QUIZ: Guess the 1984 Movie from the Quote

How is it forty years since 1984?? Well, that’s just how time works, my friends. It was a time before mobile phones. Before the internet. Before we got worried about and then forgot about Y2K. It was the year in which George Orwell envisioned a world of doublethink, room 101 and Big Brother. And it was several years before Room 101 and Big Brother would come to mean TV shows and not dystopian ideals. But we digress…

Fortunately, the very nature of films is that the passing of time does not erode the quality of a classic movie, and even more fortunately, 1984 was absolutely packed with them.

We have rounded up some of the best loved films across multiple genres from action, horror and comedy to family films and epics. All you have to do is identify the film from the quote.

So if you are old enjoy to remember this awesome year in the movies then you might just ace our quiz. And even if you are not, try your hand at spotting these corkers from decades of yore. They don’t make ’em like they used to…

1984 Movie Quote Quiz

1. “Ah, dessert! Chilled monkey brains”

A. The Muppets Take Manhattan
B. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
C. A Nightmare on Elm Street
D. Ghostbusters

2. “Jim…your name is Jim”

A. Supergirl
B. This is Spinal Tap
C. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
D. Splash

3. “Now I have another reason to hate Christmas”

A. Gremlins
B. Dune
C. The Terminator
D. Beverly Hills Cop

4. “Sweep the leg”

A. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
B. The Muppets Take Manhattan
C. Dune
D. The Karate Kid

5. “You hear that, New York? I’m staying here. The frog is staying!”

A. The Muppets Take Manhattan
B. A Nightmare on Elm Street
C. Police Academy
D. Romancing the Stone

6. “Your clothes… give them to me now”

A. Paris, Texas
B. This is Spinal Tap
C. The Terminator
D. Gremlins

7. “In the beginning, it is always dark”

A. The NeverEnding Story
B. Blood Simple
C. Romancing the Stone
D. The Muppets Take Manhattan

8. “He’s my cousin”

A. Blood Simple
B. Supergirl
C. Police Academy
D. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

9. “Put your right hand in the box”

A. Paris, Texas
B. Gremlins
C. Beverly Hills Cop
D. Dune

10. “We’re not gonna fall for a banana in the tailpipe”

A. Romancing the Stone
B. Beverly Hills Cop
C. Police Academy
D. The Karate Kid

11. “We came. We saw. We kicked its ass”

A. Ghostbusters
B. This is Spinal Tap
C. The Terminator
D. Supergirl

12. “Eleven. Exactly. One louder.”

A. Gremlins
B. This is Spinal Tap
C. Dune
D. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Answers!

Correct answers: 1B, 2C, 3A, 4D, 5A, 6C, 7A, 8B, 9D, 10B, 11A, 12B

0-4 You can do better – time for a 1984 movie marathon

5-8 Pretty good! You must be almost as old as we are!

9-12 Excellent. You came. You saw. You kicked this quiz’s ass.