Tuesday marks the celebration of National Jim Day, a special occasion dedicated to honoring individuals with variations of the name Jim, including Jimmys and Jameses. In the spirit of this day, our quiz will revolve around movie characters named Jim (and a couple of instances of Jimmy).
1. Between 1999 and 2012, a series of four comedy films featuring the main character, Jim Levenstein, amassed a combined box office total of almost one billion dollars. Can you name this franchise?
2. The upcoming film, “Haunted Mansion,” follows in the footsteps of the successful “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise by attempting to create a similar blockbuster out of a Disneyworld thrill ride. In 2003’s “The Haunted Mansion,” which comedy legend portrayed the character Jim Evers?
3. While universally recognized as James T. Kirk, the captain of the USS Enterprise was often referred to as Jim by his close friend and the ship’s chief medical officer, Dr. McCoy. Throughout various iterations of “Star Trek,” the actors William Shatner and Chris Pine both assumed the role of Kirk in separate movies. But have they ever appeared together in a film?
4. James Dean’s tragically short career resulted in only three credited roles in theatrical films before his untimely death in a car crash at the age of 24. Which of these films – “Rebel without a Cause,” “East of Eden,” or “Giant” – featured Dean as a character named Jim Stark, sharing his own first name?
5. The 1987 crime drama, which achieved significant success at the box office, introduced viewers to the memorable character of Jim Malone. One of Malone’s famous lines was the repeated question: “What are you prepared to do?” Can you identify this film?
6. Match the following fact-based films with their respective real-life characters named Jim: A. “Apollo 13,” B. “The Basketball Diaries,” C. “Cinderella Man,” D. “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”; I. Jim Bakker, II. Jim Braddock, III. Jim Carroll, IV. Jim Lovell
7. True or false: The 1950’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure classic “Treasure Island,” starring Bobby Driscoll as the protagonist Jim Hawkins, was both Walt Disney Studio’s first fully live-action movie and the first rendition of the story filmed in color.
8. Jon Voight portrayed Jim Phelps in the 1996 film “Mission: Impossible,” a character initially played by Peter Graves in the original TV series. Interestingly, Graves had an older brother who also worked in the film and TV industry. What was his name?
9. In the critically and commercially disappointing 1965 film “Lord Jim,” Peter O’Toole took on the title role based on Joseph Conrad’s novel. During the production, the crew hired Dith Pran, a translator, to facilitate communication with the Cambodian locals. In 1984, an Oscar-winning film documented Pran’s experiences during the civil war in Cambodia. What is the title of this film?
10. Legendary NFL player and Hollywood figure, Jim Brown, who passed away recently at the age of 87, played himself in several movies and TV shows. However, he also portrayed characters named Jimmy in two cult classics from the 1970s. Which of the following films is NOT one of them: “Come Back, Charleston Blue,” “Three the Hard Way,” or “…tick…tick…tick…”?
ANSWERS
1. “American Pie”
2. Eddie Murphy
3. Yes, they have appeared in two documentaries together. The first, “The Captains,” directed by William Shatner himself, was released in 2011. The second documentary, “For the Love of Spock,” was directed by Adam Nimoy, son of Leonard Nimoy, who portrayed Spock.
4. “Rebel without a Cause”
5. “The Untouchables” (Jim Malone was played by Sean Connery, an Oscar winner)
6. A-IV (Jim Lovell), B-III (Jim Carroll), C-II (Jim Braddock), D-I (Jim Bakker)
7. True
8. James “Jim” Arness
9. “The Killing Fields”
10. “Come Back, Charleston Blue”
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