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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : About Schmidt (2002) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : About Schmidt (2002) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: About Schmidt (2002).
About the movie:
A man upon retirement embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: About Schmidt (2002)?
a.
The Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society is an actual organization.
Jack Nicholson
filmed his scenes at the companys offices and was given a plaque making him an honorary Woodmen member.
b.
Final film of
Percy Helton
.
c.
The first scene of Noahs science class starts at 02:03 by zooming out from the balding spot on
Rainn Wilson
s head. Director
Robert Shaye
"wanted to indicate he was an aging hippie."
d.
Drew Barrymore
had to wear a wig because her hair was purple at the time.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: About Schmidt (2002)?
a.
For the three city-wide premieres in New York,
Tom Cruise
was driven from location to location on the top of a fire engine, by helicopter, motorbike, car and the subway system, where he had an entire subway train all to himself. It was rented for an estimated $12,000.
b.
The French title for this film was "LAvocat du Diable", which means "The Devils Advocate".
c.
The word "Ndugu" means "brother" literally in Kiswahili (same as Swahili). It is also used as slang for "friend" as in the US.
d.
The short film version of "Mushi, Mushi Bowl" (The storyline with the bunny suits) actually ran almost an hour on its own.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: About Schmidt (2002)?
a.
The shot where Schmidt has dozed off while writing a letter in his bathtub is supposed to resemble the Jacques-Louis David painting "Death of Marat".
b.
Shot in six days.
c.
The name of the expert on paranormal activity is Leek, the reverse of paranormal expert and author of the novel that the film was based on,
John A. Keel
.
d.
In an unusual move, the film was actually shot for the 2.40:1 aspect ratio. However, the first edited scenes were done with the unmatted image, but subsequently masked to 2.40:1. The directors preferred the 1.85:1 version, which allowed the audience to see more information and accommodated the handheld camerawork better, and so the aspect ratio was switched. Miraculously, no boom mics needed to be digitally erased from the previously-unused picture information.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: About Schmidt (2002)?
a.
Despite having such a long production schedule, the film only grossed $319,723 - on an estimated budget of $24,000,000 - after being given a limited release by Miramax.
b.
The original name of the main character in this film was Luke Starkiller, and that was the characters name when filming began in Tunisia. Later, when filming moved to Elstree Studios in London,
George Lucas
had second thoughts and changed the name to Skywalker. This did not cause a problem, as Lukes last name had not been used in the scenes already shot.
c.
The church shown during the wedding rehearsal is in Boulder, Colorado, 20 miles northwest of Denver. The church can be seen on the right from Hwy. 36 just as you enter town.
d.
Director
Joe Dante
nicknamed this project the "Anti-Space Jam" movie, showing his hate for how
Space Jam
ruined the characters personalities.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: About Schmidt (2002)?
a.
Richard Burton
initially turned the film down because he felt the idea of him playing a saint would cause the press to have a field day. He also said he would be more suited to playing Henry II.
b.
James Mason
was also considered for the role "Anthony Keane."
c.
The production crew created a lifetime Endowed Scholarship for the real-life Ndugu,
Abdallah Mtulu
, through the real Childreach organization.
d.
Cedric Gibbons
was nominated for the Art Direction Academy Award for this picture. He had also been nominated in the same category for
When Ladies Meet
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: About Schmidt (2002)?
a.
A former CIA agent was brought in to consult the character of
Cate Blanchett
.
b.
Since the characters were simply created from scratch, the directors thought it to be appropriate to parody both popular Disney and Warner Bros. cartoon characters. A few examples would be the medium used for the rabbits, the old bald man and their own version of Geppetto and Pinnochio in a larger characters stomach.
c.
Oliver Stone
remarked that
Hunter S. Thompson
and gonzo-journalism were large influences on the film.
d.
Listed on a cinema marquee: (Left) Closed for repairs / (Right)
Sideways
, the next movie directed by
Alexander Payne
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: About Schmidt (2002)?
a.
A silent version was shot simultaneously. This practice was common during the 1928-30 sound transition period.
b.
This was originally conceived as a fictitious story but, whilst doing research, the writers discovered something very similar had occurred, so decided to let that influence their script.
c.
When the doctor at the start of the film is looking at the zombies he says "behold a pale horse" this is a line from the book of Revelation also spoken in the Johnny Cash song The Man Comes Around which is used at the start of another Zombie film:
Dawn of the Dead
.
d.
The scene where Warren is swinging on the monkey bars was filmed at Steinhart Park, in Nebraska City, Nebraska.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: About Schmidt (2002)?
a.
Author
Peter Benchley
was thrown off the set after objecting to the climax.
b.
Originally filmed in 1979.
c.
Gene Kelly
s original intention was to make a film that would educate mainstream audiences about professional dancing in the world. To this end, he wanted to cast the greatest dancers in Europe for the four segments in leading roles. He himself would only appear in one - the Popular Song sequence, which ended up being cut. But MGM refused to allow the picture unless he appeared in all of them. Many of the professionals who worked in the film agreed that this was one of the films great weaknesses.
d.
A scene that echoes
Jack Nicholson
s famous diner scene in
Five Easy Pieces
(his exchange with the waitress) was in an early cut of the movie in which Schmidt concedes in a cowardly fashion to the dictates of the waitress. Though the preview audience went wild over it, director
Alexander Payne
cut it from the final film because he felt that the scene was too much of a pointed reference to Nicholsons iconography and that something so referential took the audience out of the film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: About Schmidt (2002)?
a.
In the scene where Ursula hits Foster in the head with a snowcone, there is a set-up to indicate that the snowcone is solid. There was a mid-scene switch scheduled in which the hard snowcone would be replaced with a softer one. However, the switch did not occur during several of the takes and hence,
Paul Soter
took a solid block of ice to the head about nine times before they got it right.
b.
Hop-Toad and Esmeralda were drawn from Poes short story "Hop-Frog". That story was inspired by an actual incident in 1393, where French King Charles VI and 5 of his lords dressed and chained themselves as "wild men" at a masquerade, and their costumes caught fire from a stray spark. 4 of the lords died, and the incident became known as the Bal de Ardents (Ball of the Burning Men).
c.
The movie theater that Warren drives by before he goes to the museum to look at the arrowheads is the Pioneer 3 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. The "museum" is a Civil War museum in the same town, just down the street.
d.
Dick Lowry
: This movies director as a Sand Dumper.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: About Schmidt (2002)?
a.
Scenes supposedly taking place at the University of Kansas were actually shot at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
b.
The visual effect of the black hole itself was created by forming a whirlpool in a round Plexiglas water tank, and adding different colors of paint.
c.
Kathrine Narducci
brought her 9-year-old son to the open casting call to audition for the role of young Calogero. When she saw that the role of Calogeros mother was available she asked if she could also audition and got the part.
d.
The name of
Goldie Hawn
s character, Gloria Mundy, is taken from the Latin phrase "Sic transit gloria mundi", which translates as "So passes the glory of the world". The phrase was used until 1963 in the papal coronation ceremony; given that the film features an attempt to assassinate the pope, it is likely that there will soon be another papal coronation.
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