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Who doesn't like to watch a good movie from their childhood? From Pretty in Pink to Forest Gump, can you identify all these beloved movies from a single image? Take this quiz and find out!
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The Sandlot (1993)
Police Academy (1984)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Before "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was released, "Rambo III" had the distinction of being the most expensive movie ever made. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" took that title but later lost it to "Terminator 2: Judgment Day."
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
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The Princess Bride (1987)
Stand by Me (1986)
The Shining (1980)
Danny Lloyd, who plays the role of Danny Torrance was only 6 years old at the time. The Shining is just one of two films in which he has appeared. The other is the 1982 TV movie "Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy."
Titanic (1997)
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Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
The Matrix (1999)
The names of the streets you see in the movie are all taken from areas in Chicago, where the directors, the Waschowskis, grew up. The actual locations, however, are in Sydney, Australia, where the film was shot.
Jurassic Park (1993)
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Forrest Gump (1994)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indian actor Amrish Puri, who portrayed the villain Mola Ram in the movie, was a major Bollywood star. It is said that he had up to 18 films in the works at the time he acted in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom."
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
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Clueless (1995)
One year after "Clueless" was released, it was re-created as a TV series that ran for 3 seasons. Stacey Dash, Elisa Donovan and Donald Faison reprised their roles from the movie as Dionne, Amber and Murray respectively. Rachel Blanchard played Cher, since Alicia Silverstone did not return for the series.
Top Gun (1986)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Dances with Wolves (1990)
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The Breakfast Club (1985)
The term “The Brat Pack†is said to have originated with "The Breakfast Club." It refers to a group of young actors who appeared together in that movie, "St. Elmo’s Fire" (1985) and several others throughout the 1980’s. The Brat Pack included Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez and Rob Lowe, among others.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Sandlot (1993)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Wes Craven, writer/director of "A Nightmare on Elm Street," based the Freddy character on events in his life. The name belongs to a school bully who once beat up Craven. Freddy’s hat is like one worn by a scary drunk in the neighborhood where Craven grew up.
Back to the Future (1985)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Warner Bros.
Which movie is shown in this image?
Independence Day (1996)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Clueless (1995)
Goodfellas (1990)
Movie critic Roger Ebert rated "Goodfellas" a full four stars out of four when he reviewed it in 1990. In 2000, he named Goodfellas as the third best movie of the 1990s, after "Hoop Dreams" and "Pulp Fiction."
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Die Hard (1988)
Bruce Willis was not the first choice to play John McClane in the first "Die Hard" movie since, at the time, he was considered more of a comedy actor. Actors who turned down the role include Sylvester Stallone, Charles Bronson, Mel Gibson and Richard Dean Anderson.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
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Which movie is shown in this image?
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
One famous misquote from the film is that of Hannibal Lecter, saying, “Hello, Clarice.†What he actually says is "Good evening, Clarice."
Stand by Me (1986)
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Airplane! (1980)
Within months of being released in July 1980, "Airplane!" gained the distinction of being the highest-grossing comedy film in box-office history. It wasn’t until four years later that it would have to relinquish that title to "Ghostbusters."
The Shining (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Aliens (1986)
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Toy Story (1995)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Home Alone (1990)
Jurassic Park (1993)
"Jurassic Park" filmmakers used a combination of animal sounds to create the roar of the dinosaurs. For the T-Rex, it was a mix of alligator, baby elephant and tiger sounds. In the case of the Dilophosaurus, they used hawk screeches and egret calls, mixed with rattlesnake hisses and insects.
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Which movie is shown in this image?
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Forrest Gump (1994)
When Tom Hanks won the Oscar for his role as Forrest Gump, it was his second Best Actor Oscar in two years. Only Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Katharine Hepburn and Jason Robards had accomplished a similar feat.
Clueless (1995)
Ghostbusters (1984)
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Back to the Future (1985)
The original "Back to the Future" film has spawned two sequels, an animated series and video games. It had a rocky start, however, with most major studios rejecting the proposal for the movie – reportedly, over 40 times!
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films
Which movie is shown in this image?
Toy Story (1995)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
In 2014, "The Big Lebowski" was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. Other films which received a similar honor in 2014 include "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off," "Saving Private Ryan" and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
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Which movie is shown in this image?
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Uma Thurman plays Mia Wallace wife of Marsellus Wallace played by Ving Rhames. Despite being married, however, Mia and Marsellus never actually speak to each other on-screen in the film.
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Blade Runner (1982)
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Good Will Hunting (1997)
Stand by Me (1986)
"Stand by Me" and "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) share a common origin. Both are based on entries in Stephen King’s 1982 collection of stories, called "Different Seasons."
Independence Day (1996)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
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Which movie is shown in this image?
The Mask (1994)
RoboCop (1987)
The Lion King (1994)
Toy Story (1995)
"Toy Story" was a debut film for its director, John Lasseter, and for Pixar Animation Studios as their feature film. "Toy Story" also holds the distinction of being the first ever feature-length computer-animated film.
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Which movie is shown in this image?
The Terminator (1984)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
"Dirty Dancing" was a smash hit, thanks mostly to the on-screen chemistry between its leads, Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. The pair did not go on to star in the 2004 prequel to the film, titled "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights." Swayze did, however, make a cameo appearance as a dance teacher.
Die Hard (1988)
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Which movie is shown in this image?
Police Academy (1984)
Titanic (1997)
Both Matthew McConaughey and Reba McEntire could have had parts in the film. While the studios wanted McConaughey to play Jack, director James Cameron chose Leonardo DiCaprio instead. McEntire had to turn down the role of Molly Brown because of conflicts in her schedule.
The Mask (1994)
Schindler's List (1993)
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Blade Runner (1982)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Lion King (1994)
The original script for "The Lion King" is in some ways very different from the final production. One variation is the title, which was “King of Beasts†and later “King of the Jungle.†Another is that in the original script Scar is not related to Simba, but is the leader of a pack of vicious baboons.
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Which movie is shown in this image?
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Police Academy (1984)
After the first "Police Academy" movie was released in 1984, five more films would follow before the decade came to an end. The seventh and last movie, thus far, "Police Academy: Mission to Moscow," was released in 1994.
Aliens (1986)
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
There is a famous scene in the movie where Indy finds the ark covered in snakes (of which he is deathly afraid). The original scene had ONLY 2,000 snakes in it, but director Steven Spielberg upped that number to 10,000 to make it more believable!
The Sixth Sense (1999)
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Which movie is shown in this image?
Home Alone (1990)
While most people might only remember its first sequel, "Home Alone" actually had four. They were Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992); Home Alone 3 (1997); Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (2002); and Home Alone 5: The Holiday Heist (2012).
Goodfellas (1990)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
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Which movie is shown in this image?
RoboCop (1987)
The Mask (1994)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Princess Bride (1987)
"The Princess Bride" is based on a 1973 fantasy romance novel by William Goldman, who also wrote the film’s screenplay. He has revealed that the original story was written for his young daughters, who wanted to hear a story about a princess and a bride.
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Which movie is shown in this image?
The Matrix (1999)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The film stars Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, both prison inmates. In the movie, there is a mug shot of Red as a much younger man. That photo is not one of Morgan Freeman, but actually shows his son.
Blade Runner (1982)
Airplane! (1980)
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The Sandlot (1993)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
"The Blues Brothers" can boast that no CGI was used to create its car chases and stunts - they were all real. One of the stuntmen was actually Ethan Wayne, the son of famous actor John Wayne.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
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Schindler's List (1993)
Steve Spielberg refused to accept pay of any kind for his work as director of the film. His proceeds were used to found the Shoah Foundation, which honors and remembers Holocaust survivors
Titanic (1997)
Police Academy (1984)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Paramount Pictures
Which movie is shown in this image?
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller’s parents are portrayed by Cindy Pickett and Lyman Ward, who met on the set of the movie and got married that same year. They later played parents to another teenager in "Sleepwalkers" (1992). They have two children together, but divorced in 1992.
Hollywood Pictures Spyglass Entertainment The Kennedy/Marshall Company Barry Mendel Productions
Which movie is shown in this image?
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Haley Joel Osment was 11 years old when he portrayed Cole Sear opposite Bruce Willis’s portrayal of Malcolm Crowe. Among the six Academy Award nominations the film received was one for Osment in the Best Supporting Actor category.
Ghostbusters (1984)
Jurassic Park (1993)
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Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Bronson Pinchot’s very memorable portrayal of Serge the gallerist was just his second film role, his debut being in "Risky Business" a year earlier. His work as Serge would help him land the role for which he is best known – Balki Bartokomous on "Perfect Strangers."
Home Alone (1990)
The Shining (1980)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Steven Spielberg was both director and writer on "Saving Private Ryan." There were actually three other films released that year that Spielberg was involved with (as executive producer). They are "The Last Days," "The Mask of Zorro" and "Deep Impact."
Top Gun (1986)
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Aliens (1986)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Jim Carrey appeared in three films that were released in 1994. They were "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" as Ace Ventura, "The Mask" as Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask, and "Dumb and Dumber" as Lloyd Christmas.
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Terminator (1984)
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Die Hard (1988)
Toy Story (1995)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Darth Vader is portrayed by English actor David Prowse, with American actor James Earl Jones supplying the voice. "Star Wars" creator George Lucas has explained that the name “Darth Vader†is meant as a variation of “Dark Father.â€
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
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Boyz n the Hood (1991)
"Boyz n the Hood" was 23-year-old John Singleton’s debut film as director. He holds the distinction of being the youngest ever Academy Award Best Director nominee and first African-American to be nominated in the category.
Airplane! (1980)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Independence Day (1996)
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Which movie is shown in this image?
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Back to the Future (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
"Good Will Hunting" was written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The pair also starred in the film opposite Stellan Skarsgard and Robin Williams. Williams won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Top Gun (1986)
The Terminator (1984)
Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed that he almost turned down the original role of the Terminator. At the time, he was only interested in playing heroes and had to be convinced that the Terminator character would end up being a kind of hero.
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Dances with Wolves (1990)
RoboCop (1987)
Upon submission, "RoboCop" was given an X rating, due to the level of violence in some scenes. Director Paul Verhoeven had to edit and resubmit the film 11 times before it received the R rating he wanted.
The Matrix (1999)
The Lion King (1994)
Tig Productions Majestic Films International
Which movie is shown in this image?
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Schindler's List (1993)
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Kevin Costner was director, producer and star of "Dances with Wolves." The movie was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and won seven of them, including the awards for Best Picture and Best Director for Costner. He was also nominated for Best Actor, but did not win.
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Clueless (1995)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Four actors were responsible for E.T.’s movement on-screen. His hand movements were provided by mime Caprice Rothe, while Tamara de Treaux and Pat Bilon (two little people) wore E.T. suits for full body shots. 12-year-old Matthew DeMeritt, who was born without legs, portrayed E.T. in some other scenes.
Goodfellas (1990)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Touchstone Pictures, Mad Chance, Jaret Entertainment
Which movie is shown in this image?
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Australian actor Heath Ledger stars as Patrick Verona in his first role in a Hollywood movie. Ledger would appear in a total of 19 films before his death. He died shortly before the release of the Batman film "The Dark Knight," in which he portrayed The Joker.
Back to the Future (1985)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Top Gun (1986)
While Tom Cruise’s portrayal of Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell has become an iconic role for him, several other actors were considered for the job. They included Sean Penn, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Tom Hanks, Nicolas Cage and Michael J. Fox.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
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Airplane! (1980)
Independence Day (1996)
A sequel, "Independence Day: Resurgence," was released in 2016, twenty years after the original film. Although Will Smith does not reprise his role in the sequel, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman and Judd Hirsch all do.
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Dances with Wolves (1990)
New Line Cinema, Dark Horse Entertainment
Which movie is shown in this image?
Goodfellas (1990)
Stand by Me (1986)
Mask (1994)
"Mask" is Cameron Diaz’s debut film. Jim Carrey, however, was already well on his way to superstardom. Whereas he was paid just under half a million dollars to appear in "Mask," for his next movie, "Dumb and Dumber," he was paid $7 million.
Schindler's List (1993)
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Ghostbusters (1984)
"Ghostbusters" was written by two of its stars, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The original script had a futuristic space theme and, according to "Ghostbusters" director/producer Ivan Reitman, it would have cost $300 million to make.
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
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Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Titanic (1997)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The film is also known as "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas," causing many people to assume it was directed by him. Burton, in fact, was the film’s producer, story and character creator, and designer of the film’s look. The film was the directorial debut of Henry Selick.
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Blade Runner (1982)
There are at least seven versions of the "Blade Runner" movie, due, in part, to changes studio executives made to the film. The 5 better-known versions were released in 2007 as a five-disc set called the Ultimate Collectors Edition.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Ghostbusters (1984)
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The Terminator (1984)
Die Hard (1988)
RoboCop (1987)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
"Star Wars" was the debut film for Warwick Davis, who portrayed the Ewok Wicket. Davis would go on to appear as the title character in both "Willow" and "Leprechaun" film franchises He was also Professor Filius Flitwick and Griphook in the Harry Potter films.
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Home Alone (1990)
The Matrix (1999)
The Sandlot (1993)
The original title for the movie was "The Boys of Summer." It had to be changed, however, as there was already a famous baseball book with that name.
The Shining (1980)
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