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