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The film, ironically, begins on the set of a previous Charlie Kaufman film. Which one?
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Human Nature
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Being John Malkovich
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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2.
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Tilda Swinton plays a studio executive for which company? (Hint: it’s the same studio that released Adaptation.)
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Columbia
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DreamWorks
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New Line
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Universal
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3.
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Susan Orlean originally went to Florida to write a piece about John Laroche for which publication?
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Nature
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The New Yorker
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People
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The Washington Post
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4.
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John gets caught by police while poaching rare orchids with which Indian tribe?
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Apache
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Cherokee
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Seminole
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Shawnee
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5.
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What is John's favorite kind of orchid?
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Child
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Death
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Ghost
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Light
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6.
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Donald's script is self-described as Silence of the Lambs meets...
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The Birds
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North By Northwest
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Psycho
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Rear Window
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7.
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Charlie asks for what kind of pie when he first meets Alice?
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Blueberry
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Cherry
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Key Lime
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Lemon
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8.
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In Donald's script, the main character has what problem?
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Insomnia
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Multiple Personality Disorder
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Schizophrenia
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9.
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How does John's mother die?
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Car Wreck
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Gator Attack
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Old Age
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Suicide
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10.
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What is the title of Donald's script?
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On the Run
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The Strange
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The Three
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Where is My Mind?
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According to Robert McKee, what is the most important part of a script?
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The beginning
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The problem
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Character development
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The end
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12.
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Also according to Robert, what is the best script ever written?
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Casablanca
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Citizen Kane
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The Godfather
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Gone With the Wind
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13.
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What is Donald's solution to fixing Charlie's script?
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Go to a script-writing seminar
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Meet Susan
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Rewrite the thing
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Take a vacation
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14.
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Who does Susan say she would have dinner with? Either Einstein or...
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Ghandi
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Jesus
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Mother Teresa
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The Pope
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15.
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When not hunting down orchids, John operates what kind of Web site?
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Art
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Gambling
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Porn
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Film (like BOP!)
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16.
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While high, Susan forces John to do what?
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Imitate a dial tone
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Speak with an accent
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Strip
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Tell a joke
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17.
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Susan (to Charlie): "Are you going to write this in your screenplay?"
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Charlie: "I can't write at a time like this."
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Charlie: "I really don't know what this is."
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Charlie: "Now why would I do that?"
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Charlie: "Of course."
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18.
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How does Donald die?
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Car wreck
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Gator attack
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Old age
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Suicide
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How does John die?
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Car wreck
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Gator attack
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Old age
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Suicide
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20.
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In the end, who does Charlie say he loves?
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Amelia
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Catherine Keener
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Susan
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Valerie
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21.
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Who does Charlie think should play himself in his adaptation?
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Gerard Depardieu
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Himself
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Nicolas Cage
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Wes Anderson
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22.
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What song plays at the end of the film?
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"Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton
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"Imagine" by John Lennon
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"Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
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"Happy Together" by The Turtles
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23.
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Which actor doesn’t play himself/herself in the film?
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Brian Cox
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Catherine Keener
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John Malkovich
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Spike Jonze
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24.
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Who is the film's director?
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Charlie Kaufman
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Michel Gondry
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Spike Jonze
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Wes Anderson
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25.
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What award did Adaptation. win at the Oscars?
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Best Actor (Nicolas Cage)
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Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep)
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Best Supporting Actor (Chris Cooper)
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Best Adapted Screenplay (Charlie Kaufman)
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