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  • 1. Who directed the 1993 film Carlito's Way?
A) Edwin Torres
B) David Koepp
C) Martin Scorsese
D) Brian De Palma
  • 2. Which actor plays the lead character Carlito Brigante?
A) John Leguizamo
B) Sean Penn
C) Viggo Mortensen
D) Al Pacino
  • 3. On which novels is the film Carlito's Way based?
A) Carlito's Way and The Bronx
B) Carlito's Way and After Hours
C) Rise to Power and Carlito's Way
D) Scarface and After Hours
  • 4. What is the profession of Carlito's love interest, Gail?
A) Lawyer
B) Ballet dancer
C) Waitress
D) Nightclub owner
  • 5. How many years did Carlito serve in prison before being released?
A) Fifteen years
B) Ten years
C) Thirty years
D) Five years
  • 6. What is the name of Carlito's lawyer and friend?
A) Tony T
B) Dave Kleinfeld
C) Benny Blanco
D) Vinnie Taglialucci
  • 7. Who kills Carlito at the end of the film?
A) Pachanga
B) Vinnie Taglialucci
C) Benny Blanco
D) Dave Kleinfeld
  • 8. What is the title of the 2005 prequel released direct-to-video?
A) Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
B) Return to the Bronx
C) Carlito's Way: The Beginning
D) After Hours: The Prequel
  • 9. How much money does Carlito want to save to retire to the Caribbean?
A) $500,000
B) $75,000
C) $1 million
D) $30,000
  • 10. Which film was the first collaboration between Al Pacino and Brian De Palma?
A) After Hours
B) Scarface
C) The Godfather
D) Carlito's Way
  • 11. Where does the final shootout take place?
A) Rikers Island
B) A nightclub in the Bronx
C) Grand Central Terminal
D) The East River
  • 12. Why did the film use the title 'Carlito's Way' instead of 'After Hours'?
A) To honor the author's original request
B) Because the studio thought it sounded better
C) The film covers the first book primarily
D) To avoid confusion with a 1985 Martin Scorsese film
  • 13. What happens to Kleinfeld in the hospital?
A) He recovers and flees to Miami
B) He is arrested by the police
C) He is killed by Vinnie Taglialucci
D) He is killed by Carlito
  • 14. What does Carlito do to Kleinfeld's revolver before leaving the hospital room?
A) He cleans it
B) He takes it with him
C) He replaces the bullets with blanks
D) He unloads it
  • 15. Who is the boss of the East Harlem Italian gangsters?
A) Vinnie Taglialucci
B) Benny Blanco
C) Frankie Taglialucci
D) Anthony Taglialucci
  • 16. What nickname does Gail use for Carlito?
A) Artie
B) Carl
C) Charlie
D) Lee
  • 17. What did Al Pacino initially envision for Carlito's hairstyle?
A) A crew cut
B) A ponytail
C) A bald head
D) A buzz cut
  • 18. Who played Carlito's lawyer, Dave Kleinfeld?
A) Sean Penn
B) James Rebhorn
C) Adrian Pasdar
D) Viggo Mortensen
  • 19. Which lawyer threatened a defamation lawsuit over Sean Penn's appearance?
A) David Koepp
B) Edwin Torres
C) Brian De Palma
D) Alan Dershowitz
  • 20. Who was cast as the character Gail?
A) Ingrid Rogers
B) Cynthia Lamontagne
C) Mel Gorham
D) Penelope Ann Miller
  • 21. Why was casting Gail considered difficult?
A) The character required striptease scenes
B) The character required a stunt double
C) The character needed to be a singer
D) The character needed to speak Spanish
  • 22. Which actor portrayed Benny Blanco?
A) Jaime Sánchez
B) Luis Guzmán
C) John Leguizamo
D) Al Israel
  • 23. Who played the character Pachanga?
A) Rick Aviles
B) Luis Guzmán
C) Ángel Salazar
D) John Leguizamo
  • 24. Who played District Attorney Bill Norwalk?
A) James Rebhorn
B) Paul Mazursky
C) Brian Tarantina
D) John Finn
  • 25. Who played the character Vinnie Taglialucci?
A) Adrian Pasdar
B) Frank Minucci
C) Joseph Siravo
D) Rocco Sisto
  • 26. Which actor portrayed Lalin Miasso?
A) Al Israel
B) John Agustin Ortiz
C) Rick Aviles
D) Viggo Mortensen
  • 27. Who played the character Frankie Taglialucci?
A) Adrian Pasdar
B) Paul Mazursky
C) Joseph Siravo
D) Frank Minucci
  • 28. Who played the singer in the movie?
A) Jaime Sánchez
B) John Leguizamo
C) Marc Anthony
D) Ángel Salazar
  • 29. Where did Al Pacino visit to absorb the atmosphere for his role?
A) East Harlem
B) The Bronx
C) Brooklyn
D) Queens
  • 30. Where did Al Pacino first hear about the character Carlito Brigante?
A) A YMCA gym in New York City
B) A theater in Broadway
C) A library in Harlem
D) A film studio in Hollywood
  • 31. Who is the author of the novels Carlito's Way and After Hours?
A) Edwin Torres
B) Martin Bregman
C) Brian De Palma
D) David Koepp
  • 32. Who did Brian De Palma suggest as the setting for the voice-over?
A) The pool hall
B) The courtroom
C) The train station platform
D) The hospital
  • 33. Where was the club Paradise interior filmed?
A) A West Side brownstone
B) Kaufman Astoria Studios
C) Grand Central Terminal
D) A real disco in Manhattan
  • 34. Where was the court scene featuring prosecutor Bill Norwalk filmed?
A) A municipal building in Brooklyn
B) The State Supreme Court Building at 60 Centre Street
C) A studio set in California
D) The Harlem-125th Street station
  • 35. What difficulty did editor Bill Pankow face regarding the climactic gunfight?
A) Making the length of the escalator seem natural
B) Syncing the sound of the trains
C) Matching the actors' stunt doubles
D) Editing the lighting transitions
  • 36. How was Tony Taglialucci's escape from Rikers Island filmed?
A) Using green screen technology
B) On location at a real river
C) Inside a water tank at a studio
D) In a Brooklyn shipyard using an empty lock
  • 37. When did production on Carlito's Way conclude?
A) July 20, 1993
B) August 3, 1993
C) November 3, 1993
D) July 20, 1994
  • 38. What was the total worldwide gross of the film?
A) $27 million
B) $9 million
C) $64 million
D) $37 million
  • 39. What is the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for Carlito's Way?
A) 75%
B) 84%
C) 90%
D) 66%
  • 40. What grade did CinemaScore audiences give the film?
A) B+
B) B-
C) C
D) A
  • 41. Who gave Carlito's Way a 'thumbs down' on the show At the Movies?
A) Peter Travers
B) Owen Gleiberman
C) Roger Ebert
D) Gene Siskel
  • 42. Who composed the film score that was called 'hauntingly beautiful'?
A) David Koepp
B) Brian De Palma
C) Patrick Doyle
D) Sean Penn
  • 43. What was the opening weekend box office for Carlito's Way?
A) Over $64 million
B) Over $27 million
C) Over $9 million
D) Over $37 million
  • 44. How many reviews were used to determine the Rotten Tomatoes score?
A) 25
B) 10
C) 51
D) 100
  • 45. Which critic described the film as 'a competent and solidly unsurprising urban-underworld thriller'?
A) Gene Siskel
B) Owen Gleiberman
C) Roger Ebert
D) Peter Travers
  • 46. Who served as the musical supervisor for the film?
A) Patrick Doyle
B) Brian De Palma
C) Jellybean Benitez
D) Edwin Torres
  • 47. What certification did the LaserDisc version of the film receive?
A) Criterion Collection
B) Dolby Digital
C) IMAX
D) THX
  • 48. In what year was the standard DVD released?
A) 2005
B) 2010
C) 2007
D) 2004
  • 49. What was the name of the special edition DVD released in 2005?
A) Director's Cut
B) Ultimate Edition
C) Anniversary Edition
D) Collector's Set
  • 50. In what year was the HD DVD version released?
A) 2010
B) 2005
C) 2007
D) 2004
  • 51. On what date was the film released on Blu-ray?
A) April 15, 2004
B) August 20, 2005
C) May 18, 2010
D) June 12, 2007
  • 52. How was the prequel released?
A) Limited streaming release
B) Television broadcast
C) Direct-to-video
D) Theatrical release
  • 53. How was the prequel received critically?
A) Critically panned
B) Acclaimed by critics
C) Moderate success
D) Mixed reviews
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