21 março 2007

How well do you know David Lynch?

Question 1 In the opinion of his one-time backer Mel Brooks, David Lynch is...
"The boy next door, if you live next door to a lunatic asylum"
"Jimmy Stewart from Mars"
"Crazier than a shit-house rat"
"As American as apple-pie and the death penalty"
Question 2 What is "The Angriest Dog in the World"?
Lynch's nickname for the dark side of his personality that helps him make movies
The name of David Lynch's independent production company
The great unreleased Lynch movie, shot in 1993 and suppressed by the studio for its alleged cruelty to animals
A long-running weekly comic-strip he used to write and illustrate for an American newspaper
Question 3 Lynch turned down the chance to direct which 1980s blockbuster?
Beverly Hills Cop
Poltergeist
Return of the Jedi
Top Gun
Question 4 Lynch's daughter Jennifer directed which screen turkey?
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Boxing Helena
Shining Through
Town and Country
Question 5 Who turned down the opportunity to star as Jeffrey in Blue Velvet, reportedly labelling the script 'pornography'?
Matthew Broderick
Keanu Reeves
Michael J. Fox
Val Kilmer
Question 6 Why did Laura Dern pass out during the making of Wild at Heart?
Lynch forced her to stand motionless in 110-degree heat for 20 minutes while he lined up a camera shot
Lynch made her wear a dress that was two sizes too small
Lynch insisted that she chew on a live cockroach in the motel room scene
Lynch forced her to smoke four cigarettes simultaneously
Question 7 Lynch's official biography at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival ran to a mere four words. What did it say?
Sick director, comes cheap
Eagle Scout, Missoula, Montana
Creator of Blue Velvet
Lawns mowed, garbage emptied
Question 8 Complete this classic Lynch film quote: "The whole world's..."
"...wild at heart and weird on top"
"...a stage and all the men and women merely players"
"...comin' to an end, Ma!"
"...a straight story in search of a punch line"
Question 9 "A 21st-century noir horror film. A psychogenic fugue. A graphic investigation into parallel identity crisis". Who said it, and what were they talking about?
David Lynch explaining The Straight Story
Critic Pauline Kael describing Eraserhead
Dennis Hopper on Blue Velvet
David Lynch describing Lost Highway
Question 10 Lynch has been nominated for all the following awards. Which has he actually won?
Academy Award for Best Director, The Elephant Man
Palme d'Or for Wild at Heart
Academy Award for Best Director, Blue Velvet
Palme d'Or for Mulholland Drive

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