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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Letter from Greenpoint (2005) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Letter from Greenpoint (2005) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Letter from Greenpoint (2005).
About the movie:
The film follows Legendary Filmmaker Jonas Mekas, as he sets up a new life in Brooklyn, after living for the past 30 years in the center of Manhattens art scene...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Letter from Greenpoint (2005)?
a.
The opening and closing of the film features a US flag backlit by the sun. This is exactly the same as a shot in
Leni Riefenstahl
s
Tag der Freiheit - Unsere Wehrmacht
. In that film, a Nazi flag gently sways in the wind, with the sun shining through it from behind, rendering the flag somewhat translucent.
b.
Mekas places him self as a central character within the film, an approach seen in many of his films since the 60s and 70s
c.
A sequel, "Earthquake II", was planned, and a first draft of the script was written by
George Fox
, who wrote the script for "Earthquake", but it never made it into development. The sequel follows several of the surviving characters of the original:
George Kennedy
;
Victoria Principal
;
Richard Roundtree
and
Gabriel Dell
, as they settle in San Francisco. The multi-tiered plot centers on a group of scientists trying to predict future earthquakes on the west coast, a corrupt builder constructing high rise apartments on unstable land, and the original characters adjusting to new relationships (Kennedy and Principal) and new business ventures (Roundtree and Dell). An unexpected, massive earthquake hits off the coast of San Francisco, leveling the city, as a tsunami threatens to wash the Bay Area off the map. Completed in late-1975, the script went through channels at Universal (up to
Sid Sheinberg
) and the project was active up until early-1977 ("EQII" and
Rollercoaster
were in pre-production simultaneously) but "EQII" project was killed. This original script was newly discovered in 2005 and details are available on "www.earthquakemovie.com".
d.
WALL-Es shelves contain several figurines of gnomes, designed by Dutch artist
Rien Poortvliet
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Letter from Greenpoint (2005)?
a.
Originally
Warren Beatty
wanted to play the lead role. However, he wanted
Paul Schrader
to rewrite the script so he was would be searching for his sister (not his daughter). When Schrader refused Beatty passed on the project.
b.
When Max enters Annies office, the names on the door are Annie Farrell and David Canning.
David A. Canning
is the digital imaging technician on the movie.
c.
Patrick Hines
final film.
d.
This film is Mekas first feature length film to be entirely shot on video. Before this much of Mekas feature length films were shot on film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Letter from Greenpoint (2005)?
a.
This film was inspired by a true story. Writer Neil Simon heard about the stormy relationship between shoe millionaire Harry Karl and starlet
Marie McDonald
(nicknamed "The Body") and then wrote this script.
b.
Film debut of
Barbara Bel Geddes
.
c.
Mekas claims that A Letter from Greenpoint is his first official DV Feature film.
d.
This would be the last film that
Robert Duvall
would direct until
The Apostle
, a gap of about fourteen years.
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