Deck 16: American Cinema in the 1980s

Question 1

Which of the following is true about the resurgence of studios in the 1980s?

A)practiced vertical integration
B)established a genre of story
C)refused to make movies with older directors
D)all of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Unlike their predecessors,young director emerging in the 1980s often

A)knew more about movies than life
B)worked off cultural grants
C)starred/acted in their movies
D)all of the above
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Answer 2

A

Question 3

The director who basically remained beyond studio ties with movies like Lianna and Eight Men Out is

A)Carl Franklin
B)John Sayles
C)Kevin Smith
D)Anthony Hopkins

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which actor in the 1980s continued to direct movies which where in direct opposition to the iconic figure he struck on the screen?

A)John Huston
B)Kirk Douglas
C)John Wayne
D)Clint Eastwood

Question 5

The device which profoundly altered how people watched movies in the 1980s was which of the following?

A)the 8-track player
B)the color television
C)the 3-D glasses
D)the VCR

Question 6

Disney's Touchstone studio is an example of the re-emergence of the studio system (though this new system lacked the power of the old system)in Hollywood.___

Question 7

The use of widescreen processes increased in the 1980s to accommodate audiences' renewed interest in the big-screen experience.___

Question 8

All of the following are true of David Lynch movies except

A)"a dream of dark and troubling things"
B)"make[s] the irrational seductive and terrifying at the same time"
C)successfully adapted Herbert's classic novel Dune for the screen
D)dredges up images and inchoate concepts from the subconscious

Question 9

The Oliver Stone film considered superior to Platoon is

A)Talk Radio
B)Natural Born Killers
C)Born on the Fourth of July
D)Salvador

Question 10

A principal source for many of the emerging stars of movies in the 1980s was

A)stage
B)foreign movies
C)university
D)television

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of David Lynch's strange movies?

A)The Fly
B)Blue Velvet
C)Eraserhead
D)The Elephant Man

Question 12

The movie that became one of the hallmarks of feminist cinema in the 80s was

A)Body Heat
B)Tootsie
C)Annie Hall
D)Romancing the Stone

Question 13

In the early 80s,Hollywood wisely decided to back the nascent movie-rental business using video-tape technology.___

Question 14

While black Americans continued to make in-roads into Hollywood,perhaps the best black American director proved to be the star of Nike basketball shoe commercials: he
Was?

A)Spike Lee
B)Forest Whitaker
C)Eddie Murphy
D)Carl Franklin
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Question 15

The director who was a protégé of Steven Spielberg and made Back to the Future:

A)Joe Dante
B)Lawrence Kasdan
C)James Cameron
D)Robert Zemeckis

Question 16

Terry Gilliam began animating short films on television with

A)Second City
B)Saturday Night Live
C)HeeHaw
D)Monty Python

Question 17

One of the characteristics of the Reagan Era was an emphasis on

A)science.
B)exploration.
C)urban renewal.
D)traditional values.

Question 18

Barry Levinson's respect for his characters as evidenced in Rain Man is exemplified by his use of

A)telephoto lens
B)long takes
C)close ups
D)all of the above

Question 19

The director who seems to revel in grotesque physical transformations is

A)David Cronenberg
B)Jonathan Demme
C)John Huston
D)Oliver Stone

Question 20

One form of movie which gained renewed popularity with audiences in the 1980s was which of the following?

A)race car movies
B)military movies
C)spy movies
D)none of the above

Question 21

Tim Burton likes fable-like narratives,the grotesque and the bizarre,black comedy and campy wit,as well as youth and childhood fears.___

Question 22

What generally became of women actors and women's pictures in the 80s?

Question 23

Matching
a.Do the Right Thing
b.Salvador
c.The Fly
d.Commando
e.Eraserhead
f.Rain Man
g.Something Wild
h.Brazil
i.Romancing the Stone
j.The Big Chill
David Cronenberg ___

Question 24

Matching
a.Do the Right Thing
b.Salvador
c.The Fly
d.Commando
e.Eraserhead
f.Rain Man
g.Something Wild
h.Brazil
i.Romancing the Stone
j.The Big Chill
Jonathan Demme ___

Question 25

Matching
a.Do the Right Thing
b.Salvador
c.The Fly
d.Commando
e.Eraserhead
f.Rain Man
g.Something Wild
h.Brazil
i.Romancing the Stone
j.The Big Chill
Mark Lester ___

Question 26

Packaging and marketing often turned an okay movie like Stakeout into a blockbuster.___

Question 27

Matching
a.Do the Right Thing
b.Salvador
c.The Fly
d.Commando
e.Eraserhead
f.Rain Man
g.Something Wild
h.Brazil
i.Romancing the Stone
j.The Big Chill
Barry Levinson ___

Question 28

Why was the Disney studio successful in the 80s?

Question 29

Matching
a.Do the Right Thing
b.Salvador
c.The Fly
d.Commando
e.Eraserhead
f.Rain Man
g.Something Wild
h.Brazil
i.Romancing the Stone
j.The Big Chill
Oliver Stone ___

Question 30

Television had virtually no influence on movies or movie making.___
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Question 31

Oliver Stone had trouble avoiding criticizing the conservative status quo of the 1980s.
___

Question 32

Matching
a.Do the Right Thing
b.Salvador
c.The Fly
d.Commando
e.Eraserhead
f.Rain Man
g.Something Wild
h.Brazil
i.Romancing the Stone
j.The Big Chill
David Lynch ___

Question 33

Matching
a.Do the Right Thing
b.Salvador
c.The Fly
d.Commando
e.Eraserhead
f.Rain Man
g.Something Wild
h.Brazil
i.Romancing the Stone
j.The Big Chill
Terry Gilliam ___

Question 34

It is likely that Lawrence Kasdan would have been terribly unhappy working in the old studio system,directing conventional movies.___

Question 35

Matching
a.Do the Right Thing
b.Salvador
c.The Fly
d.Commando
e.Eraserhead
f.Rain Man
g.Something Wild
h.Brazil
i.Romancing the Stone
j.The Big Chill
Spike Lee ___

Question 36

Hollywood resisted the increasing influence of Reagan conservatism.___

Question 37

Matching
a.Do the Right Thing
b.Salvador
c.The Fly
d.Commando
e.Eraserhead
f.Rain Man
g.Something Wild
h.Brazil
i.Romancing the Stone
j.The Big Chill
Lawrence Kasdan ___

Question 38

What element was lacking in young directors of the 80s that indicated that their passion for filmmaking was "unconnected to anything deeper than celluloid"?

Question 39

Matching
a.Do the Right Thing
b.Salvador
c.The Fly
d.Commando
e.Eraserhead
f.Rain Man
g.Something Wild
h.Brazil
i.Romancing the Stone
j.The Big Chill
Robert Zemeckis ___

Question 40

Robert Zemeckis knew immediate success when he entered the movie because he worked for Steven Spielberg.___

Question 41

What are the principal traits of Spike Lee's cinematic world?
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Question 42

What was the influence of President Reagan and the conservative cultural climate he called for?

Question 43

How would you describe the vision of the maverick directors of the 80s?

Question 44

How did home-video tape players (VHS)influence movie making in the 80s?

Question 45

How effective was the revived studio system in producing high-quality movies?