The Ultimate Film Buff Quiz

A bunch of medium difficulty questions that will prove you're a true movie buff. Don't cheat now - where is the fun in that?

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Title: The Ultimate Film Buff Quiz
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  • At the end of 'The Empire Strikes Back' Princess Leia tells Han Solo she loves him. How does he respond?
  • Who was originally cast as Indiana Jones, but contract obligations (thankfully) got in the way?
  • What legendary actors stars as attorney Paul Biegler in 'Anatomy of a Murder?'
  • What movie is this quote from? "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
  • Al Pacino played what character in The Godfather trilogy?
  • Who is this?
  • Who played Leon in 1994s 'The Professional?'
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  • Charlie Burns is a character from which film?
  • Which 1950s film is about a man who says he has an invisible friend resembling a 6-foot rabbit.
  • What movie is this from?
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  • Name that 2006 movie: "A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend."
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  • Joel Coen made his directorial debut with which movie?
  • Who directed 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance?'
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  • Which was Alfred Hitchcock's first color film?
  • Who played James Bond in 'Octopussy ?'
  • Who is the only actor to receive two Oscar nominations after his death?
  • Who is this actress?
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  • Robert Redford was considered for the role of Han Solo.
  • This man has the most nominations for Best Director.
  • This person was the first of African descent to win an Oscar.
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  • Jakes Gittes is the detective in which movie?
  • The master of the extreme close-up shot in western-style films.
  • Who plays The Dude in the Coen brothers 1998 film 'The Big Lebowski?'
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  • What was the first movie that ever had Robert De Niro and Al Pacino on screen together?
  • Atticus Finch is a character from which film?
  • What Japanese film inspired Sergio Leone's 'A Fistful of Dollars?'
  • The first movie that Sean Connery ever played James Bond was...
  • This actor owns his own line of food products, sauces and salsas, in which all of the proceeds go to charity.
  • What of Clint Eastwood's did he never wash throughout the filming of all three 'Man With No Name' westerns?
  • Which of these actors-turned-directors never won an Oscar?
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  • Blade Runner took place in what year?
  • Who directed 1948 film 'The Bicycle Thief?'
  • This actor played Angel Eyes in 'The Good, The Bad and the Ugly' and Col. Mortimer in 'For a Few Dollars More.'
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  • Who directed the 1941 film 'Citizen Kane?'
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  • Who gave an Oscar-nominated performance as Charlie Chaplin in 1992s 'Chaplin?'
  • Which of these films did Ingmar Bergman NOT direct?
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  • Tom Cruise has been nominated for three Oscars. Which of these movies DIDN'T contain one of the Oscar-nominated performances?
  • This Oscar-nominated actor starred in 'Mona Lisa,' 'The Long Good Friday,' and 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?'
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  • Fritz Lang directed what 1927 sci-fi film about the future?
  • What day did Bill Murray keep repeating in a 1993 film?
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  • Billy Bob Thorton and a young Lucas Black starred together in Sling Blade. What future film would they meet up on again?
  • What actress has had characters by these names? Miranda Priestly, Sophie Zawistowski, Karen Silkwood and Karen Blixen.
  • What movie had this quote in a voiceover as its very last lines? "Now... where was I?"
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  • How many films have Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci appeared in together?
  • Alfred Hitchcock never won an Oscar.
  • Who uttered this phrase?
    "Whoa, take 'er easy there, Pilgrim."
  • Who played a good guy in 'For a Few Dollars More' and a bad guy in 'The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly?'
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  • Paul Newman starred in all of these films besides what?
  • The actress that won an Oscar for both 'Kramer vs Kramer' and 'Sophie's Choice.'
  • Got his start in movies like Critters 3 and the TV show 'Growing Pains.'
  • This brilliant young actor got his start on television shows such as 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?,' 'Flash Forward,' and 'Young Hercules.'
  • Directed western classics such as 'The Great Silence,' 'Django,' and 'Companeros.'
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  • She played leading lady Norma Desmond in 'Sunset Blvd.'
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  • What's this quote from? "June twenty-ninth. I gotta get in shape. Too much sitting has ruined my body. Too much abuse has gone on for too long. From now on there will be 50 pushups each morning, 50 pullups. There will be no more pills, no more bad food, no more destroyers of my body. From now on will be total organization. Every muscle must be tight."
  • What year did 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' directed by Michael Curtiz come out?
  • Which of these films did Alfred Hitchcock NOT direct?
  • John Hurt had an alien pop out of his chest in the 1979 film 'Alien.'
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  • This actress had been nominated for three Oscars, one of them being for 'Working Girl.'
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  • Satipo in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' was played by whom?
  • How bad does Lindsay Lohan suck?
  • What 1958 movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart is about a San Francisco detective who suffers from acrophobia is asked to follow a man's beautiful wife?
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  • Who is this actress?
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  • What is this quote from? "Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain."
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  • Who has the lead role in Once Upon a Time in America?
  • Who directed the original film that 'The Magnificent Seven' was based on?
  • Who was Hannibal Lecter before Anthony Hopkins ever was?
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  • Who directed Aliens?
  • Kate Winslet is the youngest actress to ever win two Oscars.
  • This actress is known for starring in films such as 'A Very Long Engagement,' 'Amelie,' and 'The Da Vinci Code.'
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  • Who played the Unsinkable Molly Brown in 1997s 'Titanic?'
  • Directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Gary Cooper, this western follows a recently married and retiring marshall who finds his own town refuses to help him when a deadly enemy returns.
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  • This member of Monty Python also appeared in a number of James Bond movies.
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  • What movie is this from?
  • Who played Robin Hood in 1938s 'The Adventures of Robin Hood?'
  • 'Stalag 17' stars who?
  • Who directed 1967s 'Le Samourai?'
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  • What versatile actor has played Sid Vicious, Ludwig von Beethoven, and Lee Harvey Oswald?
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  • Harrison Ford received his only Oscar nomination for what movie?
  • This brilliant actor got his start in movies like Critters 3 and Poison Ivy and This Boy's Life.
  • His/her screen debut was in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.'
  • 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' only cost about $22 million to make.
  • What film is this picture from?
  • Which character said this in 'The Godfather?': "Only don't tell me you're innocent. Because it insults my intelligence and makes me very angry."
  • What was John Wayne's last movie ever?
  • What actor starred in 'Sunset Blvd.,' 'The Bridge on River Kwai,' and 'The Wild Bunch?'
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  • Who had discussions with Francis Ford Coppola about playing Don Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather?'
  • The 1971 film 'Straw Dogs' was directed by who?
  • The 1975 movie ________ is about an Irish rogue who wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's position in 18th Century aristocracy.
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Christopher Plummer star in this 1975 movie about two British soldiers who abandon their army post in India for an more adventurous time.
  • Who am I?
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  • This popular actor received acclaim for 'Empire of the Sun' when he was 12-years old and has since went on to become what many consider one of the best working actors today.
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  • He starred in 'Seven Samurai,' 'Yojimbo,' 'The Samurai Trilogy', and 'Rashomon.'
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  • What movie did Paul Newman win his Oscar for?
  • This 1987 Coen brothers movie starred Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter.
  • A few lesser known films by this actor: 'The Singing Detective,' 'True Believer,' 'Richard III,' 'Two Girls and a Guy,' and 'Black & White.'
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  • This actor has been nominated for six Golden Globes, but never for an Oscar.
  • Early movies of this two-time Oscar winner include The Mighty Quinn, Ricochet, Mo' Better Blues, & Devil in a Blue Dress.
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  • Don Cheadle has won an Oscar.
  • He played Lew Harper in 1966s 'Harper.'
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  • What movie is this?
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  • What movie is this quote from? 'It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage.'
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  • Who stars as Eric Stoner in The Cincinnati Kid?
  • James Dean starred in how many films before his death?
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  • 'The King of Comedy' starring Robert De Niro was directed by who?
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  • The 1992 biopic Chaplin was directed by who?
  • This 1931 Fritz Lang directed film noir was called what?
  • 'Modern Times' was directed by and starred who?
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  • Who played Dracula in the 1931 movie version of the story?
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