1. |
The opening set-up for the episode involves Homer trying out: |
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underwear | |||
a sofa | |||
an electric car | |||
a new kind of ham | |||
2. |
Homer and Marge go to a test-screening of Mel Gibson’s latest movie, which is a remake of: |
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Mr Deeds Goes To Town | |||
It’s a Wonderful Life | |||
Mr Smith Goes To Washington | |||
It Happened One Night | |||
3. |
Mel Gibson has a problem. People love him so much, they never criticise him! One example of this is: |
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if he doesn’t pay his taxes, the IRS pays them for him | |||
librarians don’t let him return books – they tell him to keep them | |||
if he parks downtown and runs over time, the parking attendant feeds the meter | |||
when he goes out to restaurants, waiters tip him | |||
4. |
Mel Gibson drives the Simpsons to Polystar Pictures. In what type of car? |
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Ford Windstar | |||
Honda Odyssey | |||
Dodge Caravan | |||
Oldsmobile Silhouette | |||
5. |
While Homer hangs out with Mel, the rest of the Simpsons go on a Hollywood tour, where they see: |
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the spot Kelsey Grammer filmed Down Periscope | |||
the spot Mickey Rourke filmed Wild Orchid | |||
the spot Steven Seagal filmed On Deadly Ground | |||
the spot Hugh Grant filmed Nine Months | |||
6. |
Homer pitches several movie improvement ideas to Mel, including all of the following except: |
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running scenes in fast motion | |||
a musical montage where Mel wears funny hats | |||
replacing the villain with a dog | |||
hilarious sound effects, like “awooga!” and b-doink!” | |||
7. |
Mel agrees to re-shoot the ending. What does not happen in the revised version? |
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Mel impales Senator Paine with the American flag | |||
Mel throws a campy, effete Senator out of a window | |||
Mel cuts off the President’s head | |||
Mel throws away his Senator badge | |||
8. |
The Mr Smith remake was going to be Polystar’s prestige film! How many Golden Globes did the studio buy? |
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three | |||
four | |||
five | |||
six | |||
9. |
Of the following movies, which one did Homer see to get Marge in the sack? (P.S.: Mission accomplished.) |
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The Remains of the Day | |||
The Prince of Tides | |||
Howard’s End | |||
The Piano | |||
10. |
Fill in the blank: “You’ve desecrated a classic film. This is worse than _________.” “Whoa, whoa, hey, whoa! Let's not say things we can't take back. |
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The Godfather Part III | |||
The Phantom Menace | |||
Caddyshack 2 | |||
Blues Brothers 2000 | |||
11. |
Mel and Homer steal the new ending, and seek refuge in a Hollywood memorabilia museum. The cars on display include all of the following except: |
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the Monkeemobile | |||
the General Lee | |||
the Flintstones’ car | |||
K.I.T.T | |||
12. |
Movies aren’t stupid – they fill us with romance and hatred and revenge fantasies. What did Lethal Weapon teach us? |
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that suicide is funny | |||
that to get the job done, you have to act crazy | |||
that guys called “Aryan” are bad dudes | |||
that mismatched best friends always win | |||
13. |
How else have the Lethal Weapon films influenced Homer? |
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he practices dislocating his shoulder | |||
he never goes through the drive through. They get you at the drive-through, okay? | |||
he checks under the toilet for bombs | |||
he eats dog biscuits | |||
14. |
Homer’s next plan to defeat the studio executives is derived from |
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Braveheart | |||
Maverick | |||
Ransom | |||
Air America | |||
15. |
Homer has plenty of ideas for Mel’s next movie, including all of the following except: |
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a vampire who wins the lottery | |||
Indiana Jones | |||
a teen sex romp where he and his buddies are always trying to get some | |||
a prequel of something | |||