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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 21 Grams (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 21 Grams (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: 21 Grams (2003).
About the movie:
A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother and a born-again ex-con.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 21 Grams (2003)?
a.
Because the script didnt have much of a plot (as the interviewed actors and film makers have stated), many of the actors were allowed to ad-lib scenes.
Timothy Busfield
recalls that he ad-libbed Poindexters painful yell when watching the video of the girls dorm.
Robert Carradine
remembered that in the scene where he "serviced" Betty in the fun house, his line was originally "All jocks think about is sports. Ever since were ten, all we nerds ever think about is sex." He didnt like the line and dropped the "Ever since were ten" part.
Curtis Armstrong
recalls that it was by pure chance that Booger and Tachi ended up bunked next to each other in the gym and they improvised the running gag of them playing cards and Armstrongs line "What the fruck is a frush?"
b.
The rumor that the cast, except for
John Hurt
, did not know what would happen during the chestburster scene is partly true. The scene had been explained for them, but they did not know specifics. For instance,
Veronica Cartwright
did not expect to be sprayed with blood.
c.
The exteriors of the Anderson estate were filmed at 10236 Charing Cross Road, Los Angeles, California. Six years later this mansion would become famous as The Playboy Mansion, though at that time it was owned by an engineer named Louis Statham.
d.
The Spanish-language dedication to María Eladia at the end, "pues cuando ardió la pérdida, reverdecieron sus maizales," translates literally as "for when the loss burned, their cornfields became green again."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 21 Grams (2003)?
a.
Filmed in 125 days between November 27, 1989 and May 25, 1990.
b.
Based on two novels: "The Tower" by
Richard Martin Stern
, and "The Glass Inferno" by
Thomas N. Scortia
and
Frank M. Robinson
. After the success of
The Poseidon Adventure
, disaster was hot property and Warner Brothers bought the rights to film "The Tower" for $390,000. Eight weeks later
Irwin Allen
(of 20th Century Fox) discovered "The Glass Inferno" and bought the rights for $400,000. To avoid two similar films competing at the box office the two studios joined forces and pooled their resources, each paying half the production costs. In return, 20th Century Fox got the US box office receipts and Warners the receipts from the rest of the world.
c.
Highest body count of any Saw film with 27 (not counting Hoffman).
d.
The poem by the Venezuelan writer that Paul (
Sean Penn
) quotes when hes in the restaurant with Cristina (
Naomi Watts
) is "La Tierra Giró para Acercarnos" by
Eugenio Montejo
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 21 Grams (2003)?
a.
Angela Clarke
was the voice of the Virgin Mary, pitching her voice a bit lower and speaking very slowly. She had done one of the crowd voices in the scene "Let us see the children!", as did
Jay Novello
.
b.
The wardrobe of Graveyard Gus (Bill Moseley) is an homage to Crazy Ralph in
Friday the 13th
and
Friday the 13th Part 2
.
c.
In the original screenplay, Cristinas last name was Beck instead of Peck.
d.
The movie is known as "Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone" everywhere except the USA and so every scene in which the Philosophers Stone was mentioned was filmed twice, once with the actors saying "Philosophers" and once with the actors saying "Sorcerers".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 21 Grams (2003)?
a.
Pierce Brosnan
actually crashed the car in the parking lot and their reactions after the crash was real.
b.
Rona Mace, played by
Jamie Lee Curtis
, is an anagram for "A Romance"
c.
The film was shot almost completely with hand-held cameras.
d.
Jim Carrey
declined the role of Dr. Evil in
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
so he could be committed to this film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 21 Grams (2003)?
a.
Quints tale of the USS Indianapolis was conceived by playwright
Howard Sackler
, lengthened by screenwriter
John Milius
and rewritten by
Robert Shaw
following a disagreement between screenwriters
Peter Benchley
and
Carl Gottlieb
. Shaw presented his text, and Benchley and Gottlieb agreed that this was exactly what was needed.
b.
The demon that possesses Regan MacNeil is named Pazuzu in the script, but this name is never mentioned in any cut of the film. During the film Pazuzu lies to Father Damien Karras claiming to be the Devil/Satan. Conversations with Father Lankester Merrin show this claim to be false.
c.
Naomi Watts
accepted the role without reading the script first.
d.
In the DVD Commentary,
Todd Phillips
states that a possible explanation for the chicken in the room is that the guys intended to feed it to the Tiger.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 21 Grams (2003)?
a.
Several of the actors appear in very small costumes, including loincloth-only garb. Though the film appears to be set in a warm climate, it was quite cold on the set and the actors would have to find warmth in between scenes.
b.
The T-shirt that the hitchhiker (
Tobey Maguire
) wears has a
Ralph Steadman
picture on it.
Ralph Steadman
did the original illustrations for the book and the typeface of the credits is based on his handwriting.
c.
The film was shot in chronological order (even though its not in chronological order in its final cut).
d.
Theatrical debut of the character of Marcie.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 21 Grams (2003)?
a.
Judy Garland
s pre-recording of the song "Ill Plant My Own Tree" still survives today, as do her wardrobe tests.
b.
This film features
Brute Force
(Stephen Friedland) uncredited in the background, and just like
George Harrison
in
Life of Brian
he is in there with champagne glass.
c.
When Paul finds the photos of Cristina and her husband in a book, the book he is looking at is "Cruising Paradise", a collection of 40 stories about solitude and loss by playwright-actor
Sam Shepard
.
d.
The title translates to Night Train to the End of the World.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 21 Grams (2003)?
a.
During the scene where Jack Jordan tries to hang himself, the over-weight prisoner who saves him has a large tattoo of the name "Maria Eladia" on his chest. This is
Alejandro González Iñárritu
s wife, to whom the film is dedicated.
b.
Evelyn Keyes
debut.
c.
Gil Kuhn
, captain of the 1936 U.S.C. football team, was "technical expert for gridiron sequences."
d.
Based on the play: Jim the Penman (1910). (revival). Written by Sir
Charles Lawrence Young
. Directed by
Lawrence Marston
. Lyric Theatre: 10 May 1910- Jun 1910 (closing date unknown/31 performances). Cast:
George Barnum
,
Thurlow Bergen
, Marguerite Clark, J.H. Davies, Arthur Forrest,
Ernest Glendinning
,
Wilton Lackaye
, Jeffreys Lewis, John Mason, Louis Massen,
Frederick Paulding
,
Grace Reals
, Florence Roberts, Theodore Roberts. Produced by William A. Brady. Note: Work was produced in 3 film adaptations; produced as
Jim the Penman
by
Edwin S. Porter
,
Jim the Penman
by Whitman Bennett Productions as a
Lionel Barrymore
vehicle, and
Jim the Penman
, interestingly perhaps, considering the fact the most recent Broadway production flopped.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 21 Grams (2003)?
a.
When the dialog was being recorded, composer
Joe Raposo
recorded temporary dialog for
Joe Silver
, who was committed to the television series
Fay
. Silver came in and recorded his dialog for the Greedy after the other actors.
b.
The look and feel of the underwater world was essential to the films success. To that end, the production crew were all exposed to visits to aquariums, diving stints in Monterey and Hawaii, study sessions in front of Pixars own 25 gallon fish tank and even a series of in-house lectures from an ichthyologist.
c.
Ben Affleck
was virtually blind as he had to wear heavy-duty contact lenses which blocked out most of his vision.
d.
The title comes from the work of Dr. Duncan MacDougall of Haverhill, Massachusetts in the early twentieth century. MacDougall weighed dying subjects, in experiments of extremely dubious scientific value, believing that he was proving that the soul was material and measurable. His results in fact varied wildly.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 21 Grams (2003)?
a.
The story in Cruising Paradise that the pictures are marking is called "The Hero is in His Kitchen". It revolves around a payphone conversation between two men, one in Tucson, Arizona and the other in Los Angeles, California. One of the last things said on the last page of the story (the one the pictures are marking) is "Dont buckle under the weight of a heavy heart!"
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 6, 1950 with
James Stewart
reprising his film role.
c.
David DeCoteau
got his first job on a movie in Hollywood, California working as a production assistant on this film. He was only 18 years old at the time.
d.
The jacket number (and reference in the NURV computer database) for Richard Roundtrees character, Lyle Burton, is ND47. The number 47 occurs frequently in science fiction (most notably in Star Trek) due to a "joke proof" written by Donald Bentley in 1964, showing all numbers to be equal to 47.
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