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This biopic/romantic-comedy details the life of Andy Kaufman, from his early publicity stunts where he wrestled women, to his later life when he falls in love with Cher, a young widow growing up in New York with her tight-knit Italian-American family.
Answer: Man on the Moonstruck
In this raunchy children\'s comedy, Ben Stiller is searching for the love of his life, a young British nanny with a knack for tunes. But it turns out everybody is in love with this young woman, from a sleazy private eye, to animated penguins, to Dick Van Dyke. Featuring the famous hit tune, "A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Hair Stick Up"
Answer: There's Something About Mary Poppins
Sidney Poitier stars as a Philadelphia homicide detective who must confront a racist police force and the population of a small southern town while he attempts to solve a case of zombies consuming human flesh.
Answer: In the Heat of the Night of the Living Dead
Rut Roh! When racial tensions heat up one hot summer day in New York City, it's up to a van-full of investigative teens and their dog to crack the case!
Answer: Scooby-Doo the Right Thing
Excellent! Mike Myers is a small time TV show host and author who finds himself going big time when a sleazy producer takes over his show and tries to steal his girlfriend. Meanwhile his mother becomes an overnight celebrity with the publication of a radical feminist book, in this movie based on a novel by John Irving.
Answer: Wayne's World According to Garp
Houston, we have a problem. This space capsule we inherited from our uncle is haunted by a motley crew of undead spirits and creepy special effects.
Answer: Apollo Thir13en Ghosts
When a young boy who is afraid of heights apparently falls to his death from a rooftop in Copenhagen, it's up to a quiet, introspective heroine and her short miner friends to investigate the case and track down the wicked queen behind it all.
Answer: Smilla's Sense of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Top five reasons to watch this movie:
5. John Cusack is great as Spicoli, a surfer dude without a purpose in life who comes to terms with the fact that he's growing up
4. Jack Black is hilarious as a grumpy record store employee
3. The scene where Spicoli orders pizza in class
2. The scene where they imagine beating up Tim Robbins
1. The scene when Phoebe Cates gets out of the pool
Answer: Fast Times at Ridgemont High Fidelity
Oliver Stone investigates a conspiracy theory about one of our most popular presidents. Is he really an alien from a distant planet, as he often tells his psychiatrist? Or is he simply crazy? Or is the CIA trying to kill him? You'll question everything after watching this flick...
Answer: JFK-PAX
Hugh Grant stars as a hip, irresponsible Londoner in South Central L.A. who can't find a purpose to his life. Until one day, he joins a support group for single parents and meets Tre, a young kid striving to reach manhood in a dangerous environment of drugs and violence, and together, they turn their lives around.
Answer: About a Boyz in the Hood

Give yourself a point for every movie combo you got right.

Your ranking:

  • 0 - 3 correct: The plot of Mortal Kombat combined with the action of Waiting for Godot
  • 4 - 6 correct: The dialogue of Episode II combined with the special effects of an old Godzilla movie
  • 7 - 8 correct: If Almost Famous was about the band Spinal Tap instead
  • 9 - 10 correct: Think about how cool Memento would be if they had fight scenes from The Matrix. That's what I'm talkin' bout.

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