Quiz: Movies

Round 7 at the Old Pequliar on June 3, 2008
Average score: 4.81/10 (16 teams)

1) What 1992 Hollywood satire features clips from the film Habeas Corpus, with Julia Roberts being rescued from the gas chamber by Bruce Willis?
2) Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as “Moscow’s toughest detective,” who teams up with “Chicago’s craziest cop,” in what 1988 action film?
3) Russell Crowe earned his first Oscar nomination for what 1999 film, a behind-the-scenes drama about the show 60 Minutes?
4) What 1997 John Woo film saw its stars nominated for MTV Movie Awards for both Best On-Screen Duo and Best Villain?
5) The stars of what 1988 drama were trained by T.G.I. Friday’s World Bartender Champion?
6) Estella Warren won a Worst Supporting Actress Razzie for what 2001 film, which was described by Richard Roeper and Jay Leno as “the worst car film ever made”?
7) In his book Seagalogy, local film critic Vern says that “whenever someone asks me what is the best Steven Seagal movie, I tell them” what 1991 film, which came between Marked for Death and Under Siege?
8) What 1995 satire was released on DVD in 2004 in a VIP Edition, featuring The Stranger‘s own David Schmader doing a commentary track?
9) What 1996 neo-noir film, inspired by Billy Wilder, features sex scenes choreographed by sex educator Susie Bright?
10) What actor or actress appeared in all nine of these movies?

Answers:

1) The Player
2) Red Heat
3) The Insider
4) Face/Off
5) Cocktail
6) Driven
7) Out for Justice
8) Showgirls
9) Bound
10) Gina Gershon

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