Cool Hand Luke Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: Blind Dick

Luke, while looking out of the church window, shouted out "what we got here is...failure to communicate." Blind Dick then shot Luke. Dragline helped Luke outside, and then went after Blind Dick. It took several guards to get Dragline off of Blind Dick. His sunglasses were knocked to the ground and were then run over by the prison vehicle, truly rendering him "The Man with No Eyes".

Answer: George Kennedy

George Kennedy won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dragline. Paul Newman was nominated for Best Actor, but the award went to Rod Steiger for "In the Heat of the Night". Other movie credits for George Kennedy are "The Naked Gun," "The Dirty Dozen," and "The Human Factor".

Answer: "He was a good ol' boy; a natural born world shaker."

Dragline always had the attention of the other inmates and could create a hero image of Luke. Luke was a free thinker who could not comply with society or authority. He was looking for something from God and the movie was full of innuendos about religion.

Answer: His mother died.

The captain had Luke fall out of line when the men were going to work the morning after Luke's mother died. He explained to all the men by saying, "When a man's mother dies he gets thinking about the funeral and paying his respects. Before he knows it, his mind ain't right. He gets rabbit in his blood and he runs." He would keep Luke off the road and in the box for a few days. He said, "It's for your own good."

Answer: A bottle opener

Luke used this bottle opener in the very first scene, when he was opening a beer bottle while cutting off the parking meter heads. It was always visible throughout the movie.