QUIBBLES & BITS

. . . DEG is offering $1 million to solve the riddle of its “Million Dollar Mystery.” But the real mystery is: Will the picture even make that much? After 10 days of release, it’s only up to $600,000.

. . . Or he could have tried for Mick Jagger: Writer/director John Waters claims he wrote a role in his now-filming “Hairspray” exclusively for Sonny Bono because he needed “an international star recognized in the world of rock ‘n’ roll.”

. . . Krazy Kredits: In Island’s “Straight to Hell” (opening Wednesday), a bizarre Western parody by Alex Cox (“Sid and Nancy,” “Repo Man”), one Martin Turner is in the press release credits as the “sex and cruelty consultant.” Island’s explanation: Turner’s an old school chum of Cox whose unproduced screenplays apparently delve into the subjects mentioned.