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Quiz: Movies from the 1980s

By Elissa Royal, March-April 2005





1. This 1985 movie features a tough city cop in Amish country and a doomed romance.

  The Accidental Tourist
  The Verdict
  Once Upon a Time in America
  Witness

2. Two grownups play a duet of "Heart and Soul" by jumping on the keys of a giant keyboard in one of the many memorable scenes from this charming movie.

  Big
  The Princess Bride
  Cocoon
  Dead Poets Society

3. Based on a real story, this 1983 drama proved to audiences that Cher was a serious actress.

  Glory
  Silkwood
  Gorillas in the Mist
  My Left Foot

4. This dark comedy was about a bail-jumping embezzler and the bounty hunter assigned to bring him back.

  Prizzi's Honor
  Married to the Mob
  Midnight Run
  No Way Out

5. Both mother and daughter have problems with their love lives in this 1987 romantic comedy.

  On Golden Pond
  Moonstruck
  Terms of Endearment
  Driving Miss Daisy

6. A seductive woman persuades her lover to kill her husband in this steamy 1981 film noir.

  Dangerous Liaisons
  The French Lieutenant's Woman
  Bull Durham
  Body Heat

7. Audiences were introduced to the little-known world of autistic savants in this 1988 movie.

  Local Hero
  Arthur
  Rain Man
  Places in the Heart

8. This film is often described as the quintessential movie about baby boomers.

  The Big Chill
  Flashdance
  Dirty Dancing
  Ordinary People

9. In this coming-of-age story, a young woman must pass a test about the Baltimore Colts before her fiancé will marry her.

  Working Girl
  The Big Easy
  Diner
  Stand by Me

10. This movie is still considered by many to be one of the best date movies ever made.

  Romancing the Stone
  When Harry Met Sally
  Tootsie
  A Fish Called Wanda