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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Simple Plan (1998) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Simple Plan (1998) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Simple Plan (1998).
About the movie:
Two brothers and a friend find $4 million in the cockpit of a downed plane. The pilot is dead. No one is looking for the money. To keep it, all they have to do is wait. IT ALL SOUNDED SO SIMPLE...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Simple Plan (1998)?
a.
The set for Strykers underground lair was built in an old Sears warehouse and was the largest set in North America. It involved over 60 miles of cable and was so large that cast and crew members used bicycles to get them to and from the bathroom as quickly as possible. Even then, the production only used about half the space in the warehouse.
b.
Bill Paxtons father plays the old man who confronts Paxtons character in the feed store ("Are you mean to tell me that there were five weeks last month?")
c.
It normally took 11 to 12 hours to render a single frame of Sulley because of his 2.3 million individually animated hair strands (Total number of hairs: 2,320,413).
d.
One scene set to be filmed outside in a gothic graveyard was cancelled over 13 times due to rain. Superstitious, the directors found a new location and the weather finally cooperated. But when the cast/crew arrived on the set, within five minutes the camera mysteriously fell and broke delaying shooting until it could be fixed. This scene is not in the final film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Simple Plan (1998)?
a.
Ruth White
would spend 4 hours getting into old age make-up, only for most of her scenes to end up cut from the film as they tended to slow it up.
b.
Alien Trespasss saturated color was inspired by the original
The War of the Worlds
- one of Goodwins favorite sci-fi films.
c.
Victor Mature
was approached for the role of
Sylvester Stallone
s father which eventually went to
Kirk Douglas
instead.
d.
A member of ZZ Top (
Frank Beard
) was flown in for a cameo appearance during the funeral scene. He is barely visible in the film (look for the guy behind the funeral director/ behind white carnation).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Simple Plan (1998)?
a.
Anton Chigurhs weapon is a captive bolt pistol. Its commonly used to kill cows before slaughter without risk of flying bullets.
b.
The movie poster artist was
Michael Backus
. He was paid $5,000. The artists signature appears on the "Zapped!" poster as (1) An MJB monogram on
Scott Baio
s pink polo shirt (2) a Backus signature on the Gilbert Stewart George Washington portrait and (3) Backus on the ruler flying through the air. It was his first commercial assignment and it launched Backus Studios.
c.
One of
David O. Selznick
s staff members told the producer about
Margaret Buell Wilder
s novel; he was immediately taken with it. However, Selznick really wanted to make an epic-sized movie, so he had to do a complete overhaul of the book to suit those ends. He was particularly interested in the character of the older daughter, Jane, knowing that it would make a great part for
Jennifer Jones
.
d.
Many of the props used in the film where local items: for example the feed store calendar (used in the scene "Are you mean to tell me that there were five weeks last month?") is the State Bank of Delano anniversary calendar (current at the time of filming) which featured photos of historic buildings (some torn down) in the town (and towns past), hence its rustic addition of the prop to the feed store.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Simple Plan (1998)?
a.
A scene with
Billy Bob Thornton
and
Bill Paxton
was lost by Northwest Airlines in January 1998 while in transit from Minnesota to Los Angeles. The missing scene had been shot in Minnesota. The film was insured, and the missing scene was re-shot.
b.
According to
Oliver Stone
, who did the commentary on the DVD for this film, the beginning was narrated by
Edward R. Murrow
.
c.
Bruce McGill
and
Don Stark
had both played the character of Eugene Matuzak in
Timecop
and
Timecop
respectively.
d.
This is a highly edited version of
Jû jin yuki otoko
with American footage added.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Simple Plan (1998)?
a.
Frank Vincent
was to appear in a scene as the boss of the Mafia family but the scene was not filmed.
b.
The "FernGully" forest depicted in the film was actually based on Austrailas rainforests. The cartoonists who worked on the film spent time in the real rainforests to help inspire their drawings.
c.
Between 1994 and 1996,
Ben Stiller
was set to direct this film with
Nicolas Cage
to star. When Cages salary began to affect the films overall budget, Stiller walked away. The reins were then given over to
John Dahl
who later left the project to be replaced by director
John Boorman
. Meanwhile,
Emma Thompson
was considering the part of Sarah Mitchell but, after a while, declined. Finally, Thomas signed on and Raimi replaced Boorman and production was set to go... three years after the rights were sold to Mike Nichols for a reported $250,000 (U.S.) "against" $750,000.
d.
The submarine used in this movie was the USS Ronquil (SS-396). Her hull number was repainted to 509. The first nuclear powered United States Submarine was the USS Nautilus (SSN-571).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Simple Plan (1998)?
a.
Gladys George
s only starring role.
b.
This film was actually filmed at two different Nevada prisons as well as having a major fight scene filmed at the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus.
c.
Three extras drowned during the filming of the flood scene.
d.
The clock on the wall in Carls office, shown while he and Hank are waiting for Neil about 1:45 into the movie, has a name on it of the films Art Dept Property Master (Amie McCarthy-Winn).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Simple Plan (1998)?
a.
An alternate ending to the movie featured a Thanksgiving dinner at the Murtaugh house which is attended by both Riggs and Rika Van Dan Haas. Director
Richard Donner
later decided that Rika should be killed to further fuel Riggs hatred of the South African diplomats. With Rika dead, the Thanksgiving dinner scene had to be scrapped.
b.
Jim Abrahams
,
David Zucker
,
Jerry Zucker
: [Funny Ending Credits] The ending credits contain funny or joke credits (such as "Guy in Charge of Lots of Things" etc).
c.
MGM wanted an authentic-looking Roman boat for the live battle scenes. To design the boats, they hired a person who had spent his whole career studying Roman naval architecture. When he presented his designs to the MGM engineers,
Mauro Zambuto
(set engineer) exclaimed, "But this is top heavy! It will sink!" They built the boat anyway and launched it in the ocean, and at first it seemed to float. Then, however, a little wave came along, a wake from another boat, splashed against the highly unstable boat, and tipped it over. MGM then put the boat in a large pond with a huge painted sky backdrop. To steady the boat, they ran cables from the bottom of the boat to anchors on the bottom of the pond.
d.
Brad Pitt
and Juliette Lewis were attached to star, but left the film because of scheduling conflicts.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Simple Plan (1998)?
a.
In the tape recorded sessions with
Kate Winslet
, Carrey accidentally wrecked the tape recorder when he got so much into the scene, he threw it across the room.
b.
Principal photography slated for two months ended up being pushed back to seven.
c.
The sign on a restaurant window advertises sandwiches "with beer" in large letters. The amendment ratifying the repeal of prohibition had been ratified just weeks prior to the films release.
d.
Sam Raimi
learned some techniques about shooting in the heavy snow from the Coen brothers, friends of his who had been responsible for
Fargo
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Simple Plan (1998)?
a.
The bar scenes were shot in Delano Minnesota. The bar used in the scenes was an old bar that was changed into a private residence in combination with the apartment above. The only real bar in town did not meet filming needs so the crew used the private residence and fixed up the interior to meet the look they were going for.
b.
Ken Kirzinger
reckons he was hired because at 65", he is considerably taller than
Robert Englund
s 510". The previous Jason,
Kane Hodder
, stands at 62".
c.
Jennie Linden
turned down a key role in this project
d.
Based on the gay cult novel Butterflies In Heat by
Darwin Porter
, but retitled Tropic Of Desire (not to be confused with a same-named porno movie) when released on VHS in mid-Eighties by Sony Home Video.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Simple Plan (1998)?
a.
Both
Anne Baxter
and
Brenda Joyce
were considered to play Caroline.
b.
Michel Legrand
was originally hired to compose the musical score for the film. He composed his score in Paris in May 1973 and recorded a little over twenty minutes of it in Hollywood the following month, whereupon director
Richard C. Sarafian
and studio executives
James Aubrey
and
Daniel Melnick
informed Legrand that his score was not what they felt the film needed and that he was being dismissed.
c.
The dialogue is in English for approximately 42% of the running time, in German for 28%, in French for 22%, and in Italian for 1%. There is a 54-minute stretch in which less than nine minutes of dialogue are in English, including 25 straight minutes in which no English is spoken.
d.
This was the last film to be produced by the now defunct, short lived independent production company, Savoy Pictures. Originally in 1996, Savoy Pictures filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, however "A Simple Plan" which was originally to be produced solely by Savoy was forced to negotiate co-production deals with other motion picture studios, one being Paramount which picked up the film for a co-production and distribution.
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