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Adaptation Trivia

She starred in "Silkwood", "The Bridges of Madison County" and "Adaptation.": Meryl Streep
Donald Kaufman was nominated for a Golden Globe and the Oscars with Charlie Kaufman, despite being a fictional character from the movie Adaptation (2002). True
In what movie does writer Charlie Kaufman write himself into his own Screenplay? Adaptation
What do these four actors all have in common? Leonardo DiCaprio Lawrence Fishburne Kevin Kline Al Pacino Starred in Shakespere adaptation
In which movie does Nicolas Cage play his character's own brother? Adaptation
George Lucas wrote an adaptation of a book to be made into a film but couldn't get the rights so the script became the film Willow. But what was the book he could not get the rights for? The Hobbit
Which Spike Jonze and Charlie Kauffman creation is written about Charlie Kauffman and his non-existant twin brother? Adaptation
Who played Dr. Gonzo in the film adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas? Benicio Del Toro
I survived through The Great Depression in John Ford's adaptation, I was one of twelve angry men, and I faced off against The Man with the Harmonica. Who am I? Henry Fonda
Ed Harris, Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid and Lance Henriksen starred together in which adaptation of a book by Tom Wolfe? The Right Stuff
In the Roald Dahl adaptation, The Witches, who plays the Grand High Witch? Angelica Huston
This "Weeds" actress has a starring role in the upcoming film adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles. Mary-Louise Parker
Laurence Olivier did not appear in a screen adaptation of which Spakespeare play? Twelfth Night
Which star from the "X-Men" movies costarred in the Musical Adaptation of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" Hugh Jackman
"The Magnificant Seven" was a western adaptation of what movie? Seven Samurai
In the film adaptation of Stephen Kings IT what is the clowns name? Pennywise
Stephen King, no stranger to taking walk on roles in the films of his own novels, played the minister at a funeral in the 1989 adaptation of which of his book? pet cemetery
Who is the star of the following movies? Wind Talkers The Family Man Adaptation Face-off The Weatherman Nicholas Cage
The 1995 film 'Clueless', starring Alicia Silverstone, was meant as a modern adaptation of which Jane Austen novel? Emma
This film premiered in 1996 and helped Leonardo DiCaprio shoot to stardom as one of two star crossed lovers. An adaptation of a classic play, this film co-stars Paul Rudd as DiCaprio's rival for his beloved's affection. Romeo and Juliet
In the 2002 movie Adaptation, Chris Cooper's is a hunter of what flower? orchids