All solved! And here I thought it was tough.
Although I specialize in vignettes and quotes, this week we’re doing real trivia. Because real trivia is harder to assemble and harder (I think) to solve, you’re only getting five questions.
1. In this courtroom drama, the two leads had each played the same role in two different film versions of the same story, ten years apart.
Inherit the Wind: Frederic March and Spencer Tracy each starred in versions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; March in 1931 and Tracy in 1941.
Solved by Evn (comment #11).
2. The star of this movie is the son of an Oscar-winning actor and a famous singer. His even-more-famous first cousin appears in the credits as “Lip Syncing Transvestite.” (You can’t make this shit up.)
The Harvest: Miguel Ferrer is the son of Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney, his first cousin is George Clooney.
Solved by Evn (comment #5).
3. This all-star, testosterone-laden extravaganza features a James Bond, two Bond villains, a famous “thief,” a Rat Packer, two famous singers, and two actors arguably more famous for their marriages than their work.
The Longest Day: In order, you’re looking for Sean Connery, Gert Frobe, Curt Jurgens, Robert Wagner, Peter Lawford, Fabian, Paul Anka, Mel Ferrer, and Richard Burton (but George’s version is also fine).
Solved by George (comment #8).
4. The two leads of this Western buddy pic were originally cast in each other’s roles. Two minor roles are played by Mel Brooks stock players.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: The minor roles are played by Kenneth Mars and Cloris Leachman.
Solved by Ken (comment #3).
5. In this adaptation of a novel, involving (in part) a love triangle, the star had worked with the director twice before, once in an Oscar-nominated ensemble piece. The “other woman” in this movie’s triangle was married, at the time of filming this movie, to a co-star of that ensemble piece. The wife in this movie’s triangle has played a novelist, a killer, a femme fatale, and an animated sexpot.
The Accidental Tourist: William Hurt and Geena Davis’s husband Jeff Goldblum were both in The Big Chill. Kathleen Turner’s referenced roles are in Romancing the Stone, Prizzi’s Honor, Body Heat, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Solved (unseen) by Roberta (comment #1).
