To begin, here's a link to the song 'Saturday Night At The Movies' -
Here is a stand alone 'Film Quotes Quiz', for use in CST sessions.
The aim is to guess the movie, based on the quote and the still image.
To enhance the activity, consider adding in some film music clips and songs. Also, take the opportunity to make it more fun by asking members to impersonate the actor originally saying the words.
Some additional fun questions are included alongside the answers below.
Start off the group by discussing going to the cinema. Who enjoys seeing a movie on the big screen? Do people have a favourite genre of films? Or a favourite movie or actor?
Okay, time to get the popcorn, hot dogs and Diet Coke ready 🍿🥤🌭
1. “A captain with seven children. What's so fearsome about that."
After guessing, here is a link to an overture from the movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7pxbCAHyi4
(Or you could play the songs after the quiz?)
2. "The power of Christ compels you!"
3. “Wilson, Wilson. I'm sorry Wilson!"
4. "I'm your number one fan."
5. “Here's Johnny!"
6. “To infinity and beyond."
7. “All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.”
8. “Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night.”
Link to song 'Bette Davis Eyes' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPOIS5taqA8
9. “You talking to me?”
10. “Love means never having to say you're sorry.”
Here's a link to the song from the movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUrxm4z9I-c
11. “I'll have what she's having.”
12. “I'll be back.”
13. “I see dead people.”
14. “It's alive! It's alive!”
15. “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
16. “Elementary, my dear Watson.”
17. “They're here!”
18. “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.”
19. “Open the pod bay doors, Hal.”
20. “Oh, no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast.”
21. “A martini. Shaken, not stirred.”
Here's a link to the theme song from that movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D1nK7q2i8I
22. “I feel the need - the need for speed!”
Here's a link to the song from the movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUis9yny_lI
23. “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.”
24. “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”
Here's a link to the song from the movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpmILPAcRQo
25. "In space, no one can hear you scream.”
26. ”Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.”
27. “Phone home.”
28. “Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.”
29. “Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.”
Here's a link to the song from the movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSZxmZmBfnU
30. “May the force be with you.”
31. “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”
32. “You're gonna need a bigger boat.”
33. “My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.”
34. “Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!”
35. “You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off.”
36. “He’s not the Messiah. He’s a very naughty boy.”
Here's a link to the song from the movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrdEMERq8MA
37. “Houston, we have a problem.”
38. “A boy's best friend is his mother.”
39. “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.”
Here's a link to the song from the movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ruUJSgtzY
40. “I'm the king of the world!”
Here's a link to the song from the movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gK_2XdjOdY
41. “Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape.”
42. “Live long and prosper.”
43. “My precious.”
44. “I’m also just a girl standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.”
Here's a link to the song from the movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IobNcpiwpSc
45. “Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?”
Here's a link to the song from the movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDlAMjM-77Y&t=45s
46. "Are you not entertained?"
47. “I was a better man with you as a woman than I ever was with a woman as a man.”
48. "Infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me."
49. “I knew it the first time I saw her. It was like coming home, only to no home I'd ever known. I was just taking her hand to help her out of a car and I knew. It was...magic.”
50. "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"
51. "Don't look, Marion! Keep your eyes SHUT!"
52. “T-Rex doesn’t want to be fed, he wants to hunt.”
Finish with the 'Pearl & Dean' advert - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxU6LT6DonE
And a discussion about other favourite movies and about going to the cinema in general.
ANSWERS
1. “A captain with seven children. What's so fearsome about that."
'The Sound Of Music', 1965
Starring Julie Andrews as Maria & Christopher Plummer as Captain Von Trapp
Music and lyrics by Rodgers & Hammerstein
Q. What did Maria make 'new' play clothes for the children out of? - CURTAIN DRAPES
2. “The power of Christ compels you!"
'The Exorcist', 1974
Starring Linda Blair as Regan, Ellen Burstyn as her mother, Jason Miller as the priest & Max Von Sydow as the Exorcist
Q. Which Mike Oldfield album was used as theme music for the movie? - TUBULAR BELLS (This album launched the 'Virgin' record label!)
3. “Wilson, Wilson. I'm sorry Wilson!"
'Castaway', 2000
Starring Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland
Q. What was Wilson? - A VOLLEYBALL
Q. Who did Chuck Nolan work for? - FEDEX
4. “I'm your number one fan."
'Misery', 1996
Starring Kathy Bates and James Caan
Q. Who wrote the book? - STEPHEN KING
5. “Here's Johnny!"
'The Shining', 1980
Starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall
Q. The name of the hotel? - THE OVERLOOK
Q. How much was the axe recently on sale for? - £40-60K
6. “To infinity and beyond."
'Toy Story', 1995
Starring Tom Hanks
Q. As which character? - WOODY
7. “All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.”
‘Sunset Boulevard’, 1950
Q. Who composed the music for the stage play? - ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
8. “Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night.” ‘All About Eve’, 1950 Q. Starring? - BETTE DAVIS
9. “You talking to me?” ‘Taxi Driver’, 1976 Fun fact: Robert DeNiro improvised this line. The script only said "Travis speaks to himself in the mirror" so DeNiro took some liberties and was ultimately successful.
Q. In which city are taxis yellow? - NEW YORK
10. “Love means never having to say you're sorry.”
'Love Story', 1970 Fun fact: Two years later Ryan O'Neal will hear this line again in the film 'What's Up Doc?' when Barbara Streisand says it to his character and he responds, "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."
Q. Which 1973 film did Ryan O'Neal and his daughter Tatum star in together? - 'PAPER MOON'
11. “I'll have what she's having.”
'When Harry Met Sally', 1989 Q. Which 1987 film starring Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito was based on the 1951 Hitchcock thriller 'Strangers On A Train'? - 'THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN'
12. “I'll be back.”
'The Terminator', 1984
Q. Arnold Swarzenneger was Governor of which US State from 2003-11? - CALIFORNIA
13. “I see dead people.”
'The Sixth Sense', 1999 Fun fact: When Haley Joel Osment says this line the camera goes to Bruce Willis's face. This is a cinematic clue that Bruce Willis's character is dead.
Q. Which 1980s TV detective series did Bruce Willis star in alongside Cybil Shepherd? - 'MOONLIGHTING'
14. “It's alive! It's alive!”
'Frankenstein', 1931 Fun fact: The original line was "It's alive! It's alive! In the name of God! Now I know what it's like to be God!" Censors cut Dr. Frankenstein's full line because it was considered sacrilege.
Q. Who wrote 'Frankenstein' in 1817? - MARY SHELLEY
15. “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
'The Godfather II', 1974
Q. Who played the Godfather in the movies? - MARLON BRANDO
Q. Which criminal network were the films based on? - MAFIA
16. “Elementary, my dear Watson.”
'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes', 1929 Fun fact: Sherlock Holmes never says this iconic quote in any of the books the character is based on.
Q. Who created the character? - SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
Q. Where did Sherlock Holmes live? - 221B BAKER STREET
17. “They're here!”
'Poltergeist', 1982
Q. Which new town was built on the ancient American Indian burial ground, with disastrous consequences? - CUESTA VERDE
18. “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.”
'A Streetcar Named Desire', 1951
Q. Who wrote the play in 1947? - TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
19. “Open the pod bay doors, Hal.”
'2001: A Space Odyssey', 1968
Q. Who directed this sci-fi movie? - STANLEY KUBRICK
20. “Oh, no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast.”
'King Kong', 1933
Fun fact: The King Kong roar was a combination of a lion and tiger's roar combined and played backwards very slowly. ''
Q. Which actress was held in King Kong's hand as he climbed the Empire State Building? - FAY WRAY
21. “A martini. Shaken, not stirred.”
'Goldfinger', 1964
Fun fact: This iconic scene has been parodied over and over again. In Casino Royale, 42 years later, Daniel Craig's James Bond will be asked, "Shaken or stirred?" and Bond responds, "Do I look like I give a damn?"
Q. Who starred as James Bond in this movie? - SEAN CONNERY
Q. What were his other James Bond movies? - 'DR NO', 1962; 'FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE', 1963; 'THUNDERBALL', 1965; 'YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE', 1967; 'DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER', 1971 & 'NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN', 1983
22. “I feel the need - the need for speed!”
'Top Gun', 1986
Q. Which song, written for this movie and performed by Berlin, won the 'Best Original Song' Oscar that year? - 'TAKE MY BREATH AWAY'
23. “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.”
'Dead Poets Society', 1989
Q. What language is 'Carpe Diem'? - LATIN
Q. How old was Robin Williams when he died in 2014? - 63
24. “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”
'Dirty Dancing', 1987
Q. Which song, recorded for this movie by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, won the 'Best Original Song' Oscar in 1988? - 'I'VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE'
25. "In space, no one can hear you scream.” 'Alien' 1979.
Q. Who was the first actor to be killed by the alien? - JOHN HURT
Q. What was the name of the spaceship? - NOSTROMO
26. ”Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” 'It's A Wonderful Life', 1946.
Q. What was James Stewart's character's name? - GEORGE BAILEY
Q. What was the name of the angel? - CLARENCE
27. “Phone home.” 'ET The Extra Terrestrial', 1982 Q. Starring which actors as Elliott and Gertie? - HENRY THOMAS & DREW BARRYMORE Q. Can anyone ride (or fly) a bicycle?
28. “Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” 'Gone With The Wind', 1939
Fun fact: The 'Burning Of Atlanta' scene actually involved the blazing of the 'King Kong' set.
Q. Starring which actors as Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler? - VIVIEN LEIGH & CLARK GABLE
Q. What was the name of the homestead and plantation? - TARA
29. “Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.” 'The Wizard Of Oz', 1939 Fun fact: Judy Garland was kept looking young by being forced to keep a diet of 60 cigarettes a day, black coffee and clear chicken soup and amphetamines.
Q. What were the main characters looking for? - TIN MAN WANTED A HEART, LION WANTED COURAGE, SCARECROW WANTED A BRAIN & DOROTHY WANTED TO GO HOME
Q. How did she get home? - BY CLICKING HER HEELS TOGETHER
30. “May the force be with you.” 'Star Wars', 1977 Q. Who starred as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Hans Solo? - MARK HAMIL, CARRIE FISHER & HARRISON FORD Q. Hans Solo and Chewbacca's spaceship was called? - THE MILLENNIUM FALCON
Q. Who turned out to be Luke's father? - DARTH VADAR
31. “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”
'The Silence Of The Lambs', 1991
Q. Who starred as Hannibal Lecter and Agent Clarice Starling? - ANTHONY HOPKINS & JODI FOSTER
Q. Which other famous actor, aside from Anthony Hopkins, comes from Port Talbot in South Wales? - MICHAEL SHEEN
32. “You're gonna need a bigger boat.” 'Jaws', 1975 Q. Starring which two actors? - ROY SCHNEIDER & RICHARD DREYFUSS Q. The name of the boat was? - 'THE ORCA'
Q. 'Orca' is the proper name for which aquatic mammal? - KILLER WHALE
Q. The name of the village/island was? - AMITY
33. “My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.” 'Forrest Gump' , 1994 Q. Starring which actors as Forrest and his mother? - TOM HANKS & SALLY FIELD
Q. What are members' favourite chocolates?
34. “Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!” 'Sons Of The Desert', 1933 Q. Starring which comedy duo? - STAN LAUREL & OLIVER HARDY Q. Complete the song title from the 1937 film 'Way Out West'? - 'The trail of ... - THE LONESOME PINE'
35. “You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off.”
'The Italian Job', 1969
Q. Starring who as Charlie Croker? - MICHAEL CAINE
Q. The car chase involved which three cars? - MINIS
Q. Do members remember the song 'Self Preservation Society' from the film?
36. “He’s not the Messiah. He’s a very naughty boy.” 'Life Of Brian', 1979 Q. Who were the members of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus'? - GRAHAM CHAPMAN, JOHN CLEESE, ERIC IDOL, TERRY GILLIAM, TERRY JONES & MICHAEL PALIN Q. Do members remember the song 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life' from the film? Q. And the 'What have the Romans ever done for us?' sketch?
37. “Houston, we have a problem.” 'Apollo 13', 1995 Q. Starring which three actors? - TOM HANKS, BILL PAXTON & KEVIN BACON Q. Where did all Apollo launches take place from? - CAPE CANAVERAL IN FLORIDA
Q. Do members remember seeing the moon landing (Apollo 11) on 20th July 1969?
38. “A boy's best friend is his mother.” 'Psycho', 1960
Fun fact: In the infamous shower scene you never actually saw the blade cut the victim. It was all by suggestion. Q. Who starred as Norman Bates and Marion Crane? - ANTHONY PERKINS & JANET LEIGH
Q. Who directed the movie? - ALFRED HITCHCOCK
39. “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.”
'Casablanca', 1942
Q. Where is Casablanca? - MOROCCO
Q. Who starred as Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lund? - HUMPHRY BOGART & INGRID BERGMAN
Q. Do members remember the song 'As Time Goes By'?
40. “I'm the king of the world!” 'Titanic', 1997
(Not so much) fun facts: The date the Titanic sank was 14th April 1912. More than 1,500 souls were lost. Q. Who starred as Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater? - LEONARDO DICAPRIO & KATE WINSLET
Q. Do members think there was enough room for Jack on that door?
41. “Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape.” 'Planet Of The Apes', 1968 Q. Starring which two actors as George Taylor and Cornelius@ - CHARLTON HESTON & RODDY MCDOWELL
Q. What landmark was on the beach at the end of the movie? - STATUE OF LIBERTY
Q. Do members remember Charlton Heston's 'Best Actor' Oscar winning 1959 movie 'Ben Hur'?
42. “Live long and prosper.” 'Star Trek The Movie',1979 Q. Starring which actors as Captain James T Kirk and Doctor Spock? - WILLIAM SHATNER & LEONARD NIMOY Q. Who were the other main characters? - MCCOY, SCOTTY, SULU, CHEKOV & UHURA
Q. Can anyone do the Vulcan Salute?
43. “My precious.” 'The Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers', 2002 Q. Which actors starred as Frodo Baggins and Gandalf? - ELIJA WOOD & IAN MCKELLEN
Q. Who wrote the 1954 book? - J.R. TOLKIEN
Q. Which character said, "My precious?" - GOLLUM
44. “I’m also just a girl standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.” 'Notting Hill', 1999 Q. Starring which actors as William Thacker and Anna Scott? - HUGH GRANT & JULIA ROBERTS Q. The hit song from this movie was which Ronan Keating song? - 'WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL'
45. “Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?” 'The Graduate', 1967 Q. Starring which two actors as Benjamin Braddock and Mrs Robinson? - DUSTIN HOFFMAN & ANNE BANKCROFT
Q. Who wrote and performed the hit song from this movie? - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
46. "Are you not entertained?" 'Gladiator', 2000 Q. Starring which actor? - RUSSELL CROWE Q. His proper name in the movie was what? - MAXIMUS DECIMUS MERIDIUS
Q. Which famous actor died during the making of this film? - OLIVER REED
47. “I was a better man with you as a woman than I ever was with a woman as a man.” 'Tootsie', 1982 Q. Starring which actor as Michael Dorsey and Dorothy Michaels? - DUSTIN HOFFMAN Q. The hospital soap opera was called what? - 'SOUTHWEST GENERAL'
48. "Infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me." 'Carry On Cleo', 1964 Q. Starring which actors as Julius Caesar and Cleopatra? - KENNETH WILLIAMS & AMANDA BARRIE Q. Amanda Barrie went on to star as Alma Sedgewick in which TV soap? - 'CORONATION STREET'
49. “I knew it the first time I saw her. It was like coming home, only to no home I'd ever known. I was just taking her hand to help her out of a car and I knew. It was...magic.” 'Sleepless In Seattle', 1993 Q. Starring which actors as Sam Baldwin and Annie Reed? - TOM HANKS & MEG RYAN
Q. Where and when did they meet? - AT THE TOP OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING ON VALENTINE'S DAY Q. Which 1957 movie starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr was it based on? - 'AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER'
50. "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"
'Dirty Harry', 1971
Q. Starring which actor as cop Harry Callahan? - CLINT EASTWOOD
Q. What were the Clint Eastwood 1964-66 movies 'A Fistful Of Dollars', 'For A Few Dollars More' and 'The Good The Bad And The Ugly' known as? - SPAGHETTI WESTERNS
51. "Don't look, Marion! Keep your eyes SHUT!"
'Raiders Of The Lost Ark', 1971.
Q. This movie was directed by whom? - STEVEN SPIELBERG
Q. Who starred as the archaeologist Professor Indiana Jones? - HARRISON FORD
Q. What was the full name of the Ark? - THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
52. “T-Rex doesn’t want to be fed, he wants to hunt.” 'Jurassic Park', 1993 Q. Where did they find the dinosaur DNA? - IN MOSQUITO BLOOD, TRAPPED IN FOSSILISED AMBER
Q. What is thought to have made dinosaurs extinct, some 65.5m years ago? - CLIMATE CHANGE RESULTING FROM A METEOR IMPACT
