You’ve seen the movies. You’ve quoted the lines. You’ve argued about the endings. But how much do you actually know about the films you love? Score above 11 and you’ve earned the right to be insufferable at your next dinner party. Anything less, and well, there’s always the rewatch.
Movie Trivia #2
The 1995 film Se7en saw director David Fincher fight the studio over what element?
The shower scene in Psycho (1960) used what household product to simulate blood on camera?
In Goodfellas, the celebrated unbroken Copacabana tracking shot follows Henry and Karen through what?
Which actress won an Oscar for a performance lasting only about eight minutes of screen time in Shakespeare in Love?
The villain in No Country for Old Men kills using what unusual weapon?
Which Hitchcock film was constructed to appear as a single continuous take, decades before the technique became fashionable?
Stanley Kubrick reportedly demanded an extreme number of takes from his actors. How many takes is Shelley Duvall said to have endured for a single scene in The Shining?
The famous diner scene in Heat (1995) was notable for being the first time which two actors shared the screen?
Which 1942 film was largely shot during World War II and won Best Picture partly on the strength of its timely patriotic themes? (Hint: it is not Casablanca)
In Whiplash, the instructor played by J.K. Simmons throws what object at his student early in the film?
Which film features the line "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse," and who delivers it?
The 1973 horror film The Exorcist used what to create the visible breath in the chilled bedroom scenes?
Which actor was famously cast as Indiana Jones only weeks before filming after the original choice fell through?
In Fargo (1996), the Coen Brothers opened the film with a title card claiming what about the story?
Which film's score, by composer Bernard Herrmann, features the screeching violin motif during its most famous scene?
