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If you loved the movies of the '60s and the '70s, you'll love this quiz. Let's see how many of these movies quotes you can remember.
"Love means never having to say you're sorry," were the words Ali MacGraw spoke to Ryan O'Neal in the 1970 blockbuster movie, "Love Story" (the film grossed more than $136 million from a $2.2 million budget). An era known for producing movies that hit it big at the box office, '60s and '70s movies included such greats as "Jaws" (1975), "Taxi Driver" (1976), "The Godfather" (1972), "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), "Annie Hall" (1977), "The Stepford Wives" (1975), "Apocolypse Now" (1979), "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977), "Alien" (1979), and "The Exorcist" (1973). Seriously, we could go on. These movies starred such greats as Steve McQueen, MacGraw and O'Neal (from "Love Story"), Faye Dunaway, Clint Eastwood, Sissy Spacek, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Richard Dreyfuss ("Jaws" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"), and Sigourney Weaver. Notable directors of the era included Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Stephen Spielberg, Ridley Scott, and Brian De Palma. It was also the era that saw novelist, Stephen King's, writings become adapted for the big screen.
What a great time to be a moviegoer.
Think you can ace this quiz? Prove it.
"Love means never having to say you're sorry."
Love Story
"Love Story" premiered in 1970 and starred actors Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal. It was directed by Arthur Hiller.
Cabaret
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Grease
"Yo, Adrian!"
Mickey Goldmill
Rocky Balboa
In 1976, Sylvester Stallone starred in the first of seven "Rocky" films. The most recent film, "Creed," was released in 2015.
Paulie Pennino
Duke Evers
"Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape."
West Side Story
The Birds
Planet of the Apes
"Planet of the Apes" was released on April 3, 1968 in the United States. It grossed more than $33 million at the box office.
Yojimbo
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"Fat Man, you shoot a great game of pool."
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Peeping Tom
The Hustler
In 1961, Robert Rossen directed and produced "The Hustler." It starred Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason.
Dr. No
"Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?"
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Graduate
"The Graduate" was a comedy-drama film based on the book "The Graduate" by Charles Webb. It was released on December 22, 1967.
Midnight Cowboy
The Apartment
"What we've got here is failure to communicate."
Cool Hand Luke
"Cool Hand Luke" was released on November 1, 1967. A prison drama, it was directed by Stuart Rosenberg.
Mary Poppins
Bonnie and Clyde
The Exorcist
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"Toga! Toga!"
National Lampoon's Animal House
"National Lampoon's Animal House" was released on July 28, 1978. It starred John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulce and Donald Sutherland.
The Wild Bunch
Kramer vs. Kramer
Mean Streets
"You're gonna need a bigger boat."
The Sting
Five Easy Pieces
Jaws
"Jaws," a Steven Spielberg film, grossed more than $470 million at the box office. It was made on a mere $9 million budget!
Yojimbo
"We rob banks."
Cool Hand Luke
Chinatown
American Grafiti
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde was released as a film in 1967. It starred Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.
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"May the Force be with you."
Midnight Cowboy
Goldfinger
Star Wars
On May 25, 1977, the first "Star Wars" film was released. It brought in a whopping $775 million at the box office!
Jaws
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
More commonly known as "Dr. Strangelove," this 1964 film was a satire about the Cold War. It was directed by Stanley Kubrick.
The Graduate
Lawrence of Arabia
The Sound of Music
"A martini. Shaken, not stirred."
Goldfinger
On September 17, 1964, "Goldfinger" premiered in London, England. It is the third film in the James Bond series.
La Dolce Vita
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Hustler
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"You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"
Dirty Harry
"Dirty Harry" is a 1971 action thriller film. It was produced and directed by Don Siegal and stars Clint Eastwood.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Don't Look Now
Marathon Man
"You talkin' to me?"
Taxi Driver
Directed by Martin Scorsese, "Taxi Driver" was released on February 8, 1976. It featured Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster.
Chinatown
Alien
The Deer Hunter
"They call me Mister Tibbs!"
My Fair Lady
The Wild Bunch
Peeping Tom
In the Heat of the Night
"In the Heat of the Night" was also a novel and a television series. The film was released on August 2, 1967 and directed by Normal Jewison.
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"La-dee-da, la-dee-da."
Allison Portchnik
Annie Hall
Diane Keaton portrayed the title role in the 1977 film, "Annie Hall." It was directed by Woody Allen, who also starred in the film as Max Singer.
Duane Hall
Alvy "Max" Singer
"A boy's best friend is his mother."
A Clockwork Orange
Psycho
Psycho is a 1960 film about a secretary who steals money from her employer and hits the road! It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Star Wars
Jaws
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."
The Deer Hunter
The Godfather Part II
"The Godfather Part II" was released on December 12, 1974 in New York City. The third in the series was later released in 1990.
Chinatown
Rocky
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"I'm walking here! I'm walking here!"
Easy Rider
The Apartment
Midnight Cowboy
"Midnight Cowboy" was based on a 1965 novel written by James Leo Herlihy. The film was released four years later, in 1969.
Lawrence of Arabia
"Hello, gorgeous."
La Dolce Vita
The Sound of Music
Mary Poppins
Funny Girl
"Funny Girl" was directed by William Wyler and released on September 18, 1968. The film stars Barbara Streisand as Brice.
“If the good Lord had intended us to walk, he wouldn’t have invented roller skates.â€
Kramer vs. Kramer
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" was released on June 30, 1971. Though it received Academy Award nominations, it only grossed $4 million at the box office.
Mary Poppins
The Sound of Music
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"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
Tom Hagen
Vito Corleone
Marlon Brando played the title role of Vito Corleone in "The Godfather." The film was released on March 24, 1972 in the United States.
Michael Corleone
Sonny Corleone
"Did you hear what I said, Miss Kubelik? I absolutely adore you."
The Apartment
"The Apartment" was a romantic comedy released on June 15, 1960. It starred Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray.
The Sound of Music
Mary Poppins
Midnight Cowboy
"Soylent Green is people!"
Shirl
Detective Thorn
"Soylent Green" is a 1973 science fiction thriller directed by Richard Fleischer. Detective Thorn was portrayed by actor Charlton Heston.
Chief Hatcher
Governor Santini
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"Attica! Attica!"
Sergeant Eugene Moretti
Sonny Wortzik
In the 1975 film "Dog Day Afternoon," Al Pacino portrays bank robber Sonny Wortzik. The film was produced by Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand.
"Sal" Naturale
Agent Sheldon
"Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
Dr. Heywood R. Floyd
Dr. Dave Bowman
"2001: A Space Odyssey" premiered in 1968. It was directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Dr. Frank Poole
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"
Howard Beale
From the 1976 movie "Network," Peter Finch portrayed the character Howard Beale. Finch died of a heart attack in 1977, just one year after the film was released.
Frank Hackett
Arthur Jensen
Max Shumacher
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"Bond. James Bond."
Thunderball
Dr. No
In 1962, the first film in the James Bond series was released. Sean Connery famously used the phrase "Bond. James Bond," for the first time in Dr. No.
You Only Live Twice
Goldfinger
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
Captain Benjamin L. Willard
Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore
"Apocalypse Now" was an epic war film from the year 1979. It was directed, produced and co-written by Francis Coppola.
Colonel Walter E. Kurtz
Lieutenant General Corman
"Plastics."
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Graduate
This famous quote from the 1967 film, "The Graduate," was spoken by Mr. Maguire. Maguire was portrayed by actor Walter Brooke.
The Apartment
Barbarella
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“Go get the butter.â€
Patton
Grease
Young Frankenstein
Last Tango in Paris
Starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider, "Last Tango in Paris" premiered on October 14, 1972. It grossed more than $96 million at the box office around the world.
"Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb."
Mean Streets
Superman
Batman
In 1966, Adam West starred as "Batman" in this superhero film. It was based on the "Batman" television series, as well as the DC Comics character.
Patton
"We all go a little mad sometimes."
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Rosemary's Baby
Lawrence of Arabia
Psycho
"Psycho" premiered on June 16, 1960 at the DeMille Theatre. Anthony Perkins portrays main character, Norman Bates.
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"Is it safe?"
Klute
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Marathon Man
"Marathon Man" is a 1976 suspense-thriller film featuring Dustin Hoffman. It was directed by John Schlesinger.
The Omen
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