Christmas Movies
In Elf, this children's book author makes a cameo as the writer Buddy accidentally insults.
Who is Peter Billingsley?
This actor portrayed both a Marvel superhero and narrated the live-action Grinch movie.
Who is Anthony Hopkins?
In A Charlie Brown Christmas, Linus only drops his blanket during this type of scene.
What is his Bible verse speech ("Fear not")?
In Home Alone, the fake gangster movie Kevin watches has this fictional title.
This term refers to story elements subtly planted in early scenes that pay off later.
What is foreshadowing (or a setup/payoff)?
In Home Alone 2, this real New York landmark is where Kevin meets the pigeon lady.
What is Central Park?
This actor wore a 50-pound costume during the filming of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and needed military-level training to tolerate it.
Who is Jim Carrey?
This 1974 Rankin/Bass special features the Burgermeister Meisterburger.
What is Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town?
The sleigh bell in The Polar Express can only be heard by characters who possess this trait.
What is belief?
This filmmaking technique uses a tight close-up on a character's eyes to heighten tension.
What is a Sergio Leone shot? (or "extreme close-up")?
This 1998 film blends Christmas spirit with corporate greed, starring Bill Murray as a TV executive.
What is Scrooged?
In Love Actually, this actor sings "Christmas Is All Around" in character.
Who is Bill Nighy?
In Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Hermy the Elf wants to pursue this unconventional dream.
What is dentistry?
In Elf, Buddy's four main food groups are candy, candy canes, candy corn, and this.
What is syrup?
This rating was created after the controversy of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
What is PG-13?
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, this holiday is the first world Jack accidentally enters after leaving Halloween Town.
What is Christmas Town?
This actor played Scrooge in Disney's 2009 motion-capture adaptation and also voiced several other characters.
Who is Jim Carrey?
The 1977 Star Wars Holiday Special introduced this Wookiee family member who never appeared again.
Who is Lumpy (Chewbacca's son)?
The 2000 Grinch film uses this exact song from the original 1966 special.
What is "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"?
This term describes a film shown out of chronological order.
What is non-linear storytelling?
This 1946 classic was almost a box-office failure before becoming a TV holiday staple decades later.
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
This actor from Harry Potter voices Zero, Jack Skellington's dog, in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Who is Danny Elfman?
This TV special was once lost for decades airing only once in 1964 before being rediscovered.
What is The Stingiest Man in Town?
(or The Phantom Tollbooth Christmas depending on version)
This recurring prop, a fish, appears in every Christmas Chronicles film as an Easter egg.
What is the "magic fish plaque"?
This behind-the-scenes crew member ensures continuity between shots, preventing visual errors.
What is a script supervisor?