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