Test Most Trivial IQs at the Box Office

Note: This was one of what became occasional columns that I'd write for the entertainment section.

By Corey Lyons
Contra Costa Newspapers
Aug. 27, 1999

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Movie Trivia
Who played R2-D2's garrulous sidekick in the 1977 George Lucas classic "Star Wars"?
a) C-3PO;
b) Harrison Ford;
c) The little bald guy from "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me";
d) Nobody; R2-D2 cruised solo

Who is this movie star? (clues):
* He earned an Academy Award for his portrayal of the gifted autistic brother opposite Tom Cruise in "Rain Man";
* He crossed a street in "Midnight Cowboy," and famously cursed at a driver who nearly struck him;
* His nose is nearly as large as he;
* His last name rhymes with Kaufman.

Name this low-budget hit thriller directed by Bryan Singer: "The Usual "?
a) Serpents;
b) Slackers;
c) Sleepers;
d) Suspects.

"The Blair Witch Project" is about three
a) ill-fated documentary filmmakers;
b) ill-fated construction workers;
c) ill-fated accountants;
d) hot-oil wrestlers.

Movie term:
Crane shot -- A shot taken from a mobile crane device.

Who is this movie star? (clues):
* His first name is Arnold, and he appeared in such action hits as "True Lies" and "Predator";
* He is a former body-building champion;
* He has an accent;
* He says a lot of dumb things in front of the camera.

The Richard Gere-Julia Roberts vehicle "Runaway Bride" was released in which year?
a) 1899;
b) 1999;
c) 1909;
d) it wasn't; the picture was actually a master illusion orchestrated by a group of Internet hackers.

Name the film in which Robert De Niro did not star:
a) "Ronin";
b) "GoodFellas";
c) "The Fan";
d) "Muppets From Space."

Name the film in this slasher series that does not belong:
a) "Friday the 13th, Part 2";
b) "Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning";
c) "Friday the 13th The Final Chapter";
d) "Friday the 13th: Jason Goes to Wal-Mart."

Movie term:
Editor -- The person who supervises the splicing or cutting together of the shots of a film into their final structure.

Renny Harlin, whose crestfallen films include "Cutthroat Island," "The Long Kiss Goodnight" and "Deep Blue Sea," is
a) everything that is wrong with Hollywood;
b) very poor at character development;
c) a perfect candidate for unemployment;
d) all of the above.

True or false: "Lake Placid" is a film about a very peaceful lake.

Who were the two stars in "Six Days, Seven Nights"?
a) Itchy & Scratchy;
b) Tom & Jerry;
c) Calvin & Hobbs;
d) Anne Heche & Harrison Ford.

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