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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Scanner Darkly (2006) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Scanner Darkly (2006) - Part (3) 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.
In the original script, Ben is Claires brother. She uses him as a way to deflect unwanted advances.
b.
First James Bond film approved by Chinese censors. All other films in the series were available in China only as illegal bootlegs.
c.
A test scene for QWERTY, made in the Spring of 2009, was selected for inclusion on Paste Magazines DVD Sampler, available to tens of thousands of people.
d.
In one scene, after Barris shows his house mates his new 18-speed bike, Ernie remarks that there are six gears on one end of the chain and three on the other, making it a 9-speed. What the film never resolves, however, is that this would in fact make the bike an 18-speed; the six gears (speeds) on the one end serve as six different speeds for each gear on the other (6 x 3 = 18). Ernie then says that he counts 8 total gears (six on one end, two on the other), which would actually make it a 12-speed. This is all explained in the novel after Barris and Ernie take the bike outside.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
The house used for the exteriors of the Bishop house in the film still stands in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Since the film though the house has been repainted and now has a widows walk on the roof.
b.
The boy in the movie who says the line "The cat sat on a mat" was a St. Andrews student at the time. He earned more than his teachers that year.
c.
Jason James Richters film debut.
d.
In 1976, an interview with
Philip K. Dick
was recorded for California radio station KPFK-FM in which he read a passage from A Scanner Darkly, the scene in which Charles Freck unsuccessfully attempts suicide. Director
Richard Linklater
remarked in an interview that he wanted to use this recording in the film during this scene, but that it was in such poor condition as to be deemed unusable. The passage, nearly word for word from Dicks novel, is read instead during the scene by
Leif Anders
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
In one scene, Barris unsuccessfully attempts to create a pistol silencer, disturbing the people around him with loud gunshots while testing it.
Sherlock Holmes
also features a character played by
Robert Downey Jr.
doing this.
c.
The flea market scenes were filmed during the week when the market is normally closed (ref: Movie Lovers Paris).
d.
Writer/director
Dennis Smithers Jr.
used the pseudonym Reeve Gatlin for his credit as cinematographer and uncredited himself as producer.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
The character of Mia was named after director
Ralph Suarez
s cat.
b.
Before
Carol Lynley
landed title role,
Dorothy Provine
and
Diane McBain
were mentioned as possible leads.
c.
In an interview with the Australian magazine Cinema Papers in the early 1990s, the director,
George Miller
, revealed that the shoot had been extremely difficult as he was initially unfamiliar with Hollywood-style communication. In a meeting to discuss ways to reduce the budget Miller volunteered to give up his trailer because he was always needed on the set and had no time to use it. This was interpreted by the studio as him being a pushover, so they began to interfere with his production requests. If he asked for 50 extras, the studio would provide a dozen. If he asked for two cameras they would provide one. Miller decided to fight fire with fire and refused to shoot each scene until his production demands were met. The studio responded by looking for a new director but were prevented by
Jack Nicholson
, who supported Miller and vowed to walk off the production if he was replaced.
d.
A theme of bears can be noticed in the film - the meeting at the start is of the Brown Bear Lodge; a California state flag (with a bear on it) is seen in Arctors house; Arctors name appears to be derived from Ursus arctos, the scientific name for the Brown Bear and from the star, Arcturus (located in the Bootes constellation which is also known as the bear keeper/ herder).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006)?
a.
Norma Shearer
met
Janet Leigh
for the first time during production of this film. Shearer was responsible for Leighs blossoming career because she discovered Leigh from a photograph at a ski lodge. Because of her advice and support, Leigh called Shearer her very own fairy godmother.
b.
Second film to feature
Winona Ryder
playing the love interest of
Keanu Reeves
. The first was
Dracula
.
c.
The Lunch Counter is in Florence, Arizona. It is in the General Store about 1 block south of the movie location.
d.
In order to keep her role in the film a secret,
Rachel Roberts
worked on the movie under the pseudonym Anna Green (short for anthropomorphic green screen), and is referred to by this name on one of the behind-the-scenes documentaries on the DVD release. Live footage of Rachel Roberts was computer enhanced in order to create the synthetic look of Simone. During some computer screen scenes, a detailed, computer animated version of the actress was used.
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