The Letter 'B' Movie Quiz: Part 2

[A] The Birds | Alfred Hitchcock turned ordinary seagulls into terror weapons without using any traditional musical score, just eerie electronic sounds and silence.

[C] Being John Malkovich | Spike Jonze's debut featured a portal behind a filing cabinet that let people experience fifteen minutes inside actor John Malkovich's mind.

[B] A Bug's Life | Pixar's second feature cleverly retold Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai with ants recruiting warrior bugs against grasshopper bullies.

[A] Ben-Hur | William Wyler's 1959 epic swept eleven Academy Awards and featured the most thrilling chariot race ever filmed with practical effects.

[D] Bad Teacher | Cameron Diaz played an unapologetically lazy educator scheming for breast implants while Justin Timberlake brought awkward charm to this comedy.

[C] The Bourne Identity | Matt Damon's amnesiac assassin revolutionized spy movies with shaky-cam realism, replacing gadgets with brutal hand-to-hand combat choreography.

[A] Black Hawk Down | Ridley Scott recreated the harrowing 1993 Mogadishu battle with intense urban warfare that never lets viewers catch their breath.

[C] Billy Madison | Adam Sandler's man-child must repeat all twelve grades to inherit his father's hotel empire, creating absurd comedy gold.

[D] Blazing Saddles | Mel Brooks demolished western movie tropes with outrageous satire that featured the first-ever fart joke recorded for cinema.

[B] Blow | Johnny Depp portrayed real cocaine smuggler George Jung, whose American drug empire crumbled into lonely regret and prison time.

[B] The Blair Witch Project | Three student filmmakers vanished in Maryland woods, and their found footage launched viral marketing into mainstream horror culture.

[A] Basic Instinct | Paul Verhoeven's erotic thriller became infamous for Sharon Stone's interrogation scene, pushing boundaries of 1990s mainstream Hollywood sexuality.

[C] Be Kind, Rewind | Michel Gondry celebrated homemade filmmaking when Jack Black and Mos Def recreated famous movies with cardboard props.

[D] Boondock Saints | Two Irish brothers became vigilante saints in Boston, building a massive cult following despite initial theatrical failure.

[D] Bonnie and Clyde | Arthur Penn's 1967 crime saga shocked audiences with graphic violence, transforming Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway into doomed icons.

[A] Beverly Hills Cop | Eddie Murphy's Detroit cop crashed Beverly Hills with street-smart comedy, turning synth track "Axel F" into an instant classic.

[C] Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure | Two slacker teens traveled through time collecting historical figures to pass their history presentation with bodacious results.

[B] The 'Burbs | Joe Dante explored suburban paranoia when Tom Hanks and neighbors suspected mysterious newcomers of sinister criminal activities.

[B] BASEketball | South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone invented an absurd sport mixing baseball and basketball rules.

[C] Burn After Reading | The Coen Brothers crafted a dark comedy where gym employees stumble into espionage, baffling even CIA supervisors.

[D] Blues Brothers | Jake and Elwood Blues destroyed more police cars than any movie before while reuniting their band for charity.

[A] Borat | Sacha Baron Cohen posed as a Kazakh journalist, using shocking comedy to expose real prejudices in unsuspecting Americans.

[C] Brothers | Tobey Maguire played a soldier presumed dead who returns traumatized, while Jake Gyllenhaal comforts his family.

[A] The Blind Side | Sandra Bullock won an Oscar portraying Leigh Anne Tuohy, who adopted future NFL star Michael Oher.

[B] Beetlejuice | Michael Keaton's chaotic bio-exorcist haunted the recently deceased Maitlands in Tim Burton's afterlife comedy featuring that memorable dinner possession.