Clint Said It Trivia Quiz

Answer: Gran Torino

2008's "Gran Torino" was directed and produced by Clint and was his first starring role in four years. Clint played a Korean war veteran whose neighbour tries to steal his Ford Gran Torino as a gang initiation. Clint plays Walt Kowalski and utters this memorable line when he rescues Sue Lor, played by Ahney Her, from being roughed up by a gang, after her boyfriend Trey, played by Scott Eastwood, fails to protect her.

Answer: The Man With No Name

The gun toting hero played by Clint, never reveals his name, although he is referred to as "Joe" by the undertaker, Piripero in the movie. The scene in the question takes place just after Clint enters the town and the men spook the mule he is riding by firing shots at its feet.

Answer: Make My Day

"Sudden Impact" was the fourth in the "Dirty Harry" series and the only one directed by Clint. In the film Clint plays Detective Harry Callahan, tracking down a female serial killer played by Sondra Locke, when he stumbles across a diner robbery. After despatching most of the gang members, he utters this line to the one remaining member who has taken a waitress hostage at gunpoint.

Answer: Right Turn Clyde

This famous line is used to get Clyde to stick his arm out the window and results in bikers and cops, among others, being on the receiving end of an orangutan punch. The movie also had cameos from Phil Everley and country singer Charlie Rich.

Answer: Tuco

Clint's character was The Man With No Name, often referred to as Blondie, while Lee Van Cleef played Angel Eyes and Eli Wallach was Tuco. This dialogue takes place in the cemetery after the three way duel.

Answer: Million Dollar Baby

A Clint classic and winner of four Oscars including the Best Picture title, "Million Dollar Baby" starred Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman alongside Clint. It tells the story of a boxing trainer with a chequered past hoping for atonement by helping an amateur boxer realise her potential and dreams.

In the scene that the quote is from, Swank's character is trying to impress Clint by practicing hard, in the hope he will be her corner man. The line is said in response to Swank's line, "I'm working the bag boss".

Answer: Meryl Streep

The film examines a four day extra marital affair the characters of Clint and Streep have in 1965 and the profound effect it has on the rest of their lives, specifically the undying love they feel for each other. Streep has also starred in "Kramer vs Kramer", "Out of Africa", "Mamma Mia" and played Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady".

The quote in the question is Clint's tear-jerking goodbye at the end of the four days.

Answer: Floating down the river when dead

"The Outlaw Josey Wales" was directed by Clint and co-starred Chief Dan George of the Tsleil-Waltuth Nation of British Columbia, Canada, alongside Sondra Locke. In the movie, Wales seeks revenge for the murder of his wife and son by a Civil War guerrilla group and this line is from the scene in which Josey Wales shoots the rope anchoring the ferry, on which the militia are crossing the river in order to apprehend Wales.

Answer: Piano Blues

"Piano Blues" was a 2003 movie, directed by Clint about his lifelong love of jazz and blues music, in which he interviews greats such as Ray Charles, Dr. John, Dave Brubeck and Pinetop Perkins. Art Tatum was a hero to both Clint and Ray and the quote in the question arises when they are discussing Tatum's ability to play piano with his left hand while drinking a beer with his right and the listener not being able to tell he was only playing with one hand.

Answer: Clint's son Kyle

Although Scott is known as an actor, having appeared in "Flags Of Our Fathers", "Gran Torino" and "Invictus" among others, it was Kyle who appeared in "Honkytonk Man". Kyle is better known as a musician, being proficient in jazz bass and has released several albums.

He also composed music for many of his father's movies including, "Million Dollar Baby", "Invictus", "Letters From Iwo Jima" and "Gran Torino".