Small Movies

Almost half of the $400,000 'Napoleon Dynamite' budget was spent on what?

• Star Jon Heder's salary
• An epilogue shot after the film's release
• Food and lodging for the cast and crew
• Original artwork, including the infamous "liger" drawing

In 'Good Will Hunting' ($10M budget, $138M gross) what was the name of co-writer/star Matt Damon's on-screen girlfriend (played by Minnie Driver) -- whom he named after his real-life ex?

• Winona
• Minnie
• Skylar
• Luciana

Which of these statements about 'The Passion of the Christ,' which made $370 million to become the top-grossing R-rated movie ever, is NOT true?

• Star Jim Caviezel was struck by lightning while filming
• Mel Gibson cameos as the man who nails Jesus to the cross
• Two of the film's stars have names that mean "Christ" in Bulgarian
• Monica Bellucci, who plays Mary Magdalene, was pregnant during filming

True or False: Sylvester Stallone made his directorial debut with 'Rocky,' which cost $1.2 million to make, grossed $117 million and won three Oscars.

• True
• False

Which former *NSYNC member appeared in 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' the highest-grossing indie of all time with $241 million?

• Justin Timberlake
• J.C. Chasez
• Joey Fatone
• Lance Bass

In addition to earning $107 million on an $8 million budget, 'Pulp Fiction' scored seven Oscar nominations. How many did it win?

• One
• Three
• Five
• Seven

Before snagging an Oscar nod for 2006's 'Little Miss Sunshine' ($8M budget, $60M gross), Abigail Breslin made her big-screen debut in which film?

• 'The Cat in the Hat'
• 'Signs'
• 'Raising Helen'
• 'The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement'

Michael Cera and Jason Bateman, who co-starred in the '07 indie hit 'Juno' ($7.5M budget, $140M gross), previously acted together in which pairing?

• Uncle and nephew
• Father and son
• The same character at different ages
• Superhero and sidekick

The $7 million-budgeted 'Jaws,' which gobbled up $260 mil and gave birth to the "summer blockbuster," is based on a book by which author?

• Michael Crichton
• Peter Benchley
• Robert Ludlum
• Cormac McCarthy

What was the original title of John Carpenter's $325,000-budgeted, $47 million-grossing horror classic 'Halloween'?

• 'The Shape'
• 'The Ghostface Killer'
• 'The Michael Myers Chronicles'
• 'The Babysitter Murders'

Which of these facts about Zach Braff's directorial debut, 'Garden State' ($2.5M budget, $26M gross), is NOT true?

• The soundtrack features two songs by Coldplay
• The film's original title was 'Large's Ark'
• The cue for the dog to mount Braff's leg was "Love 'em up"
• Braff wrote the role of Sam specifically for Natalie Portman

Which actor filmed a role for Steven Spielberg's galactically profitable 'E.T.' ($10.5M budget, $435M gross) that ended up on the cutting room floor?

• C. Thomas Howell
• Harrison Ford
• Tom Cruise
• Bruce Willis

Mena Suvari's turn as a Kevin Spacey-seducing high-school Lolita in 'American Beauty' made her an overnight sensation. Which actress was offered the role but turned it down?

• Katherine Heigl
• Reese Witherspoon
• Thora Birch
• Kirsten Dunst

With a budget of $6 million and gross $119 mil, Michael Moore's 'Farenheit 9/11' is the highest-grossing documentary of all time. Which is the second-highest?

• 'Sicko'
• 'Madonna: Truth or Dare'
• 'March of the Penguins'
• 'An Inconvenient Truth'

Which of these people was NOT a 'Blair Witch Project' cast member listed as "missing, presumed dead" on IMDb before the film's release?

• Heather Donahue
• Daniel Myrick
• Michael C. Williams
• Joshua Leonard