Q 01/05
A) Francis Ford Coppola
B) Martin Scorsese
C) Sidney Lumet
D) Peter Bogdanovich
Answer · why
Bogdanovich was among the directors who turned the job down; Coppola co-wrote the script with novelist Mario Puzo.
Q 02/05
A) His talent agent
B) Sacheen Littlefeather
C) Co-star Al Pacino
D) His eldest daughter
Answer · why
Sacheen Littlefeather, an actress and activist, took the stage in Brando's place at the 1973 ceremony and refused the statuette, citing Hollywood's tr...
Q 03/05
A) It was the only film to win 10 Oscars
B) It won as a foreign-language film
C) It was the earliest sequel to win Best Picture
D) It won two acting awards for one role
Answer · why
Robert De Niro played the young Vito Corleone, the role that had won Brando his Oscar two years earlier.
Q 04/05
A) George Lucas
B) Brian De Palma
C) John Carpenter
D) Steven Spielberg
Answer · why
Steven Spielberg directed Jaws at 27; shooting at sea off Martha's Vineyard ran months over schedule, and the film became the highest-grossing release...
Q 05/05
A) The mechanical sharks kept malfunctioning
B) Censors demanded cuts
C) Spielberg hated the design
D) Real sharks were used sparingly
Answer · why
He suggested its presence instead, helped by John Williams's two-note theme.
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