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By: Rick Brooks
Summer Movies Quiz Part 2: By the Numbers

For out quizzical look at the movies of July and August, we shelved our multiple-choice format in favor of something involving numbers. Fear not, though, there will be no algebra-in fact, even the target audience of The Fast and the Furious could figure out how to play.

Here's the deal: on one side, a list of the notable movie releases in July and August (Alas, poor Rollerball--how we miss the chance to mourn ye). On the other is a list of neat little factoids assembled through our staff's research (by "research" we mean screwing around on the Internet during commercial breaks of South Park). The factoids are presented in numerical form. You have to figure out which number matches which movie. It sounds simpler than the plot in a Wesley Snipes movie, but some of the answers may surprise you…be sure to check the answer key for the real scoop.


A.

Cats & Dogs

B.

Scary Movie 2

C.

The Score

D.

Final Fantasy

E.

Legally Blonde

F.

Jurassic Park 3

G.

America's Sweethearts

H.

Planet of the Apes

I.

Rush Hour 2

J.

Original Sin

K.

American Pie 2

L.

Osmosis Jones

N.

Glitter

M.

Jay and Silent Bob
Strike Back

0 number of movies the lead actress has previously appeared in

1:10 Ratio of amount of budget spent on script to amount of budget spent on wardrobe

1 The number of intelligent human characters in this movie

2 Number of animals harmed during the making of this movie

4 Number of critics who will force Ed Asner jokes into their reviews

5 Percentage of the original cast that actually had something better to do than come back for this sequel.

15 Percentage increase in applications Harvard will receive after this movie comes out

19 Total estimated number of "Star Wars" references included in the script

20 number of people on Earth who actually believe Marlon Brando left this movie because he was sick

25 Number of times TBS has shown the original of this sequel in the past week

60 Number of pounds lost by one of the main characters during this movie

65 Percentage of stories about this movie that will speculate on whether or not there was actual "doing it" going on during filming

300 Approximate peak weight of the movie's biggest star during the movie

107,491 Number of people who will lose their lunch after seeing this movie

Check out how you did by comparing your answers to our score card.


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