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These questions concern Mr. Kubrick's feature films only, excluding the hard to find Fear and Desire. This quiz is very difficult and is basically an excuse to impart more trivial information in an entertaining way. If you can answer all of these questions, you have far too much time on your hands!

1- Name the films which use these euphemisms for sex.
Boom boom.
Stormed and occupied.
The ol' in out, in out.
Having a cavity filled.
The physical act of love.

2- Which three actors from 2001: A Space Odyssey worked on other Kubrick films, and what were the films?

3- Bathrooms figure in many Kubrick films, but which films show characters actually in bathtubs?

4- Which two films end with printed epilogues on the screen?

5- Name at least three films which feature saliva coming out of a character's mouth.

6- Name at least five films which feature aerial cinematography.

7- Name at least four films which feature slow motion cinematography.

8- Which three films are in stereo?

9- Which film features a character who killed fifty water buffalo?

10- Which films had different titles than the novels on which they were based?

Answers

1- Name the films which use these euphemisms for sex.
Boom boom. -- Full Metal Jacket
Stormed and occupied. -- Barry Lyndon
The ol' in out, in out. -- A Clockwork Orange
Having a cavity filled. -- Lolita
The physical act of love. -- Dr. Strangelove

2- Which three actors from 2001: A Space Odyssey worked on other Kubrick films, and what were the films?
Leonard Rossiter (Dr. Smyslov) played Captain Quinn in Barry Lyndon.
Margaret Tyzak (Elena) played a Conspirator in A Clockwork Orange.
Gary Lockwood (Frank Poole) was an extra in Spartacus. --1

3- Bathrooms figure in many Kubrick films, but which films show characters actually in bathtubs?
Spartacus -- Antoninus bathes Crassus.
Lolita -- Humbert takes a celebratory bath after Charlotte's death.
A Clockwork Orange -- Alex bathes in the writer's home.
Barry Lyndon -- Lady Lyndon bathes while being read poetry by a servant.
The Shining -- The women in room 237.

4- Which two films end with printed epilogues on the screen?
Lolita and Barry Lyndon.

5- Name at least three films which feature saliva coming out of a character's mouth.
2001 -- Spittle flies from the protohuman's mouth during the bone smashing scene.
A Clockwork Orange -- Mr. Deltoid spits on Alex.
The Shining -- Jack drools while on the floor under his writing table after having a nightmare. Danny drools while shining to Halloran.
Full Metal Jacket -- Cowboy spits up after being shot.

6- Name at least five films which feature aerial cinematography.
The Killing -- The racetrack, very briefly, just minutes before the sniper shoots.
Lolita -- Humbert's plane arrives in America.
Dr. Strangelove -- Bombers, bombers, bombers.
2001 -- Bowman flying over alien planet after exiting star gate.
A Clockwork Orange -- The prison.
The Shining -- Volkswagen drives to Overlook.
Full Metal Jacket -- Helicopter ride with Joker and Rafterman.

7- Name at least four films which feature slow motion cinematography.
2001 -- The protohuman Moonwatcher uses bone to smash skull.
A Clockwork Orange -- Alex fights his droogs along the flatblock marina.
Barry Lyndon -- Barry's son falls off a horse.
The Shining -- Blood pours out of an elevator shaft.
Full Metal Jacket -- Sniper shootings.

8- Which three films are in stereo?
Spartacus, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Eyes Wide Shut.

9- Which film features a character who killed fifty water buffalo?
Full Metal Jacket -- Helicopter gunner boasts about his confirmed kills.

10- Which films had different titles than the novels on which they were based?
The Killing was based on Clean Break.
Dr. Strangelove was based on Red Alert.
Barry Lyndon was based on The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. Written by Himself which originally appeared as a magazine serial titled THE LUCK OF Barry Lyndon.
Full Metal Jacket was based on The Short-timers.
Eyes Wide Shut  was based on Traumnovelle.

More Trivial Tidbits
  • One anagram of "Stanley Kubrick" is the phrase "I turn black keys."
     
  • Actors performing in more than one Kubrick film:
    Two appearances:
    Frank Silvera (Fear and Desire, Killers Kiss)
    Timothy Carey (The Killing, Paths of Glory)
    Sterling Hayden (The Killing, Dr. Strangelove)
    Peter Sellers (Lolita, Dr. Strangelove)
    Kirk Douglas (Paths of Glory, Spartacus)
    Margaret Tyzack (2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange)
    Leonard Rossiter (2001: A Space Odyssey, Barry Lyndon)
    Godfrey Quigley (A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon)
    Partick Magee (A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon)
    Anthony Sharp (A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon)
    Steven Berkoff (A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon)
    Leon Vitali (Barry Lyndon, Eyes Wide Shut)
    Three appearances:
    Joseph Turkel (The Killing, Paths of Glory, The Shining)
    Phillip Stone (A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining)
     
  • Directors Kubrick has directed:
  • Paul Mazursky
    Laurence Olivier
              Kirk Douglas
    Jack Nicholson
    Sydney Pollack
    Tom Cruise (directed episode of TV series Fallen Angels.)
    Todd Field

 

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