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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Fish Called Wanda (1988).
About the movie:
In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)?
a.
Writer
Steve Niles
originally conceived and pitched the story as a film for some years, but it was turned down by studios and thus reworked as a comic book. Eventually one of the producers who had rejected the original pitch worked on the movie adaptation.
b.
Director
Richard Donner
has a cameo in the movie as the skeptical man who talks to Clark Kent in front of the televisions, right after the first appearance of Superman.
c.
Judy Garland
had been intended for the main part by
Nunnally Johnson
, but proving unreliable he picked then barely known
Joanne Woodward
and imposed her on the studio executives.
d.
The hymn that the choirboys sing at the dogs funerals is: Miserere Dominus, miserere Dominus, Canis mortuus est, which translated into English is: Have mercy, Lord; have mercy, Lord; the dog is dead.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)?
a.
Won "Best Comedy Feature" at the SouthSlam Film Festival in 2008.
b.
The films North American gross of $145 million was Disneys biggest gross for an animated film since
Tarzan
.
c.
On the Interstate 99 that eventually turns into Pacific Ave. near the Fife/Tacoma boarder in Washington State, there are several older hotels up along the strip. One of the former owners of one of the hotels is a horror movie buff and puts on costume parties in his retirement. Being a fan of the horror movies, he renamed the motel, Bates Motel.
d.
During the love scene, when Wanda opens up her blouse, Otto says in broken Italian "Ecco le due cupole del catedrale di Milano!" which translates "There are the two domes of the Milan cathedral." Milans cathedral, actually, has no domes at all.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)?
a.
Debut of
Peggy Cass
.
b.
Nearly all the main cast - including
Eric Christian Olsen
,
Mia Kirshner
,
Eric Jungmann
,
Jaime Pressly
and
Chris Evans
- also star in
Marilyn Manson
s Tainted Love video. The video also includes
Chyler Leigh
s transformation from Janey to a goth.
c.
The film debut of actor
Michael Greene
, never released theatrically.
d.
Archie speaks in Italian: "Ma ho sposato una donna che preferisce lavorare in giardino a fare lamore appassionato. Uno sbaglio grande!", what translates as: "But I married a woman who prefers working in the garden to making passionate love. A big mistake!". It can actually refer to Archies marriage.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)?
a.
The dog death scenes were originally filmed with entrails from a butchers scattered around the dead dog. Preview audiences reacted strongly to this, so the scenes were reshot with an obviously fake straw dog.
b.
The original shooting script included a different ending for the film where we discover that Jimmy had betrayed Sydney and given his name (and Johns and Clementines) to the man who was being held hostage in the motel. The man tracks down Sydney outside the same highway coffee shop where he met John and shoots him three times, killing him. Its not known whether this scene was ever actually filmed.
c.
Sarah Butler
accidentally chipped the tooth
Jeff Branson
filming the torture scene where she is forcing him to perform fellatio on a magnum. Actual unloaded firearms were used throughout the movie rather than prop replicas due to budgetary constraints.
d.
When Peter Parker tests out his webbing for the first time, among the notable catch phrases he says, he also uses the same gesture (middle and third fingers folded into the palm, the rest extended outward) he typically uses in the comic books to fire his mechanical webbing wrist guns.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)?
a.
Director
Terry George
had
Don Cheadle
in mind for the lead part from the beginning of his involvement. During pre-production, potential investors and interested studios wanted
Denzel Washington
,
Wesley Snipes
,
Mekhi Phifer
and even
Will Smith
because of their suggested bigger drawing capacity at the box office. But due to ultimately producing the film independently and coming up with the money himself, George was able to go back to his original choice.
b.
Nicki gives Mitzi chocolates from Gerstners of Vienna (Wien). Gerstners was founded in 1847 and, by 1863, received Imperial approval as K&K Hofzuckerbäcker (Confectioner to the Imperial Court). (Mitzi and her family would not have had anything like these chocolates before as they would have only been an upper-class luxury item.)
c.
John Cleese
chose the name Archie Leach,
Cary Grant
s real name, because he was born 20 miles away from where Grant was born (Hughenden Road, Horfield, Bristol), and because it was the closest Cleese could get to being Grant.
d.
Most of the film was edited from a press box at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, home of the San Diego Chargers football team.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)?
a.
According to
Ashley Judd
, when she first met director
William Friedkin
at a social event, she complimented him on a scene in
French Connection II
that she really loved, unaware that Friedkin had not directed it. According to Judd, Friedkin was very "gracious" about it.
b.
The fish that
Kevin Kline
eats are made out of Jello. Kline claims that he offered to eat real, live fish, but the filmmakers wouldnt let him.
c.
This was the first release from PRC.
d.
The scenes of Ape City in this film were filmed at the Fox Ranch, now Malibu State Park.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Fish Called Wanda (1988)?
a.
John Cleeses favourite film of his own.
b.
Vs pseudonym, "Rookwood", is the last name of another conspirator at the 1605 Gunpowder Plot, as are the names of Rookwoods friends "Percy" and "Keyes".
c.
The final film that
Charles Chaplin
produced in America.
d.
Along with the English-language Danish film
Stille dage i Clichy
, the first film to contain the word "cunt" in its dialogue.
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