Q 01/05

Which song does Alex sing during the home invasion in A Clockwork Orange, an improvisation by Malcolm McDowell?

A) Cheek to Cheek

B) I've Got You Under My Skin

C) Singin' in the Rain

D) Over the Rainbow

Answer · why

C) Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain was the only song McDowell said he half knew the words to when Kubrick asked him to liven up the scene with a dance. It appears no...

Q 02/05

David Prowse, the attendant Julian in A Clockwork Orange, later wore the costume of which Star Wars character?

A) Darth Vader

B) Chewbacca

C) Jabba the Hutt

D) Boba Fett

Answer · why

A) Darth Vader

Darth Vader came his way after George Lucas noticed the English bodybuilder as the writer's manservant in Kubrick's film.

Q 03/05

Which rock singer hoped to play Alex in an abandoned 1960s film of A Clockwork Orange, his band as the droogs?

A) David Bowie

B) Mick Jagger

C) Jim Morrison

D) Roger Daltrey

Answer · why

B) Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger was keen on the lead when the Rolling Stones were lined up for the project, with Ken Russell attached to direct. The rights later passed t...

Q 04/05

The white outfits of Alex's droogs in A Clockwork Orange grew out of Malcolm McDowell's own kit for which sport?

A) Fencing

B) Rugby

C) Boxing

D) Cricket

Answer · why

D) Cricket

Cricket whites that McDowell owned gave Kubrick the idea, and he told the actor to wear the protective box on the outside of the trousers.

Q 05/05

The man dripping saline into Malcolm McDowell's clamped eyes in A Clockwork Orange was really what?

A) An optician

B) A doctor

C) A stuntman

D) A makeup artist

Answer · why

B) A doctor

A doctor stood in the shot as one of the treatment staff, there to stop the actor's pinned-open eyes from drying out.