Stanley Kubrick Trivia Questions

Kubrick was born in New York City on July 26, 1928. He moved to England later in life and lived there for decades, but he was American by birth.

Kubrick pulled the film from UK cinemas after receiving death threats and media backlash. It remained unavailable there until after his death in 1999.

Kubrick directed exactly 13 feature films, from 'Fear and Desire' (1953) to 'Eyes Wide Shut' (1999). He also made a few short documentaries.

Kubrick never won a competitive Oscar for directing. '2001' won only a special effects award. He received an honorary award later, but not for that film.

Stephen King has publicly criticized Kubrick's adaptation, saying it lacked the novel's emotional depth and changed key themes. This is well-documented.

Kubrick was a teenager during WWII (born 1928). He became a photographer for Look magazine afterward, but never served in the military or as a combat photographer.

Kubrick was an avid chess player and played several games with Samuel Reshevsky in 1954. He also served as a chess consultant for the film '2001: A Space Odyssey.'

'Barry Lyndon' was a commercial failure at the box office, earning only about $20 million worldwide against a $11 million budget. It later gained critical acclaim.