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The 1980s were an era when Isis was just a goddess and Tom Cruise wasn't a Scientologist ... Good times! Okay, if we can't literally go back, we can still enjoy the delightful teen movies, romantic comedies and action films the '80s did so well!
What writer/director was the undisputed king of 80s teen comedies?
Joel Schumacher
Oliver Stone
John Hughes
Hughes died relatively young, of a heart attack at 59.
Jim Hughes
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Which actor/actress was NOT considered a member of the Brat Pack?
Ally Sheedy
Charlie Sheen
Other core members were Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, and Anthony Michael Hall.
Emilio Estevez
Andrew McCarthy
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Which of the following is NOT a 1980s movie?
Real Genius
Down & Out in Beverly Hills
Pretty Woman
"Pretty Woman" was released in 1990 -- which mathematicians would say is the last year of the 80s, but we're not buying that.
The Goonies
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Which "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" actor went on to get seriously involved in social activism?
Anthony Edwards
Sean Penn
Penn has also won Academy Awards for his acting -- a far cry from his time as stoner Spicoli.
Brian Backer
Judge Reinhold
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Which "Fast Times" actress also starred in the 80s' hottest TV miniseries, "Lace?"
Brooke Shields
Heather Locklear
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Phoebe Cates
Her iconic line in "Lace" was, "Incidentally, which one of you bitches is my mother?"
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Who directed the 1983 adaptation of "The Outsiders"?
Howard Deutsch
George Lucas
Francis Ford Coppola
Coppola received a letter from a school librarian and her students suggesting he make the film.
Steven Spielberg
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What megastar-to-be had a small role as Steve Randle in "The Outsiders"?
Robert Downey Jr.
Tom Cruise
Swayze didn't do so badly himself, starring in "Road House" and "Dirty Dancing."
Patrick Swayze
Brad Pitt
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Which "Outsiders" cast member went on to a role on "The West Wing"?
Ralph Macchio
Rob Lowe
Lowe played assistant communications director Sam Seaborne.
C. Thomas Howell
Matt Dillon
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Who recorded "Don't You Forget About Me," the theme of "The Breakfast Club"?
the Cure
Billy Idol
Simple Minds
Billy Idol turned it down, but later recorded a version of it.
Journey
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The same year they were in "Breakfast Club," Sheedy, Estevez and Nelson played college grads in which film?
St. Elmo's Fire
This Brat Pack film dealt with Georgetown graduates navigating real life for the first time.
Terms of Endearment
Atlantic City
Singles
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In "St. Elmo's Fire", St. Elmo's is also a what?
a hospital
a bar
At the end of the movie, the gang decides to go elsewhere -- a sign that they're leaving their college days behind.
a church
a secret club
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Which non-Brat-Pack actress played shy Wendy in "St. Elmo's Fire"?
Demi Moore
Lea Thomson
Kelly Le Brock
Mare Winningham
Wendy is the eventual love interest of Rob Lowe's playboy character, Billy.
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What's the name of the unlucky camp in "Friday the 13th?"
Camp Winnemucca
Camp Blue Skies
Camp Crystal Lake
"Friday the 13th" had legs like no other horror franchise, lasting into the 2000s.
Camp Voorhees
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Who was the Camp Crystal Lake killer in the first "Friday the 13th?"
Jason, of course
Jason's mother
This question will become very important to Drew Barrymore in "Scream."
Jason's father
camp counselor Alice
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Which film caused a vogue for Ray-Ban Wayfarers?
Pretty in Pink
The Breakfast Club
Risky Business
And why not? Wayfarers are the rare style of sunglasses that suit every facial shape.
All the Right Moves
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Who played Lana, the prostitute, in "Risky Business"?
Laura San Giacomo
Andie MacDowell
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Rebecca DeMornay
DeMornay and Cruise shared a very racy sex scene on Chicago's El train.
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Which film is about vampires in a California beach town?
Near Dark
The Lost Boys
Fun fact: star Kiefer Sutherland's father appeared later in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
Gothika
The Hunger
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What were the last names of "the two Coreys"?
Hart and Feldman
Hart and Haim
Haim and Feldman
They had their own reality show on A&E for a time.
Crowe and Cameron
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What horror-movie icon was "the bastard son of a hundred maniacs"?
Michael Moore
Ghostface
Freddy Krueger
Krueger's mother was raped by inmates of an asylum, one of which was Freddy's father.
Jigsaw
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What was Freddy Krueger's signature look?
a fedora and a red-and-green striped sweater
The trenchcoat and suit were the signature of DC's John Constantine, and now Castiel on "Supernatural."
a trenchcoat and rumpled suit
a janitor's coverall
an opera cape and half-mask
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Which Brat Packer was co-lead in the nerd-chic movie "Weird Science"?
Emilio Estevez
Anthony Michael Hall
Ilan Mitchell-Smith was his lesser-known co-star.
Andrew McCarthy
C. Thomas Howell
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Also in "Weird Science," who plays the gorgeous woman the boys create?
Julia Roberts
Cindy Crawford
Jami Gertz
Kelly LeBrock
LeBrock seems to have an interest in dubious science -- she owned a home hyperbaric chamber and started a line of homeopathic medicines.
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Which band recorded the song "Pretty in Pink"?
Echo and the Bunnymen
Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark
Simple Minds
the Psychedelic Furs
The song predated the film and might have partly inspired it.
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In that same film, who played Andie's friend Iona, the record-store owner?
Gina Gershon
Edie McClurg
Annie Potts
Gina Gershon really did have a bit part in the movie, as did shock comic Andrew Dice Clay.
Joan Sutherland
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In which film did "Pretty in Pink" stars Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy reunite?
Fresh Horses
Ben Stiller also starred, but he wasn't in "Breakfast Club" or "St. Elmo's Fire," so back then, we didn't care.
The Pick-Up Artist
Some Kind of Wonderful
Mischief
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Val Kilmer starred in which film that rivalled the hit "Weird Science"?
Dangerous Minds
Revenge of the Nerds
Real Genius
The film's lead was the lesser-known Gabriel Jarret.
the Goonies
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Who played the popular Amanda Jones in the love-triangle film "Some Kind of Wonderful?"
Molly Ringwald
Mare Winningham
Lea Thomson
Molly Ringwald was the first choice for the role. It's lucky that Thomson got it -- she met her husband, director Howard Deutch, through the film.
Ally Sheedy
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"Mystic Pizza" starred Annabeth Gish, Lili Taylor and which 90s It Girl?
Demi Moore
Helen Hunt
Julia Roberts
Roberts was arguably the 80s' biggest female star, though Gish and Taylor have both been successful.
Jennifer Aniston
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Why is "Mystic Pizza" (a restaurant within the film) mystic?
no one can figure out the secret ingredient
the owner is also a spiritualist
the blues band that performs there is "the Mystics"
it's in Mystic, Connecticut
The town has a large Portuguese population, and the film uses the slightly derogatory term "portagee" several times.
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In which film does John Cusack famously hold up a boombox under his girlfriend's window?
Grosse Pointe Blank
Say Anything
Though stirring and romantic on the big screen, the scene has been parodied more than once.
Elizabethtown
Can't Buy Me Love
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In that film, what song is playing on the boombox?
Simple Minds' "Alive and Kicking"
Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes"
In the slapstick "Date Movie," the song is the 70s' "Baby Come Back."
Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower"
Kate Bush's "Running Up that Hill"
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What Latin phrase is the rallying cry for the students of "Dead Poets Society"?
ad astra per aspera
carpe diem
"Esto quod esse videris" means "Be what you seem," good advice as well.
esto quod esse videris
et tu, Brute
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Which "Dead Poets Society" actor played the doomed student Neil Perry?
Andrew McCarthy
Robert Sean Leonard
A young Ethan Hawke played the lead, his roommate Todd.
Ethan Hawke
Timothy Hutton
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The first "Pitch Perfect" movie has a homage to which 80s film?
The Breakfast Club
Beca's love interest, played by Skylar Astin, introduces her to the movie.
Sixteen Candles
Risky Business
St. Elmo's Fire
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Which 2000s TV show landed four out of five "Breakfast Club" stars in guest roles?
My Name is Earl
Las Vegas
Battlestar Galactica
Psych
Emilio Estevez was the holdout -- maybe too busy with his little brother's antics.
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