| #8868, aired 2023-05-10 | CLASSIC MOVIES $600: John Singleton was the first African-American directing Oscar nominee with this film, set in South Central L.A. where he grew up Boyz n the Hood |
| #8781, aired 2023-01-09 | ALL THE RIGHT MOVIES $800: John Lindqvist's novel "Let the Right One In", about Eli, who is one of these creatures, was made into Swedish & American films a vampire |
| #8636, aired 2022-05-09 | AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MOVIES $1600: The scene at Burge's Drive-In in Modesto, California was one of George Lucas' inspirations for this 1973 film American Graffiti |
| #8493, aired 2021-10-20 | STAIRING AT MOVIES $800: "I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise" is a classic number in this musical with Gene Kelly in France An American in Paris |
| #8379, aired 2021-04-15 | DOING MOVIES & TV $2000: Her real-life roles include Marcia Clark on "American Crime Story" & Tony Bradlee in "The Post" (Sarah) Paulson |
| #8374, aired 2021-04-08 | WOMEN ON STAMPS $1600: This Latin American icon who made a big splash in U.S. movies appeared with her tutti-frutti hat on a 2011 stamp Carmen Miranda |
| #8368, aired 2021-03-31 | AT THE MOVIES $800: This 2016 movie is about a young African American named Chiron, whom we see as a young boy, as a teen & as a 20-something Moonlight |
| #8161, aired 2020-02-17 | ENTERTAINMENT $2000: AFI's first "100 Greatest American Movies" list included this D.W. Griffith silent epic; on an updated list, it was gone Birth of a Nation |
| #8156, aired 2020-02-10 | BEFORE & AFTER AT THE MOVIES $1200: Edward Norton tries to convince his brother Edward Furlong not to hate or join up with mutants like Wolverine American History X Men |
| #8131, aired 2020-01-06 | "ALL" THE RIGHT MOVIES $200: Ronald Reagan was in the 1940 biopic "Knute Rockne" this All American |
| #7665, aired 2017-12-29 | ENTERTAINING ORGANIZATIONS $2000: American Humane certifies movies & TV shows with this 4-word trademark in the end credits "No Animals Were Harmed" |
| #7662, aired 2017-12-26 | TV MOVIES $600: Laurence Fishburne led the first unit of African-American fighter pilots in this HBO movie named for them The Tuskegee Airmen |
| #7654, aired 2017-12-14 | CAMP DAVID $800: Among many movies this pres. & his wife viewed at Camp David were "The Princess Bride" & "Knute Rockne, All American" Reagan |
| #7447, aired 2017-01-17 | LETTER PERFECT $800: A book about these movies is subtitled "An Informal Survey of the American Low-Budget film, 1933-1945" B-movies |
| #6970, aired 2014-12-26 | CITY-TITLED MOVIES $1200: Gene Kelly & Leslie Caron danced to Gershwin in this 1951 Best Picture Oscar winner An American in Paris |
| #6908, aired 2014-10-01 | BEFORE & AFTER AT THE MOVIES $1200: "Wolverines!" shout the American teens who resist an invasion of Soviet primates Red Dawn of the Planet of the Apes |
| #6873, aired 2014-07-02 | MOB MOVIES $3,000 (Daily Double): These 2 men, Best Actor Oscar winners for 2000 & 2001, square off in "American Gangster" Russell Crowe & Denzel Washington |
| #6761, aired 2014-01-27 | MOVIES & POLITICS $200: He played the Chief of Staff for Michael Douglas' "American President" but got a promotion on "The West Wing" (Martin) Sheen |
| #6591, aired 2013-04-22 | AMERICAN NOVELS $2000: His books "Little Children" & "Election" have been made into movies Tom Perrotta |
| #6478, aired 2012-11-14 | AMERICAN MOVIE IDOL $1000: He became an idol after starring in only 3 movies, his life & career cut short in 1955 at age 24 James Dean |
| #6451, aired 2012-10-08 | CINEMANIA $400: Many low-budget American movies of the 1940s were made in this genre, French for "black film" (film) noir |
| #6325, aired 2012-03-02 | I GOT 3 LETTERS! $2000: ACE, helping shape movies in the society of American Cinema these Editors |
| #5690, aired 2009-05-08 | AMERICAN AUTHORS $1600: He stood 5'3" & was the subject of movies that came out in 2005 & 2006 (Truman) Capote |
| #5543, aired 2008-10-15 | AT THE MOVIES $600: Richard Dreyfuss & Ron Howard are 1962 high school grads cruising around town in this 1973 film American Graffiti |
| #5417, aired 2008-03-11 | QUOTES FROM BRUCE WILLIS MOVIES $1200: "The army is a broadsword, not a scalpel. Trust me, Senator--you do not want the army in an American city" The Siege |
| #4974, aired 2006-04-06 | FICTIONAL MOVIES $400: "The Dueling Cavalier" was the silent film being turned into a musical in this 1952 Gene Kelly favorite Singin' in the Rain |
| #4795, aired 2005-06-10 | HARRISON FORD MOVIES BY ROLE $2000: 1962 cruiser
Bob Falfa American Graffiti |
| #4789, aired 2005-06-02 | LABOR UNIONS $1600: The advent of sound in movies put many members of the AFM, this union, out of work the American Federation of Musicians |
| #4742, aired 2005-03-29 | CANADIAN IDOL $800: In the movies, this Torontonian played the all-American Tom Tuttle, one of the Peace Corps "volunteers" John Candy |
| #4611, aired 2004-09-27 | WINNER OF OUR DISCONTENT $400: imdb.com's worst movies of all time includes "From Justin to Kelly", starring 2 performers from this TV show American Idol |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | MONTY PYTHON $2000: The only American-born troupe member, he's directed movies like "Brazil" & "The Fisher King" Terry Gilliam |
| #4600, aired 2004-09-10 | ANIMATED MOVIES $600: (Hi, I’m Clay Aiken.) For my movie song on “American Idol” I sang “Somewhere Out There” from this animated film An American Tail |
| #4541, aired 2004-05-10 | POLITICAL MOVIES $1000: Michael Douglas played Andrew Shepherd, the title character of this film, & even he had trouble dating The American President |
| #4415, aired 2003-11-14 | COLLEGE MOVIES $600: Jim's parents come to his college & walk in on him & his girlfriend in the second film in this "tasty" series American Pie |
| #4370, aired 2003-09-12 | "AMERICAN" MOVIES $200: Newsweek called this 1999 film "This generation's 'Porky's'" American Pie |
| #4370, aired 2003-09-12 | "AMERICAN" MOVIES $400: Michael Caine & Brendan Fraser starred in this 2002 remake based on a Graham Greene novel The Quiet American |
| #4370, aired 2003-09-12 | "AMERICAN" MOVIES $600: A Russian immigrant mouse named Fievel Mousekewitz is the hero of this 1986 animated film An American Tail |
| #4370, aired 2003-09-12 | "AMERICAN" MOVIES $800: Alan Ball won an Original Screenplay Oscar for this 1999 film American Beauty |
| #4370, aired 2003-09-12 | "AMERICAN" MOVIES $1000: Marlon Brando is the U.S. Ambassador to an Asian country in this 1963 drama The Ugly American |
| #4355, aired 2003-07-04 | SEX IN AMERICAN HISTORY $400: A 1934 set of standards for these said, "Excessive and lustful kissing... are not to be shown" movies |
| #4350, aired 2003-06-27 | AT THE MOVIES $200: In 1995 the British actor Anthony Hopkins brought this American president to life on the big screen Richard M. Nixon |
| #4320, aired 2003-05-16 | AMERICAN MOVIE IDOL $3,000 (Daily Double): He had a starring role in the top-grossing movies of 1977, 1980, 1981 & 1983 Harrison Ford |
| #4230, aired 2003-01-10 | ANIMATED MOVIES $800: As captain John Smith, Mel Gibson sang songs in this animated film about an American Indian princess Pocahontas |
| #4058, aired 2002-04-03 | MEL GIBSON MOVIES $800: Don't teach your kids history from this 2000 movie in which Mel fights the American Revolution The Patriot |
| #3930, aired 2001-10-05 | ERAS & AGES $400: An era in American movies is named for these, like Paramount & MGM, when they controlled the theaters the studios |
| #3888, aired 2001-06-27 | SO YOU WANT TO BE IN MOVIES $500: They're the 2 main unions that represent professional TV & film actors in Hollywood AFTRA & SAG |
| #3775, aired 2001-01-19 | THE AFI'S 100 GREATEST AMERICAN MOVIES $100: He directed 5 of the movies on the list including No. 9, "Schindler's List" Steven Spielberg |
| #3775, aired 2001-01-19 | THE AFI'S 100 GREATEST AMERICAN MOVIES $200: 1 of only 2 animated films on the list Fantasia (or Snow White) |
| #3775, aired 2001-01-19 | THE AFI'S 100 GREATEST AMERICAN MOVIES $300: This classic seen here is planted firmly at No. 21 The Grapes of Wrath |
| #3775, aired 2001-01-19 | THE AFI'S 100 GREATEST AMERICAN MOVIES $400: This Oscar-winning western from 1992 rode in at No. 98 on the list Unforgiven |
| #3775, aired 2001-01-19 | THE AFI'S 100 GREATEST AMERICAN MOVIES $500 (Daily Double): This 1972 movie is No. 3 on the list; its sequel is No. 32 The Godfather |
| #3724, aired 2000-11-09 | COLLEGE MOVIES $1000: This "American Beauty" seen here is enamored of her professor, Greg Kinnear, in the 2000 flick "Loser" Mena Suvari |
| #3646, aired 2000-06-12 | THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE $600: Made a year apart in 1941 & '42, they were Nos. 1 & 2 on the AFI's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies Citizen Kane & Casablanca |
| #3595, aired 2000-03-31 | THE MOVIES $200: Before her sitcom stardom, Cindy Williams co-starred as Richard Dreyfuss' sister in this George Lucas film American Graffiti |
| #3553, aired 2000-02-02 | AT THE MOVIES $200: This 1939 film is the highest-ranking musical on the AFI's list of the 100 greatest American movies The Wizard of Oz |
| #3181, aired 1998-06-01 | THE MOVIES $100: It's the 1997 sequel to 1981's "An American Werewolf in London" An American Werewolf in Paris |
| #2925, aired 1997-04-25 | SILENT MOVIES $1000: "The Torrent", released in 1926, was this Swedish actress' first American film Greta Garbo |
| #2724, aired 1996-06-06 | THE MOVIES $300: This Russian immigrant mouse was the lead character of "An American Tail" Fievel |
| #2681, aired 1996-04-08 | GENE KELLY MOVIES $600: This co-star of "An American in Paris" was discovered by Kelly at the Ballets des Champs Elysees Leslie Caron |
| #2674, aired 1996-03-28 | THE MOVIES $200: Annette Bening wins the heart of the chief executive played by Michael Douglas in this 1995 film The American President |
| #2667, aired 1996-03-19 | THE MOVIES $400: Film in which Gene Kelly & Leslie Caron found their "Love is here to stay. Not for a year, but ever and a day" An American in Paris |
| #1826, aired 1992-07-06 | GENE KELLY MOVIES $500: Gene discovered Leslie Caron in the Ballets des Champ Elysees & cast her as his leading lady in this film An American in Paris |
| #1217, aired 1989-12-12 | MOVIES $1,700 (Daily Double): This 1987 comedy about an Italian-American family opens with Dean Martin singing his 1953 hit "That's Amore" Moonstruck |
| #878, aired 1988-06-01 | THE MOVIES $500: Marlene Dietrich's 1st American film, named for the north African country where it was set Morocco |
| #721, aired 1987-10-26 | THE MOVIES $400: Title of the 1978 film about an American who escapes a Turkish prison is Turkish slang for "escape" Midnight Express |
| #530, aired 1986-12-19 | MOVIES $400: "Mad Max 2" was retitled this for its American release The Road Warrior |
| #413, aired 1986-04-09 | MOVIES $1000: Before "My Fair Lady", he wrote the original screenplay for "An American in Paris" Alan J. Lerner |
| #300, aired 1985-11-01 | MOVIES $200: 1973 movie that asked, "Where were you in '62?" American Graffiti |
| #146, aired 1985-04-01 | MOVIES $1000: 1980's "Willy & Phil" was an updated American version of this '62 Truffaut film Jules and Jim |
| #107, aired 1985-02-05 | SPORTS MOVIES $1000: 1940 movie where Pat O'Brien told the team to "Go in there & win one for the Gipper" Knute Rockne, All-American |
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