Q 01/05

Which actor won career-making praise as the reckless Paul Maclean in A River Runs Through It?

A) Christian Slater

B) Brad Pitt

C) Ethan Hawke

D) Johnny Depp

Answer · why

B) Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt won most of the praise, and the part is often called his career-making performance. He was his own harshest critic, saying later that he cou...

Q 02/05

Which children's author followed Norman Maclean as editor-in-chief of his college humor magazine?

A) Dr. Seuss

B) E. B. White

C) Maurice Sendak

D) Shel Silverstein

Answer · why

A) Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss, then a student called Theodor Geisel, took over the Jack-O-Lantern when Maclean stepped down. Maclean remembered his successor as the crazi...

Q 03/05

Narration written for A River Runs Through It is engraved beneath an arena statue of which basketball great?

A) Magic Johnson

B) Larry Bird

C) Michael Jordan

D) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Answer · why

C) Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan's statue at the United Center carries the film's words about watching a moment of perfection. The passage was written for the screen an...

Q 04/05

Which child actor won a Young Artist Award for playing the boy Norman Maclean in A River Runs Through It?

A) Elijah Wood

B) Macaulay Culkin

C) Jonathan Taylor Thomas

D) Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Answer · why

D) Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt was ten when the film was shot, and his category was for film actors under ten. He grew up to star in Inception and The Dark Knig...

Q 05/05

Which Academy Award did A River Runs Through It win, its only Oscar from three nominations?

A) Best Cinematography

B) Best Original Score

C) Best Adapted Screenplay

D) Best Director

Answer · why

A) Best Cinematography

Best Cinematography went to Philippe Rousselot, a Frenchman who has also won three César Awards at home. The film's score and its screenplay were nomi...