MR. SHOOP’S SURFIN’ SUMMER SCHOOL MIDTERM QUIZ

originally posted
JULY 17, 2007

[old stuff from the now gone "Refined Picture Show" blogspot]





1) FAVORITE QUOTE 

        FROM A FILMMAKER
“A film is; Or should be, more like music than 

like fiction. It should be a progression of moods 

& feelings. The theme, what's behind the 

emotion, the meaning.. All that comes later.”
― Stanley Kubrick

2) A GOOD MOVIE 

    FROM A BAD DIRECTOR
STARGATE (1994) via Roland Emmerich

3) FAVORITE 

 LAURENCE OLIVIER PERFORMANCE
MARATHON MAN (1976)

4) DESCRIBE A FAMOUS LOCATION 

FROM A MOVIE THAT YOU HAVE 

VISITED (BODEGA BAY, CALIFORNIA, 

WHERE THE ACTION IN THE BIRDS 

TOOK PLACE, FOR EXAMPLE). WAS 

IT ANYTHING LIKE THE WAY IT WAS 

IN THE FILM? WHY OR WHY NOT
The French Quarter in New Orleans. I was sad it wasn't 

like it is in INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994).

It was more how it is in HARD TARGET (1993). Mostly 

due to the fact that it's not the Victorian era anymore & 

drug dealers were after me.

5) CARLO PONTI OR DINO 

DE LAURENTIIS (PRODUCER)?
Carlo any day.

6) 

BEST MOVIE ABOUT BASEBALL
John Sayles' EIGHT MEN OUT (1988)

7) FAVORITE 

BARBARA STANWYCK PERFORMANCE
THE FURIES (1950)

8) 

FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT 

HIGH OR DAZED AND 

CONFUSED?
Personally, DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993)

 though I love both films.

9) WHAT WAS THE LAST 

MOVIE YOU SAW, AND WHY?
In theaters it was RATATOUILLE. Because I love Pixar.

At home on dvd it was the Criterion of 

SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE (1973).

Because I've always wanted to see that movie but I 

could never find a copy. Thank you Janus for restoring 

this one. I can see now how big an influence it has 

been on Guillermo del Toro.

10) WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE 

ACTUALLY PROCREATED OR NOT, 

IS THERE A MOVIE YOU CAN THINK 

OF THAT SERIOUSLY AFFECTED THE 

WAY YOU THINK ABOUT HAVING 

KIDS OF YOUR OWN?
IN AMERICA (2003)

Because it reminded me how I would not be able to 

handle the passing away of any of my siblings or 

future children. Even though kids are resilient, grief 

can effect everyone in the family in profoundly 

different ways.

  

11) FAVORITE 

KATE HEPBURN PERFORMANCE
Currently it's 

LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (1962)

12) A BAD MOVIE 

   FROM A GOOD DIRECTOR
Cronenberg's M. BUTTERFLY (1993)

13) SALO: THE 120 DAYS 

OF SODOM-- YES OR NO?
If you had asked me 3 years ago when I first saw the 

thing I would have said No. But now I've had time to 

process it and can see its aesthetic value. I still don't

 think it's one of Pasolini's best movies though.

14) BEN HECHT 

OR BILLY WILDER 

      (SCREENWRITER)?
Hecht was great but Wilder was on a whole other level.

15) NAME THE FILM FESTIVAL 

YOU'D MOST WANT TO ATTEND, 

OR YOUR FAVORITE FESTIVAL THAT 

YOU ACTUALLY HAVE ATTENDED
I want to go to Cannes just once 

before I die.

I'm beginning to love our local 

AFI Dallas.

16) 

HEAD OR 200 MOTELS?
HEAD (1968) is the only choice.. Zappa's live-action 

movies kinda suck. The animated stuff is awesome 

though

17) FAVORITE CAMEO 

            APPEARANCE
I love Peter Cushing's in TOP SECRET!

18) FAVORITE 

ROSALIND RUSSELL PERFORMANCE
HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940)

19) WHAT MOVIE, EITHER 

CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON 

DVD OR NOT, HAS NEVER 

RECEIVED THE SPLASHY 

COLLECTOR'S EDITION 

TREATMENT YOU THINK 

IT DESERVES? WHAT WOULD 

SUCH AN EDITION INCLUDE?
Two. Malick's masterpiece 

THIN RED LINE (1999),

& it should feature all the deleted footage. Especially 

all the deleted scenes with Mickey Rourke and Adrian 

Brody. It should also feature the hard to find 

documentary on Malick "Rosy-Fingered Dawn" 

(2002)

I would also like to see Altman's MCCABE AND MRS. 

MILLER (1971) get a high-def restoration. If a 

commentary track exists with the late Altman, throw 

that on there. And pay Warren Beatty loads to do 

commentary also!

20) NAME A PERFORMANCE 

EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE 

REMINDED OF, FOR WHATEVER 

REASON
Amy Sedaris in the STRANGERS 

WITH CANDY (2005) movie.

 Because she's hilarious.

21) LOUIS B. MAYER OR 

HARRY COHN (STUDIO HEAD)?
Mayer! only for professional work though. As a 

human being I think he probably should have 

been beat up.

22) FAVORITE 

   JOHN WAYNE PERFORMANCE
SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON 

23) NAKED LUNCH 

         OR BARTON FINK?
I do like Cronenberg's bizarre hodgepodge of 

Burroughs' stories a good deal, but I gotta go 

with BARTON FINK (1991) on this one

24) 

YOUR RAY HARRYHAUSEN 

             MOVIE OF CHOICE
JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963)

25) IS THERE A MOVIE YOU CAN THINK 

OF THAT YOU FEEL LIKE THE WORLD 

WOULD BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT, 

ONE THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER 

BEEN MADE?
things like THE ETERNAL JEW (1940)

racist propaganda that has actually done real world harm

24) FAVORITE DUB 

TAYLOR PERFORMANCE
I think I've only seen this guy in a bunch 

of tv shows.. I'm not qualified to answer 

this one.

25) IF YOU HAD THE CHOICE OF 

SEEING 3 FINAL MOVIES, TO GO WITH 

YOUR LAST 3 MEALS, BEFORE 

SHUFFLING OFF THIS MORTAL COIL, 

WHAT WOULD THEY BE?
That would be as follows; 

CITY LIGHTS (1931)

DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978)

and finally 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

26) + WHAT THEATER WOULD 

YOU CHOOSE TO SEE THEM IN?
Since the Dallas IMAX wouldn't be able to project 

these films properly the next best thing, as far as 

brightness & loudness, would be the Cine Capri at 

Colleyville Harkins