“MINORITY REPORT” – Video Worksheet

INFORMATION ON THE FILM:

Film title: Minority Report (2002) directed by Steven Spielberg
Tagline: “What would you do if you were accused of a murder, you had not committed… yet?”
STORY SYNOPSIS
Characters
Head of the Pre-Crime division in Washington, DC. After his son was abducted, felt the Pre-Crime
John Anderton (Tom Cruise)
unit may be the only way to prevent future tragedies of the same sort.
The eldest and most gifted of the “Pre-Cogs” used by the Pre-Crime unit to predict murders. Her gift
Agatha (Samantha Morton)
is the result of experiments conducted to save drug-addicted infants.
Director Burgess (Max von Sydow) Anderton’s supervisor. Apparently Anderton’s only ally.
Danny Witmer (Colin Farrell) Chief rival to Anderton. Possibly after his job, or worse.

Watch the film carefully and then answer the following QUIZ:
1. What is the name of the organization that this movie is 7. Who was the most gifted precog?
about? a) Arthur
a) Premurder b) Agatha
b) Precrime c) Daschle
c) Precog d) Bob
d) None of these
2. This movie takes place in what year? 8. Who was John Anderton supposedly going to kill?
a) 2054 a) Leo Cork
b) 2155 b) Leo Crow
c) 2050 c) Leo Crowin
d) 1999 d) Leon Crow
3. What was John’s position in the organization? 9. Who framed John for the murder of Danny
a) Chief Whitwer?
b) Sergeant a) Nick
c) General b) Leo
d) Slave c) Joe
d) Lamar
4. A murder is signified by one blue ball. 10. The man that Anderton killed had kidnapped his
True son.
False True
False
5. What are pre-cogs? 11. What does somebody get changed to change their
a) People who were thought to have been dead when they identity?
had a disease but then they miraculously survived. a) fingerprints
b) People who helped the people who had brain disease b) scars
which caused them to constantly be ill for long periods of c) eyeballs
time and then miraculously survive. d) they can’t change their identity
c) People who were ill for long periods of time but never
actually got better although they thought they did.
d) People who had a particular brain disease when they were
young and survived.
6. What do pre-cogs do? 12. By the end of the film, how many murders have
a) Predict future murders. taken place since this organization started?
b) Help to revive people on the brink of death. a) one
c) Murder people who are already dead. b) two
d) Work as detectives on murders. c) three
d) four

Discussion Top
Topics:
ics:
1. Take note of the film’s numerous technologically advanced gadgets.
2. Consider the portrayal of mass communication in the film (personalized
advertisements, public announcements, etc.). Do we see any of the techniques
predicted in the technology of today?
3. What aspects did you like most about the film? What was the worst?
 “MINORITY REPORT” – Video Worksheet
INFORMATION ON THE FILM:
Film title: Minority Report (2002) directed by Steven Spielberg
Tagline: “What would you do if you were accused of a murder, you had not committed… yet?”
STORY SYNOPSIS
Characters
Head of the Pre-Crime division in Washington, DC. After his son was abducted, felt the Pre-Crime
John Anderton (Tom Cruise)
unit may be the only way to prevent future tragedies of the same sort.
The eldest and most gifted of the “Pre-Cogs” used by the Pre-Crime unit to predict murders. Her gift
Agatha (Samantha Morton)
is the result of experiments conducted to save drug-addicted infants.
Director Burgess (Max von Sydow) Anderton’s supervisor. Apparently Anderton’s only ally.
Danny Witmer (Colin Farrell) Chief rival to Anderton. Possibly after his job, or worse.

Watch the film carefully and then answer the following QUIZ:
1. What is the name of the organization that this movie is 7. Who was the most gifted precog?
about? a) Arthur
a) Premurder b) Agatha
b) Precrime c) Daschle
c) Precog d) Bob
d) None of these
2. This movie takes place in what year? 8. Who was John Anderton supposedly going to kill?
a) 2054 a) Leo Cork
b) 2155 b) Leo Crow
c) 2050 c) Leo Crowin
d) 1999 d) Leon Crow
3. What was John’s position in the organization? 9. Who framed John for the murder of Danny
a) Chief Whitwer?
b) Sergeant a) Nick
c) General b) Leo
d) Slave c) Joe
d) Lamar - the 'Father of Precrime'
4. A murder is signified by one blue ball. 10. The man that Anderton killed had kidnapped his
True son.
False Two red balls: one is the name of the victim and the other the name of the murderer True
False - He only pretended to so that he would get killed.
5. What are pre-cogs? 11. What does somebody get changed to change their
a) People who were thought to have been dead when they identity?
had a disease but then they miraculously survived. a) fingerprints
b) People who helped the people who had brain disease b) scars
which caused them to constantly be ill for long periods of c) eyeballs
time and then miraculously survive. d) they can’t change their identity
c) People who were ill for long periods of time but never
actually got better although they thought they did.
d) People who had a particular brain disease when they were
young and survived.
6. What do pre-cogs do? 12. By the end of the film, how many murders have
a) Predict future murders. taken place since this organization started?
b) Help to revive people on the brink of death. a) one
c) Murder people who are already dead. b) two
d) Work as detectives on murders. c) three
d) four

Discussion Top
Topics:
ics:
1. Take note of the film’s numerous technologically advanced gadgets.
2. Consider the portrayal of mass communication in the film (personalized
advertisements, public announcements, etc.). Do we see any of the techniques
predicted in the technology of today?
3. What aspects did you like most about the film? What was the worst?