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Can you guess the titles of these 1971 made-for-TV movies?
The Waltons and Steven Spielberg both got their start in TV movies that year.
The made-for-TV movie is a lost art. Sure, some cable channels crank them out, but networks were once creating true cinema-worthy fare. Look at the year 1971 for proof.
Oscar-winners like Sally Field and Steven Spielberg were showcasing their talents on broadcast television.
The movies also had some pretty sensational plots and titles. See if you can guess the names of the following movies from their synopses on IMDb.
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On Christmas Eve 1933, the Waltons prepare for the holiday, in this pilot film for the beloved series 'The Waltons.'
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Based on the real-life friendship of NFL teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers, this movie remains one of the most-loved football movies.
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A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer, in Steven Spielberg's directorial debut.
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When an orbiting research space station is menaced by a Chinese nuclear weapon, its 2,000 inhabitants take action to disarm and dispose of the missile without resorting to violence. Starring Gary Lockwood of '2001: A Space Odyssey.'
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Through unforeseen circumstances, a male chauvinist cop and a dedicated feminist become roommates. Starring Barbara Eden, Farrah Fawcett, Julie Newmar, Harry Morgan and more!
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Four elderly ladies with a lot of time on their hands get the idea to create a fictional "girl" for a computer dating service. However, things take a turn for the worse when their description of the "girl" attracts a psychopath.
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A group of 21st-century colonists inhabit the underwater city called Pacifica. They find they must defend the city against hostile alien forces.
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A high-school senior and his girlfriend get married when they find out she's pregnant. Desi Arnaz Jr. stars as the title character in…?
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Two young boys must retrieve a church bell from the depths of a murky lagoon in a Louisiana swamp. Complicating matters is the fact that the lagoon is home to a large and deadly alligator. Mike Lookinland (Brady Bunch) and Mitch Vogel (Bonanza) star in…?
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A fourth-year medical student marries a millionaire's daughter, but he insists that they live on the little money that he earns. Sally Field stars in…?
Can you guess the titles of these 1971 made-for-TV movies?
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6/10 mercy
50%...eh 🤷🏽♂️
10/10
6/10. Terrible score. But now I really want to see "City Beneath The Sea".
You got 10 out of 10 Ha!! I guessed most of them! I picked the goofiest names! That was the 70’s for you! 🤣
Considering I was born in 58 I don't think I did too bad considering I was only 13 when most of these were aired
I only really knew 1. The other 5 I got were random.guesses. The one I was familiar with was "Brian's Song"
4 out of 10, mostly guesses
9 out of 10. Missed number 10. Actually watched all but the last one in the day.
6/10; lots of guesswork. I was only in my early years of grade school back then.
According to an old Leonard Maltin movie review book (before TV movies were removed), "The Feminist and the Fuzz," "City Beneath the Sea" and "Brian's Song" were all from 1970. And the complete title of the Waltons movie is "The Homecoming-A Christmas Story."
I have "The Homecoming" on DVD and watch that every Christmas.
By the way - 7/10.
By the way - 7/10.
Actually, one of the true greats was a couple of years before – “The Ballad of Andy Crocker” with Lee Majors
6 out of 10. Terrible...
9 out of 10. I remember watching some of these. I drew a blank on Earth II. The networks used to make some pretty decent movies.
Some of these movies sound like they would be perfect for Sven.
8 out of 10. I was only 8 and my.bedtime was probably 8 or 8:30 in 1971.
I Saw Born in 1958 , and I saw a far amount of these movies , but when it came to matching the titles of these made for TV movies, I did as bad as the NFC Eastern Conference teams going to In NFL playoffs in 2021 , LOL I matched less then 500% , i got only 4 out of 10
100%! I really miss made-for-TV movies. Maybe Me-TV can set aside a night and rerun them or create a channel that shows only those movies and miniseries as well.
I know the writers meant no offense, and there really was a movie called "Gator Bait," but since that phrase does have racist history, and it's a wrong answer, do you think you might change that choice for question 9 to something else?
LOL. Please.
This is what you're LOLing about: https://www.historyonthenet.com/authentichistory/diversity/african/3-coon/7-alligator/
I did real bad, really, really bad.
