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Test your knowledge of 2007 movies with this movie quotes quiz.

Try to guess which films the movie quotes below came from. Easy, you say? We’ll see!

1. “I’m handsome even when I sleep?”

2. “It all started with a chair.”

3. “Never trust a sailor on dry land.”

4. “I am Shiva, the god of death.”

5. “Aw, hells bells. They even shot the dog!”

6. “If I cannot fly, let me sing…”

7. “Wouldn’t it be funny if the devil looked just like you?”

8. “This much I know, when the storm breaks, some are dumb with terror and some spread their wings like eagles and soar. ”

9. “Can we just take a moment to reflect on all of the ways that you are a douche bag?”

10. “Judges, lawyers, cops, politicians. They stop bringing dope into this country, about a hundred thousand people are gonna be out of a job.”

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1. “I’m handsome even when I sleep?” was asked by Prince Edward (James Marsden) in Enchanted.

2. “It all started with a chair” was said by Juno MacGuff (Ellen Philpotts-Page) in Juno.

3. “Never trust a sailor on dry land” was said by Tommy Nettle (Daniel Mays) in Atonement.

4. “I am Shiva, the god of death” was said by Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) in Michael Clayton.

5. “Aw, hells bells. They even shot the dog!” was said by Wendell (Garret Dillahunt) in No Country for Old Men.

6. “If I cannot fly, let me sing…” was said by Johanna (Jayne Wisener) in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

7. “Wouldn’t it be funny if the devil looked just like you?” was asked by Private Robert Ortiez (Victor Wolf) in In the Valley of Elah.

8. “This much I know, when the storm breaks, some are dumb with terror and some spread their wings like eagles and soar” was said by Dr. John Dee (David Threlfall) in Elizabeth: The Golden Age.

9. “Can we just take a moment to reflect on all of the ways that you are a douche bag?” was asked by Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in Charlie Wilson’s War.

10. “Judges, lawyers, cops, politicians. They stop bringing dope into this country, about a hundred thousand people are gonna be out of a job” was said by Detective Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) in American Gangster.

I hope you enjoyed this movie quotes quiz! Check out our other posts related to 2007 movies:

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I’d love to say that All About Eve is a great movie. Certainly, anyone who watches the DVD extras would get the impression that it is. And if you believe what you hear in the archival interview footage filmed at the time of All About Eve’s release and even many years after, you would probably expect that it’s one of the best movies of the mid-20th century. I think the word perfect was even mentioned several times in the interviews.

I have to say, though; I don’t get it. My take is that it’s a movie with greatness at its heart with lots of fluffy show-biz-type stuff covering it up. The fluffiness comes mostly from a stellar cast that for some reason thought campy would play better than sincere. Many of the characters vamp instead of speak and whine instead of interact, which grows old after just a few minutes. This came as a surprise to me because Miss Bette Davis (along with everyone else in All About Eve) obviously can act. Just one example of that is Now, Voyager, which features BD at her most subtle best.

The rest of the fluff comes from a script that takes itself just a little too seriously. This was another surprise. According to the archival interviews, Eve was the only script in which Davis — famous for angering writers and producers by rewriting scripts — never changed a word because she felt it couldn’t be improved.

Having said all that, I hope I haven’t completely poisoned you against All About Eve. There is some witty dialog, and the themes in the movie are just as timely and worthwhile today as they were in 1950. In fact, you could even say the character of Eve is a timeless icon. Throughout the movie, she worms her way into everyone’s hearts, smiling while she stealthily scratches and claws her way to the top. Sycophantic and obsessed, Eve brought herself from waiting every night by the stage door of the theater where her idol Margo Channing stars in a hit play to finally eclipsing the object of her affection. It reminded me a lot of the time I spent in corporate America.

Without giving away the ending, I’ll tell you that it all works out as the old “what comes around goes around” kicks in for Dear Eve. The ending is actually where the script comes to life for me. There’s an ominous quality to it because we know justice is at hand. I couldn’t help having a Cheshire cat grin as the film reached its conclusion because I knew Eve was going to get a taste of her own medicine — even if it was only going to be off-camera. Whatever the movie’s flaws, that fact actually made it worth the popcorn to me.

Movie trivia from All About Eve

• Tallulah Bankhead, Susan Hayward, Marlene Dietrich, Claudette Colbert, Ingrid Bergman and Gertrude Lawrence were all considered for the part of Margo Channing before Darryl F. Zanuck hired Bette Davis.
• According to the casting director’s list, Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis (eventually, Mrs. Reagan) were considered for the roles of Bill Sampson and Eve Harrington.
• Bette Davis was in the process of breaking up with husband William Sherry while she was making All About Eve. Her raspy voice in the film is due a burst blood vessel in her throat from screaming at her soon-to-be-ex-husband. Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz liked the quality it gave her voice so he encouraged Davis not to try to change it.
• Zsa Zsa Gabor kept coming to the set because she was jealous of her husband George Sanders’ scenes with Marilyn Monroe.
• Bette Davis fell in love with co-star Gary Merrill while shooting All About Eve. They married in July 1950, which was just a few weeks after filming wrapped. They eventually divorced years later.

Other Tricky Movie Trivia classic movie reviews:

• To Kill a Mockingbird
• My Man Godfrey
• Now, Voyager
• The Enchanted Cottage
• Born Yesterday

You might also be interested in our trivia quiz about famous movie quotes from Bette Davis movies.

Posted February 18, 2008 Comments(2)

Plenty of romantic movies can help you get in the mood for Valentine’s Day, but these 10 are among our favorites. The V-Day film-watching formula is simple: grab the chocolate ice cream, a box of Kleenex (depending on the movie) and the remote control. Then, fire up one of these movies on DVD and enjoy:

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947
Starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison
104 minutes

Memorable quote from the movie:
“You’ll forgive me if I take a minute to get accustomed to you.”

Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
Starring Woody Allen, Diane Wiest, Carrie Fisher, Michael Caine, Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey
103 minutes

Memorable quote from the movie:
“And Nietzsche, with his theory of eternal recurrence. He said that the life we lived we’re gonna live over again the exact same way for eternity. Great. That means I’ll have to sit through the Ice Capades again.”

The Enchanted Cottage
1945
Starring Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Herbert Marshall, Mildred Natwick
91 minutes
Also, read our movie review

Memorable quote from the movie:
Oliver Bradford (Robert Young): “Well, apparently you don’t complain!”
Major John Hillgrove (Herbert Marshall): “You haven’t given me a chance.”

When Harry Met Sally
1989
Starring Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby
96 minutes

Memorable quote from the movie:
“Had my dream again where I’m making love, and the Olympic judges are watching. I’d nailed the compulsories, so this is it, the finals. I got a 9.8 from the Canadians, a perfect 10 from the Americans, and my mother, disguised as an East German judge, gave me a 5.6. Must have been the dismount.”

Moonstruck
1987
Starring Cher, Nicholas Cage, Olympia Dukakis
102 minutes

Memorable quote from the movie:
“Pardon me folks. That was just a very attractive mental patient.”

The Lake House
2006
Starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves
Rated PG, 105 minutes

Memorable quote from the movie:
“Even though this is clearly impossible, it’s amazing.“

You’ve Got Mail
1998
Starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey
119 minutes

Memorable quote from the movie:
“It was a perfect blend of poetry and meanness.”

Gone With the Wind
1939
Starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard
226 min (copyright length), 238 min (restored U.S. DVD version)

Memorable quote from the movie:
“No, I don’t think I will kiss you, although you need kissing, badly. That’s what’s wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.”

Chasing Amy
1997
Starring Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee
113 minutes

Memorable quote from the movie:
Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams): “So, you’ve never been curious about men?”
Holden (Ben Affleck): “Curious about men? Well, I always wondered why my father watched Hee Haw.”

Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994
Starring Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell
117 minutes

Memorable quote from the movie:
“That’s the great advantage of having a reputation for being stupid; people are less suspicious of you.”

I hope you enjoyed these romantic movie recommendations.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

You might also enjoy these other Tricky Movie Trivia holiday-related posts:

Easter Classic Movies Trivia Quiz
Movies About Moms for Mother’s Day
Irish Movies for St. Patrick’s Day
Memorial Day War Movies Trivia Quiz
Father’s Day Movie Trivia Quiz

Posted February 10, 2008 Comments(2)

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Get geared up for the Super Bowl by seeing if you can answer the following football movie trivia questions!

1. Which of the following actors did NOT have his debut in the 1986 football movie Wildcats?

• Woody Harrelson
• LL Cool J
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Wesley Snipes

2. One of the semi-pro teams in the 1974 version of The Longest Yard had the same name as a company mentioned in 1987’s Wall Street, starring Michael Douglas. What was the name of that company?

3. In the 1932 Marx Brothers football-related movie Horse Feathers, one of the brothers limped through half the film because in real life his kneecap had been shattered in a car accident. Which brother had the limp?

4. Which 1971 movie that reenacted a real-life relationship between football teammates aired on television before it was released theatrically?

5. Which football movie was inspired by a McDonald’s ad about Pee-Wee Football that ran during the Super Bowl? (Steven Spielberg liked it so much, the day after it aired he called up the ad’s creator and hired him to write the script for it.)

6. There were only two football movies shot on the Notre Dame campus. One was Knute Rockne: All American (1940). What was the other one?

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Now it’s time to see whether you’re a movie star.

1. Samuel L. Jackson was the only one of the four actors who did not have his debut in Wildcats.

2. The name of the company mentioned in Wall Street and The Longest Yard was Anacott Steel, and it doesn’t exist.

3. Chico was the Marx brother who limped in Horse Feathers.

4. Brian’s Song was shown on television before it was released theatrically.

5. The movie inspired by the McDonald’s ad was 1994’s Little Giants.

6. The other football movie shot on the Notre Dame campus was Rudy (1993).

So how did you do with this test of your football movie trivia knowledge? If you didn’t get most of the answers right, don’t worry; you’re not alone. The questions were hard!

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