Q 01/05

Which film was the highest-grossing movie of 1990 worldwide?

A) Ghost

B) Home Alone

C) Pretty Woman

D) Dances With Wolves

Answer · why

A) Ghost

It took about $505 million on a budget of roughly $22 million, and at the time was the third-biggest earner in history.

Q 02/05

In Home Alone, Kevin McCallister's family accidentally leaves him behind while flying to which city?

A) London

B) Paris

C) Rome

D) Miami

Answer · why

B) Paris

The eight-year-old is left to defend the suburban Chicago house against two burglars, and the film became the highest-grossing live-action comedy for ...

Q 03/05

Which studio originally planned to finance Home Alone but shut it down over budget before Fox picked it up?

A) Universal Pictures

B) Paramount Pictures

C) Warner Bros.

D) Columbia Pictures

Answer · why

C) Warner Bros.

John Hughes had the idea while on holiday, and the film moved to Fox after meetings with the writer-producer, with Chris Columbus and Macaulay Culkin ...

Q 04/05

What was the title of the original, much darker screenplay that became Pretty Woman?

A) Vivian

B) Hollywood Boulevard

C) One Week

D) 3000

Answer · why

D) 3000

The number referred to the fee for the week; the release title came from a 1964 rock and roll hit instead.

Q 05/05

Pretty Woman takes its title from a 1964 song by which singer?

A) Roy Orbison

B) Elvis Presley

C) Del Shannon

D) Gene Pitney

Answer · why

A) Roy Orbison

The film made Julia Roberts a superstar, earning her a Golden Globe and her first Oscar nomination.

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