Round 9: Tossup 8

In an adaptation of a work by this author, the blue-tinged climactic scenes occur in a tinfoil-covered room where the film’s montages frequently focus on the hum of a ceiling fan. (-5[1])At the end of a film based on another work by this author, Clarence Carter’s song “Strokin’” kicks in as a teenager announces her pregnancy while aiming a pistol. In an interview on The Ringer’s Big Picture podcast, this author discussed collecting over 10,000 Blu-rays in his (15[1])basement. (15[1])Two plays by this author, one of which (15[2])is titled (15[1])for a policeman who forces a promiscuous woman to (*) fellate a leg of fried chicken, provided the breakthrough roles for Michael Shannon. This husband of Carrie Coon wrote the plays that William Friedkin (10[1]-5[1])adapted (10[1])into the films Bug and Killer Joe. This author’s big-screen acting roles include Mr. Dashwood, Henry Ford II, and Lady Bird’s father. For 10 points, Meryl Streep played the matriarch (10[1])of the Weston family in the film of what author’s play August: Osage County? ■END■ (10[1])

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