Q 01/05
A) Peter Straub
B) Dean Koontz
C) Stephen King
D) Thomas Harris
Answer · why
The book took fourth place on the year's bestseller list and won the first Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel.
Q 02/05
A) Anjelica Huston
B) Kathy Bates
C) Bette Midler
D) Laurie Metcalf
Answer · why
She was a stage actress effectively unknown to film audiences when the screenwriter suggested her.
Q 03/05
A) Kevin Kline
B) William Hurt
C) James Caan
D) Michael Douglas
Answer · why
He said the appeal was that 'being a totally reactionary character is really much tougher.'
Q 04/05
A) David Cronenberg
B) Rob Reiner
C) Brian De Palma
D) Frank Darabont
Answer · why
His producing partner Andrew Scheinman read the novel on a plane and recommended it to him.
Q 05/05
A) William Goldman
B) Robert Towne
C) Lawrence Kasdan
D) Paul Schrader
Answer · why
He later wrote a separate stage version, which reached Broadway in 2015.
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