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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 9 (2009) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 9 (2009) - Part (2)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: 9 (2009).

About the movie: A rag doll that awakens in a post-apocalyptic future holds the key to humanity's salvation.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 9 (2009)?
a.		Brandon Routh auditioned for the role of Superman when McG was attached to direct.
b.		A major part of the movie involves a murder and a disappearing dagger. Red Skeltons character discovers someone has made the dagger by soaking the handle of one of his brushes in hot water and reshaping it. When the handle is put back into hot water it returns to its original shape. After trying numerous ways to make this look realistic with special effects the producers finally went to a plastics company and had them actually develop a "memory plastic". It was such a big story that it was in an article covered in "Life" magazine.
c.		Matthew Foxs first film
d.		One of the few family films to get a 12 certificate in the UK.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 9 (2009)?
a.		The company worked seven days a week, 16 hours a day, in the summertime in one of Texas notoriously brutal heat waves.
b.		The picture of Tammy MacRoberts wife is actually a photo of actress Sybil Williams, Richard Burtons then wife.
c.		All songs in the movie are written by the band "Fastway" which consisted of former Motorhead Guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke, and current "Flogging Molly" vocalist Dave King.
d.		Animation began at the Attitude Studio in Luxembourg and then moved to Starz Animation in Toronto.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 9 (2009)?
a.		In the showdown scenes, western film trivia buffs may notice a store called "Boyds Hardware", apparently a reference to actor William Boyd, who played "Hopalong Cassidy" on TV. The years 1951-1952 were the height of Boyds TV career as Hopalong Cassidy.
b.		The first ten minutes have almost no dialogue -- much like the dialogue-free 11-minute short film that this movie is based upon, 9.
c.		The rock wall where Reds "treasure" is buried was built specifically for the film and is still standing today. It was built by hand by the art department and months beforehand too. This allowed for the alfalfa grass to grow to make it look weathered.
d.		Cher was considered for the role of the Grand High Witch before Anjelica Huston was cast.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 9 (2009)?
a.		Post-war Vienna was one of the inspirations for the look of the film.
b.		The role of Brad Whitewood, Sr. was originally offered to Robert De Niro, who turned it down because he felt the character was too dark.
c.		The director-screenwriters modeled Fernandas wardrobe after Tatiana von Furstenbergs sense of style, right down to having actor Tricia Mara wear Ms. von Furstenbergs own shoes during filming. In fact, there were several days on set where the two were dressed almost identically, including once when both were in yellow dresses, bright thick tights, and the same exact tan heeled boots.
d.		Quentin Tarantino wrote "The Wolf" character specifically for Harvey Keitel

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 9 (2009)?
a.		It was after this movie wrapped that director Tim Burton and leading lady Helena Bonham Carter became romantically involved. Instead of moving in with her in her Hampstead home in London, Burton bought two next-door houses which the couple both share today (2010).
b.		Stans family (parents Randy and Sharon, sister Shelley) are named after Trey Parkers family. Kyles parents, Gerald and Sheila, are named after Matt Stones parents.
c.		Shot in about 20 days only.
d.		Alan Oppenheimer, plays the scientist responsible for the destruction of the world. So it seems fitting that hes the cousin of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the "Father of the Atomic Bomb."

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 9 (2009)?
a.		Elijah Wood was the productions first choice for the voice of 9.
b.		"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 10, 1950 with Joseph Cotten reprising his film role.
c.		A special effects assistant was seriously injured when a hand-held mock-up of a Stinger missile exploded as it was being prepared for use in a scene aboard a helicopter.
d.		The budget for the entire film was around $7000. Most of the money was spent on film stock.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 9 (2009)?
a.		The writing on the antique flintlock pistol, which one of the Predators gives Harrigan in the end, says "Raphael Adolini 1715". A later Dark Horse comic tells the story of this character, making him a pirate who disappeared along with his crew in the Bermuda Triangle in 1718. This was also the subject of a potential sequel script written in the mid-90s.
b.		The static title card was originally shown at the films midway-point instead of at the beginning to introduce a 15-minute intermission used in the roadshow release; the "FANTASIA" title would remain projected on the house curtains until the beginning of the films second act. Subsequent edited re-releases of the film shifted the title card from its intermission to its actual beginning, but for the 2000 DVD restoration the title card is returned to the original midway-point, and even includes the RKO Radio Pictures distribution credit.
c.		The fifth slide in the film shown by the twins resembles the painting, "Panic In The Streets" from Jeff Waynes War of the Worlds album art.
d.		Julie Croteau was a baseball double for actress Anne Ramsay, who played Helen Haley. Croteau was the first woman to play mens NCAA college baseball, for St. Marys College of Maryland (Division III).

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 9 (2009)?
a.		This was the first of the Charlie Chan films with an original screenplay not based on one of the Earl Derr Biggers stories.
b.		During the making of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Elijah Wood and his fellow Hobbit actors all got commemorative tattoos of the epic production. Ironically, Woods is of the numeral 9.
c.		On the first day of filming in San Francisco, the lead actor, Adam Leese, became locked in his hotel bathroom, after the lock failed, and had to kick his way out, breaking his toe.
d.		In the scene where Earl McGraw (Michael Parks) feeds his invalid wife, theres a framed photo of Parks on a motorcycle from his TV series Then Came Bronson.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 9 (2009)?
a.		Based on an actual Boston robbery, a few of the actual robbers worked as advisors on the film.
b.		When Woody Allen first approached Philip Glass about doing the films score, they had an initial meeting in which Glass played him a particularly ominous piece of music. Allen remarked that it was a very heavy section of music and that it would be perfect for establishing the dark mood of the film. Glass interjected with the fact that the music hed just played was actually the love theme and he hadnt gotten round to writing anything ominous yet!
c.		A canny choice of the marketing department was to give the film a release date of September 9, 2009 (09/09/09).
d.		The pistol used by Maguire (Jude Law) is a Savage .32 ACP model.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 9 (2009)?
a.		Mary-Jane Watson is performing in Oscar Wildes "The Importance of Being Earnest" as the ingénue Cecily Cardew. Not only does Wildes comedy also concern men with double identities (like Peter Parker), but Cecily Cardew is unaware of their purposeful deception until the end of the second act of the three-act play (much like Mary-Jane is unaware of Peters duality until the end of the second movie in the trilogy).
b.		559 people are listed in the end credits. This number is significantly higher on the Extended DVD Version.
c.		Being a Tim Burton production, some of his trademarks have made it into the film. The themes of outsiders or the alienated triumphing over adversity. Some of his design schemes are present like stripes. The funeral scene looks very similar to the one in Burtons Batman Returns. And people whove worked with Burton helped make the film, like Martin Landau. The film was also co-composed by Burtons frequent composer Danny Elfman.
d.		Production began with Gig Young as the Waco Kid. On the first day of shooting, the scene where the drunk Waco Kid hangs from a bunk asking if Bart is black, Young revealed that he really was indeed drunk (he had had an alcohol problem for years) and proceeded to undergo a physical collapse on set. Brooks shut down production for a day and Gene Wilder flew cross country to take over the role. Young later sued Warner Bros. for breach of contract.

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