Quote-to-Movie Quiz: Part 1

[B] Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Jim Carrey’s rubber‑faced pet detective solves a dolphin kidnapping; his time‑keeping advice epitomises the movie’s gleefully anarchic brand of stupidity.

[A] Jaws | Spielberg turned a malfunctioning mechanical shark into suspenseful genius; Chief Brody’s ad‑libbed boat warning launched the summer blockbuster and fuelled sharkphobia.

[C] The Sixth Sense | M. Night Shyamalan’s breakout made whispering kid Haley Joel Osment famous; the twist’s secrecy even earned Bruce Willis another go‑round with the supernatural.

[D] Network | Sidney Lumet’s prophetic satire features a crazed news anchor inciting viewers to scream out windows; the film predicted reality‑TV ranting decades early.

[B] Roxanne | Steve Martin’s Cyrano update relocated the big‑nosed romance to a small Washington town; his hayfever punchline leaves Seattle sneezing with laughter.

[C] Ghostbusters | Bill Murray and friends trap spectral slime in Manhattan; when Gozer asks if they’re gods, Ray learns never to hesitate again during paranormal job interviews.

[A] Aliens | James Cameron’s colonial marines trade one-liners while fending off xenomorphs; Bill Paxton’s hysterical ‘game over’ ad‑lib cemented the franchise’s quotability.

[D] Glengarry Glen Ross | David Mamet’s swear‑laden drama pits desperate salesmen against Alec Baldwin’s motivational speech; winning is steak knives, losing means cleaning your desk.

[B] Top Gun | Tom Cruise’s aviator shades and volleyball make this Navy recruitment commercial iconic; the air‑traffic refusal line underscores Maverick’s habit of ignoring instructions.

[C] Taxi Driver | Scorsese’s portrait of urban isolation features De Niro rehearsing his vigilante persona in a mirror; the improvised repetition became Hollywood’s favorite misquote.

[A] Casablanca | Bogart and Bergman’s bittersweet World War II romance gave us gin joints and Rick’s café; his farewell toast continues to melt hearts in black‑and‑white.

[D] 2001: A Space Odyssey | Kubrick’s metaphysical space epic features a homicidal supercomputer and trippy star‑gate; HAL’s calm admonishment to astronaut Dave still haunts Alexa owners.

[B] Gone With the Wind | This Civil War melodrama gave Clark Gable license to swear onscreen; his farewell to Scarlett spurred decades of arguments over romance versus self‑respect.

[A] Fargo | The Coen brothers’ snow‑bound true‑crime farce features Minnesotan politeness and a woodchipper; Frances McDormand’s police chief hears plenty about that funny‑looking perp.

[C] On the Waterfront | Marlon Brando plays a washed‑up boxer turned dockworker who rats out corrupt union bosses; his lament about ‘contenders’ defined cinematic regret.