How well do you know your favorite movie characters? Take this 1970s film character quiz to prove how much of a cinephile you are! To understand a movie, you must also understand its characters. Characters in our favorite 1970s films have come from different genres, backgrounds, and cultures. Just like classic literature, these movies are time capsules that provide us with insight into the culture of their time.
They also have unique personalities that directly influence the story, its messages, and themes. These characters, full of depth and uniqueness, make us laugh, cry, and think—mirroring the experiences of the 1970s itself. These surprisingly true 1970s movie character trivia questions and answers will make you think they are scenes from one of these classic films.
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Cosmo Vittelli is one of the characters in which movie?
Bedknobs and Broomsticks’ (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks’ (1971)
The Towering Inferno’ (1974)
The Towering Inferno’ (1974)
Cabaret’ (1972)
Cabaret’ (1972)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie’ (1976)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie’ (1976)
Henry Lloyd Moon is a character in which movie?
Goin’ South’ (1978)
Goin’ South’ (1978)
That Obscure Object of Desire’ (1977)
That Obscure Object of Desire’ (1977)
Tales That Witness Madness’ (1973)
Tales That Witness Madness’ (1973)
Quadrophenia’ (1979)
Quadrophenia’ (1979)
Susan Weinblatt is a character in which movie?
All That Jazz’ (1979)
All That Jazz’ (1979)
Ganja & Hess’ (1973)
Ganja & Hess’ (1973)
The Poseidon Adventure’ (1972)
The Poseidon Adventure’ (1972)
Girlfriends’ (1978)
Girlfriends’ (1978)
Charley Kittridge is a character in which movie?
Grizzly’ (1976)
Grizzly’ (1976)
When a Stranger Calls’ (1979)
When a Stranger Calls’ (1979)
Alice, Sweet Alice’ (1976)
Alice, Sweet Alice’ (1976)
Escape from Alcatraz’ (1979)
Escape from Alcatraz’ (1979)
Mandy Pepperidge is a character in which movie?
National Lampoon’s Animal House’ (1978)
National Lampoon’s Animal House’ (1978)
Zombie’ (1979)
Zombie’ (1979)
The Man Who Loved Women’ (1977)
The Man Who Loved Women’ (1977)
Assault on Precinct 13′ (1976)
Assault on Precinct 13′ (1976)
What is the name of Judith’s brother in the movie ‘Halloween’ (1978)?
Dennis
Dennis
Scott
Scott
Tony
Tony
Michael
Michael
Professor Lorrimer Van Helsing is one of the characters in which movie?
The Satanic Rites of Dracula’ (1973)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula’ (1973)
Bound for Glory’ (1976)
Bound for Glory’ (1976)
Superman’ (1978)
Superman’ (1978)
Manhattan’ (1979)
Manhattan’ (1979)
Dr. Hans Reinhardt is a character in which movie?
Amarcord’ (1973)
Amarcord’ (1973)
The Black Hole’ (1979)
The Black Hole’ (1979)
La Grande Bouffe’ (1973)
La Grande Bouffe’ (1973)
Silent Running’ (1972)
Silent Running’ (1972)
Maxwell Kirshner is a character in which movie?
The Magnificent Seven Ride!’ (1972)
The Magnificent Seven Ride!’ (1972)
The Thing with Two Heads’ (1972)
The Thing with Two Heads’ (1972)
Savage Messiah’ (1972)
Savage Messiah’ (1972)
The Gore Gore Girls’ (1972)
The Gore Gore Girls’ (1972)
Councilman Edmund Harris is a character in which movie?
Real Life’ (1979)
Real Life’ (1979)
Battlestar Galactica’ (1978)
Battlestar Galactica’ (1978)
Winter Kills’ (1979)
Winter Kills’ (1979)
Flesh Gordon’ (1974)
Flesh Gordon’ (1974)
Count Zarth Arn is one of the characters in which movie?
Kelly’s Heroes’ (1970)
Kelly’s Heroes’ (1970)
Three Days of the Condor’ (1975)
Three Days of the Condor’ (1975)
Starcrash’ (1978)
Starcrash’ (1978)
Marathon Man’ (1976)
Marathon Man’ (1976)
Germaine Wadsworth is a character in which movie?
The Baby’ (1973)
The Baby’ (1973)
All That Jazz’ (1979)
All That Jazz’ (1979)
All the President’s Men’ (1976)
All the President’s Men’ (1976)
Cannibal Girls’ (1973)
Cannibal Girls’ (1973)
Father Oliver Van Horne is a character in which movie?
Suspiria’ (1977)
Suspiria’ (1977)
Piranha’ (1978)
Piranha’ (1978)
Silent Running’ (1972)
Silent Running’ (1972)
The Wrath of God’ (1972)
The Wrath of God’ (1972)
Charlotte Andergast is one of the characters in which movie?
Midway’ (1976)
Midway’ (1976)
Autumn Sonata’ (1978)
Autumn Sonata’ (1978)
Paper Moon’ (1973)
Paper Moon’ (1973)
Two Mules for Sister Sara’ (1970)
Two Mules for Sister Sara’ (1970)
Elizabeth Driscoll a character in which movie?
Bedknobs and Broomsticks’ (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks’ (1971)
The Thirty Nine Steps’ (1978)
The Thirty Nine Steps’ (1978)
The Outlaw Josey Wales’ (1976)
The Outlaw Josey Wales’ (1976)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ (1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ (1978)
Martin Dysart is a character in which movie?
Equus’ (1977)
Equus’ (1977)
Theater of Blood’ (1973)
Theater of Blood’ (1973)
Magic’ (1978)
Magic’ (1978)
Catch-22′ (1970)
Catch-22′ (1970)
Brenda and Bobby Carter are characters in which movie?
The Man Who Fell to Earth’ (1976)
The Man Who Fell to Earth’ (1976)
The Poseidon Adventure’ (1972)
The Poseidon Adventure’ (1972)
The Hills Have Eyes’ (1977)
The Hills Have Eyes’ (1977)
Westworld’ (1973)
Westworld’ (1973)
Alexandra Lopez de Pulido is one of the characters in which movie?
Cuba’ (1979)
Cuba’ (1979)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders’ (1970)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders’ (1970)
Family Plot’ (1976)
Family Plot’ (1976)
The Lords of Flatbush’ (1974)
The Lords of Flatbush’ (1974)
Gator McKlusky is a character in which movie?
Days of Heaven’ (1978)
Days of Heaven’ (1978)
Gus’ (1976)
Gus’ (1976)
Gator’ (1976)
Gator’ (1976)
Cabaret’ (1972)
Cabaret’ (1972)
Max Schumacher is a character in which movie?
Network’ (1976)
Network’ (1976)
Mean Streets’ (1973)
Mean Streets’ (1973)
Death on the Nile’ (1978)
Death on the Nile’ (1978)
Murder by Death’ (1976)
Murder by Death’ (1976)
Clifford Sturges is one of the characters in which movie?
Carnal Knowledge’ (1971)
Carnal Knowledge’ (1971)
Cannibal Girls’ (1973)
Cannibal Girls’ (1973)
Deliverance’ (1972)
Deliverance’ (1972)
Breaking Away’ (1979)
Breaking Away’ (1979)
Captain Paul Metrand is a character in which movie?
Ashanti’ (1979)
Ashanti’ (1979)
Roller Boogie’ (1979)
Roller Boogie’ (1979)
The Concorde… Airport ’79’ (1979)
The Concorde… Airport ’79’ (1979)
Fascination’ (1979)
Fascination’ (1979)
Peggy Ann Snow is one of the characters in which movie?
The Message’ (1976)
The Message’ (1976)
The Mirror’ (1975)
The Mirror’ (1975)
Magic’ (1978)
Magic’ (1978)
Up in Smoke’ (1978)
Up in Smoke’ (1978)
Jake Rumsey is a character in which movie?
Bad Company’ (1972)
Bad Company’ (1972)
Earthquake’ (1974)
Earthquake’ (1974)
Night Moves’ (1975)
Night Moves’ (1975)
Kingdom of the Spiders’ (1977)
Kingdom of the Spiders’ (1977)
Helmut Wallenberg is one of the characters in which movie?
Serpico’ (1973)
Serpico’ (1973)
Fiddler on the Roof’ (1971)
Fiddler on the Roof’ (1971)
Salon Kitty’ (1976)
Salon Kitty’ (1976)
Solaris’ (1972)
Solaris’ (1972)
Erzebeth Bathory is one of the characters in which movie?
Moonraker’ (1979)
Moonraker’ (1979)
Death on the Nile’ (1978)
Death on the Nile’ (1978)
Walkabout’ (1971)
Walkabout’ (1971)
The Legend of Blood Castle’ (1973)
The Legend of Blood Castle’ (1973)
Commissar Edouard Coleman is a character in which movie?
Airport’ (1970)
Airport’ (1970)
The Towering Inferno’ (1974)
The Towering Inferno’ (1974)
The Poseidon Adventure’ (1972)
The Poseidon Adventure’ (1972)
A Cop’ (1972)
A Cop’ (1972)
Colonel Allen Faulkner is a character in which movie?
Tourist Trap’ (1979)
Tourist Trap’ (1979)
The Wild Geese’ (1978)
The Wild Geese’ (1978)
Vanishing Point’ (1971)
Vanishing Point’ (1971)
Starcrash’ (1978)
Starcrash’ (1978)
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