Cowboy Phil
Inside The Power of the Dog
Female Directors
Cowboy Lingo
Westerns
100

George asks his brother to do this before the Governor and his wife come to dinner

What is wash up

100

Set in Montana, The Power of the Dog was filmed here

What is New Zealand

100

Amy Heckerling directed this 1995 high school comedy classic set in Beverly Hills, whose main character loves to exclaim "As IF!"

What is Clueless

100

Eatin' Irons

What is silverware/flatware

100

This martial arts master starred in the goofball western Shanghai Noon, alongside Owen Wilson

Who is Jackie Chan

200

In the funeral scene, the doctor speculates Phil died from this

What is anthrax poisoning

200

This Mad Men star was set to play Rose before Kirsten Dunst replaced her due to a scheduling conflict

Who is Elisabeth Moss

200

Before winning an Oscar, Kathryn Bigelow directed this 1991 action classic about a gang of bank robbing surfers

What is Point Break

200

Necktie Social

What is a hanging

200

This 2021 Best Picture Winner directed by Chloe Zhao is considered a "modern western" by many critics

What is Nomadland

300

This is the nickname Phil has for his brother

What is Fatso

300

Power of the Dog Composer Johnny Greenwood also contributed music to this 2022 Best Picture nominee, set in the 70s

What is Licorice Pizza

300

This 2017 film by Sofia Coppola takes place in a Southern girls school during the Civil War

What is The Beguiled

300

Bone Orchard

What is a graveyard or cemetery

300

The 2010 Coen brothers remake of True Grit provided the breakout role for this young actress

Who is Hailee Steinfeld

400

This is the name of Phil's deceased mentor and best friend

Who is Bronco Henry

400

Actor Jesse Plemons also played a supporting role in this 2017 western, about a legendary Army Captain forced the escort a dying Cheyenne war chief and his family back to their tribal land

What is Hostiles

400

She directed the 2014 historical drama Selma, based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (among others)

Who is Ava DuVernay

400

Bean Master

What is a cook

400

This heavy metal rocker sang the hit song Blaze of Glory in Young Guns II

Who is Jon Bon Jovi

500

This is what Phil studied at Yale

What is "the Classics"

500
The Power of the Dog is adapted from the 1967 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by this author

Who is Thomas Savage

500

She is the only woman to receive more than one Academy Award nomination for Best Director

Who is Jane Campion

500

Above Snakes

What is still alive / above ground

500

This prolific Italian composer wrote the famous whistling, yelping score for the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Who Is Ennio Morricone