30 Philadelphia Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: He misplaced an important complaint

Of course he was fired for having AIDS, but there was no way Wheeler and his partners would admit that.

Answer: Lawyer

It is said numerous times throughout the film.

Answer: Wyatt, Wheeler, Hellerman, Tetlow and Brown

They recruited Andrew when he graduated from law school.

Answer: Denzel Washington

Denzel had to put on weight for his part, so he could be more compared to Tom Hanks, ie black to white, and big to small. Denzel liked to eat Snickers Bars in front of Tom, which were Tom's favorite chocolate bars.

Answer: Andre B. Blake

Blake had the small part of the guy in the pharmacy. The young man saw Joe in the pharmacy midway through the film and complimented him on how well he was doing in the case with Andrew Beckett. The guy told Joe that he was a law student at the University of Pennsylvania. Joe got upset with the guy when he tried to hit on Joe in the pharmacy. Joe called the guy a few choice names before exiting the pharmacy. Blake was cast in the films "Spider-Man 3", "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and "Loving Jezebel".

Answer: He was homophobic

Joe changed his mind when he realized a crime was committed and his wife reminded him she had relatives who were gay.

Answer: AIDS

He caught the AIDS while in a gay movie theatre.

Answer: Anna Deavere Smith

Smith, born on September 18th, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland, portrayed Anthea Burton. Anthea worked with Andrew Beckett as a paralegal and, in her first scene, Andrew told her that he wanted Anthea to look over some briefs. Anthea informed Joe that she recently did great on a test that she took. Anthea testified in court and mentioned that she felt she was discriminated against at the law firm where Andrew was fired. She stated that Charles Wheeler's secretary, Lydia, told her that Charles had a problem with her earrings since they were too ethnic looking. On cross-examination, the attorney representing the firm pointed out that Anthea had just been promoted to lead the paralegal department and that therefore the law firm was not discriminatory, considering that Anthea was an African American woman. Anthea mentioned that she thought the attorney was oversimplifying her promotion. Smith starred in the movies "The American President", "Rachel Getting Married" and "Dave".

Answer: He had a lesion on his forehead

Andrew said the lesion was from when he got hit with a racquetball.

Answer: Julius Erving (Dr. J)

Joe told him if he's ever injured, give him a call.

Answer: He got hit in the head with a raquet ball

'What's that on your head pal?' Andrew: 'Oh, I got hit in the head with a raquet ball.'

Answer: Mary Steenburgen

Steenburgen, a native of Newport, Arkansas, landed the part of Belinda Conine. Belinda was one of the attorneys who represented the law firm that Andrew Beckett sued. In her opening statement, Belinda Conine said that Andrew Beckett's job performance at the firm fluctuated but he often performed in a mediocre fashion. She also said in her opening remarks that the partners at the law firm which terminated Andrew did not know he had AIDS at the time they fired him. In one scene, Belinda objected to Joe Miller aggressively questioning a witness. Later on in the film, Belinda asked Andrew some questions about his contracting AIDS when Andrew visited a porn theater in the mid-1980s. In her final scene, Belinda congratulated Joe on winning the lawsuit and told him that she would see him at the appeal. Steenburgen starred in the movies "Romantic Comedy", "Time After Time" and "Ragtime".

Answer: 7 months

Joe made his opening statement about how wrong it was to fire an employee for having an illness.

Answer: 9

Joe: 'How many lawyers did you go to before you called me?' Andy: 'Nine'.

Answer: baloney sandwich / caviar

He was questioning that Andrew's performance was like caviar seven months before his dismissal and then it was like a baloney sandwich. He also asked them to explain it to him like he was a 4 year-old.

Answer: Kathryn Witt

Witt, a native of Miami, Florida, had the small role of Melissa Benedict. Melissa worked as a paralegal at a Washington, D.C. based law firm and, while employed there, worked with Walter Kenton, who was a partner at the firm which fired Andrew Beckett. During her testimony, Melissa mentioned that, after Charles found out that Melissa had AIDS, he would get very uncomfortable whenever he saw her at the office. On cross-examination, Melissa said she got AIDS through a blood transfusion as she lost a lot of blood giving birth to her child. Melissa's last comment on the witness stand was that she did not consider herself any different than anyone else who had AIDS and that she was just trying to survive. Witt starred in the movies "Freebie and the Bean", "Flying High" and "Looker".

Answer: A gay pre-law student attempted to pick him up.

The football player assumed that because Joe was representing a gay client that he was gay himself.

Answer: Miguel was worried they didn't have much time left

Andrew decided then to start his memorial. Miguel told him to think about it but Andrew was adamant.

Answer: All of these

This was when they were going over the Question/Answer sheet.

Answer: He knew and loved the law

When Joe was cross-examining Andrew, Andrew said, "I know the law, I love the law, I excel at the law."

Answer: Mr. Wheeler

This was after he asked Andrew to show the court the lesions on his stomach.