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Cult Movie Directors Trivia Quiz

Are you a devotee of offbeat cinema? Then maybe you will be able to spot the odd ones out in these selected filmographies of some of the film world's most eccentric directors.

A multiple-choice quiz by davidmunn. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
davidmunn

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
151

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Very Difficult

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1. Which one of the following was not an encyclical from the 'Pope of Trash', John Waters? Hint

Eat Your Makeup (1967)

Desperate Living (1977)

Serial Mom (1994)

Lust in the Dust (1985)

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2. The general awfulness of which one of these movies cannot be attributed to the directorship of Ed Wood? Hint

The Sinister Urge (1960)

Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid (1953)

Jailbait (1954)

The Violent Years (1956)

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3. Roger Corman churned out plenty of cheap drive-in movies and dabbled in practically every movie genre, but which one of the following was not one of his? Hint

Atlas (1960)

Not of this Earth (1957)

The Trip (1967)

The Hideous Sun Demon (1959)

4. Stephanie Rothman mixed feminism with sleaze in the films she directed for Roger Corman's New World Pictures. Which one of the following was not hers, but the work of one of her colleagues? Hint

It's a Bikini World (1967)

Group Marriage (1972)

The Young Nurses (1973)

Terminal Island (1973)

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5. In 1980, Richard Rush received an Oscar nomination for directing "The Stunt Man", but, like Stephanie Rothman, he began his career churning out counterculturally-slanted exploitation movies of Roger Corman. For which of the following was he NOT responsible? Hint

Wild in the Streets (1968)

Hell's Angels on Wheels (1967)

Getting Straight (1970)

Freebie and the Bean (1974)

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6. Paul Bartel is perhaps most famous for writing, directing and starring in the film "Eating Raoul" (1982), but his twisted sense of humor has featured in numerous other directorial efforts. Which of the following is NOT one of them? Hint

Private Parts (1972)

Hollywood Boulevard (1976)

Cannonball (1976)

Not for Publication (1984)

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7. Herschell Gordon Lewis invented the gore movie in 1963, but he also directed other kinds of movies, all of them terrible. For which one of the following does the guilt lie elsewhere? Hint

Living Venus (1960)

Blast-Off Girls (1967)

Motorpsycho (1965)

Moonshine Mountain (1964)

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8. He may have been nominated for an Oscar for directing "Women in Love" (1970), but Ken Russell has also made many tasteless epics which only his cult following could love. Which of the following isn't one of his? Hint

Mahler (1974)

Lisztomania (1975)

Salome's Last Dance (1988)

McVicar (1980)

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9. Which of the following was NOT directed by Woody Allen? Hint

Another Woman (1988)

Alice (1991)

Play it Again, Sam (1972)

Take the Money and Run (1969)

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10. Which of the following was not directed by Andy Warhol protege Paul Morrissey? Hint

Andy Warhol's Dracula (1973)

Beethoven's Nephew (1988)

Andy Warhol's Bad (1971)

Bike Boy (1967)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which one of the following was not an encyclical from the 'Pope of Trash', John Waters?

Answer: Lust in the Dust (1985)

"Lust in the Dust" (1985) featured Water's favourite leading 'lady', Divine, but was actually a rather substandard effort from fellow cult auteur Paul Bartel.

2. The general awfulness of which one of these movies cannot be attributed to the directorship of Ed Wood?

Answer: The Violent Years (1956)

Ed Wood WAS responsible for the awfulness of "The Violent Years", but as its script writer, not director.

3. Roger Corman churned out plenty of cheap drive-in movies and dabbled in practically every movie genre, but which one of the following was not one of his?

Answer: The Hideous Sun Demon (1959)

"Hideous Sun Demon" was directed by its star Robert Clarke.

4. Stephanie Rothman mixed feminism with sleaze in the films she directed for Roger Corman's New World Pictures. Which one of the following was not hers, but the work of one of her colleagues?

Answer: The Young Nurses (1973)

Rothman directed "The Student Nurses" (1970), but "The Young Nurses", the fourth in the nurses series was directed by Clinton Kimbrough.

Answer: Wild in the Streets (1968)

"Wild in the Streets" was directed by Barry Shear.

Answer: Hollywood Boulevard (1976)

Bartel played a director in "Hollywood Boulevard", but the directors of the movie were Allan Arkush and Joe Dante.

7. Herschell Gordon Lewis invented the gore movie in 1963, but he also directed other kinds of movies, all of them terrible. For which one of the following does the guilt lie elsewhere?

Answer: Motorpsycho (1965)

"Motorpsycho" was actually one of the lesser efforts of Russ Meyer a somewhat more talented sleaze merchant.

Answer: McVicar (1980)

McVicar star Roger Daltrey also starred in two Ken Russell pictures, "Lisztomania" and "Tommy" (1975), but the director of "McVicar" was Tom Clegg.

9. Which of the following was NOT directed by Woody Allen?

Answer: Play it Again, Sam (1972)

Woody Allen wrote and starred in "Play it Again, Sam", but Herbert Ross directed it.

10. Which of the following was not directed by Andy Warhol protege Paul Morrissey?

Answer: Andy Warhol's Bad (1971)

"Andy Warhol's Bad" was directed by another of his proteges, Jed Johnson, who was an editor on some of the earlier Morrissey films.

Source: Author davidmunn

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