Diner

Question 1

Diner is a semi-autobiographical film written and directed by whom?

Answer 1

Barry Levison

Question 2

Diner depicts the life of the director growing up in what American city?

Answer 2

Baltimore

Question 3

One diner scene finds Eddie and Schrevie arguing over the superiority of what two singers?

Answer 3

Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra

Question 4

The diner of the title was called what, which references a Baltimore neighborhood. The actual diner, however, was carted down from New Jersey for filming.

Answer 4

Fells Point Diner

Question 5

This actor, who was featured in Diner as a television customer, appears in all of the director’s films up until Liberty Heights (1999).

Answer 5

Ralph Tabakin

Question 6

What was the seven-actor star billing for Diner?

Answer 6

1. Guttenberg
2. Stern
3. Rourke
4. Bacon
5. Daly
6. Barkin
7. Reiser

Question 7

What two teams were playing in the 1959 NFL Championship game, the same year the movie takes place?

Answer 7

Baltimore Colts, New York Giants

Question 8

Diner features a scene in which Kevin Bacon is watching a trivia/general knowledge game show. What is this show?

Answer 8

College Bowl

Question 9

Daniel Stern yells at his wife for not knowing who this was. In his opinion, the greatest saxophonist of all time.

Answer 9

Charlie Parker

Question 10

When quizzing his fiancée on football knowledge prior to their wedding, he asks this as the final question: what were the original colors of the Baltimore Colts.

Answer 10

Green, Gray

Question 11

Character nicknames by actor.

Answer 11

"Eddie" - Guttenberg
"Shrevie" - Stern
"Boogie" - Rourke
"Fen" (Fenwick) - Bacon
"Billy" - Daly
"Modell" - Reiser