Test Your Knowledge of Movie Trivia: Big '80s
Some of MotorWorld | MileOne Autogroup's fondest memories about the '80s are of the movies we used to love. You probably know your favorites, but some trivia about '80s movies may surprise you.
Q: Who were the five members of the Breakfast Club?
A: John Bender (Judd Nelson), Andrew “Andy” Clark (Emilio Estevez), Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald), Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy) and Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall).
Q: Who was one of the top writers/directors in the 1980s?
A: John Hughes. Not only was he the man behind The Breakfast Club, he also penned Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Weird Science, among many more.
Q: Which actress plays Ferris Bueller’s sister in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?
A: Jennifer Grey played Jeanie Bueller. She also starred in Dirty Dancing with Patrick Swayze, another iconic '80s film.
Q: Who were the “Brat Pack?"
A: “Brat Pack” is a play on an earlier group of individuals (including Sammy Davis Jr.) who were known as the Rat Pack. The Brat Pack included actors who were in the dominant coming-of-age films of the '80s. These actors include Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson and Rob Lowe, among others.
Q: What is the name of the woman Gary and Wyatt create in Weird Science?
A: Lisa, played by actress Kelly LeBrock.
Q: What Australian comedian/construction worker made it big in the hit movie Crocodile Dundee?
A: Paul Hogan.
Q: What famous actor played slacker character Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High?
A: Sean Penn.
Q: Think older brother Chet in Weird Science looks familiar?
A: He should. He’s actor Bill Paxton, who recently starred as polygamist Bill Henrickson on the hit HBO series Big Love.
Q: Aside of starring together on Two and a Half Men, what do actors John Cryer and Charlie Sheen have in common?
A: They were both in 1980s John Hughes flicks. John Cryer played lovable best friend Duckie in Pretty in Pink; Sheen had a small role in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, playing a punk Jeanie meets at the police station.
Q: Which famous Star Wars actor also started in 1982’s Blade Runner?
A: Harrison Ford.
Q: Where any sibling sets in '80s movies together?
A: They weren’t exactly starring roles, but John and Joan Cusack had parts in Sixteen Candles starring Molly Ringwald.
Q: Were the Brat Pack the only group of actors in the 80s whose name was influenced by the Rat Pack?
A: Believe it or not, no. In 1987, a journalist named Elissa Van Poznak interviewed several British actors for an article in a magazine called The Face. These actors, including big names like Gary Oldman and Colin Firth, were dubbed “The Brit Pack” and the name stuck for awhile.
Q: Who is Samantha Baker’s love interest in Sixteen Candles?
A: None other than Jake Ryan; though his words were few, he still made his mark as the iconic popular hunk, and his character has even been referenced on Family Guy.
Q: What song is famously associated with The Breakfast Club?
A: “Don’t You Forget About Me” by Simple Minds.
Q: What movie starred Prince and was also the title of one of his famous songs?
A: Purple Rain.
Q: What year did the movie E.T. The Extraterrestrial debut?
A: 1982. Drew Barrymore played the little sister.
Q: What was the name of the cartoon mermaid that stole our hearts in 1989’s The Little Mermaid?
A: Ariel.
Q: What was the title of the last Star Wars film in the original trilogy?
A: 1983’s Return of the Jedi would be the last Star Wars movie made until The Phantom Menace debuted in the late 90s.