The Crying Game Trivia

1. For what year was "The Crying Game" nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture?

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 2

Answer: 1992

The winner for 1992 was Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven". "The Crying Game" did win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay that year. It was also nominated for Best Director (also won by Eastwood), Best Editing, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 1

Answer: his sense of humor

They share a laugh while Fergus is helping him pee. It is Fergus's sympathy for Jody which causes him to question everything he has been doing for the IRA, and drives his actions for the rest of the film. Jody was played by Forest Whitaker, who went on to direct "Waiting to Exhale" and "Hope Floats", among others.

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 1

Answer: to tell Dil that Jody was thinking about Dil while imprisoned

Jody believes that he is never again going to see Dil. Again, this is what takes the film in an entirely different direction shortly thereafter, until Fergus's past resurfaces.

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 1

Answer: Jimmy

He ends up working for a slimy boss, who treats him like a peon and doesn't even call him by his right name. If only he knew what Fergus used to do for a living!

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 2

Answer: The Full Monty

The other films listed were also nominated for Best Picture, but "The Full Monty" was the only one Dudley scored, and the only one with Robert Carlyle. Anne Dudley was an original member of the 1980s UK group, the Art of Noise. (The closest thing to their sound in the United States would be Herbie Hancock.)

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 1

Answer: a hair salon

Fergus and Dil first meet when he comes into Dil's salon for a haircut. Afterwards he follows Dil to The Metro where they flirt across the bar.

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 2

Answer: Iris

Jim Broadbent played Col. In 2001's "Iris", he played the husband of philosophical writer Iris Murdock (played by Judi Dench). He has also played the father in "Bridget Jones's Diary", Mr. Boo in "Little Voice", and Harold Zidler, the master showman in "Moulin Rouge!" If you want to see him in a lead role, check out "Topsy-Turvy".

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 1

Answer: Fergus's apartment

Jude shows up in all the places listed, but it is the biggest jolt to Fergus--and the audience--when he comes home after an evening with Dil and finds Jude waiting for him. (Based on an earlier scene, it appeared that Jude was dead.) She then proceeds to shadow his every move.

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 1

Answer: some judge

Fergus asks Jude who the man is that they're going to shoot. She replies, "Some judge." The old Fergus would not have questioned it. This shows how the IRA operates not just on their beliefs, but by random acts of violence. She does not even know the man's name, or what her mission is supposed to accomplish.

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 2

Answer: Neil Jordan

The other three directors listed are all from Australia or New Zealand. Jordan made his directorial debut in 1982 with his film "Angel". He cast fellow Irishman Stephen Rea in that film, and the two have worked together on many films since then. As stated previously, Jordan won an Oscar for writing the screenplay as well.

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 1

Answer: The Frog and the Scorpion

One of the themes of the film is "It's in my nature", which is the theme of the story Jody first tells Fergus as he's guarding him. Fergus passes it on at the end of the movie. It was in Fergus's nature to have compassion, just as it was in the scorpion's nature to sting.

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 1

Answer: "Stand by Your Man"

Lyle Lovett's quirky cover version of "Stand By Your Man" was used. It actually fits in very well with the film's odd conclusion. The movie also started with yet another ironic classic tune, "When a Man Loves a Woman", with a panoramic opening shot and blood red titles.

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 2

Answer: Miramax

This was before Miramax was bought by Disney, so TCG actually was an independent film. With a modest budget, it grossed over $62 million. In addition, this unforgettable film put everyone involved on the Hollywood map. Thanks for playing! Hope you enjoyed these quizzes almost as much as the movie.

From Quiz "The Crying Game"--Part 1

Answer: a secret big surprise halfway through the film

One of the taglines for the film was, "The movie everyone is talking about...but no one is revealing its secrets." Magazine articles about the movie were often preceded with, "Do not read this article until you've seen the movie!" People who knew a surprise was forthcoming claim to have figured it out beforehand (yeah right). Those who went early on, simply to see a good art-house film, were the ones whose jaws dropped. (Yours truly did not know. You could have heard a pin drop in the theatre.) Not since people wanted to find out what Rosebud was in "Citizen Kane" had there ever been such a phenomenon. But no way will the secret be repeated here! Thanks for playing--and check out The Crying Game Part 2 quiz!

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