'Flash of Genius' Quiz

Inspired by the movie "Flash of Genius" (starring Greg Kinnear, above) the true story of inventor Robert Kearns' long battle with the U.S. automobile industry, we're testing your knowledge of brainy characters in films with this quiz.

1. In what movie does a experiment using "telepods" go horribly wrong when an uninvited guest hitches a ride?
   1. 2001
   2. The Fly
   3. The Nutty Professor
2. In what film does a skilled neurosurgeon and teacher implant an abnormal brain in his creation?
   1. Doom
   2. The Island of Dr. Moreau
   3. Young Frankenstein
3. In what movie is an inventor's flying car kidnapped by the sinister Baron Bomburst of Vulgaria?
   1. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
   2. Metal Skin
   3. Around the World in 80 Days
4. In what movie does a professor experiment with a fat gene formula
   1. Buckaroo Banzai
   2. The Nutty Professor
   3. Dr. Strangelove
5. In what movie do kids make their way home through the jungle of their own backyard?
   1. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
   2. Jungle Book
   3. Adventures in Smallville
6. A computer-generated "perfect woman" is the invention in this movie. Which one?
   1. Bladerunner
   2. Perfect 10
   3. Weird Science
7. In what film does a mad scientist go back 30 years into the past?
   1. Doctor Who
   2. Back to the Future
   3. The Time Machine
8. In what movie did Johnny Depp take the role Marilyn Manson wanted?
   1. Edward Scissorhands
   2. A Nightmare on Elm Street
   3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory