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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Scanner Darkly (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Scanner Darkly (2006) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006).
About the movie:
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
Sally Kellerman
was originally offered the role of Linda Rogo.
b.
Director
Richard Linklater
intended to film the
Philip K. Dick
novel "Ubik," but decided to film Dicks "A Scanner Darkly" instead after
Wiley Wiggins
, who played the main character in Linklaters film
Waking Life
, suggested it to him.
c.
While many have speculated about which character actually represented
Barry Levinson
himself, the answer is none - Barry says that each of the main characters represent a small part of his youth.
d.
The one-minute kissing sequence between the two leads took eight hours to film over a number of days.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
Rex Pickett
: When Miles hits the ball back at the golfers behind them, the person who actually hit the ball was the author of the novel the film was based on. He claims that
Paul Giamatti
s exceptionally poor golf form made it impossible for him to accomplish the shot.
b.
Under pressure from Universal, screenwriter
Don Mancini
was asked to begin writing the third film even before the second film was released. Hence, this picture was released only nine months after
Childs Play 2
. Mancini has called it his least favorite because he felt he was out of ideas so soon after Part 2.
c.
The pen Jason Bourne uses to jot his phone booth notes is a Rotring 600. This is a moderately expensive ballpoint ($30-40).
d.
Charlie Kaufman
wrote a screenplay adaptation of the novel with Australian director
Emma-Kate Croghan
. He couldnt produce a usable script and when his profile swelled with the success of Being John Malkovich, he lost interest in the film. When the project changed hands, Kaufmans script was no longer involved.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
Ray Bolger
,
Bert Lahr
and
Jack Haley
had to eat their meals in their dressing rooms, as the make-up they wore frightened the other diners in the MGM cafeteria. Ray Bolger commented in an interview on the reactions that other MGM actors had upon seeing these "weird-looking characters" in the cafeteria.
b.
The Cripple fight in episode 67 of South Park that aired on June 27, 2001. was taken blow by blow from the fight between Frank and Nada in the alley. If you watch it its a match scene for scene of the alley fight
c.
In Arctors kitchen there is a drawing of a head in a box next to the phrase "Time to thaw Walt out!". This is a reference to the urban legend that animator
Walt Disney
had himself cryogenically frozen.
d.
Veteran stuntman
Dar Robinson
was killed executing a motorcycle stunt for this movie. The film is dedicated to him (as was
Lethal Weapon
, which he completed prior to shooting this).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
The movie alludes strongly to Bible stories; such as, most strongly, the story of Moses.
b.
Elvis Presley
had so much debt in early 1967 due to his purchase of a Memphis ranch with up-to-date equipment that his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, had to sign the contract for this movie in a hurry so that Elvis could get his one million dollar fee. It was the last time Elvis would get the magic million dollars.
c.
The swimming scene (Billy and Wyatt go swimming with two commune girls) was shot at two different times. When they shot the scene
Peter Fonda
was in the hospital. You cant see him together with
Dennis Hopper
or one of the girls in the entire scene. The legs you see are from a stand-in. The images of Fonda were shot separately, weeks later.
d.
When Freck goes to the liquor store to buy wine, one of the brand names being advertised is St. Ubik. This is a reference to
Philip K. Dick
s novel "Ubik".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" opened at the Mark Hellinger Theater on October 17, 1965, ran for 280 performances and received Tony Award nominations for Best Score, Best Actor (
John Cullum
) and Best Actress (
Barbara Harris
).
b.
Jessica Tandy
s final role.
c.
In one scene
Al Pacino
uses the line "Open Sesame". He uses the same line in the movie
Donnie Brasco
.
d.
The title is an appropriation of 1 Corinthians 13:12, which reads, in part: "For now we see through a glass darkly; but then, face to face: now I know in part; but then I shall know even as I am known."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
The pro-union stance of the film led to both
John Steinbeck
and
John Ford
being investigated by Congress during the McCarthy "Red Scare" era for alleged pro-Communist leanings.
b.
Boyer wore a girdle to streamline his waist and straighten his posture. In 1848 it was still common practice for males of Nobility (especially in France) to wear corsets and stays beneath their garments.
c.
Based on
Philip K. Dick
s personal drug experiences.
d.
Trance artist
BT
was originally scoring the film in collaboration with
Ben Stiller
, but was replaced with composer
David Arnold
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
All backgrounds for the film were outlined in ink to keep with the sketchy style of the original
Ernest Shepard
illustrations.
b.
The studio didnt spend any money researching weather patterns off Hawaiis Kona coast, where the film was shot. If they had, they would have learned that the area was subject to 45 mph winds, which constantly blew the set out of position and ruined shots.
c.
Terry Gilliam
originally wanted to make a motion picture version of the novel in the early 1990s.
d.
Irene Bordoni and
Vera Zorina
both repeated their roles from the original Broadway stage version.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
The actors stayed in the cabins on-set. John Fury, Bill Randolph and Russell Todd came to Lauren-Marie Taylors cabin to play a prank on her. They scratched on her screen window and she hyperventilated until she fainted.
b.
X-ray sunglasses are seen in this Bond movie and its the first time that such a famous spy genre gadget has been seen in the official series. However, x-ray glasses had been seen for the first time in a Bond movie in
Casino Royale
. A pair of infra-red sunglasses with x-ray capabilities were used by Le Chiffre (
Orson Welles
) to cheat at Baccarat.
c.
Completed in 1975, not released until 1977.
d.
When Arctor sits on the stage waiting to give his speech to the Brown Bear Lodge, one of the images his scramble suit displays is
Philip K. Dick
. This is a clever reference to the novel, in which the scramble suit is said to show the likeness of its creator once in every several million permutations.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
The Gaffers total screen time is 1:15. A tribute was made in his honor and put on the special features of the DVD. It lasts 1:42.
b.
Robert Downey Jr.
wrote most of his lines down on post-it notes and scattered them around the set so he could read off them while filming a scene. The rotoscoping team simply animated over the notes to remove them from the film during post-production.
c.
Various elements from this movie came from a script
Kevin Smith
wrote in 1994 which was never produced, called "Busing" for Hollywood Pictures. It was described as "Clerks in a restaurant" and was very similar to
Clerks.
and
Mallrats
.
d.
Leonard McCoy mentions joining Starfleet after his divorce. This fact wasnt original to the film.
D.C. Fontana
, one of the Original Series writers, wrote an unfilmed episode story for the third season that would have established this failed marriage and also McCoys daughter Joanna.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
This film was dedicated to and inspired by Amadou Diallo. Diallo was an African immigrant in NYC and was killed by four policemen on 4 February1999.
b.
Alan Silvestri
s first score was rejected. The original score was entirely electronic but the film-makers asked him to beef up with action with an orchestral score. The electronic sounds were dropped and a new score written.
c.
When Arctor is going through the second phase of testing with the medical deputies, the laptop-like machine on which he is being tested is branded as V K mk1. V K stands for Voight Kampff, the test used in "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" (a.k.a. "Blade Runner") by
Philip K. Dick
, where the test is used to measure the response time and the involuntary reaction of the pupil of the eye, in short, an emotional reaction to determine whether they are humans or androids.
d.
Murray Hamilton
was asked to reprise his role as the Mayor in a short appearance only at the beginning of the film, but died of cancer before filming started.
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