EROTIC THRILLERS

Body Heat! Basic Instinct! UB40! Test your saucy-movie knowledge…

EASY

1 Live Flesh marked the first of many collaborations between Pedro Almodóvar and which actor?

2 Lust, Caution (2007) was Ang Lee’s follow-up to which romantic drama?

3 Eyes Wide Shut earned a Guinness World Record for what reason?

4 Which classic 40s noir is often cited as a major influence on 1981’s Body Heat?

5 Name the chart-topping single by UB40 that featured on the soundtrack to Sliver.

MEDIUM

1 Which 1994 erotic thriller ‘won’ the Razzie for Worst Picture?

2 Bridget Gregory is the name of the anti-heroine in which movie?

3 What’s the name of the rock-star character slain at the start of Basic Instinct?

4 Which 1993 erotic thriller features an appearance by Billy Connolly?

5 Which of these was not directed by Brian De Palma? a) Passion; b) Femme Fatale; c) Killing Me Softly; d) Dressed to Kill

HARD

1 Basic Instinct 2 is also known by what title?

2 Who directed the 1994 erotic-thriller spoof Fatal Instinct?

3 What are the respective titles of the 1997 sequel and 1998 prequel to 9½ Weeks?

4 What connects Adrian Lyne with French director Michel Deville?

5 What’s the name of the ill-fated bunny in Fatal Attraction?

ANSWERS: EASY 1 PENÉLOPE CRUZ 2 BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN 3 ACHIEVING THE LONGEST CONTINUOUS FILM SHOOT 4 DOUBLE INDEMNITY 5 (I CAN’T HELP) FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU MEDIUM 1 COLOR OF NIGHT 2 THE LAST SEDUCTION 3 JOHNNY BOZ 4 INDECENT PROPOSAL 5 C) KILLING ME SOFTLY HARD 1 BASIC INSTINCT 2: RISK ADDICTION 2 CARL REINER 3 LOVE IN PARIS; THE FIRST 9½ WEEKS 4 BOTH DIRECTED ADAPS OF PATRICIA HIGHSMITH’S DEEP WATER (IN 1981/2022) 5 WHITEY