s
What's the most-filmed of Shakespeare's
plays?"Hamlet"
What movie's unmade sequel was slated to be
called "Rosebud"?"Citizen Kane"'s
What was the sequel to "Going My Way"?"The Bells of St. Mary's"
What was the third Bond picture?"Goldfinger"
What two films have teamed Jack Lemmon and
Shirley MacLaine?"The Apartment" and "Irma La Douce"
What kind of filter cuts down glare and
unwanted reflections?A polaroid filter
Who Oscared for his direction of "On the
Waterfront"?Elia Kazan
Who directed "Ryan's Daughter"?David Lean
What 1976 film was promoted with the slogan:
"His whole life was a million to one shot"?"Rocky"
What film did Alfred Hitchcock make twice?"The Man Who Knew Too Much"
What 1969 flick was based on Thornton
Wilder's play "The Matchmaker"?"Hello Dolly"
What actor wrote, directed and co-starred in
the 1969 film "Husbands"?John Cassavetes
What 1968 Stanley Kubrick film was three and
a half years in the making?"2001: A Space Odyssey"
Who had to have her sarongs taped on because
she was too chesty?Dorothy Lamour
What Japanese film was the inspiration for
"The Magnificent Seven"?"The Seven Samurai"
Who dubbed Larry Parks's singing voice in
the 1946 film "The Jolson Story"?Al Jolson
Who wrote the screenplay for "The Misfits"
specifically for Marilyn Monroe?Arthur Miller
How many Oscars were won by each of "My Fair
Lady", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The Sting"?Seven
What Stanley Kubrick film was based on a
novel by Anthony Burgess?"A Clockwork Orange"
What Stanley Kramer western was based on the
John W. Cunningham story "The Tin Star"?"High Noon"
What's the standard width of celluloid used
for feature films?Thirty-five millimeters
What comic actor directed himself in the
1976 film "The Last Remake of Beau Geste"?Marty Feldman
What madcap 1963 comedy ran three hours and
10 minutes?"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"
What Pierre Boulle book was "The Bridge on
the River Kwai" based on?"The Bridge Over the River Kwai"
What 1976 Oscar-winning sleeper was shot in
28 days on a $960,000 budget?"Rocky"
Who debuted as the beautiful lesbian in "The
Group"?Candice Bergen
What 12-year-old copped an Oscar nomination
for her role in "The Exorcist"?Linda Blair
What movie comedy team's theme song was "The
Cuckoos"?Laurel and Hardy's
Who directed "Taxi Driver"?Martin Scorsese
What actor provided the voice of Darth Vader?James Earl Jones
What director once observed: "Actors are
cattle"?Alfred Hitchcock
Who took third billing in "The Sting"?Robert Shaw
What studio claimed to have "More stars than
there are in Heaven"?MGM
What movie starred Bruce I, Bruce II and
Bruce III?"Jaws"
Which profile did Doris Day insist upon
showing in her early movies?The right
Whose special-effects factory is called
Industrial Light & Magic?George Lucas's
Who Oscared for his direction of "The Bridge
on the River Kwai"?David Lean
What portly baritone narrated "Swiss Family
Robinson"?Orson Welles
Was "The Wizard of Oz" filmed in color or
black and white?Both
What happens, barring labor troubles, when a
strike is called on a movie set?The set is dismantled
What does the abbreviation SFX mean in movie
jargon?Special effects
Who wrote the music for "The Prime of Miss
Jean Brodie"?Rod McKuen
Who directed The Wild Bunch in their
wicked, wicked ways?Sam Peckinpah
What film did Mike Nichols win the best
director Oscar for?"The Graduate"
What silent-film producer was known as "The
King of Comedy"?Mack Sennett
What comedy team first combined in "Putting
Pants on Philip"?Laurel and Hardy
What was Antonioni's first film in English?"Blow-Up"
What was the first film to offer viewers an
intermission?"Gone with the Wind"
What 1962 epic did Joseph L. Mankiewicz call
"the toughest three pictures I ever made"?"Cleopatra"
What British comic bashed his ukelele to
screen immortality?George Formby
What was Spencer Tracy's last film?"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
What actress teamed with William Powell 12
times?Myrna Loy
What song was played over the closing
credits of "Casablanca"?"La Marseillaise"
What 1965 film featured the Oscar-winning
song "The Shadow of Your Smile"?"The Sandpiper"
What category did "2001: A Space Odyssey"
win its only Oscar for?Special effects
Who was Judy Garland's most frequent co-star?Mickey Rooney
What Dickens novel is the most-often filmed?"A Christmas Carol"
Who provided Lady's voice in "Lady and the
Tramp"?Peggy Lee
Who Oscared for directing 1934's much-honored "It Happened One Night"?Frank Capra
Who wrote the musical score for 1954's "On
the Waterfront"?Leonard Bernstein
What 1930 movie was promoted with the line:
"Garbo Talks!"?"Anna Christie"
What inventor made a 643-frame movie in 1894
called "Bucking Bronco"?Thomas Edison
What aviator-industrialist produced the
movies "Scarface" and "Hell's Angels"?Howard Hughes
What Ray Milland movie's ads read: "Today
the Pond! Tomorrow the World!"?
"Frogs"'s
What film did comedian Steve Martin spend 11
months learning to tap dance for?"Pennies From Heaven"
What 1964 John Huston film had a member of
the Mexican SPCA on hand during shooting?"The Night of the Iguana"
Who sang the title tune to "Blazing
Saddles", perhaps with tongue in cheek?Frankie Laine
What company holds the trademark on the line
"May the Force be with you"?Lucasfilm Ltd.
What equine was billed as "The Smartest
Horse in the Movies"?Trigger
Was "Zorba the Greek" filmed in color or
black and white?Black and white
Who Oscared for his screenplay "Network"?Paddy Chayefsky
Who directed "Catch-22"?Mike Nichols
What was the first scene filmed in the
making of "Gone with the Wind"?The burning of Atlanta
What song from "Mary Poppins" won an Oscar?"Chim-Chim Cher-ee"
What Oscar-winning song was introduced in
"Dr. Dolittle"?"Talk to the Animals"
What was the first Arthur Hailey best-seller
put on celluloid?"Hotel"
What actress formed the film company I.P.C.,
for Indochina Peace Campaign?Jane Fonda
What did Clark Gable and Bing Crosby often
have taped while making movies?Their ears
What was the only book of the Bible that
John Huston's "The Bible" dealt with?Genesis
What film did Lee Marvin win an Oscar for
dual roles in?"Cat Ballou"
What didn't Dooley Wilson play in the
filming of "Casablanca"?The piano
Who made a rare screen appearance as James
Cagney's sister in "Yankee Doodle Dandy"?Jeanne Cagney
What organization appeared in the film, but
not in the book, "From Russia with Love"?SPECTRE