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This section is devoted to 'U Turn', the 1997 film noir from Oliver Stone. Set in the desert and riddled with stars like Sean Penn, Nick Nolte and Jennifer Lopez, this film is both comical and thrilling.
3 U Turn quizzes and 25 U Turn trivia questions.
1.
  "U-Turn": Darrell the Mechanic    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz all about my favorite character from "U-Turn": Darrell the hick mechanic (Billy Bob Thornton), who makes Bobby's (Sean Penn) life miserable.
Average, 10 Qns, prologic, Jul 01 09
Average
prologic
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2.
  'U-Turn' Blind Wisdom    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is specifically on things having to do with the Blind Man from 'U-Turn'. Enjoy!
Tough, 10 Qns, rj211, Jun 13 02
Tough
rj211 gold member
523 plays
3.
  'U-Turn' Basics    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
This is a quiz on basic knowledge about the movie 'U-Turn'. Enjoy!
Average, 5 Qns, rj211, Jul 04 01
Average
rj211 gold member
751 plays

U Turn Trivia Questions

1. What is the name of Darrell's garage?

From Quiz
"U-Turn": Darrell the Mechanic

Answer: Harlin's

The garage is called Harlin's, so when Bobby finds a lone mechanic working there, he assumes it's Harlin. In fact it's Darrell, who explains to Bobby (in the brief and somewhat coy words of a six-year-old) that Harlin is a) the former owner of the garage, after whom it was named; and b) deceased. Darrell is the current owner, and apparently the entire staff.

2. What was done to Bobby because he didn't pay back the money in time (this is shown in flashbacks)?

From Quiz 'U-Turn' Basics

Answer: His finger was cut off

They cut off his finger with a pair of gardening shears.

3. What kind of a dog does the Blind Man tell Bobby he has?

From Quiz 'U-Turn' Blind Wisdom

Answer: Dead dog

The dog, named Jesse, had been with the Blind Man since the war and used to be a seeing eye dog, until he died recently, or so the Blind Man would have us think.

4. Darrell initially tries to charge Bobby $150 to do what to his car?

From Quiz "U-Turn": Darrell the Mechanic

Answer: replace a radiator hose

Darrell grossly overcharges Bobby for a minor repair (replacing a blown radiator hose) on the grounds that his car is a 1964-and-a-half Ford Mustang. This, Bobby contends, is of little import as long as it is a Ford. However Harlin insists that the car's vintage make and model make it a harder, therefore pricier job. Darrell apparently does not feel the need to provide any further justification. Bobby: "What's that got to do with the radiator hose?" Darrell: "I dunno, but it's the reason I live here and you're just passing through."

5. What was in Grace McKenna's boxes?

From Quiz 'U-Turn' Basics

Answer: drapes

Bobby kindly volunteered to carry those boxes, and then to help put up the drapes.

6. When talking Bobby into getting him a soda, the Blind Man angrily exclaims, 'I fought the war and lost my eyes just so I could give you my ...?' What did Bobby want the blind man to give him?

From Quiz 'U-Turn' Blind Wisdom

Answer: His change

Bobby ends up paying for the Blind Man's soda.

7. What brand of luxury watch does Bobby try and pay Darrell with?

From Quiz "U-Turn": Darrell the Mechanic

Answer: Movado

Since Bobby just got robbed for his bag of cash (which is shortly blown to shreds by an angry old woman with a shotgun), he has no money to pay Darrell and get his car back. His last resort is to offer up his watch, a $7800 Movado, telling Darrell he can sell it. Darrell fails to see the value in it, however, because there are no numbers on it and because there are no extra functions. Darrell makes it clear in showing off his cheap plastic digital watch that exchange value is far behind functionality in his book: "No day? No date? (Shoot), far as I can tell this ain't worth a duck's fart. Lookey here, got that one for $3.75, it's got every doodad you can ever imagine on it. I believe I'll just stick with this." Just one of the many unresolvable "Darrell moments" Bobby experiences throughout the movie.

8. Why is Joaquin Phoenix's character angry with Bobby?

From Quiz 'U-Turn' Basics

Answer: He believes Bobby is making moves on his girlfriend.

Claire Danes plays the woman in question, and she instigates any relationship between herself and Bobby that exists.

9. In the same scene, what does the Blind Man say about colas?

From Quiz 'U-Turn' Blind Wisdom

Answer: They're nothing but flavored water.

He actually says: 'Get me a Dr. Peppa! I don't want no Colas. Colas ain't nothing but flavored water.'

10. What is Darrell's philosophy on life?

From Quiz "U-Turn": Darrell the Mechanic

Answer: "If ya think bad, the bad's whatcha git"

When Bobby returns to the garage later in the day, both he and Darrell seem to have simmered down from their previous antagonism, and engage in a brief discussion on life. Darrell tells Bobby that when you feel as though you're running around in circles getting nowhere, the best thing to do is just tough it out, his logic being contained in the above-mentioned quote. Approximately five seconds later, their quasi-civil banter disintegrates into complete chaos. Such is the dance of Bobby and Darrell.

11. Why does the Blind Man pour some of his soda on the ground?

From Quiz 'U-Turn' Blind Wisdom

Answer: He's part Indian and believes in providing for Mother Earth.

He splashes some on the ground and says: 'A little for Mother Earth. I'm about fifty percent Indian, you know. To all our relations.'

12. Complete Darrell's sentence: "Now you get your (butt) out of here, before I call the sheriff, _________."

From Quiz "U-Turn": Darrell the Mechanic

Answer: who knows me

Following one of many breakdowns in dialogue, Darrell instructs Bobby to vacate Harlin's until he has the money to pay the repair bill. For added effect, he invokes his connection to local law enforcement. This is less a statement on Darrell's prestige than a statement on the town of Superior itself, which is small enough for its entire population to be on a first name basis, and which, apparently, is backward enough to have ol' Darrell as its only mechanic.

13. Billy Bob Thornton plays what in this movie?

From Quiz 'U-Turn' Basics

Answer: a mechanic

He plays the mechanic who is less than helpful in repairing Bobby's car.

14. What does the Blind Man say makes people crazy?

From Quiz 'U-Turn' Blind Wisdom

Answer: The desert

He says: 'It's the desert that makes you crazy.' Then he tells of a scorpion he saw sting itself to death and a coyote that killed itself, all because of the desert, or so the Blind Man would have us think.

15. What does Darrell do to Bobby's car, after the latter nearly gets violent with him?

From Quiz "U-Turn": Darrell the Mechanic

Answer: scratches the hood

After yet another impasse in negotiations (the watch thing), Bobby tries to blindside Darrell in desperation. The latter sees him coming a mile away and confronts him with a crowbar, Bobby instantly backs down. This does not appease Darrell, who colorfully tells him he has run out of patience and proceeds to crowbar (as opposed to keying) Bobby's hood. This scene is to a car-lover what "Hostel" is to the rest of us: unbearable to watch.

16. Finish this pearl of wisdom from the Blind Man's mouth: 'Wherever you go, ...'

From Quiz 'U-Turn' Blind Wisdom

Answer: that's where you gonna be.

The Blind Man was clearly a genius.

17. What is the first item on Darrell's decrepit, dirty old list of garage rules?

From Quiz "U-Turn": Darrell the Mechanic

Answer: Cash preferred

Darrell justifies his billing practices by pointing to positively the most filthy and unintelligible store policy sign ever to not be noticed, until pointed out. At the top of the list one can vaguely make out: "Garage rules: cash preferred." Among other things, the sign also includes what appears to be a scribbled price list, and the aforementioned "I break it/you break it" mantra.

18. What game is Darrell playing (by himself) when Bobby goes to his house to pay him?

From Quiz "U-Turn": Darrell the Mechanic

Answer: Twister

When Bobby comes around in the evening, he finds Darrell in his grimy little abode, dressed in a parka and matching short shorts, playing a one-man game of Twister. Not a pretty sight. But at least he appears to have bathed by then. The background is laden with a genre of music I can only describe as hick twang, and Darrell says he is expecting a waitress to stop by shortly. No doubt she is in snow pants and a bikini top, ready for a rowdy night of Twister, although this is never confirmed.

19. What does Bobby never get from Darrell?

From Quiz "U-Turn": Darrell the Mechanic

Answer: his gun

By the end of the movie, Bobby has the money to pay Darrell and get his car back. Darrell tosses him his keys, then pulls Bobby's trunk lock (which he had popped by force) out of his underwear and gives it back to him. Darrell also mentions he filled up the gas tank ("no charge"). The one item Bobby never gets back is the gun he had hidden in the trunk, which he suspects was sold by Darrell.

20. According to the Blind Man, 'Nothing makes the Great Spirit laugh harder than (what?)'

From Quiz 'U-Turn' Blind Wisdom

Answer: a man's plans

That's right. 'Nothing makes the Great Spirit laugh harder than a man's plans. We all got plans. I planned on seeing all my life. I know you didn't plan on straying into town.'

21. Complete Bobby's sentence towards the end: "Darrell, 40,000 people __________. Why can't you be one of them?"

From Quiz "U-Turn": Darrell the Mechanic

Answer: die every day

Despite the relatively happy ending to their standoff, Bobby is clearly in no danger of becoming a Darrell fan, as evidenced by the above statement. Before leaving him to his game of solo Twister, Bobby reminds Darrell that the missing gun from the trunk (which Darrell has probably sold) has the latter's fingerprints all over it. Darrell's only response is a blank, idiotic stare. Score one for Bobby (at long last).

22. According to the Blind Man, what do human beings have living inside of them that keeps them from always being human?

From Quiz 'U-Turn' Blind Wisdom

Answer: animals

He tells Bobby, 'You know human beings ain't always just human -- they got animals living inside 'em too.'

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