The Departed Trivia

1. Who is Frank speaking to when he says "You ever want to earn some money, you come by L Street"?

From Quiz Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: Sullivan

Frank Costello, head of a Boston Irish crime family says this to Colin when he is still a young boy, knowing that his family is of little means. Costello seems to know that Colin will work well and be loyal to him; that he comes from a good local family.

From Quiz "The Departed" Through Brown's Eyes

Answer: Police Academy

Brown went to the Police Academy at the same time as Billy. When we first see him, he is training to become the police officer, which he eventually does.

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Infernal Affairs

Wai Keung Lau is the director of "Infernal Affairs". He has also directed 2 sequels, "Infernal Affairs 2" and "Infernal Affairs 3". "Infernal Affairs" is based on a gang known as the Triads. The Triads are a Hong Kong based gang that have been depicted in several other films and even some videogames.

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Martin Scorsese

He also directed "The Aviator", and "Gangs of New York" which Leonardo Dicaprio also starred in. Even though this movie is based on the Hong Kong movie, Scorsese did an excellent job, even though it was quite a bloody movie.

From Quiz Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: Brown

Brown, who eventually ends up in the small task force with Sullivan to take down Frank Costello, and Costigan, are classmates in the Academy. As they are going through training, Brown tells Costigan a story about how his girl thinks he never finishes anything.

From Quiz "The Departed" Through Brown's Eyes

Answer: He's a black man in Boston.

Billy Costigan is running beside Brown while in the Police Academy when he says this to Brown. Brown is talking about how he will get pleasures from his girlfriend when he graduates.

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Astronaut

Agent Dignam makes a wisecrack about Billy that he should be an astronaut not a state patrolman because he scored a 1400 on his SAT's. This is during the first meeting between Queenan, Dignam, and Costigan. Dignam and Queenan are trying to convince Costigan to work undercover because they know his talents would be wasted as a basic patrolman.

From Quiz "The Departed" Quotes

Answer: Dignam

Dignam (Mark Wahlberg) said this to a camera techie during surveillance of the Chinese microprocessors deal in an old warehouse. Dignam tended to abrasively blame and insult other characters throughout the movie. After the camera guy sarcastically asked Dignam who he was after one of his insults, he responded with this quote, which was also in regard to the camera guy not putting enough cameras in the warehouse and blowing the operation.

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Irish

It was the Irish Mafia that Frank Costello was running. Frank and his group were selling things illegally to other countries which was one reason the police were after him. He also had problems with drugs in the movie.

From Quiz Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: Micro Processors

In this scene, No Tickie No Laundry, Colin warns Frank that he should cancel the meeting by giving him a heads up that the cops have knowledge of the trade. Little do they know the Chinese gangsters are leaving on boats and the police forget to put a camera in the back.

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Agent Barrigan

Toward the end of the movie Barrigan shoots Costigan on an elevator to help save Sullivan. When Brown hears a gunshot he runs downstairs. Brown sees Costigan's body on the elevator floor, but before he realizes what has happend, Barrigan shoots him too.

From Quiz "The Departed" Quotes

Answer: Ellerby

Captain Ellerby (Alec Baldwin) delivered this quote when he assigned Sullivan to find the mole inside the police department. Ellerby made this remark because he knew that others in the agency might not approve of Sullivan, due to his "immaculate record". However, Sullivan's career reminded Ellerby of his own career, and the captain decided to give him that assignment. This was ironic since Sullivan had to look for himself, the mole, as he fooled Captain Ellerby and the rest of the police department.

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: William Costigan Jr

Billy was his nickname, but we find out his real name when Sullivan is looking up his file on the computer and Costigan tells him that his password is his real name not Billy and Sullivan didn't know that he was Jr.

From Quiz Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: Brown

Sullivan pretends to be going in as Fitzy's lawyer. When he gets into the room after the cameras are turned off, he has Fitzy call and warn Frank that they are about to be raided without actually saying those words.

From Quiz "The Departed" Through Brown's Eyes

Answer: Sullivan

Sullivan informs multiple state police officers that there may be a rat, although he is the rat. Brown never realises that Sullivan is guilty until it is too late.

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Kevin Corrigan

It's Billy's cousin who first helps get him started toward working for Costello by introducing him to Mr. French. Kevin Corrigan was also in "Goodfellas", which is another classic Martin Scorsese film. He played Ray Liota's little brother.

From Quiz "The Departed" Quotes

Answer: Barrigan

Sullivan had been promoted, and was talking to Barrigan (James Badge Dale) about his lower-level job. Barrigan and Sullivan were classmates at the police academy and exchanged banter like this in the early part of the movie. Sullivan made this comment to make fun of the way that his subordinates were forced to dress (similar to German soldiers), not knowing that Barrigan was also acting under the orders of Costello.

From Quiz Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: Providence

Billy beats the two of them up as they were trying to make a collection in Boston. They are being sent back to kill him.

From Quiz "The Departed" Through Brown's Eyes

Answer: Brown wouldn't go in

Sullivan takes Brown's phone so that the other officers can't tell that Sullivan is the rat. He uses the excuse of Brown not going in the room to cover up his own tracks.

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Agent Lazio

Agent Lazio is just a small role. He's sitting next to Sullivan during a meeting where Dignam explains that they have a mole in Costello's crew. Mark, Robert, and Donnie Wahlberg are all brothers, but they've never all acted in a movie together. Both Donnie and Robert worked together on "Southie" and Mark and Robert paired up for this film.

From Quiz "The Departed" Quotes

Answer: Costello

Costello said this when talking generally about his philosophy as a mob boss and how he became involved in organized crime. Throughout the movie, Costello openly displayed his ruthlessness and inhumanity with quotes like these, and Nicholson delivered them to perfection.

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Madolyn

Madolyn was first with Sullivan and even moves in with him. Then Costigan and her started to have feelings for each other.

From Quiz Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: A Hand

The hand belongs to one of the Italians killed on Billy's behalf. He takes the wedding ring off and tells French to send it back to the wife of the murdered Italian.

From Quiz "The Departed" Through Brown's Eyes

Answer: Ellerby

Ellerby is very excited about being able to capture Frank Costello. All the plans of capture become foiled when the cameras are not set up where they should be.

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Agent Sullivan

Costello is shot by a stray bullet during a gun fight between his crew and the local police. Costello then calls Sullivan and when the two meet up Costello admits that he's an FBI informant. In order to make sure that he doesn't get caught, Sullivan shoots Costello several times in the chest.

From Quiz "The Departed" Quotes

Answer: Costigan

Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) yelled this to Captain Queenan (Martin Sheen) when he began to feel the pressure of infiltrating Costello's crime syndicate. Costigan started to think that Costello knew he was the rat, and feared that he would be killed by the mob boss.

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: The elevator

Sullivan first meets Madolyn in the elevator and then they start to chat. Later they go out on and date and have chemistry with each other. Once they got closer and liked each other more, Madolyn moves in with Sullivan, in his apartment.

From Quiz Do You Love "The Departed"?

Answer: Dignam

Dignam is talking to the man who puts the cameras in the warehouse for the money/micro processor trade. They forget to put cameras in the back of the building and because of this they loose the Chinese gangsters.

From Quiz The Departed

Answer: Agent Sullivan

Sullivan shoots Barrigan right after Barrigan kills both Brown and Costigan. Barrigan is another of Costello's moles. However, Barrigan doesn't know that Sullivan killed Costello to cover his tracks, so to further his cause, Sullivan kills Barrigan too.

From Quiz "The Departed" Quotes

Answer: Madolyn

She said this during her first psychiatry session with Costigan when he told her that all he wanted from the meeting was Valium. She was involved with both "rats" Costigan and Sullivan, and her tendency for deception was shown with those relationships and in this quote.

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