SCRIPT QUIZ
by William C. Martell
1) Who wrote the 1982 T&A comedy BEACH GIRLS? *
2) Who wrote PIRANHA, WILD THING, and ALLIGATOR? *
3) The screenwriter of THE KING AND I, WEST SIDE STORY and THE SOUND OF MUSIC wrote two films for Alfred Hitchcock - what were they? *
4) What screenwriter wrote FANTASTIC VOYAGE, BULLITT and RED HEAT (with Ah-nuld)? *
5) He wrote the acid movie THE TRIP and co-wrote the Monkees movie HEAD... who is he? *
6) After winning the Oscar for best adapted screenplay, he directed a movie about a severed hand that kills people called THE HAND. *
7) His second produced credit was THE CONCORDE: AIRPORT 79. *
8) The Coen brothers wrote THE HUDSUCKER PROXY with their friend Sam Raimi, which they directed. What was the title of the film the three wrote that Raimi directed? *
9) His screenwriting credits include CAT BALLOU, COOL HAND LUKE, DOG DAY AFTERNOON and PRESUMED INNOCENT. *
10) Now he has a hit syndicated TV show, but he wrote the film that launched one female star's career a year after writing and directing the cult film CANNIBAL WOMEN IN THE AVOCADO JUNGLE OF DEATH. *
11) He won screenwriting Oscars in 1969 and 1976 and his brother won a screenwriting Oscar in 1968.*
12) Name the 3 Oscar winning screenwriters of CASABLANCA. Bonus points - one of them was nominated for 2 other scripts: PETE & TILLY and REUBEN, RUEBEN... which one? * * *
13) His only film credit is on the cult sci-fi film SILENT RUNNING... but he's pretty well known on TV.*
14) He wrote SKATEBOARD (the movie), GAS, NO MANS LAND, MASQUERADE, and SCHOOL TIES... but he's best known for a long running NBC show. *
15) His sister co-wrote BIG, his main credit as a screenwriter is ACE ELI & ROGER OF THE SKIES. *
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