Favorite Movies: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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What is the name of the eyepatch-wearing soldier that Angel Eyes is hunting for the first half of the film?
Thomas Franklin
Clem Monroe
Bill Carson
Steven Baker
2 of 15
What role did John O'Neill play in the production?
He played Angel Eyes' brother.
He served as executive producer.
He was the cinematographer.
He whistled the theme song.
ANSWER: The English musician was also a trumpeter and a singer on such shows as Monty Python's Flying Circus, but he'll always be remembered for his whistle on the iconic main theme. The English musician was also a trumpeter and a singer on such shows as Monty Python's Flying Circus, but he'll always be remembered for his whistle on the iconic main theme.
3 of 15
What's the name of the wanted man Blondie finds to replace Tuco in the hanging scheme after their initial falling out?
Shorty
The Rat
Luigi
Chico
4 of 15
Whose brother runs the monastery where Blondie recovers after Tuco forcibly marches him through the desert?
Blondie's
Tuco's
Angel Eyes'
5 of 15
What does Tuco use to cut the handcuff binding him to the sadistic prison guard who's transporting him?
His gun
A cannonball
A rock
A moving train
ANSWER: The scene was actually incredibly dangerous for Eli Wallach. He didn't know it, but the moving train he had to crouch under had stairs on every car. If he'd raised his body at the wrong time, he could have been decapitated. The scene was actually incredibly dangerous for Eli Wallach. He didn't know it, but the moving train he had to crouch under had stairs on every car. If he'd raised his body at the wrong time, he could have been decapitated.
6 of 15
In what country was the film shot?
The United States
Mexico
Italy
Spain
ANSWER: Although the film is arguably the definitive spaghetti Western, the genre derives its name not from its shooting locations, but from its Italian directors and actors. Franco's army even assisted with the filming and provided extras for the battle scenes. Although the film is arguably the definitive spaghetti Western, the genre derives its name not from its shooting locations, but from its Italian directors and actors. Franco's army even assisted with the filming and provided extras for the battle scenes.
7 of 15
What's written on the note Angel Eyes leaves for Blondie and Tuco pinned to a dead man in the cannon-ravaged town?
"You're dead."
"Ready to die?"
"See you soon, idiots."
A map to the cemetery
8 of 15
What actor played the comic villain Tuco, also known as "the Ugly"?
Gian Maria Volonte
Eli Wallach
Victor Mature
Richard Conte
ANSWER: Leone considered Volonte for the role after his strong performance as the villain El Indio in For a Few Dollars More and also supposedly offered this role to Charles Bronson before choosing Wallach. It's hard to imagine the film without Wallach's weird little lip movements and bizarre inspection of the wares in the gun store, a scene that Wallach improvised. Leone considered Volonte for the role after his strong performance as the villain El Indio in For a Few Dollars More and also supposedly offered this role to Charles Bronson before choosing Wallach. It's hard to imagine the film without Wallach's weird little lip movements and bizarre inspection of the wares in the gun store, a scene that Wallach improvised.
9 of 15
Although Lee Van Cleef turned in an impeccably evil performance as Angel Eyes, he wasn't Leone's first choice for the part. Which actor did Leone originally want for the role?
Yul Brynner
Charles Bronson
Lee Marvin
Robert Mitchum
ANSWER: Bronson was supposedly tied up with The Dirty Dozen, so Leone decided to bring back Van Cleef, who had played a heroic character in For a Few Dollars More. Leone later got to use Bronson as the harmonica-playing gunfighter in Once Upon a Time in the West. Bronson was supposedly tied up with The Dirty Dozen, so Leone decided to bring back Van Cleef, who had played a heroic character in For a Few Dollars More. Leone later got to use Bronson as the harmonica-playing gunfighter in Once Upon a Time in the West.
10 of 15
What name does Blondie eventually tell Tuco is on the grave where the money is buried?
Arch Stanton
Chet McCoy
William Grant
Forrest Collins
ANSWER: Of course, Blondie was lying, but it was Stanton's grave that Tuco rushes through the cemetery to find. Of course, Blondie was lying, but it was Stanton's grave that Tuco rushes through the cemetery to find.
11 of 15
Which of the three titular characters appears first in the film?
The Good
The Bad
The Ugly
ANSWER: The first look the audience gets of Tuco is in the opening scene when he shoots three bounty hunters, then bursts out of a saloon window while gnawing on a piece of meat. The first look the audience gets of Tuco is in the opening scene when he shoots three bounty hunters, then bursts out of a saloon window while gnawing on a piece of meat.
12 of 15
Which of the following isn't a part of the loose trilogy that includes The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly?
A Fistful of Dollars
Once Upon a Time in the West
For a Few Dollars More
ANSWER: Although this later work by Leone doesn't include Eastwood playing the Man with No Name, it's got a fantastically villainous performance by Henry Fonda. Although this later work by Leone doesn't include Eastwood playing the Man with No Name, it's got a fantastically villainous performance by Henry Fonda.
13 of 15
What composer wrote the film's famous score?
Ennio Morricone
John Williams
Pino Donaggio
Bernard Hermann
ANSWER: Morricone and Leone were quite the pair; in the end, they worked on six films together. Morricone and Leone were quite the pair; in the end, they worked on six films together.
14 of 15
What military conflict plays a central role in the film?
The American Civil War
The Spanish-American War
The Mexican-American War
The Mexican Revolution
ANSWER: Leone would later take on the Mexican Revolution in Duck, You Sucker!, a film that's entirely worth watching just to see a mustachioed James Coburn play an IRA demolitions expert. Leone would later take on the Mexican Revolution in Duck, You Sucker!, a film that's entirely worth watching just to see a mustachioed James Coburn play an IRA demolitions expert.
15 of 15
Who dies in the climactic final Mexican standoff?
Tuco and Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes
Tuco
Nobody
