Trivia Time

Quiz questions from the "I Love Bad Movies" Issue Two release party -- select between the parentheses for the answers. The top five entrants have won a good-bad VHS of my choosing, to be delivered at a point in the future to be determined by fate!

1. What actress has appeared in more ILBM-covered films than any other person, thus stealing the crown to become the Queen of Bad Movies?
A: (Winona Ryder)

2. Name this Hackers nemesis and frequent best-friend-with-bad-hair actor:
FISHER STEVENS
So close: "FISHER SURVEYS" - Joel

3. If you are in a bad movie and you meet a beautiful, quirky, vivacious young woman, she is most likely (dying.)
Full credit also went to "crazy" and "a thief" (for some reason we've been seeing a lot of spunky lady thieves in our recent selections). Partial credit for "a dude," "gay," and "in love with you."

4. In a scene cut from most edited-for-TV versions of Road House, what body part does Patrick Swayze tear out of the lead thug in their climactic battle?
A: (Throat)
Most answered "heart" (a very difficult extraction process!) or "arm" (even more difficult!)

5. What Breakfast Clubber did the Butabi Brothers (A Night at the Roxbury) meet while in a phone booth? A: (Emilio Estevez. "Emilioooooo!")
Most thought it was Judd Nelson, of whom I have a nude painting (sort of).

6. The infamous "Garbage Day" clip is from what horror movie?
A: (Silent Night, Deadly Night 2)
Best wrong answer: Garbage Day 2: The Garbaging - Dan
Most "huh?" answer: Don't Break the Ice - Stuart

7. These two films destroyed careers. Name all persons affected, in whole or in part (partial credit granted):
a. Gigli: Really looking for writer-director Martin Brest, who will probably never make another film. Or Justin Bartha, whose rise was severely hampered. Half-credit for Bennifer.
b. Showgirls: Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas would be the one who suffered the most, and at his own hand. Half-credit for Elizabeth Berkeley (though, did she have much of a career before this?) No credit for Gina Gershon or Kyle MacLachlan, as I'm pretty sure their careers have panned out exactly as they would have without Showgirls.

Bonus Question: How do you think Tommy Wiseau raised $4 million to produce The Room? No wrong answers. My favorite was, "He was a successful real estate broker" (Cristina). Which kind of makes sense; if a housing market is bullish enough, it seems like anyone should be able to make a sale. Espesielly with this beautifurl house which have the room and fill with lahve!

And the winner is... it's a three-way tie! Between Alan G., Dan McCoy, and Elliott Kalan. We had to go to the bonus question for this one, and Elliott has come out on top with "kidnapped and ransomed everyone in the film, then released them when shooting wrapped." This logical answer explains the funding of the film as well as the quality of the acting. It all makes sense now. Congratulations, Elliott! Just break the atom off of your Emmy, and Lady Television will hold your used VHS tape aloft for years to come, gathering dust as your grandchildren's tongues dissolve their Blu-Ray mentaltainment strips.

First Prize: Elliott Kalan - Capricorn One
First Second Prize: Dan McCoy - Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica
Second Second Prize: Alan G. - The Inspectors
Third Prize: Kevin Maher - The Taking of Beverly Hills
Prize That's Just as Good as Other Prizes: Cristina Cacioppo - Shag: The Movie

You're all champions. Even Joel, who thinks Elizabeth Dole's career was ruined by Showgirls. Let's see the Freakonomics guys connect those dots.