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  • 1. On what date was the film JFK released in theaters?
A) January 1, 1992
B) November 22, 1991
C) December 20, 1991
D) December 20, 1992
  • 2. With which film did JFK tie for fifth place at the U.S. box office during its first week?
A) The Silence of the Lambs
B) Beauty and the Beast
C) Terminator 2
D) Hook
  • 3. How much was the marketing campaign that helped the film's box-office momentum?
A) $15 million
B) $1 million
C) $50 million
D) $200 million
  • 4. What was the total worldwide gross of JFK during its initial run?
A) Over $70 million
B) Over $50 million
C) Over $150 million
D) Over $200 million
  • 5. What total did the film earn in the United States during its initial run?
A) $200 million
B) $50 million
C) $70 million
D) $150 million
  • 6. Who sued Warner Bros. Pictures for a share of the film's profits?
A) Garrison's estate
B) Oliver Stone
C) The ARRB
D) The FBI
  • 7. What accounting practice did Garrison's estate allege was used to perpetrate fraud?
A) Hollywood accounting
B) Creative bookkeeping
C) Federal accounting
D) Standard auditing
  • 8. How much did the lawsuit contend that JFK made worldwide?
A) In excess of $200 million
B) In excess of $70 million
C) In excess of $50 million
D) In excess of $150 million
  • 9. What award did Oliver Stone win for his work on the film?
A) BAFTA for Best Screenplay
B) Academy Award for Best Picture
C) Golden Globe Award for Best Director
D) Golden Globe for Best Drama
  • 10. How many years did Stone mention had passed since the 'terrible lie' was told in his acceptance speech?
A) 25 years
B) 28 years
C) 20 years
D) 30 years
  • 11. Which publication ranked JFK as one of the 25 'Powerful Political Thrillers'?
A) Variety
B) Entertainment Weekly
C) The Hollywood Reporter
D) The New York Times
  • 12. In 2012, which organization listed JFK as the ninth best-edited film of all time?
A) Directors Guild of America
B) National Society of Film Critics
C) Motion Picture Editors Guild
D) Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  • 13. The JFK Act of 1992 was partially credited to concern over which film?
A) Executive Action
B) JFK
C) The Parallax View
D) All the President's Men
  • 14. The ARRB described the film as what?
A) A documentary
B) Largely fictional
C) Entirely accurate
D) A historical report
  • 15. According to the ARRB, official records were originally to be sealed from the public until what year?
A) 2000
B) 2029
C) 1992
D) 2017
  • 16. By ARRB law, all existing assassination-related documents were to be made public by which year?
A) 2017
B) 1991
C) 2029
D) 2005
  • 17. Why did Oliver Stone hire Hank Corwin to help edit the film JFK?
A) Corwin was the only editor available at the time.
B) He had worked with Corwin on many previous successful projects.
C) Corwin was an expert in digital editing software.
D) He believed Corwin's chaotic mind was alien to the film form.
  • 18. Why was conventional 35mm film editing impossible for JFK?
A) The footage was shot on various sized film stocks.
B) The editing room was too small to accommodate the equipment.
C) The studio refused to pay for 35mm editing equipment.
D) The original negatives were damaged during filming.
  • 19. What technology did Oliver Stone use to edit the film because digital systems were unavailable?
A) 3/4" videotape
B) 16mm magnetic tape
C) Physical splicing of film reels
D) Computer-based non-linear editing systems
  • 20. What reason did composer John Williams have for only composing six musical sequences before seeing the film?
A) Williams was hospitalized during the production.
B) Stone only requested six tracks initially.
C) He was working on multiple projects simultaneously.
D) He had a commitment to Steven Spielberg's Hook.
  • 21. How did Stone's team adapt the film to John Williams' music?
A) They cut the film to fit the music Williams recorded.
B) They ignored the music and edited for visuals alone.
C) They asked Williams to re-score the film multiple times.
D) They used temp tracks until Williams finished the score.
  • 22. According to the Rotten Tomatoes consensus, what is a common criticism of Oliver Stone's JFK?
A) The film is too short.
B) The sound quality is poor.
C) It is dubious as history.
D) The acting is subpar.
  • 23. Which publication ran a scathing article titled 'On the Set: Dallas in Wonderland'?
A) The Washington Post
B) The Chicago Tribune
C) The New York Times
D) Time Magazine
  • 24. Which actor did Oliver Stone originally consider for the role of Jim Garrison?
A) Kevin Costner
B) Martin Sheen
C) Tommy Lee Jones
D) Donald Sutherland
  • 25. Who was Kevin Costner's agent that helped convince him to take the role of Garrison?
A) Michael Ovitz
B) Gary Oldman
C) Oliver Stone
D) Jim Garrison
  • 26. What film won seven Academy Awards shortly after Kevin Costner signed on for JFK?
A) Dances with Wolves
B) Field of Dreams
C) Bull Durham
D) The Untouchables
  • 27. Who was eventually cast as Clay Shaw?
A) Tommy Lee Jones
B) Willem Dafoe
C) James Woods
D) John Malkovich
  • 28. Who did Stone originally want to play David Ferrie?
A) James Woods
B) Marlon Brando
C) Gary Oldman
D) Donald Sutherland
  • 29. Who was considered for the role of Mr. X before it went to Donald Sutherland?
A) Marlon Brando
B) Tommy Lee Jones
C) Martin Sheen
D) Kevin Costner
  • 30. Whom did Gary Oldman meet to prepare for the role of Lee Harvey Oswald?
A) Jack Ruby
B) Earl Warren
C) Jim Garrison
D) Marina Oswald
  • 31. What document did Beata Poźniak study to prepare for her role?
A) The Warren Report
B) The FBI files
C) The Garrison Script
D) The Zapruder Film
  • 32. Who provided the opening narration for the film?
A) Oliver Stone
B) Kevin Costner
C) Donald Sutherland
D) Martin Sheen
  • 33. What role did Jim Garrison play in the film?
A) Jack Ruby
B) Clay Shaw
C) David Ferrie
D) Earl Warren
  • 34. Who appears in a cameo as an angry bar patron?
A) Gary Oldman
B) Oliver Stone
C) Perry Russo
D) Sean Stone
  • 35. Which character in the film is played by Oliver Stone's son, Sean?
A) David Ferrie
B) Lee Harvey Oswald
C) Jack Ruby
D) Jasper
  • 36. Who claims to be the 'Babushka Lady' from the Zapruder film and had a cameo in JFK?
A) The wife of Perry Russo
B) Beata Poźniak
C) Marina Oswald
D) Beverly Oliver
  • 37. Who did Oliver Stone ask to co-write the screenplay with him?
A) Rusconi
B) Marrs
C) Garrison
D) Sklar
  • 38. Which film did Oliver Stone cite as his principal model for JFK?
A) Z
B) Rashomon
C) The Detective
D) Citizen Kane
  • 39. Which character served as the means to move between the New Orleans story and the wider Dealey Plaza story?
A) Mr. X
B) Lee Harvey Oswald
C) Richard Case Nagell
D) Jim Garrison
  • 40. Which actor played the character of 'Mr. X'?
A) Kevin Costner
B) Gary Oldman
C) Donald Sutherland
D) Tommy Lee Jones
  • 41. The 'Mr. X' character was a composite of Fletcher Prouty and whom?
A) Robert Groden
B) Arnon Milchan
C) Gerald Hemming
D) Richard Case Nagell
  • 42. Who helped finance the film by making a deal with Warner Bros.?
A) Fletcher Prouty
B) Arnon Milchan
C) Gerald Hemming
D) Donald Sutherland
  • 43. What was the page length of the final shooting script?
A) 550 pages
B) 200 pages
C) 190 pages
D) 156 pages
  • 44. Which company did Arnon Milchan want to launch with the film JFK?
A) Regency Enterprises
B) Warner Bros.
C) Garrison Pictures
D) Stone Productions
  • 45. Who was the military liaison between the CIA and the Pentagon who advised on the film?
A) Fletcher Prouty
B) Jim Garrison
C) Gerald Hemming
D) Robert Groden
  • 46. Which researcher and photographic expert served as an adviser for the film?
A) Gerald Hemming
B) Fletcher Prouty
C) Robert Groden
D) Sklar
  • 47. What profession does Zachary Sklar hold?
A) Studio executive
B) Journalism professor
C) Film director
D) Research assistant
  • 48. In what year did Zachary Sklar meet Garrison?
A) 1967
B) 1987
C) 1988
D) 1989
  • 49. How much of his own money did Oliver Stone spend to buy the film rights?
A) $500,000
B) $100,000
C) $250,000
D) $20 million
  • 50. Who did Stone hire to lead a team of researchers?
A) Ellen Ray
B) Terry Semel
C) Zachary Sklar
D) Jane Rusconi
  • 51. What was Jane Rusconi's educational background?
A) Harvard University graduate
B) Columbia School of Journalism graduate
C) New York University graduate
D) Yale University graduate
  • 52. Who was the studio president that liked Stone's pitch for JFK?
A) Zachary Sklar
B) Terry Semel
C) Jim Garrison
D) Warren Beatty
  • 53. What kind of deal did Stone make with Warner Bros.?
A) Union agreement
B) Verbal threat
C) Written contract
D) Handshake deal
  • 54. Who is the New Orleans businessman accused by Garrison of being Clay Bertrand?
A) David Ferrie
B) Clay Shaw
C) Lee Harvey Oswald
D) Willie O'Keefe
  • 55. What is the profession of Jean Hill, a witness in the film?
A) Teacher
B) Journalist
C) Private Pilot
D) Police Officer
  • 56. Which of these films was part of Oliver Stone's trilogy about American presidents?
A) Nixon
B) Platoon
C) Wall Street
D) The Doors
  • 57. Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald?
A) David Ferrie
B) Clay Shaw
C) Willie O'Keefe
D) Jack Ruby
  • 58. What was the name of the theory Garrison challenged regarding the bullets?
A) Single-bullet theory
B) Double-shot theory
C) Crossfire theory
D) Magic-bullet theory
  • 59. Which WWII epic inspired the casting model for JFK?
A) Crossfire
B) City of Hope
C) The Longest Day
D) On the Trail of the Assassins
  • 60. What aspect ratio was originally intended for the opening sequence?
A) 1.33:1
B) 1.85:1
C) 2.35:1
D) 16:9
  • 61. How many days did the crew have to shoot the footage in Dealey Plaza?
A) Five days
B) Ten days
C) One month
D) Twenty days
  • 62. How many cameras were used to shoot the footage in Dealey Plaza?
A) Fourteen
B) Three
C) Ten
D) Seven
  • 63. How many people were allowed on the floor of the Texas School Book Depository at one time?
A) Twelve
B) Five
C) Three
D) Ten
  • 64. Who stated that the hardest part was restoring the building to its 1963 state?
A) Kevin Costner
B) Clayton Townsend
C) Robert Richardson
D) Oliver Stone
  • 65. How long did negotiations to restore the Texas School Book Depository take?
A) Two months
B) One year
C) Three weeks
D) Five months
  • 66. What is the total number of days the filming lasted?
A) 78 days
B) 45 days
C) 120 days
D) 100 days
  • 67. What is the runtime of the Director's Cut of JFK?
A) 205 minutes
B) 189 minutes
C) 90 minutes
D) 54 minutes
  • 68. In what year was the Director's Cut first released on DVD?
A) 1997
B) 1992
C) 2003
D) 2001
  • 69. How many minutes of deleted/extended scenes were included in the 2001 DVD edition?
A) 205 minutes
B) 12 minutes
C) 90 minutes
D) 54 minutes
  • 70. When was the Special Edition DVD of the Director's Cut released?
A) December 19, 2023
B) November 11, 2003
C) November 11, 2008
D) January 16, 2001
  • 71. When was the Director's Cut released on Blu-ray?
A) November 11, 2003
B) January 16, 2001
C) November 11, 2008
D) December 19, 2023
  • 72. Which country released a poor quality non-anamorphic DVD of the theatrical cut?
A) Canada
B) France
C) United States
D) United Kingdom
  • 73. On December 19, 2023, which company released a boxset featuring both the theatrical and extended versions?
A) Oliver Stone Studios
B) Criterion Collection
C) Shout! Factory
D) Warner Home Video
  • 74. In the 2023 UHD boxset, on what format was the theatrical cut included?
A) Laserdisc
B) VHS
C) 4K UHD disc
D) Remastered Blu-ray
  • 75. When did Shout! Factory release the theatrical cut separately on UHD and Blu-ray?
A) January 16, 2001
B) December 19, 2023
C) November 11, 2008
D) August 11, 2026
  • 76. Which Seinfeld episode spoofed the 'Magic Bullet' scene from JFK?
A) The Contest
B) The Marine Biologist
C) The Soup Nazi
D) The Boyfriend
  • 77. Which actor appeared in both the film JFK and the Seinfeld parody of it?
A) Kevin Costner
B) Wayne Knight
C) Gary Oldman
D) Joe Pesci
  • 78. In the Simpsons' JFK parody, which character plays Lee Harvey Oswald?
A) Bart
B) Itchy
C) Scratchy
D) Homer
  • 79. In the Simpsons' JFK parody, which character plays Jack Ruby?
A) Scratchy
B) Itchy
C) Marge
D) Lisa
  • 80. Which professional sports organization created a parody based on theories that Super Bowl III was fixed?
A) NFL Films
B) NBA Entertainment
C) ESPN Classic
D) MLB Productions
  • 81. Which animated sitcom parodied the 'back and to the left' scene?
A) The Critic
B) Futurama
C) Family Guy
D) South Park
  • 82. In which 2023 book was the film JFK briefly discussed?
A) Assassination Nation
B) The Nineties
C) Postwar
D) The Eighties
  • 83. Who wrote the 2023 book 'The Nineties'?
A) Chuck Klosterman
B) Oliver Stone
C) James Darnell
D) Sean Murphy
  • 84. What nickname is used for the man standing on the Depository steps in the theory supported by Sean Murphy?
A) prayer man
B) the bystander
C) the lookout
D) the sniper
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