Can You Pass This ’80s Christmas Movie Screenshot Quiz?

By: Jonnathan Chadwick
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Can You Pass This ’80s Christmas Movie Screenshot Quiz?
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About This Quiz

When you think of the best Christmas movies ever, there's no doubt "It's a Wonderful Life," "Home Alone" and "A Christmas Carol" are near the top of the list, but when you start to think of others near the top of that list, like "A Christmas Story," "Gremlins" and "A Christmas Carol," you might realize a pattern. They're all from the 1980s.

The 1983 hit "A Christmas Story" is practically the de facto American Christmas movie. It's nearly impossible to turn on a TV during Christmastime and not see that leg lamp or hear about Ralphie shooting his eye out. If you're looking for cult classics, look no further than "Gremlins." Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" has been adapted, remixed and remade dozens of times, but popular consensus says the best adaptation was made in 1984. Add that to the fact we got to see the Griswolds go on their most epic vacation, Bill Murray was at the top of his game, John Cusack was doing his romantic comedy thing, Bruce Willis and Mel Gibson were starring in epic non-Christmas Christmas movies and everybody from the Muppets to the Disney crew got in on the celebrations. The '80s is an awesome decade for Christmas flicks.

Can you name these '80s Christmas movies based on a screenshot?

Die Hard
Twentieth Century Fox
Can you name this movie where Bruce Willis takes on terrorists at a Christmas party?
"Lethal Weapon"
"Silent Night, Deadly Night"
"Babes in Toyland"
"Die Hard"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Here's another non-Christmas movie that takes place during Christmas. Bruce Willis plays an NYC police officer who takes it upon himself to catch a bunch of terrorists who have taken over an office Christmas party.

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A Christmas Story
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ralphie makes it through this entire movie without shooting his eye out. What is it?
"Scrooged"
"Prancer"
"A Christmas Story"
"Gremlins"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

All Ralphie wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder BB gun, but everybody thinks he'll shoot his eye out if he gets one. He almost does shoot his eye out, but luckily for him, the bb hits his eye glasses instead.

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Yogi's First Christmas
Hanna-Barbera Productions
Have you seen this film about a family of bears who wake up from hibernation only to fight evil villains during the holidays?
"A Smoky Mountain Christmas"
"The Snowman"
"Yogi's First Christmas"
"A Christmas Carol"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Yogi bear gets quite the excitement for his first-ever Christmas. Once his family awakens from hibernation, they find they have to defeat a couple of villains who want to ruin Christmas for everyone. It all goes down at Jellystone Lodge.

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A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Sandollar Productions
Dolly Parton tours the Tennessee mountains in this made-for-TV holiday story. What is it?
"A Smoky Mountain Christmas"
"A Very Brady Christmas"
"The Night They Saved Christmas"
"The Snowman"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

One of the world's most famous country singers, Dolly Parton, plays a famous country singer who escapes the bright lights of Los Angeles to spend a relaxing Christmas in the Great Smoky Mountains. This musical fantasy was made for TV and released in 1986.

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Trading Places
Cinema Group Ventures and Eddie Murphy Productions
Eddie Murphy goes from street swindler to Wall Street swindler in this Christmas classic. Do you know it?
"The Christmas Star"
"Trading Places"
"The Little Troll Prince"
"Don't Open till Christmas"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

When two finance tycoons decide to run a social experiment, Eddie Murphy goes from street crook to Wall Street hotshot in a very short time. This movie is one of Murphy's best films and one of the best Christmas movies of the '80s.

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A Very Brady Christmas
The Sherwood Schwartz Company and Paramount Television
Marcia, Jan, Greg and the gang work out their personal conflicts in this family Christmas special. What is it?
"One Magic Christmas"
"A Very Brady Christmas"
"Prancer"
"Gremlins"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The biggest family on TV came together in this TV special to celebrate a distinctly Brady Christmas. As usual, the gang has to get over their internal squabbling before they can have a happy Christmas celebration.

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Rocky IV
United Artists and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Do you know this movie that centered around an epic match on Christmas Day?
"Gremlins"
"Die Hard"
"Rocky IV"
"Silent Night, Deadly Night"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Of all the movies in the Rocky franchise, "Rocky IV" is in the top half of the list. Rocky wants to get revenge on Ivan Drago in this installment of the franchise. The bout with the 260-pound Soviet fighter is scheduled for Christmas Day.

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Plains, Trains & Automobiles
Hughes Entertainment
Do you know this Thanksgiving movie starring John Candy and Steve Martin, which many consider a Christmas film?
"Plains, Trains & Automobiles"
"A Christmas Without Snow"
"The Christmas Toy"
"One Magic Christmas"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is a Thanksgiving movie on the surface and a Christmas movie at heart. When two strangers get along to help each other during the holiday, the Christmas messages of love and family shine through.

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He-Man and She-Ra - A Christmas Special
Filmation
What's this movie about twin superheroes who save Christmas for a group of Earthlings?
"He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special"
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
"A Christmas Carol"
"One Magic Christmas"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

When a group of Earthling kids gets stuck on Eternia, it's up to superhero twins He-Man and She-Ra to save the day. Horde Prime and Skeletor face off against the twins and the magic of Christmas in this TV special.

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A Christmas Carol 1984
Entertainment Partners Ltd.
This is one of the better movie adaptations of the classic Dickens Christmas story. Do you know it?
"One Magic Christmas"
"A Christmas Carol"
"The Snowman"
"The Christmas Toy"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

"A Christmas Carol" is recognized around the globe as one of the best Christmas stories of all time, and no matter how many times it's adapted to the screen, this 1984 TV special starring George C. Scott as Scrooge continues to be one of the better ones.

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A Garfield Christmas Special
Film Roman and United Media and Paws, Inc.
What movie follows a cat and his owner as they spend Christmas at grandma's house?
"A Garfield Christmas Special"
"The Snowman"
"Babes in Toyland"
"A Christmas Without Snow"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The epic comic strip cat created by Jim Davis in the '70s made his way to the TV screen for this holiday special. Garfield creator Jim Davis actually wrote the script for this special and said it was partially based on his own life.

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The Little Troll Prince
Hanna-Barbera Productions
Can you name this film about a cave-dwelling dwarf who meets humans on Christmas and changes his ways?
"The Little Troll Prince"
"A Very Brady Christmas"
"Christmas Evil"
"One Magic Christmas"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The little troll prince gets in trouble with his elders for being nice, polite and way too well-behaved. He finally finds his way into a human household where he learns that being nice, polite and well-behaved are good things.

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Prancer
Nelson Entertainment and Cineplex Odeon Films
Here's a perfect example of how to take care of one of Santa's injured reindeer. Do you know this film?
"Rudolph"
"The Snowman"
"Prancer"
"The Christmas Star"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

What do you do when one of Santa's reindeer winds up in your yard with a broken leg? If you're little Jessica Riggs, you take care of it while hiding it from all the adults. When her father finds it, however, she has to come up with a new plan.

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One Magic Christmas
Walt Disney Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II and Telefilm Canada
Santa sends an angel to help this pessimistic mom during her family's struggling times. What movie is this?
"A Christmas Carol"
"The Snowman"
"Lethal Weapon"
"One Magic Christmas"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

It's easy to give up when everything is going wrong, and this mother learns that first hand. Just when she's on the edge and giving up on her family, Santa decides to send her an angel to get her through the holidays.

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A Muppet Family Christmas
Henson Associates (HA) and The Jim Henson Company
Jim Henson's crew of characters get together to throw a surprise Christmas party in this flick. What is it?
"A Muppet Family Christmas"
"Mickey's Christmas Carol"
"A Walt Disney Christmas"
"Christmas Evil"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

There are some TV families that are like second families to most families in the country, and the Muppets are one of those families. This epic TV special features the entire gang, and even some of the "Sesame Street" crew make an appearance.

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A Hobo's Christmas
Joe Byrne/Falrose Productions, Phoenix Entertainment Group and Hearst Entertainment
Do you know this story about a man who reunites with his family 25 years after deserting them?
"To All a Goodnight"
"A Very Brady Christmas"
"Trading Places"
"A Hobo's Christmas"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

There's no such thing as a Christmas movie without overall themes of love and forgiveness, and few movies illustrate those themes better than this TV special. When a father leaves his family and doesn't return for 25 years, everybody's love and forgiveness gets tested.

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Scrooged
Mirage Productions
Do you know this movie where Bill Murray plays the self-centered main character in a modern spin on a classic Dickens tale?
"Christmas Evil"
"A Christmas Carol"
"Lethal Weapon"
"Scrooged"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The Charles Dickens classic has been remade and spun a million different ways, and this '80s flick starring Bill Murray is one of the better ones. Murray plays a stingy, evil TV network president who couldn't care less about the Christmas spirit.

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A Walt Disney Christmas - On Ice 2
Walt Disney Productions
Do you know this compilation of cartoon shorts featuring Mickey, Goofy and more?
"A Walt Disney Christmas"
"The Snowman"
"A Christmas Without Snow"
"One Magic Christmas"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

You can hear Walt Disney himself voicing Mickey Mouse in this Christmas anthology from Disney. These six shorts are also known as "A Disney Christmas Gift," and the short movie features, Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, Goofy and more.

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The Snowman
TVC London
Can you name this cartoon short about a boy who flies to the North Pole on a snowman?
"Babes in Toyland"
"The Snowman"
"Prancer"
"The Christmas Toy"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

David Bowie voices the main character in this film about a boy who builds a magical snowman. The snowman is able to fly to the North Pole so the kid can meet Father Christmas in this TV special. This short film runs less than 30 minutes.

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Ernest Saves Christmas
Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III and Emshell Producers Group
Do you know this movie where a Florida taxi driver helps an aging Santa Claus find a replacement?
"Santa Claus: The Movie"
"Ernest Saves Christmas"
"Christmas Evil"
"One Magic Christmas"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The fictional Ernest character was created by an advertising agency to star in commercials in the 1980s. He eventually went on to star in several films, including "Ernest Saves Christmas," where he helps Santa find a replacement.

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The Sure Thing
Embassy Pictures
Have you seen this film where a college student travels across the country on holiday break in an attempt to get lucky?
"A Christmas Story"
"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"
"Gremlins"
"The Sure Thing"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

There's nothing like winter break in college because it's about a month long. It's long enough to drive 3,000 miles across the country just to meet up with a girl who may or may not like you. John Cusack stars in this romantic comedy about a college student who does just that.

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lethal weapon
Silver Pictures
Danny Glover and Mel Gibson spend the Christmas season busting LA criminals in what movie?
"One Magic Christmas"
"Die Hard"
"Christmas Evil"
"Lethal Weapon"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Christmas in Los Angeles averages about 70 degrees Fahrenheit, so it never really feels like Christmas, but this is a perfect look at an LA Christmas. Gibson and Glover have to learn how to get along in this non-Christmas Christmastime classic.

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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2
Hughes Entertainment
What movie follows the Griswold family as they disastrously plan the perfect Christmas?
"Gremlins"
"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"
"Prancer"
"A Smoky Mountain Christmas"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

We watched the Griswolds go on a road trip vacation and then a European vacation before we were blessed with this attempt at the perfect Christmas vacation. The Christmas vacation is considered by many to be the best of the National Lampoon vacation movies.

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Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
ITC Entertainment
Can you name this film about a much-needed Christmas celebration in Alaska?
"Christmas Comes to Willow Creek"
"One Magic Christmas"
"The Snowman"
"Scrooged"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This film centers around Willow Creek, Alaska and the local production facility that employs a healthy number of residents. When it closes down, everything seems doomed, until the magic of Christmas sweeps in.

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The Christmas Toy
Henson Associates
Before the "Toy Story" franchise, there was this movie about toys who come to life when no people are around. Do you know it?
"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"
"One Magic Christmas"
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
"The Christmas Toy"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The best Christmas movies have magical themes, and nothing is more magical than all of your Christmas toys coming to life. In this film, the toys can't get caught by humans or else they get frozen forever.

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Better Off Dead
A&M Films and CBS Theatrical Films
In what movie does John Cusack get dumped just before Christmas?
"Trading Places"
"Better Off Dead"
"Trancers"
"The Sure Thing"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Nothing is worse than getting dumped, except getting dumped right before the holidays. John Cusack would rather be dead than deal with reality until he meets a French exchange student that gives him new found hope in life.

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Less Than Zero
20th Century Fox and The Kerner Entertainment
What's this movie that follows a college student who comes home for Christmas to find all his friends have changed?
"Less Than Zero"
"The Little Troll Prince"
"Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence"
"The Christmas Toy"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Before "The Rules of Attraction" and "American Psycho," Bret Easton Ellis penned this novel while still in college, making him a star. Robert Downey Jr., Jami Gertz and James Spader all star in the film. An unknown Brad Pitt also makes an appearance as an extra.

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Gremlins
Warner Bros. and Amblin Entertainment
If you do your Christmas shopping in underground stores in Chinatown, you might find one of these creatures. What movie is this?
"Don't Open till Christmas"
"Babes in Toyland"
"Gremlins"
"Prancer"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

You never know what you're going to get when you go shopping in antique stores in Chinatown, but you won't find a mogwai for sale in real life. And if you do, just remember to keep it away from light and water, and never let it eat after midnight.

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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Recorded Picture Company and Oshima Productions
Do you know this Japanese war movie that stars David Bowie as a British soldier?
"Christmas Evil"
"Silent Night, Deadly Night"
"Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence"
"One Magic Christmas"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

If you thought a Japanese war film about a prisoner of war and his Japanese translator couldn't have anything to do with Christmas, this one might change your mind. Bowie plays a P.O.W. who gets the Christmas gift of a lifetime in this film.

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Mickey's Christmas Carol
Walt Disney Pictures
Disney's A-list cast of cartoon characters retell a classic Dickens story in this movie. What is it?
"The Snowman"
"Mickey's Christmas Carol"
"A Christmas Carol"
"Scrooged"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

There are so many remakes of "A Christmas Carol" it's hard to keep count, but you know Disney had to get in on the mix. Mickey, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and all their friends play their parts in this short retelling of the classic.

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the princess bride
Act III Communications, Buttercup Films and The Princess Bride Ltd.
This epic fairytale about Inigo Montoya is told by a grandfather during Christmas time. Do you know it?
"A Very Brady Christmas"
"The Princess Bride"
"Christmas Evil"
"One Magic Christmas"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

You may not think of "The Princess Bride" as a Christmas movie, but there's no denying the revolves a grandfather giving his grandson a book as a present during wintertime while a Santa Claus decoration is hanging on the wall. Add that to the themes of love, family and miracles and you have a perfect movie to watch at Christmas time.

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The Night They Saved Christmas
RHI Entertainment
Do you know this film about oil executives who want to drill for oil on Santa's land?
"The Night They Saved Christmas"
"One Magic Christmas"
"Christmas Evil"
"The Snowman"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Santa has to employ the help of an unwitting wife and her children to convince her oil-exec husband to stop oil exploration in the Arctic in this film. Luckily for the entire world, it worked, and everybody lives happily ever after.

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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Schenck/Cardea Productions, Columbia Pictures Television and HGV
Can you name this classic about a boy and his first white Christmas?
"A Very Brady Christmas"
"One Magic Christmas"
"The Christmas Toy"
"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Mickey Rooney stars in this holiday film as a Manhattan cop who visits his grandson in California one Christmas. His grandson has never seen snow, let alone snow on Christmas, and grandpa goes out of his way to change that.

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i'll be home for christmas
NBC
Hal Holbrook and Eva Marie Saint struggle to celebrate Christmas amid WWII in which TV movie?
"Silent Night, Deadly Night"
"Christmas Evil"
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
"One Magic Christmas"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

A couple of '50s Hollywood legends star in this TV movie about a family plotting a Christmas celebration during WWII. Courtney Cox stars as a family member in one of her first films. The film went on to win an Emmy for art direction.

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A Christmas Without Snow
Korty Films and Frank Koenigsberg Productions
Can you name this movie about a divorced woman who tries to get her life on track during the yuletide season?
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
"Silent Night, Deadly Night"
"A Christmas Without Snow"
"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

It's all crashing down for a recently divorced mom who decides to join a choir and get her life on track. That doesn't help much, as the choir is pretty demanding, and she comes very close to celebrating a Christmas without snow.

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Silent Night, Deadly Night
Slayride Productions Inc.
Have you seen this movie about a Santa Claus who punishes the naughty and doesn't care about the nice?
"Gremlins"
"The Christmas Toy"
"Silent Night, Deadly Night"
"Christmas Evil"
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This is why you shouldn't tell little kids that Santa doesn't exist. Even worse, you should never tell little kids that Santa Claus is a serial killer. A boy grows up in the most unusual of circumstances in this unusual Christmas flick.

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Santa Claus The Movie
TriStar Pictures
It's Santa vs. an evil toy tycoon in this epic battle for Christmas. What film is this?
"The Christmas Star"
"The Christmas Toy"
"Santa Claus: The Movie"
"To All A Goodnight"
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Wrong Answer

You can't let money-hungry business executives get anywhere near Santa's toy shop, and one innocent elf learns that lesson the hard way in this British-American fantasy film. Luckily, Santa is powerful enough to save the world and save Christmas.

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Roots - The Gift
David L. Wolper Productions and Warner Bros. Television
Do you know this movie that centers around Christmas in 1775?
"A Smoky Mountain Christmas"
"The Christmas Gift"
"Roots: The Gift"
"One Magic Christmas"
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Wrong Answer

Alex Haley's "Roots" series was one of the most influential in television. The third installment of the series follows a free black man who helps slaves escape to the underground railroad. It's set during Christmas in 1775.

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The Christmas Gift
Rosemont Productions International and Sunn Classic Pictures
Do you know this made-for-TV film set in Colorado and starring John Denver?
"Scrooged"
"Prancer"
"The Christmas Gift"
"A Smoky Mountain Christmas"
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Wrong Answer

An ambitious architect is sent to a magical town in Colorado to survey it for his bosses. When he gets there, he realizes everyone believes in Santa and the town has a mysterious magical charm to it. He has to decide whether his work is really that important.

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Christmas Evil
Edward R. Pressman Film
What's the name of this movie about a man who loses it after finding out Santa Claus is fake?
"Trancers"
"Christmas Evil"
"Silent Night, Deadly Night"
"The Snowman"
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Wrong Answer

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you told a child that Santa Claus didn't exist? Well, if you watch this movie, you don't have to wonder anymore. This horror-thriller was originally called "You Better Watch Out."

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