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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : (500) Days of Summer (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : (500) Days of Summer (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: (500) Days of Summer (2009).
About the movie:
An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: (500) Days of Summer (2009)?
a.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
In Summers apartment theres a copy of Cezannes famous "Blue Vase" which is an important part of Cezannes influence to Cubism.
c.
Rita Hayworth
s brother,
Vernon Cansino
, played one of the Dragoon soldiers that helps Don Jose escort her to prison.
d.
This film did so poorly at the box office, that many in film circles, its known as "Lost Investment". It is one of the few mainstream American films of the 1970s that has never been released on home video in the United States.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: (500) Days of Summer (2009)?
a.
Comic book writer Gabrielle Bell (who had a bit part in the movie) published a comic story called Cecil and Jordan in New York loosely based on Jon Olsens and Sadie Hales stay in New York City, while Olsen was touring Ape Canyon. Director Michel Gondrys short film Interior Design, set in Japan (featured as a segment in the film Tôkyô!), is adapted from Bells comic.
b.
The language spoken by the Woads in the film is a combination of ancient Gaelic and ancient Welsh, as the actual language spoken by the Picts has been lost.
c.
The film marks director
Marc Webb
s first full length feature film. He has previously directed numerous music videos.
d.
The movie was filmed on location in Spain, a country selected for its abundant desert landscape. Ironically, production was held up for several weeks due to...rain!
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: (500) Days of Summer (2009)?
a.
The ship in the picture was also used in the films
That Hamilton Woman
,
The Princess and the Pirate
and
Captain Kidd
.
b.
Jonathan Davis
,
Korn
: the composer appears as a ticket scalper trying to peddle tickets outside the concert.
c.
The name "Tarantella" for the dancer played by
Tandra Quinn
is an in-joke. "Tarantella" is both the Italian word for "tarantula" and the name of an Italian dance that is supposed to make the person doing it look like he or she has just been bitten by a tarantula.
d.
The films blue-centric color scheme was done to bring out
Zooey Deschanel
s eyes.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: (500) Days of Summer (2009)?
a.
During the fight with the ruffians, Jackie falls into a coffin. The sign on the wall behind him reads "Sowerberry". Mr. Sowerberry is the funeral Director/Mortician from the book, Oliver Twist. During this scene the first four notes of the theme to "The Addams Family" are heard.
b.
Producer
Sy Weintraub
also wanted
Anthony Quayle
to come back for another Tarzan movie, but Quayle had been offered a part in
Lawrence of Arabia
after having been seen in this film, and couldnt accept.
c.
Stars
Zooey Deschanel
and
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
have already worked together in the film
Manic
.
d.
Very little of the film was actually shot in Los Angeles. Tax incentives brought the production to Louisiana where sets of Los Angeles streets were constructed.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: (500) Days of Summer (2009)?
a.
To get a sense of how nasty his character should be,
Jason Isaacs
had to go back and watch
Tom Felton
s performance in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
.
b.
There is music playing in the background when
Fred Astaire
s Josh Barkley tells
Oscar Levant
s Ezra Millar that Jacques Barredout is a bad director for
Ginger Rogers
s Dinah Barkley. The song is "This Heart of Mine," which Astaire performed with
Lucille Bremer
in
Ziegfeld Follies
.
c.
In the scene where Tom first enters Summers apartment, the camera focuses on a bowler hat with a green apple on top of it. This is a reference to the famous painting "The Son of Man" by René Magritte who is said earlier in the film to be one of Summers favorite artists.
d.
Was released into a 48-hour trial DVD after its theatrical release.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: (500) Days of Summer (2009)?
a.
Brad Pitt
and
Eric Bana
did not use stunt doubles for their epic duel. They also made a gentlemens agreement that they would each pay the other for every accidental hit they made. The agreed-upon amounts were $50 for each light blow and $100 for each hard blow. Pitt ended up paying $750 to Bana, who didnt owe Pitt anything.
b.
The apartment used as Ruthies was a disaster area when the production crew found it. They had to renovate the entire apartment.
c.
The cover of Morrisseys debut album, Viva Hate, can be seen in both Tom and Summers childhood rooms.
d.
As of 2010, this is the last movie to receive five Academy Award nominations in the acting categories.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: (500) Days of Summer (2009)?
a.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
wears T-shirts for
Joy Division
s "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and "Unknown Pleasures", and
The Clash
s "London Calling" albums.
b.
The code names which
Robert Stack
s and
Dan Aykroyd
s characters referred to each other as were respectively Mrs. Esterhouse and Mr. Sanderson.
c.
Shot in six days.
d.
Orson Welles
tried to acquire the rights to the novel so that he could film it. He had to be content with playing the part of General Dreedle.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: (500) Days of Summer (2009)?
a.
Chapter titles: 1. Vow of Vengeance 2. Plunge of Doom 3. Perils of the Jungle 4. Fires of Hate 5. Tide of Destiny 6. The Colossal Game 7. An Amazing Ultimatum 8. In Merciless Clutches 9. A Race with Rogues 10. The Betrayal 11. In Tortures Grip 12. The Kidnapping 13. Weird Walls 14. The Plunge 15. The Decoy 16. The Dip of Death 17. The Hand of Fate 18. The Hour of Reckoning.
b.
One thing that both Tom and Summer have in common is their love for "Bananafish." This may be a reference to the band Bananafish which gained national prominence for a brief period in the 80s or it may refer to one of J.D. Salingers "Nine Stories" (the first of the nine being "A Perfect Day for Bananafish"). Actress
Zooey Deschanel
who portrays Summer is herself named after another story by J.D. Salinger, "Franny & Zooey".
c.
In the scene where the troopers are smoking marijuana while watching the Johnny Chimpo cartoon, the redness of their eyes was achieved by the makeup artist blowing menthol in their faces.
d.
Jim Jarmusch
wrote the script in eight days.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: (500) Days of Summer (2009)?
a.
The relationship between the characters played by
Jon Favreau
and
Vince Vaughn
mirrors their one in real life - the two actors are best friends.
b.
The Smiths
Louder Than Bombs,
The Jesus & Mary Chain
s Psychocandy and
Public Image Ltd.
s Album can been seen in Toms childhood room.
c.
With the use of
Quantum of Solace
, an original
Ian Fleming
James Bond story title, for the Bond movie made prior to this, there now remains only four unused original Fleming titles that could possibly be used as a title for this film. These are "The Property of a Lady", "The Hildebrand Rarity", "Risico" and "007 in New York" (aka "Agent 007 in New York").
d.
It was
George Clooney
s idea that his character wear a gold chain, thinking it would him look ordinary and a bit old-fashioned.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: (500) Days of Summer (2009)?
a.
The child actors had to have ice placed in their mouths during outdoors shooting in order to prevent their breath from registering on camera due to the cold.
b.
The film is set in 2006-2007. (The narrator says at the end of the film that May 23 was a Wednesday. The last time May 23 was a Wednesday was 2007.)
c.
Kate Beckinsale
and
Molly Shannon
disagreed with using stunt doubles and performed their own stunts.
d.
The point-of-view shots from RoboCop include references to MS-DOS.
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