Published: Tuesday 19th August 2025A free quiz about the movies and movie makers of the 1980s.
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Who wrote the novel "The Shining" on which the 1980 Jack Nicholson film was based?
Stephen King.
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Which 1983 movie saw Sean Connery return to the role of James Bond?
Never Say Never Again.
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In which 1983 film did the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man make an appearance?
Ghostbusters.
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Who performed the theme song to the cult movie "St. Elmo's Fire"?
John Parr.
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Who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "My Left Foot"?
Brenda Fricker.
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Who co-starred as Arnold Schwarzenegger's twin in "Twins"?
Danny DeVito.
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Inspired by the play "Cyrano de Bergerac", what was the title of Steve Martin's 1987 romantic comedy.
Roxanne.
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What was Timothy Dalton's first movie as James Bond?
The Living Daylights.
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Which 1982 movie had Julie Andrews playing a woman impersonating a man impersonating a woman?
Victor Victoria.
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The 1981 movie "Mommie Dearest" was a bio-pic of which former actress?
Joan Crawford.
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Who starred as Lex Luthor in the 1980 release "Superman II"?
Gene Hackman.
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What movie of 1984 gave Johnny Depp his first major big screen role?
Nightmare on Elm Street.
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Which 1985 blockbuster starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep won seven Oscars?
Out of Africa.
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Which Coen Brothers comedy released in 1987 starred Nicholas Cage as a kidnapper?
Raising Arizona.
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Which Bill Murray movie of 1988 was a modern take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"?
Scrooged.
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Who played Gabriel Cash to Sylvester Stallone's Tango in 1999's "Tango and Cash"?
Kurt Russell.
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Who starred as Pink in the 1982 movie adaption of Pink Floyd's "The Wall"?
Bob Geldoff.
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Although he died in 1980, which 1982 Pink Panther movie starred Peter Sellars?
The Trail of the Pink Panther.
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Which 1986 bio-pic told the last days of the Sex Pistols' bass player?
Sid and Nancy.
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Which Star Trek actor directed the award winning comedy "Three Men and a Baby"?
Leonard Nimoy (Spock).
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