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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Across the Universe (2007) - Part (6) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Across the Universe (2007) - Part (6)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Across the Universe (2007).

About the movie: The music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Across the Universe (2007)?
a.		Beulah Bondi was actually one year younger than Elisabeth Risdon, who played her daughter Cora.
b.		Oscar Gutiérrez: as person who jumps.
c.		In the movie Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood)s boyfriend enlists in the army and is killed in action in Vietnam. In the video for Green Days song "Wake me up when September Ends" Evans characters boyfriend enlists in the Marines and is possibly injured or even killed in Iraq.
d.		After Scott defeats Roxy, the fourth evil ex, he can be briefly be seen wearing a shirt with the Fantastic Four logo on it in the next scene at band practice. It is the only time in the movie he wears a number other than "zero." The shirt also has a very small 1/2 written into the logo, making him 4.5, which director Edgar Wright stated on the DVD commentary was a reference to Scott reaching the brink of becoming yet another Evil Ex.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Across the Universe (2007)?
a.		It rained nearly every day in the graveyard.
b.		In the video release version of the film, Eva Marie Saint says that Cary Grants opening scene abduction from his hotel business lunch date was shot on a Hollywood sound stage. Actually it was shot on location in the famed Oak Room of New Yorks Plaza Hotel, where Grant retained a room during production there.
c.		While spying on Ashley in the library, the three books that Pipe pretends to read are: Of Mice and Men (Cliff Notes), For Whom the Bell Tolls, and Heavier Than Heaven (a Kurt Cobain biography). All three books feature main characters that are shot and killed at the end.
d.		The carnival music playing before Mr. Kite reveals himself is the same music used in a crucial scene in Julie Taymors previous film Titus.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Across the Universe (2007)?
a.		In the beginning of "Come Together", the man in the station is playing air guitar with his left hand strumming. Probably a reference to Paul McCartney being left-handed.
b.		Industrial Light and Magic designers scanned turkey jerky to create the effect of decomposing skin when the pirates turn into their skeletal forms.
c.		The flowers on the forest floor and the apple blossoms on the trees are natural. The forests were blocked off so the vegetation could not be trampled down.
d.		The German Tiger tank commander (played by Karl-Otto Alberty) appears to be a parody - both in appearance and manner of speaking - of Marlon Brandos portrayal of German Lt. Christian Diestl in THE YOUNG LIONS.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Across the Universe (2007)?
a.		When the bus arrives at "Dr. Gearys," Jude asks "What is that place?" To which Sadie replies "headquarters of the League of Spiritual Deliverance." An obvious reference to LSD, not only using the letters, but also referring to the experiences that Timothy Leary claimed to result from LSD.
b.		The incantation heard in the opening sequence sounds like "Cthulhu fhtagn Rlyeh," a bastardized version of an incantation in the H.P. Lovecraft story The Call of Cthulhu. "Phnglui mglwnafh Cthulhu Rlyeh wgahnagl fhtagn", which translates as "In his house at Rlyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."
c.		The original concept for the film was that it was going to be shot as a straight survival story without the giant animals. However, the producers felt that concept was too boring and decided to include the giant monsters.
d.		At the end of the song "A Little Priest", Todd and Mrs. Lovett strike the same pose as the promotional material used for the original Broadway production of the musical.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Across the Universe (2007)?
a.		French visa # 118210.
b.		Veteran Asian star Philip Tan, who plays John, also served as the films martial arts action choreographer.
c.		In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #37 Greatest Movie of All Time.
d.		Three people involved in the production have famous parents. Colin Hanks is Tom Hanks son, Schuyler Fisk is Sissy Spaceks daughter and director Jake Kasdan is Lawrence Kasdans son.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Across the Universe (2007)?
a.		During "Happiness is a Warm Gun", the dancing priest does the same dance the hippy in "Come Together" does across the crosswalk when hes in the area with the prostitutes.
b.		The original budget was $83 million.
c.		The Special Collectors Edition DVD trivia track mentions that someone with a sense of humor at ILM slipped the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars into the battle with the Borg cube.
d.		According to the book "The Meryl Streep Story" (1984), Meryl Streep was offered and turned down the role of Michelle because she didnt like the tone of the film.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Across the Universe (2007)?
a.		Following on the heels of Olivia Newton-Johns enormous success in Grease, this was meant to launch her career as a solo star. Its complete failure at the American box office ensured that this would be the one and only time she ever received top billing without a co-star in a theatrical release.
b.		Doc Brown refers to "jigawatts" of electricity. This is the now-obscure but once-standard pronunciation of the word "gigawatt", one billion watts. Nowadays it is usually pronounced with a hard "g" as in "gander" and "gold".
c.		The prosthetic faces of the soldiers during "I Want You" are casts of the face of Michael Balderrama, the lead dancer in this sequence.
d.		Charlene Tiltons film debut.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Across the Universe (2007)?
a.		In the scene where Jude and Molly are at the Cavern Club, one of the guitarists on stage is playing a Gretsch Duo Jet guitar, very similar to the one that George Harrison played.
b.		In Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancrofts first encounter in the hotel room, Bancroft did not know that Hoffman was going to grab her breast. Hoffman decided offscreen to do it, because it reminded him of schoolboys trying to nonchalantly grab girls breasts in the hall by pretending to put their jackets on. When Hoffman did it onscreen, director Mike Nichols began laughing loudly offscreen. Hoffman began to laugh as well, so rather than stop the scene, he turned away from the camera and walked to the wall. Hoffman banged his head on the wall, trying to stop laughing, and Nichols thought it was so funny, he left it in.
c.		Even though the character Marilyn Hanold played was named Princess Marcuzan in the credits, her name is never mentioned throughout the film. She is only referred to as "princess".
d.		During the climactic confrontation between Sergeant Nicholas Angel and the Sandford citizens, Angel walks in slow motion while surrounded by birds. This is a trademark used by action director John Woo in such films as Mission: Impossible II, Face/Off and Yi dan qun ying, the action of diving through the air while firing two guns.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Across the Universe (2007)?
a.		The following items are a list of references to songs by The Beatles: The title of the movie, and many of the characters are named after various songs: Lucy, Jude, Max (Maxwell) Sadie, Mr. Kite, Dr. Robert, Prudence, JoJo, Rita. "Doctor Robert": When Jude, Lucy, and Max are at the party for Doctor Robert (portrayed by Bono) they are seen drinking from a bowl of unknown liquid. This is a reference to the lyric, "Take a drink from his special cup, Doctor Robert." "Get Back": A voice is heard yelling "Get Back!" when Sadie leaves the stage during "Oh! Darling". "Strawberry Fields Forever": During the Thanksgiving dinner scene, Lucys and Maxs grandmother remarks that "the cranberry sauce isnt as tangy as last year," referencing the use of the words "cranberry sauce" uttered by John (which was often misheard as "I buried Paul," adding to the myth that Paul was dead.) "Maxwells Silver Hammer": At college, Max generally goofs off and causes trouble. This is a reference to the song lyric, "Back in school again/Maxwell plays the fool again." "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da": The name Molly (Judes Liverpool girlfriend) alludes to Molly in the song. "The Word": When discussing Dr. Roberts bus Sadies manager says "Spread the word". "A Day In The Life": When Jeff Becks instrumental cover of "A Day In The Life" plays, Jude is reading a newspaper - a reference to the lyric, "I read the news today, oh boy." "I Want You": The famous Uncle Sam recruitment poster is animated to illustrate the song. "Martha My Dear": Judes mothers name is Martha. "Lovely Rita": Prudences friends name is Rita. "Sexy Sadie": Though the character of Sadie is a reference to Janis Joplin, it is also a reference to this song. "Get Back": While JoJos character is a reference to Jimi Hendrix, it is also a reference to "Get Back" (particularly the first line "JoJo was a man who thought he was a loner/But he knew it wouldnt last.") "Revolution 9": The number of the building where the rooftop concert takes place is #9. "Maxwells Silver Hammer": When Max and Jude first see their apartment, Sadie comments that Max seems harmless, but could have murdered someone with a silver hammer, and in another scene Max is shown holding a silver hammer, both homages to the song that lends Max his name. Its made all the more obvious by Max tapping the hammer and creating the beat of that very song. "Hello Goodbye": After Prudence enters through the bathroom window, Jude greets her saying "Hello, hello" which can be seen as a reference to "Hello Goodbye" (which was called Hello Hello by McCartney while he was writing it). "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window": When Prudence first enters the apartment through the window, Jude comments "She came in through the bathroom window." "When Im Sixty-Four": The shipyard employee that gives Jude his paycheck says he thought hed be doing something different when he was sixty-four.
b.		No location permits were secured for any of the scenes filmed. The crew had to have one man constantly serving as a lookout for police so they could stop filming if needed.
c.		Natalie Wood turned down the part of Anne Frank.
d.		The original title was "Sharkslayer", but it was changed to "Shark Tale" about a year before release because Jeffrey Katzenberg thought the title might scare families away (the title still appears in some early promotional material). The change is clear in the movie, as in the song before the credits, the singers interlock between calling the movie "Sharkslayer" and "Shark Tale".

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Across the Universe (2007)?
a.		The non-existent joint in the "With a Little Help From My Friends" sequence is non-existent to ensure that the movie is not R-rated.
b.		All of the scenes with Mary Steenburgen (who played Marions sister-in-law) were cut from the final film.
c.		James Marsden, despite being nearly six feet tall, had to wear platform shoes to appear taller than Hugh Jackman, who was six feet two inches; these platform shoes can be clearly seen as Cyclops scales the wall at Liberty Island. He also had to stand on an apple box to appear taller next to one of the boys at the train station; as a prank, Tyler Mane set up an apple box in Marsdens trailer bathroom with a note: "This is so you can reach your sink."
d.		When Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert goes searching through some photographs, you can see a real autopsy photo of Elizabeth Short.