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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : American Beauty (1999) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : American Beauty (1999) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: American Beauty (1999).
About the movie:
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Beauty (1999)?
a.
Ed Harris
s apartment was supposed to be a drafty New York loftspace. In reality, the studio set in England was stiflingly hot and both
Meryl Streep
and Harris regularly had to have the sweat mopped off them.
b.
Jessica Biel
was originally cast as Jane Burnham but had to drop out due to conflicts with
7th Heaven
producer
Aaron Spelling
. The part then went to
Thora Birch
.
c.
In the math class Kevin gives Cady his card. It says, KEVIN GNAPOOR MATH ENTHUSIAST/BAD-ASS M.C. 847-555-2148
d.
Released, originally, with the Mickey Mouse short
Clock Cleaners
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Beauty (1999)?
a.
Kevin Spacey
improvised everything he does in the car while his character is stoned and singing to "American Woman".
b.
Press reports at various times suggested that
Herman J. Mankiewicz
would write the film,
George Stevens
would direct it, and
Loretta Young
would star in it. None of these people had anything to do with the film as produced.
c.
Shooting equipment for the film was flown out to Moscow whereupon it was immediately impounded by corrupt customs officials who demanded $60,000 in customs duty to release it. With a little diplomacy, a few thousand dollars and a lot of vodka, the producers were able to free the equipment.
d.
The highland backdrops were over 600 feet long, and 60 feet high, and cost $382,280.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Beauty (1999)?
a.
Original author
Tom Clancy
disassociated himself from the production after reading the first draft of the script.
b.
Susan Blakely
did her own stunt falling down on the ground when her character gets shot and killed.
c.
Sams screen name ends with 818, the area code for the San Fernando Valley, where the movie takes place. Austins online screen name ends with "609," the area code for the Princeton area, where they want to go.
d.
The location seems to be unspecified in the movie, but as Lester is driving and listening to "American Woman", he can be seen driving through Burbank, CA - The reflection of the Disney Channel building in Burbank can be seen clearly as a reflection on his windshield.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Beauty (1999)?
a.
Was filmed in 1991, but was not released until end of 1993 due to production company Orion going bankrupt.
b.
Chico and Harpo are not given character names. They are listed in the credits simply as "Chico" and "Harpo". Chicos name on the Broadway program was "Willy the Wop" which was considered too insensitive even for early movie audiences. Harpos character was called "Silent Sam"
c.
Wes Bentley
smoked honey tobacco with
Kevin Spacey
for the pot-smoking scenes.
d.
The opening sequence in which Beckett saves McGrath from a volcano in South America uses driving shots taken from
Dantes Peak
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Beauty (1999)?
a.
The character names "Agent Wollstonecraft" and "Agent Godwin" are direct references to the original author of the novel "Frankenstein" - Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley.
b.
Since
Thora Birch
was barely 17 at the time she made the film, and thus classified as a minor in the United States, her parents had to approve her brief topless scene in the movie and they and child labor representatives were on the set for the shooting of it.
c.
Euan Blair
, son of former Prime Minister
Tony Blair
, worked as a runner for the films production company. The role drew criticism after actor
Stephen Fry
suggested that political connections affected obtaining permission to film in government buildings. The producers strenuously denied the allegations. Conservative MP David Davies told the Sunday Times, "It smacks of sheer hypocrisy that Blairs government is willing to arrest a woman for simply making a protest in Whitehall but is happy to open the doors when Blairs son turns up in a film which is about parliament being blown up."
d.
Ziro the Hutt is based on
Truman Capote
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Beauty (1999)?
a.
The Arabic text on The Phantoms head band spells SH-B-H, or Shabbah.
b.
The amusement park is the one at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, NV.
c.
The movie was named as one of "The 20 Most Overrated Movies Of All Time" by Premiere.
d.
United Artists executives suggested experienced action film directors like
John Sturges
and
Robert Aldrich
, but
Clint Eastwood
gave the directors reins to
Ted Post
, who had directed twenty-four episodes of
Rawhide
and was very good at dialogue. Co-stars
Charles McGraw
,
Ed Begley
,
Bruce Dern
and
Pat Hingle
had all appeared in "Rawhide" episodes directed by Post.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Beauty (1999)?
a.
Director
Bryan Singer
and cast members
Ian McKellen
and
Bruce Davison
subsequently worked together on
X-Men
. Author
Stephen King
contributed to an X-Men series called "Heroes for Hope" in 1985.
b.
The thirty-eighth of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies.
c.
Tiffani Thiessen
tested for the role of Angela but failed the audition.
d.
Jessica Simpson
, who plays Daisy Duke, beat out
Britney Spears
,
Mandy Moore
and
Jessica Biel
for the role.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Beauty (1999)?
a.
The movie is responsible for the so-called "Bambi-confusion" ("Bambi-Irrtum") in German-speaking countries. In the book Bambi is a roe-deer (German: Reh). But since there are no roe-deers in the US,
Walt Disney
changed Bambis appearance to that of a white-tailed deer, which in turn is unknown in Europe. However, both the original German-dubbed version from 1950 and the re-dubbing from 1970 stuck to the original
Felix Salten
version and called Bambi a roe-deer instead of a stag (German: Hirsch), which would be a lot more correct. Since the appearance of Bambis father and Bambi in adult life resemble a red-deer (which is common in Europe) a lot closer than an adult roe-deer, kids in German-speaking regions for the past 60 years have come to believe that a Reh (roe-deer) is the younger version of a (Rot) Hirsch (Red deer). This confusion has never really been cleared up for many so that this is now even taught to children by their parents who saw the movie when they were young.
b.
The story is based on a mission of the Canadian Joint Task Force Two (JTF2) that took place in Colombia. An ex-member of the commando wrote the original story and suggested it when he met the production team of
Executive Decision
on a set in Nevada.
c.
Kevin Spacey
and
Annette Bening
were both the first choices of
Sam Mendes
for the roles of Lester and Carolyn although the role of Lester Burnham was originally offered to
Chevy Chase
and
Tom Hanks
(who later starred in Mendess follow-up project
Road to Perdition
).
d.
Due to a mishearing of the word "fuck" by the BBFC the 1995 video release was wrongly given a 12 certificate. This was corrected for the 2003 DVD and the rating changed to a U certificate.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Beauty (1999)?
a.
Sidney Bruhl is said to have written the longest-running mystery/thriller in Broadway history. In real life, that record was broken by the play Deathtrap itself where it played for 1793 performances.
b.
While generally not considered part of Kevin Smiths so-called "Askewniverse" series, the film does have one potential tie-in character/actor:
Betty Aberlin
portrays an unnamed nun in both this film and
Dogma
, her role being substantially larger in this film.
c.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
,
Brittany Murphy
and
Katie Holmes
were all offered the role of Angela, but turned it down.
d.
This movie was originally going to be a follow up to
The 40 Year Old Virgin
, having
Seth Rogen
and team to reprise their roles as the Smart Tech team.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Beauty (1999)?
a.
Ang Lee
recounted in several interviews that when
Michelle Williams
needed to film the scene in which her character is devastated to discover that her husband is involved with another man, she urged
Heath Ledger
(her off-screen, as well as on-screen, love interest) and
Jake Gyllenhaal
to intensify their kissing.
b.
When Lester throws the asparagus, he was supposed to throw it on the floor. The reactions of
Annette Bening
and
Thora Birch
are genuine.
c.
The space alien gag first appeared in the screenplays third draft, with the primary difference being that it was to be done to Biff.
d.
Brandon De Wilde
s last film.
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