Puppets On-Screen
Dudes Rock Cinema
Chicks Rock Cinema
Box Office Flops
The Bowie Connection
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This all-puppet theater troupe from the 70's created by Jim Henson has starred in more than eight feature films, multiple TV shows, and a theme park attraction

What is The Muppets?

200

This 2019 film follows actor Rick Dalton and his stuntman/best friend, Cliff Booth, as they navigate 1969 Los Angeles. Very high bro-levels in this one

What is Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood?

200

Reese Witherspoon is a Harvard Law School graduate in this 2001 Rom-Com

What is Legally Blonde?

200

This 2015 Brad Bird flick starring George Clooney lost Disney over $120mil dollars

What is Tomorrowland?

200

One genius portrays another in this twisty film from Christopher Nolan

What is The Prestige?

400

Voiced by famed Henson Company puppeteer Frank Oz, this wrinkly, green puppet has made multiple film appearances, most recently in 2017

Who is Yoda?

400

This 2016 gem from writer-director Shane Black follows a private investigator and enforcer who team up to track down a young woman who has mysteriously disappeared, becoming homies along the way 

What is The Nice Guys?

400

Emerald Fennell makes her feature directorial debut with this film centered around a vengeful girl boss

What is Promising Young Woman?

400

This entry in the X-Men franchise lost the most money of any comic book film

What is Dark Phoenix?

400

David Bowie was originally going to star in this 2017 film before passing away, in a role that would later go to Jared Leto

What is Blade Runner 2049?

600

This 2015 masterpiece from Charlie Kaufman features voice work from David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and then Tom Noonan as every other puppet in the film

What is Anomalisa?

600

"Numb/Encore" kicks off this Dudes Rock Cinema Classic based off the 1980's television crime series of the same name

What is Miami Vice?

600

This Chicks Rock classic has received six different feature film adaptations

What is Little Women?

600

Only grossing $39 million, this 2011 sci-fi animated space adventure is the biggest box office bomb in animated history

What is Mars Needs Moms?

600

Bowie appears in a one scene cameo in this prequel to an acclaimed television series

What is Fire Walk with Me?

800

This carnivorous plant took over the world in the original ending of Frank Oz's Little Shop of Horrors

Who is Audrey II?

800

This 2016 release follows a college freshman who meets his new baseball teammates who spend most of their time partying and trying to get girls (frat energy reaching dangerous levels)

What is Everybody Wants Some!!?

800

This female-dominated film from director Celine Sciamma won Best Screenplay at Cannes in 2019 

What is Portrait of a Lady on Fire?

800

With a production budget of over $260 million, this 2012 sci-fi film from Disney is the biggest box office flop of all time (lost the most money)

What is John Carter?

800

The Starman's first leading role came in this surreal film about a man from the stars who lands in New Mexico to live amongst humanity 

What is The Man Who Fell to Earth?

1000

This belated sequel to a beloved Old Hollywood classic features numerous immensely complicated puppets and is Walter Murch's sole directorial credit

What is Return to Oz?

1000

One of the more prestigious Dudes Rock entries, this film was loosely based on Gustav Hasford's novel The Short-Timers

What is Full Metal Jacket?

1000

Audrey Tautou stars as the titular character in this 2001 Chicks Rock flick set in Paris

What is Amelie?

1000

This historical action film starring Antonio Banderas is the largest box office flop of the 20th century

What is The 13th Warrior?

1000

Bowie played a British soldier captured by Japanese forces in this 1983 film

What is Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence?