1000 films to see before you die: Quiz

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  1. Which of these westerns rode off with the most Oscars?

    1. Brokeback Mountain

    2. Blazing Saddles

    3. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

  2. These three films were all shot in Paris, but which was based on an American movie?

    1. The Beat that My Heart Skipped

    2. Amelie

    3. Alphaville

  3. Which film noir was shelved then reshot and released two years later after its male and female leads became an item?

    1. The Blue Lamp

    2. The Big Chill

    3. The Big Sleep

  4. Which of these Gallic marathons has the longest running time?

    1. La Belle Noiseuse (full version)

    2. Betty Blue (director's cut)

    3. Un Chien Andalou

  5. Which 1999 film sees Kevin Spacey seduce his daughter's best friend?

    1. American Gigolo

    2. American Beauty

    3. American Psycho

  6. Which of these films was directed by the man who voiced Miss Piggy?

    1. Dirty Harry

    2. Dirty Dancing

    3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

  7. Which crime comedy features an unlikely cameo from Veronica Lake, who died several years before it was made?

    1. Dick Tracy

    2. Crimes and Misdemeanours

    3. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  8. Three classic road movies: but only one of the directors brought his granny along for the ride. Which one?

    1. Gallivant (dir. Andrew Kotting)

    2. Five Easy Pieces (dir. Bob Rafelson)

    3. Easy Rider (dir. Dennis Hopper)

  9. Which of these music docs did Variety call "the Citizen Kane of rock pictures"?

    1. Gimme Shelter

    2. The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle

    3. Don't Look Back

  10. Which Italian director's film was banned in the UK for its extreme violence?

    1. Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice

    2. Nanni Moretti's Dear Diary

    3. Sergio Corbucci's Django

  11. Which of these Robert Altman movies has a Leonard Cohen soundtrack?

    1. MASH

    2. McCabe and Mrs Miller

    3. The Long Goodbye

  12. Which 40s tale about a nurse hired to look after a local beauty on a south seas island is loosely based on Jane Eyre?

    1. I Was a Male War Bride

    2. I Know Where I'm Going!

    3. I Walked With a Zombie

  13. Which Hong Kong-set film was the subject of a subsequent Hollywood remake which won Martin Scorsese his first Oscar?

    1. The Killer

    2. Infernal Affairs

    3. In the Mood for Love

  14. Which of the following films features a scene in which two of the main characters play the "echo game"?

    1. The House of Wax

    2. The House of Mirth

    3. House of Flying Daggers

  15. Which of these musically-themed movies features a protagonist named Blake who is based on a famous rock icon?

    1. The Hours and Times

    2. Last Days

    3. Jubilee

  16. Which of the following supernaturally-themed films was made by Kathryn Bigelow, the director who later brought surfing flick Point Break to our screens?

    1. Near Dark

    2. A Nightmare on Elm Street

    3. Night of the Living Dead

  17. Which of the following centres on a reluctant hero fighting colonial powers?

    1. Once Upon a Time in America

    2. Once Upon a Time in China

    3. Once Upon a Time in the West

  18. Which of these Alfred Hitchcock movies stars Janet Leigh as a thief on the lam?

    1. North by Northwest

    2. Notorious

    3. Psycho

  19. Which of the following musically-themed movies featured a young Bob Geldof?

    1. Quadrophenia

    2. Pink Floyd: The Wall

    3. Purple Rain

  20. Which of the following science fiction tales was the subject of a 2002 remake which was not a hit with the critics?

    1. Planet of the Apes

    2. Rollerball

    3. Robocop

  21. Which of these "wild" movies isn't about a gang of bikers?

    1. The Wild One

    2. The Wild Bunch

    3. Wild Angels

  22. Director Neil LaBute recently remade which classic horror film?

    1. The Wicker Man

    2. Witchfinder General

    3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

  23. Orson Welles stars in all three of these films, but which one didn't he also direct?

    1. The Trial

    2. Touch of Evil

    3. The Third Man

  24. Which of these films isn't inspired by a Shakespeare play?

    1. Throne of Blood

    2. Vivre Sa Vie

    3. Ten Things I Hate About You

  25. Which of these James Cameron films starred Edward Furlong?

    1. Terminator

    2. Terminator II

    3. Titanic

Solutions

1:C, 2:A, 3:C, 4:A, 5:B, 6:C, 7:C, 8:A, 9:B, 10:C, 11:B, 12:C, 13:B, 14:C, 15:B, 16:A, 17:B, 18:C, 19:B, 20:B, 21:B, 22:A, 23:C, 24:B, 25:B

Scores

  1. 1 and above.

    Oh dear. You probably want to watch a few more things on <a href="http://film.theguardian.com/1000films/0,,2108487,00.html">this list</a>.

  2. 10 and above.

    Not bad, but you probably want to watch a few more things on <a href="http://film.theguardian.com/1000films/0,,2108487,00.html">this list</a>.

  3. 15 and above.

    Respectable.

  4. 20 and above.

    Impressive. Most impressive.

 

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