Q 01/05

How was Pleasantville's black-and-white sitcom world actually shot before digital artists went to work?

A) On black-and-white film

B) Entirely in color

C) On 1950s studio cameras

D) On hand-tinted video tape

Answer · why

B) Entirely in color

Entirely in color: about 163,000 frames were then scanned so the hues could be drained away digitally, a first for a new feature film.

Q 02/05

Which everyday fixture is missing from every bathroom in the squeaky-clean sitcom town of Pleasantville?

A) Mirrors

B) Sinks

C) Towels

D) Toilets

Answer · why

D) Toilets

Toilets simply do not exist in the sitcom town, where the temperature is always 72 degrees and the high school team scores with every shot.

Q 03/05

With nothing able to burn in Pleasantville, what is the only job the town's firefighters ever do?

A) Rescuing cats from trees

B) Polishing the fire engine

C) Leading the town parades

D) Directing school traffic

Answer · why

A) Rescuing cats from trees

Rescuing cats from trees is all they know, so when a real blaze breaks out David grabs the hose himself: the firemen have no idea what it is for.

Q 04/05

Which star of The Andy Griffith Show plays the mysterious TV repairman who zaps the twins into Pleasantville?

A) Andy Griffith

B) Ron Howard

C) Don Knotts

D) Jim Nabors

Answer · why

C) Don Knotts

Don Knotts, television's Deputy Barney Fife, made his final on-screen film appearance in the part before turning to voice roles.

Q 05/05

Which future Fast & Furious star plays the most popular boy at Pleasantville High, who dates Jennifer?

A) Vin Diesel

B) Paul Walker

C) Jason Statham

D) Lucas Black

Answer · why

B) Paul Walker

Paul Walker played the school's sports captain three years before The Fast and the Furious made him an international star.