Q 01/05

Which director was paid one dollar to guest-direct Dwight's car ride with a corpse in Sin City?

A) Steven Soderbergh

B) Quentin Tarantino

C) Tim Burton

D) Sam Raimi

Answer · why

B) Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino took the token fee for the sequence in which the dead Jackie Boy taunts Dwight from the passenger seat. The credits bill him as spec...

Q 02/05

Which actor endured long sessions of heavy make-up to play the hulking avenger Marv in Sin City?

A) Ron Perlman

B) Vincent D'Onofrio

C) Tom Sizemore

D) Mickey Rourke

Answer · why

D) Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke liked the part but, being claustrophobic, hated the long make-up sessions. The role marked his comeback in mainstream Hollywood, and he ...

Q 03/05

Which visual style, lifted from Frank Miller's comics, made Sin City stand out on screen?

A) Black and white with color accents

B) Sepia tones with heavy film grain

C) Rotoscoped animation over live action

D) Washed-out pastel watercolors

Answer · why

A) Black and white with color accents

Black and white with color accents was the rule: Goldie keeps her red lips and blonde hair, and one villain turns a sickly yellow. The processing drew...

Q 04/05

Which action star plays John Hartigan, the ageing detective framed for the crimes he stopped, in Sin City?

A) Mel Gibson

B) Harrison Ford

C) Bruce Willis

D) Kevin Costner

Answer · why

C) Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis plays the honest detective on his last night on the job. He came back in the 2014 sequel as Hartigan's ghost, watching over Nancy.

Q 05/05

Which actress plays Nancy Callahan, the dancer John Hartigan rescued as a child, in Sin City?

A) Jessica Biel

B) Jessica Alba

C) Eva Mendes

D) Megan Fox

Answer · why

B) Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba won MTV's Sexiest Performance award for the part. She returned as Nancy in the 2014 sequel, this time with a story of her own.