More Suspense Films Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ruth Roman

Critics have called "Strangers on a Train" an example of cross, criss-cross, and double cross because of the many plot twists the film takes. Raymond Chandler is given screen credit but he had a poor relationship with Alfred Hitchcock and was fired and little of his screen play according to Chandler actually was in the final film.

Ruth Roman appeared in twenty-six films with "Strangers on a Train" and "Champion"(1949) with Kirk Douglas her most notable. Her first screen appearance was in "Jungle Queen" a thirteen chapter serial. Many feel she was under-rated as an actress. Later she was frequently seen on television dramas.

Answer: Clint Eastwood

Eastwood's break-through roles were as Rowdy Yates in the "Rawhide" television series and what were termed "spaghetti' westerns as an enigmatic cowboy. "Misty" not only helped him to escape stereotyping as a western character but launched him on his directing career. Eastwood has been nominated for best picture, best direction, and acting eleven times, netting five wins. Jessica Walter deserves mention as a classic villain and stalker in this film.

Answer: Body Double (1984)

De Palma took a lot of criticism on this film as he was accused of ripping off Hitchcock's "Vertigo" (1956) and "Rear Window" (1954). This suspenseful film, a cult classic, perhaps should be judged on its own merits as it holds up well. Griffith had a Golden Globe nomination.

Answer: The Conversation

The film received three Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Sound, and Best Screen Play but won none. An enigmatic conversation forms the basis of the plot which is subject to several interpretations. Filling minor roles in the film are Harrison Ford, Teri Garr, and an uncredited Robert Duvall.

Answer: Fatal Attraction

"Fatal Attraction" was nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actress (Glenn Close) and Supporting Actress (Anne Archer) but won none. It was the second grossing film of 1987. Michael Douglas played the straying husband. It is reported that adultery declined after release of this film.

When Glenn Close arises out of the bathtub is regarded as one of the scariest scenes ever filmed.

Answer: M. Night Shyamalan

M. Night Shyamalan followed with several eerie films "Unbreakable" (2000), "Signs" (2002), "The Village" (2004), and "Lady in the Water" (2006). Toni Collette scored as the mother in "The Sixth Sense".

Answer: Richard Crenna

Crenna had a long career from radio to television to films. On radio he was the voice of Walter Denton in "Our Miss Brooks; on television he played Luke on the sitcom "The Real McCoys" and reprised his role as Walter in the television version of "Our Miss Brooks". In films, "The Sand Pebbles"(1966) and "Wait Until Dark" (1967) were some his better performances. Younger fans may remember him as Colonel Trautman, Rambo's commanding officer in the first three films.

Answer: Emma Thompson

Amnesia and re-incarnation play a role in this suspense mystery. Derek Jacobi as a therapist is excellent. Emma Thompson was never in her former husband's shadow as she has had several nominations for prestigious awards including an Oscar for "Howards End" (1992) and an Oscar for Best Screen play in 1995 for "Sense and Sensibility".

Answer: Run Lola Run

One reviewer said that the film was so absorbing that sub-titles were not needed. Lola, played by Franka Potente, must raise 100,000 Deutschmarks in twenty minutes to pay her boy friend's gambling debts. The film was nominated for forty-one international awards and won twenty-six.

Answer: Old Boy

"Old Boy" (2003) won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and praise from Quentin Tarantino. Roger Ebert said "a powerful film not because of what it depicts, but because of the depths of the human heart which it strips bare". In 2008 it was named one of the ten best Asian films ever made.