FCL Match Report: Brennen Marr (1-0) vs Maxwell Haddad (2-1)

Brennen “Mystical” Marr entered the match with a singles record of 1-0. His career accuracy was 92.86%.

“Mad Max” Maxwell Haddad entered the match with a singles record of 2-1. His career accuracy was 82.98%.

First Round

Marr missed three questions, scoring five out of a possible eight points. Haddad missed one question, scoring seven out of a possible eight points. The missed questions were:

Category: Crime
F. Gary Gray directed this 2005 comedy sequel which features supporting performances from Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson?
Marr’s Answer:  Copland
Correct Answer:  Be Cool

Category: Famous Actors & Actresses
What actor featured in the following films: Mercury Rising, Glengarry Glen Ross, and Rock of Ages?
Marr’s Answer:  Ed Harris
Correct Answer:  Alec Baldwin

Category: Movie Release Dates
What year saw the release of the first installments of the Police Academy, Gremlins, and Beverly Hills Cop series?
Marr’s Answer:  1982
Correct Answer:  1984

Category: 1970s
Play Misty For Me was the directorial debut of what famous western actor?
Haddad’s Answer:  Didn’t have it
Correct Answer:  Clint Eastwood

The score after the first round was 7-5 to Haddad.

Second Round

Haddad chose to spin first.  He got Kevin Smith and kept it.  He answered three out of four questions correctly and earned six out of a possible eight points.

Marr was unable to steal Haddad’s miss.

The missed question was:

In Dogma, Bartleby and Loki were banished from heaven for insubordination and sent to which US state?
Haddad’s Answer:  New Jersey
Marr’s Answer:  New York
Correct Answer:  Wisconsin

Marr spun Kathryn Bigelow, decided to spin again, and got Directors.  He answered three out of four questions correctly and earned six out of a possible eight points.

Haddad stole Marr’s miss for two points.

The missed question was:

Who is the most recent of three directors who were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director twice in the same year?
Marr’s Answer:  Alejandro González Iñarritu
Haddad’s Answer:  Steven Soderburgh
Correct Answer:  Steven Soderburgh

The score at the end of the second round was 15-11 to Haddad.

Third Round

Marr’s two-point question was in the category of Matt & Ben and he got it correct.

Ben Affleck plays actor Ned Alleyn in this 1998 Academy Award-winning period piece comedy.
Marr’s Answer: Shakespeare in Love
Correct Answer: Shakespeare in Love

Marr’s three-point question was in the category of Directors and he got it correct.

Timothee Chalamet and Saorise Ronan star in which two films directed by Greta Gerwig.
Marr’s Answer: Lady Bird and Little Women
Correct Answer: Lady Bird and Little Women

Haddad’s two-point question was in the category of 2000s and he got it correct.

Denzel Washington won a Best Actor Academy Award for this 2001 crime thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua.
Haddad’s Answer: Training Day
Correct Answer: Training Day

Marr’s five-point question was in the category of Comedies and he got it incorrect.

In Dumb and Dumber 2, what is the nickname of Harry and Lloyd’s deceased high school friend who turns out to be the biological father of Rachel?
Marr’s Answer: Crazy Larry
Correct Answer: Pee Stain

The final score was 17-16 to Haddad.

Other Details

Including steal opportunities, Marr answered 10 out of the 16 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 62.50%.  His record is now 1-1.

Including steal opportunities, Haddad answered 12 of the 14 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 85.71%.  His record is now 3-1.