The Tangibly Reel 1980s Movie Quiz

Cinema of the 1980s was very commercially focused on the one hand and yet, paradoxically, incredibly inventive on the other. The 1970s had smashed up the cookie-cutter machines and though the following decade began with a very noticeable transition which brought with it the returning armies of accountants and bottom-liners, the creatives were certainly still allowed to make their own individual shapes. And what fun they had – as long as it was proving popular. So much so that in terms of sheer fun and popular crazes their audiences were perhaps kept more enthralled and engaged than any other. Not that they were denied in any way high artistry and contemplative drama to sober their senses and provoke their minds.

Similarly, this quiz book, in its layout and in its meandering content, has not been shaped by a cookie-cutter machine. The questions and answers are not rattled off for a competitive readership. Rather, they are left to breathe and take in their surroundings, making this experience as much a read as it is a test.

If you are happy with how we pace things around here, let’s begin:

It’s 1980, and you are soon to experience the cinematic fallout from the Johnson County War – expect an abrupt and noticeable transition.