Screen test

From: The Village Voice | Date: March 2, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

This, the second reinstitution of the annual World's Hardest Movie Quiz in the Stuart Byron tradition, takes few prisoners, but so it must with research options so breezily available.

Our strategy remains simple: questions easily answerable through a handy reference volume or a trip to the video store were discarded. Also, don't expect a quick search on the Net to help you-rely on the Internet Movie Database at your peril. Byron was humble, and so shall we be: feel free to one-up our answers. The deadline: March 10. You can mail your entry to the Voice offices or e-mail it to ...

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