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