Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen!
51 Achievements
PS3
Best Actor
Successfully answer 35 questions in Pop Quiz about Oscar® winning actors and actresses.
5.7%
How to unlock the Best Actor achievement in Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! - Definitive Guide
Time to give this achievement an update with some more info to help everyone get it.
First off, this game does not save your progress for this achievement. Make plans to play until it pops or you will never get it. You will need 2-4 hours depending on your luck. It took me 3.
The best method for getting this achievement is by doing this:
1. Start a Fast-Fire Game and keep restarting until you get the proper Pop Quiz in your first Puzzle (I think chances are about 2% but it's still the fastest way; I had 5 proper ones in 2 hours).
2. Answer Pop Quiz questions and finish the game (you can run the clock down answering all questions wrong in next Puzzle).
3. Repeat until you get all 35 ... and the achievement.
I got this method from Flapjack waldi off x360a in the forums. I turned off the announcer as well. It does show up like he says and sometimes it feels like it will never show up. Then pop, it finally does. So you have to keep restarting until you get one. What stinks is when one does pop up and it’s not 1 of the 5 Oscar winning actors, you have to restart until you get one of the 5 Oscar winning actors. This is where the luck comes in on what you get for the time to complete the achievement.
The actors you need to pop up are: Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Julie Andrews, Kate Winslet, and Marlon Brando.
To help even more, here are the answers to the questions that will pop up for these actors. This way you won’t miss any.
Anthony Hopkins
A River Runs Through It.....FALSE
Dead Again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Dracula............................TRUE
Hannibal,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Howard's End...................TRUE
Legends of the Fall,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Misery.............................FALSE
Nixon,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Scent of a Woman............FALSE
Speed,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
The French Connection......FALSE
The Remains of the Day,,,,,TRUE
The Silence of the Lambs...TRUE
Time Bandits,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Valkyrie............................FALSE
Dustin Hoffman
All the President's Men....TRUE
Glengarry Glen Ross,,,,,,,FALSE
In the Line of Fire............FALSE
lion for lambs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Mamma Mia!..................FALSE
Meet the Fockers,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Midnight Cowboy............TRUE
Nights in Rodanthe,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Outbreak.......................TRUE
Tootsie,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Year of the Dog..............FALSE
The Graduate..............TRUE
Wag The Dog...............TRUE
Julie Andrews
A Cinderella Story............FALSE
A Shot in the Dark,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Annie..............................FALSE
Bedtime Stories,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Best in Show...................FALSE
Gigi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Ice Princess.....................FALSE
Mary Poppins,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
My Fair Lady....................FALSE
S.O.B.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
The Nanny Diaries.............FALSE
The Princess Diaries,,,,,,,,,TRUE
The Sound of Music..........TRUE
Thoroughly Modern Millie,,,TRUE
Victor/Victoria...................TRUE
Kate Winslet
A Room with a View.........FALSE
American Beauty,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Being John Malkovich.......FALSE
Emma,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind......TRUE
Finding Neverland,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Ghost World....................FALSE
Heavenly Creatures,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Hideous Kinky.................TRUE
Little Children,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Notes on a Scandal.........FALSE
Raising Helen,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Sense and Sensibility......TRUE
The Reader,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Titanic.......TRUE
Marlon Brando
Apocalypse Now.............TRUE
From Here to Eternity,,,,,,FALSE
Mutiny on the Bounty......TRUE
On the Waterfront,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Rebel Without a Cause...FALSE
Spartacus,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Superman......................TRUE
The Godfather,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
The Godfather Part III.......FALSE
The Lost Weekend,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
The Maltese Falcon.........FALSE
The Wild One,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Touch of Evil...................FALSE
West Side Story,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Sidney Poitier
Sneakers...................TRUE
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.....TRUE
Lilies of the Field..........TRUE
A Raisin in the Sun.......TRUE
Fried Green Tomatoes.......FALSE
I hope this will help everyone out on getting this achievement. Good Luck!
First off, this game does not save your progress for this achievement. Make plans to play until it pops or you will never get it. You will need 2-4 hours depending on your luck. It took me 3.
The best method for getting this achievement is by doing this:
1. Start a Fast-Fire Game and keep restarting until you get the proper Pop Quiz in your first Puzzle (I think chances are about 2% but it's still the fastest way; I had 5 proper ones in 2 hours).
2. Answer Pop Quiz questions and finish the game (you can run the clock down answering all questions wrong in next Puzzle).
3. Repeat until you get all 35 ... and the achievement.
I got this method from Flapjack waldi off x360a in the forums. I turned off the announcer as well. It does show up like he says and sometimes it feels like it will never show up. Then pop, it finally does. So you have to keep restarting until you get one. What stinks is when one does pop up and it’s not 1 of the 5 Oscar winning actors, you have to restart until you get one of the 5 Oscar winning actors. This is where the luck comes in on what you get for the time to complete the achievement.
The actors you need to pop up are: Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Julie Andrews, Kate Winslet, and Marlon Brando.
To help even more, here are the answers to the questions that will pop up for these actors. This way you won’t miss any.
Anthony Hopkins
A River Runs Through It.....FALSE
Dead Again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Dracula............................TRUE
Hannibal,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Howard's End...................TRUE
Legends of the Fall,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Misery.............................FALSE
Nixon,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Scent of a Woman............FALSE
Speed,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
The French Connection......FALSE
The Remains of the Day,,,,,TRUE
The Silence of the Lambs...TRUE
Time Bandits,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Valkyrie............................FALSE
Dustin Hoffman
All the President's Men....TRUE
Glengarry Glen Ross,,,,,,,FALSE
In the Line of Fire............FALSE
lion for lambs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Mamma Mia!..................FALSE
Meet the Fockers,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Midnight Cowboy............TRUE
Nights in Rodanthe,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Outbreak.......................TRUE
Tootsie,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Year of the Dog..............FALSE
The Graduate..............TRUE
Wag The Dog...............TRUE
Julie Andrews
A Cinderella Story............FALSE
A Shot in the Dark,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Annie..............................FALSE
Bedtime Stories,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Best in Show...................FALSE
Gigi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Ice Princess.....................FALSE
Mary Poppins,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
My Fair Lady....................FALSE
S.O.B.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
The Nanny Diaries.............FALSE
The Princess Diaries,,,,,,,,,TRUE
The Sound of Music..........TRUE
Thoroughly Modern Millie,,,TRUE
Victor/Victoria...................TRUE
Kate Winslet
A Room with a View.........FALSE
American Beauty,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Being John Malkovich.......FALSE
Emma,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind......TRUE
Finding Neverland,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Ghost World....................FALSE
Heavenly Creatures,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Hideous Kinky.................TRUE
Little Children,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Notes on a Scandal.........FALSE
Raising Helen,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Sense and Sensibility......TRUE
The Reader,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Titanic.......TRUE
Marlon Brando
Apocalypse Now.............TRUE
From Here to Eternity,,,,,,FALSE
Mutiny on the Bounty......TRUE
On the Waterfront,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Rebel Without a Cause...FALSE
Spartacus,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Superman......................TRUE
The Godfather,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
The Godfather Part III.......FALSE
The Lost Weekend,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
The Maltese Falcon.........FALSE
The Wild One,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE
Touch of Evil...................FALSE
West Side Story,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE
Sidney Poitier
Sneakers...................TRUE
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.....TRUE
Lilies of the Field..........TRUE
A Raisin in the Sun.......TRUE
Fried Green Tomatoes.......FALSE
I hope this will help everyone out on getting this achievement. Good Luck!
9 Comments
Took me around 3.5 hours to get this over two sessions. Be prepared to get excited when Pop Quiz comes up and then immediately disappointed to find that the questions are for a non-Oscar winning actor. I will also point out that these are not the order of the questions, just an alphabetical list of the movies that will come up during the quiz. I didn't notice that like a dummy the first time I had the Julie Andrews Pop Quiz. This is doable - just takes a lot of patience.
By GorillaBuddha on 28 Dec 2012 16:24
For Dustin Hoffman.. he also appeared in The Graduate and Wag The Dog. Came up on my pop quiz (as true).
By ProjectSix on 25 Sep 2013 04:21
Remember the achievement from Scene it BOS that’s similar to this? This one is even worse.
In every short game, you’re only going to get one of the follow puzzle blocks:
Pop Quiz, Hint Parade, Celebrity Ties.
It can come up in the beginning or the end of a short game, but this achievement requires “Pop Quiz”, so if you get Celebrity ties, or Hint Parade, restart your game and try again.
I suggest you play next to a computer that’s on the website www.imdb.com. When the first pop quiz answer comes up, answer it the best you can, then hit pause. Look up the actor on imdb.com and check what awards he\she has won. It only counts if they have won Best Actor\Actress in a lead or supporting role.
For instance, Client Eastwood didn’t count because all 4 of his Oscars are for Best Picture and Best Director, none for acting.
Memorize the actor’s list of movies and then proceed with the pop quiz. I found it helpful to search (F3 in Internet Explorer) and finding the name of the movie. I found there was enough time to search and answer the question before time ran out.
The Actor’s that I had come up were:
Kevin Spacy
Marlon Brando
Anthony Hopkins
Dustin Hoffman.
The achievement pops up right away, so I was halfway through Dustin Hoffman’s questions when it popped up.
I’m also not sure how this game saves the info, but if you get an qualifying Actor in pop quiz, I HIGHLY recommend you finish the game all the way through and not just the round. Getting a qualifying Pop Quiz round is hard enough, you don’t want to leave this to chance. This was my final achievement in this game.
In every short game, you’re only going to get one of the follow puzzle blocks:
Pop Quiz, Hint Parade, Celebrity Ties.
It can come up in the beginning or the end of a short game, but this achievement requires “Pop Quiz”, so if you get Celebrity ties, or Hint Parade, restart your game and try again.
I suggest you play next to a computer that’s on the website www.imdb.com. When the first pop quiz answer comes up, answer it the best you can, then hit pause. Look up the actor on imdb.com and check what awards he\she has won. It only counts if they have won Best Actor\Actress in a lead or supporting role.
For instance, Client Eastwood didn’t count because all 4 of his Oscars are for Best Picture and Best Director, none for acting.
Memorize the actor’s list of movies and then proceed with the pop quiz. I found it helpful to search (F3 in Internet Explorer) and finding the name of the movie. I found there was enough time to search and answer the question before time ran out.
The Actor’s that I had come up were:
Kevin Spacy
Marlon Brando
Anthony Hopkins
Dustin Hoffman.
The achievement pops up right away, so I was halfway through Dustin Hoffman’s questions when it popped up.
I’m also not sure how this game saves the info, but if you get an qualifying Actor in pop quiz, I HIGHLY recommend you finish the game all the way through and not just the round. Getting a qualifying Pop Quiz round is hard enough, you don’t want to leave this to chance. This was my final achievement in this game.
9 Comments
Scarlett Johansson never won, nor was nominated for an Oscar.
By Shiney Cheese on 14 Dec 2009 07:08
Thanks for the link. It is a necessity for this achievement. Other actor's I had come up were..
Julie Andrews
Sidney Poitier
The game saves at the end of every round. Just make sure you see the autosave icon happen after the qualifying "Pop Quiz" before you restart the game.
Julie Andrews
Sidney Poitier
The game saves at the end of every round. Just make sure you see the autosave icon happen after the qualifying "Pop Quiz" before you restart the game.
By Chad and Jessie on 06 Oct 2010 17:05
This achievement is from Hell!
I have been working on it for a long time and think there may be a glitch, (I'm almost positive I've answered over 35 Questions).
Either way I've noticed a few things that are in opposition to the above guide.
While playing a short game, I just got a Pop Quiz with Anthony Hopkins and in the same game got a Hint Parade. Up until this moment Stumpy25 assessment that you can only possible get 1 of the 3 puzzles per game has seemed correct.
I've also noticed that even though I would quit after seing a Hint Parade or Celebrity Ties, they would still come up in the following games as if the game wouldn't give me a Pop Quiz unless I finished those puzzles first. Through my endless attempts, the majority of the time I always have to complete 2 Hint parades and 1 Celebrity Ties before a Pop Quiz will show up. Operating on this assumption, everytime I got a Pop Quiz that wasn't an Oscar winner I would immediately guide button to dashboard to prevent the game from auto saving, (when you hit start and exit game it will often save if you are currently in a Pop Quiz or Hint Parade). Then I would restart the game and would usually get a Pop Quiz within 3 games.
Hope this helps if you are stuck as I am. If you haven't started this game, DON'T.
I will never play a Scene It game again after this achievement!!
I have been working on it for a long time and think there may be a glitch, (I'm almost positive I've answered over 35 Questions).
Either way I've noticed a few things that are in opposition to the above guide.
While playing a short game, I just got a Pop Quiz with Anthony Hopkins and in the same game got a Hint Parade. Up until this moment Stumpy25 assessment that you can only possible get 1 of the 3 puzzles per game has seemed correct.
I've also noticed that even though I would quit after seing a Hint Parade or Celebrity Ties, they would still come up in the following games as if the game wouldn't give me a Pop Quiz unless I finished those puzzles first. Through my endless attempts, the majority of the time I always have to complete 2 Hint parades and 1 Celebrity Ties before a Pop Quiz will show up. Operating on this assumption, everytime I got a Pop Quiz that wasn't an Oscar winner I would immediately guide button to dashboard to prevent the game from auto saving, (when you hit start and exit game it will often save if you are currently in a Pop Quiz or Hint Parade). Then I would restart the game and would usually get a Pop Quiz within 3 games.
Hope this helps if you are stuck as I am. If you haven't started this game, DON'T.
I will never play a Scene It game again after this achievement!!
3 Comments
Just got the achievement to POP!!
Additional info-
I'm pretty sure I answered more than 35 but if I didn't get counted for past answers because of not finishing the entire game or quitting before a save I can't say. At least it wasn't glitched like the Pop Quiz achivement in the previous game.
One other thing of note; in the comment for Stumpy25 guide the idea of using 2 controllers to force a choice of puzzles didn't work for me. I tried it a couple times and my decision was Hint Parade, Celebrity Ties, and Visual Puzzlers. It didn't give me the Pop Quiz option. This isn't to say the comment is inacurate; it just didn't work for me.
Also, If you get frustrated with this you can set up the game, and leave the game on while watching cable or a DVD from another device and either set up a mod controller to rapid fire A button or manually hit A blindly while watching something else. This will sift through games and if you happen to get a qualifying Pop Quiz while watching or doing something else you will get at least half if not the greater majority of the questions correct, (I've noticed most of the answers, usually 7+, are true for the oscar winners).
It seems some people POP this with more ease than I, hopefully it is easier for whomever is reading this as well. Good Luck!!!
Additional info-
I'm pretty sure I answered more than 35 but if I didn't get counted for past answers because of not finishing the entire game or quitting before a save I can't say. At least it wasn't glitched like the Pop Quiz achivement in the previous game.
One other thing of note; in the comment for Stumpy25 guide the idea of using 2 controllers to force a choice of puzzles didn't work for me. I tried it a couple times and my decision was Hint Parade, Celebrity Ties, and Visual Puzzlers. It didn't give me the Pop Quiz option. This isn't to say the comment is inacurate; it just didn't work for me.
Also, If you get frustrated with this you can set up the game, and leave the game on while watching cable or a DVD from another device and either set up a mod controller to rapid fire A button or manually hit A blindly while watching something else. This will sift through games and if you happen to get a qualifying Pop Quiz while watching or doing something else you will get at least half if not the greater majority of the questions correct, (I've noticed most of the answers, usually 7+, are true for the oscar winners).
It seems some people POP this with more ease than I, hopefully it is easier for whomever is reading this as well. Good Luck!!!
By FIASCOcomedy on 29 Oct 2010 00:49
On fast fire, the first round is random and is sometimes pop quiz. I believe the quickest way to get pop quizzes is to start a fast fire game and hope the first round is pop quiz. If it isn't, press start and choose "restart". This saves you having to sit through unnecessary rounds to get to the ones that matter.
By stevemccaslin on 29 Jan 2011 16:47