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Quiz: How well do you know your mockumentaries? Match the quote to the film
Do you know your This Is Spinal Tap from your Drop Dead Gorgeous?
WHEN THEY’RE DONE well, mockumentaries are among the most delightful films to watch. We get to see top-notch comedians show off their skills, enjoy improvisation at its peak, and if the film is very good, note down what will become classic lines from cinema.
But how well do you know your mockumentaries? We’ve gathered quotes from four classics – This Is Spinal Tap, Drop Dead Gorgeous, A Mighty Wind and Best in Show – to put it to the test.
Take our quiz to find out how well you know these four mockumentaries.
Let's start with a simple one: "These go to 11"
Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best In Show
"Leslie and I have an amazing relationship and it's very physical, he still pushes all my buttons. People say 'oh but he's so much older than you' and you know what, I'm the one having to push him away."
This Is Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best In Show
"Well, I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation."
This Is Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best in Show
"Amber Atkins, that is not American Teen Princess language!"
This Is Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best in Show
"You know, if they didn't have the model train, they wouldn't have gotten the idea for the big trains."
This Is Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best In Show
"For one thing, we're all God-fearing folk, every last one of us. And you will not find a 'back room' in our video store. No, no, that filth is better left to the sin cities."
This Is Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best In Show
"Dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. It's just not widely reported."
This Is Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best In Show
"I was born with two left feet."
This Is Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best In Show
"I don't know if any of you would know or even remember that Mitch and I met in the hospital. Mitch was there with his jaw wired shut after defending the honour of a girl he didn't even know."
This Is Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best In Show
"But hey, enough of my yakkin'. Whaddaya say? Let's boogie!"
This Is Spinal Tap
A Mighty Wind
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Best In Show
"My father used to lock me away in a room with nothing but the Percy Faith recording of "Bim! Bam! Boom!" and then send me to bed with nothing but dessert."
This Is Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best In Show
"You know, you have a bad day - someone returns a sweater. I have a bad day - lives get lost. People lose their lives. I'm the chief hostage negotiator for the Akron and tri-county area and I talk people down."
This Is Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best In Show
"I don't eat shellfish. Mom always says, "Don't ever eat nothin' that can carry its house around with it. Who knows the last time it's been cleaned."
This Is Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best In Show
"What's wrong with being sexy? ... SexIST!"
This Is Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best In Show
"We both love soup. And we love the outdoors. And we love snow peas. And talking and not talking. We could not talk or talk forever and still find things to not talk about."
This Is Spinal Tap
Drop Dead Gorgeous
A Mighty Wind
Best In Show
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