Movie Mayhem

1 Which author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s was the subject of a critically acclaimed 2005 film?

2 In which 1994 film did Field play the mother of Hanks?

3 Clueless starring Alicia Silverstone was based on which Jane Austen novel?

4 What was Alfred Hitchcock’s final film as director?

5 Who played the mother in law of Fred Flintstone in a 1994 film?

6 Who did Ed Tudor Pole portray in the 2004 film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers?

7 In which film did Cher play the mother of Winona Ryder?

8 Which Carry On film chronicled the exploits of a man who was executed in York?

9 What links the films The Parent Trap, Dead Ringers and The Prince and the Pauper?

10 Who played the mother of Sissy Spacek in Carrie?

11 In which 1991 film flop did Bruce Willis play a cat burglar?

12 In which 1998 film did the title character initially pen a play entitled Romeo and Ethel, The Pirates Daughter?

13 Which actor played the lead singer of The Commitments?

14 Elmo Lincoln was the first ever actor to play which literary character on film?

15 Which founder member of United Artists died on May 29, 1979?

16 Who directed the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code?

17 What is the middle name of Austin Powers?

18 Which Carry On film had the working title Carry On Round the Bend?

19 Who founded the Sundance Film Institute?

20 Which actress was born Camille Javal?

21 What is the X Man alter ego of James Howlett?

22 Which James Bond movie has the shortest title?

23 Which husband and wife provide a connection between the films Spy Kids and Working Girl?

24 What was the name of the spiv character played by George Cole in the St Trinian’s films?

25 Which film starring Robin Williams was set at the Welton Academy?

26 Which 1982 film co-directed by Frank Oz and Jim Henson featured mythical races called the Urskeks and the Mystics?

27 Who won a Best Actor Oscar for his role in The Pianist?

28 Who did Richard Burton play in the film Cleopatra?

29 In which film did Al Pacino play a psychotic gang land leader called Antonio Montana?

30 Who was born in 1854, died in 1900 and was played on film 97 years later by the presenter of Q.I.?

31 Who played the Bond villain Renard in The World Is Not Enough?

32 In which 1999 film did Will Smith play the hero and Kenneth Branagh play the villain?

33 Who won a Best Director Oscar for The Deer Hunter?

34 Who on film has played the Prince of Wales, Hercule Poirot and Charlie Chan?

35 Which 2002 film saw David Arquette battling against giant spiders?

36 What name was given to early American cinemas due to the entry fee being five cents?

37 Who played Frankenstein’s monster when Kenneth Branagh played Frankenstein?

38 What was the surname of the Beverly Hills Cop as played by Eddie Murphy?

39 What five letter word was deliberately omitted from the screenplay of The Godfather?

40 How many times did Judy Garland marry?

Answers

1 Truman Capote
2 Forrest Gump
3 Emma
4 Family Plot
5 Elizabeth Taylor
6 Spike Milligan
7 Mermaids
8 Carry On Dick
9 All three films had twins as the central plot
10 Piper Laurie
11 Hudson Hawk
12 Shakespeare In Love
13 Andrew Strong
14 Tarzan
15 Mary Pickford
16 Ron Howard
17 Danger
18 Carry On at Your Convenience
19 Robert Redford
20 Brigitte Bardot
21 Wolverine
22 Dr No
23 Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith
24 Flash Harry
25 Dead Poets Society
26 The Dark Crystal
27 Adrien Brody
28 Marc Antony
29 Scarface
30 Oscar Wilde
31 Robert Carlyle
32 Wild Wild West
33 Michael Cimino
34 Peter Ustinov
35 Eight Legged Freaks
36 Nickelodeon
37 Robert DeNiro
38 Foley
39 Mafia
40 Five