Today, the challenge is to name time travel movies based on descriptions of their plots.
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BACK…TO THE FUTURE!
The following 20 film descriptions involve time travel. Name the film title that matches each description.
1. A young teen is sent back to help King Arthur.
2. Man is taken to the future right before he was to die, so that his body could be used for a dying rich man.
3. A woman faints at a high school reunion, and when she wakes up, she realizes she has been given the chance to relive her high school days.
4. A man is visited by himself as an eight-year-old.
5. Man is sent back in time to stop the release of a virus that has destroyed the world.
6. A couple travel back in time to find evidence to prove she did not kill her father.
7. A young boy travels through times with a bunch of dwarves, stealing things in whichever time they end up in.
8. A French knight travels to modern day.
9. A young boy is sent eight years into the future by an alien spaceship.
10. Two men on a Naval Destroyer are sent forty years into the future.
11. Beings from the future decide to go back to ask America’s founders for advice, but find themselves in 1976 instead.
12. Man is sent to the past and has to fight a lot of dead bad guys.
13. A man from the 1800s travels to the present and finds himself falling for a woman who MIGHT be his descendant.
14. Security agent gets caught up in an evil Senator’s plan to become President through time travel.
15. Cop comes from the future to hunt down an evil hypnotist.
16. A starship has to travel to the past to retrieve whales.
17. A modern aircraft carrier is sent back to the past…right before Pearl Harbor.
18. Two teens use a time machine for their history project.
19. An inventor of a time machine in the 19the century must chase a serial killer who has used his device to transport himself to the present.
20. A time-displaced secret agent must travel to the past to stop his nemesis from bedeviling him in the 1960s.
Good luck, and have fun!
ANSWERS!
1. A young teen is sent back to help King Arthur. – A Kid in King Arthur’s Court
2. Man is taken to the future right before he was to die, so that his body could be used for a dying rich man. – Freejack
3. A woman faints at a high school reunion, and when she wakes up, she realizes she has been given the chance to relive her high school days. – Peggy Sue Got Married
4. A man is visited by himself as an eight-year-old. – The Kid
5. Man is sent back in time to stop the release of a virus that has destroyed the world. – Twelve Monkeys
6. A couple travel back in time to find evidence to prove she did not kill her father. – Waxwork II: Lost in Time
7. A young boy travels through times with a bunch of dwarves, stealing things in whichever time they end up in. – Time Bandits
8. A French knight travels to modern day. – The Visitors
9. A young boy is sent eight years into the future by an alien spaceship. – Flight of the Navigator
10. Two men on a Naval Destroyer are sent forty years into the future. – The Philadelphia Experiment
11. Beings from the future decide to go back to ask America’s founders for advice, but find themselves in 1976 instead. – The Spirit of ‘76
12. Man is sent to the past and has to fight a lot of dead bad guys. – Army of Darkness
13. A man from the 1800s travels to the present and finds himself falling for a woman who MIGHT be his descendent. – Kate and Leopold
14. Security agent gets caught up in an evil Senator’s plan to become President through time travel. – Timecop
15. Cop comes from the future to hunt down an evil hypnotist. – Trancers
16. A starship has to travel to the past to retrieve whales. – Star Trek IV
17. A modern aircraft carrier is sent back to the past…right before Pearl Harbor. – The Final Countdown
18. Two teens use a time machine for their history project. – Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
19. An inventor of a time machine in the 19the century must chase a serial killer who has used his device to transport himself to the present. – Time After Time
20. A time-displaced secret agent must travel to the past to stop his nemesis from bedeviling him in the 1960s. – Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
There was a three-way tie this time around! Johnny R., Kurt O. and Steve K. all got 13 correct!