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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Single Man (2009) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Single Man (2009) - 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 Single Man (2009).
About the movie:
A story that centers on an English professor who, one year after the sudden death of his partner, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960's Los Angeles.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Single Man (2009)?
a.
The film was shot primarily in the avocado groves maintained by the University of California at Riverside (UCR), which the university uses for horticultural experiments.
b.
Jon Hamm
: Mad Mens Jon Hamm is the uncredited voice of Hank Ackerley, the man who calls
Colin Firth
s character at the start of the film.
c.
Mara Corday
told writer Tom Weaver that director Pevney had originally cast
Allison Hayes
in her role, but that Universal-International insisted that Corday be given the role. Hayes left the studio soon after.
d.
Steven Spielberg
: [music]
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Single Man (2009)?
a.
Lynne Reid Banks
wrote her original novel as a bedtime story for her son, Omri.
b.
Director
Massimo Pupillo
wasnt satisfied with the final result of the film, and allowed the films producer,
Ralph Zucker
, to take the directors credit instead even though Zucker hadnt directed any scenes. This has later led people to confuse Pupillo and Zucker for one another.
c.
Colin Firth
s character George mentions in a conversation with
Nicholas Hoult
that he once took mescaline and ended up shaving off one of his eyebrows. This actually happened to director
Tom Ford
; he was taking the drug with Stephen Spender when he went home, looked in the mirror and "thought it was taking over his face".
d.
The scrapbook that Jack finds in the novel makes a brief appearance next to his typewriter in the scene when Jack tells Wendy never to bother him while hes working.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Single Man (2009)?
a.
While filming the bloody prom sequence,
Sissy Spacek
s trailer was parked behind the set. After being covered in fake blood, for continuity purposes, Spacek refused to wash the effect off. She elected instead to sleep in her bloody clothes for three days of filming.
b.
Georges pistol is a Webley revolver, which was a standard firearm issued to British and Commonwealth troops for three-quarters of a century, from 1887 to 1963 (the year after the movie takes place). Firing the .455 caliber Webley cartridge, it was one of the most powerful handguns ever made.
c.
Originally filmed in 3D.
d.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Single Man (2009)?
a.
Don Bachardy
: In the English Department staff room.
b.
Spring Byington
(Widow Douglas) in studio records/casting call lists, but did not appear or was not identifiable in the movie.
c.
John Goodman
s favorite film of his own.
d.
Principal ballerina and girlfriend to
Mikhail Baryshnikov
,
Gelsey Kirkland
was offered the role of Emilia. She turned the role down because she "simply wanted no part of Hollywood."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Single Man (2009)?
a.
The movies working title was "Forever Yours."
b.
Colin Firth
told interviewer Terry Gross that the scene in which his character discovers his boyfriend has died was shot at the same time that John McCain was conceding the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Firth said that "hearing John McCain conceding defeat was not conducive to tragedy in that moment for me."
c.
There were several sex scenes featuring Sissy Williams that got cut for time. The scenes ran over 20 minutes in length.
d.
At the climax when the temple first starts to split apart, one of the sounds employed is someone rubbing on a balloon.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Single Man (2009)?
a.
For a while,
Michael Ironside
was attached to the role of RoboCop, but they had to give up on the idea when they realized that the actor would have to have a much smaller frame to fit into the costume envisaged.
b.
Tom Ford
had
Colin Firth
wear Creeds Bois du Portugal aftershave during the shooting of the film as Ford believed it would help Firth get into the character of George Falconer.
c.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
Anjelica Huston
drew inspiration for her portrayal of Morticia Adams not from
Carolyn Jones
from the TV series but by watching
Grey Gardens
,
David Maysles
and
Albert Maysles
s documentary about two eccentric old women found living in a decaying mansion. The women,
Edith Bouvier Beale
(AKA "Big Edie") and
Edith Little Edie Bouvier Beale
, are, respectively, the aunt and cousin of the late
Jacqueline Kennedy
.
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