"L.A. Confidential," Part II of II Quiz

Answer: playing golf

Patchett is working on his putting skills in his enormous backyard.

Answer: Brigitte Bardot

Patchett states that he "has" look-alikes of (Ava) Gardner, (Rosalind -- or does he mean Jean?) Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Lana Turner, and Veronica Lake. Bardot is never mentioned in this scene.

Answer: Morehouse

At one point in his exasperating conversation with Patchett, White mutters, "Jesus H. Christ." Patchett "corrects" White with a huge dollop of sarcasm by saying, "No -- Pierce Morehouse Patchett."

Answer: Councilman

The unnamed city councilman tries to play it tough when White tells him to vacate the premises, but White threatens to call the man's wife if he doesn't scram. On his way out, the man calls White "Officer." White replies with, "Councilman."

Answer: False

White assumes that Lynn has been surgically altered (as many of Patchett's employees have been), but Lynn quickly corrects Bud: "No. I'm really a brunette. The rest is me." Apparently a dye job was all that Lynn needed to make the illusion work.

Answer: 3

White cocks the gun and pulls the trigger three times. It didn't look as though White pulled a fast one by removing all six bullets, either, which means that any one of those three pulls of the trigger could have killed the suspect, in full view of the squad room!

Answer: murder

The three men who were originally arrested as possible perpetrators of the "Nite Owl Massacre" actually had nothing at all to do with the killings that took place in that diner. They were, however -- along with a fourth man (whom White eventually kills in cold blood) -- guilty of kidnapping, beating, and raping a young woman. Not one of the four men actually killed anyone.

Answer: Captain Dudley Smith (James Cromwell)

After Exley kills the fleeing prisoner, Smith says, with some amusement, "Who'd have guessed it? Shotgun Ed."

Answer: Arizona

After White discovers, in Lynn's residence, a small embroidered pillow with the word "Arizona" on it, Lynn explains that Arizona is her home state. (Kim Basinger, the actress who plays Lynn, is from Georgia.)

Answer: Roman Holiday

Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck are clearly seen gallivanting about the streets of Rome on the big screen as Bud and Lynn giggle and share popcorn.

Answer: R. T.

Exley calls this man "Rollo Tomasi."

Answer: False

Vincennes, an expert on Hollywood celebrities, realizes almost immediately that Exley has made a mistake, and that the woman Exley is callously dismissing as a hooker is in fact the REAL Lana Turner. The news from Vincennes doesn't come in time, though, to save Exley from getting a drink thrown in his face at the Frolic Room.

Answer: 4

When Vincennes pays a late-night visit to Smith, the captain mentions that his wife and four daughters are in Santa Barbara for the weekend.

Answer: whiskey in Ireland

Smith speaks with a fairly prominent Irish brogue throughout the film -- and uses words like "boyo" and "ye" on occasion -- so this reference doesn't come as much of a surprise.

Answer: Two of Patchett's fingers are broken.

Patchett's wrists have been slashed...but, since two of Patchett's fingers are broken, White immediately deduces that Patchett was forced into submission and had his wrists slit by someone else entirely.

Answer: Dudley Smith

This is the moment when we learn that Captain Smith is the real bad guy -- he kills Vincennes with a single shot to the heart (in Smith's own kitchen!) just seconds after Vincennes makes it clear that he's stumbled across some dirty cops in the precinct.

Answer: Victory Motel

The sign for the Victory Motel is clearly visible at many times throughout the film, and it's mentioned in dialogue more than once.

Answer: She has cut her hair.

The long, Veronica Lake-like locks have been hacked off, leaving Lynn looking more than a little like Marilyn Monroe, oddly enough. The idea seems to be that she no longer needs to look like Lake, the movie star whom Patchett trained her to emulate.

Answer: None of these

Since White was shot through the cheek in the climactic gunfight, it's clear in this final scene -- thanks to the painful-looking bandaging of his face -- that he's entirely incapable of speech. White therefore doesn't say a single word. (Lynn is the one who makes the "Some men get the world" comment.)

Answer: Best Director

Kim Basinger won Best Supporting Actress, and Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland won for their adaptation of James Ellroy's novel. Hanson lost the Best Director nod to James Cameron for "Titanic."

Hope you enjoyed the ride!