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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : American Splendor (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : American Splendor (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: American Splendor (2003).
About the movie:
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Splendor (2003)?
a.
When
Harvey Pekar
first guest stars on
Late Night with David Letterman
, Joyce is in the waiting room with a man with an alligator (
Terrence Sullivan
). This was originally intended to be a cameo by
John Waters
.
b.
Dick Warlock
wore lifts in order to appear taller.
c.
The song "Well, Did You Evah?" (from a previous
Cole Porter
musical) was added at the last minute when it was realized that there wasnt a song for
Bing Crosby
and
Frank Sinatra
to sing together.
d.
John Hawthorne Smith
is a huge Red Sox fan and
Keith Panzarella
is a huge Yankees fan. During rehearsals, Smith wore a #20 Red Sox jersey (worn by
Kevin Youkilis
) and Panzarella wore a #20 Yankees jersey (worn by
Jorge Posada
). Both players are known for their intensity.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Splendor (2003)?
a.
Near the end of the film, Bonnie and Clyde are lying in bed discussing marriage. It is interesting to note that in real life, Bonnie was already married. She had married her high school sweetheart, Roy Thorton before meeting Clyde. Thorton was a petty criminal who was sent to prison for life for murder. Despite his conviction, Bonnie never divorced him and to the day she died, Bonnie Parker was officially "Mrs. Roy Thorton". Bonnie was still wearing Thorntons ring when she was killed.
b.
The Region 1 DVD of the movie does not feature "chapters"; attempting to "skip" to the next scene or chapter takes you to the "DVD" logo animation at the very end of the movie after all the credits and ratings and so forth. Director
David Lynch
requested this himself, as he has done on previous releases, such as
The Straight Story
. By allowing the film to be on one chapter, Lynch believes people will be more inclined to view the feature in one sitting, as intended.
Robert Zemeckis
also used this idea on his laserdisc release of
Forrest Gump
.
c.
The jacket that
Paul Giamatti
wears for Harveys first
Late Night with David Letterman
appearance is the exact same piece of clothing that we see the real
Harvey Pekar
wearing on the TV.
d.
Rachel McAdams
auditioned for the role during another movies premiere. She was given the script just a day in advance. She beat nine other actresses for the role. The scenes used during her audition included the one of Allies and Noahs argument at the end after Allie and her mother return from their morning drive.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Splendor (2003)?
a.
Frank Welker
: prolific voice actor provides the monkeys sounds, uncredited.
b.
A Filipino porn actress was originally cast as Ferina, but left after the first day of shooting.
c.
NBC would not lease out the actual
Late Night with David Letterman
footage where
Harvey Pekar
finally lashed out at
David Letterman
, so the scene had to be recreated with actors.
d.
Shot in 1957, but not released in the U.S. until six years later.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Splendor (2003)?
a.
The clock tower scene is the first major use of computer animation (the clocks gears) in a feature-length animated film. The same scene was also the first time traditionally animated characters were put inside a computer-generated background.
b.
According to her book "Enter Talking", comedienne Joan Rivers was a 16-year-old chubby extra in the audience cheering on the wrestling match.
c.
All of the "white room" documentary scenes were filmed in one day.
d.
Original director was
Alex Segal
, who withdrew shortly before production began.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Splendor (2003)?
a.
Jim Carrey
has described the film as "a classical version of A Christmas Carol There are a lot of vocal things, a lot of physical things, I have to do. Not to mention doing the accents properly, the English, Irish accents. I want it to fly in the UK. I want it to be good and I want them to go, Yeah, thats for real. We were very true to the book. Its beautiful. Its an incredible film."
b.
Kim Novak
hated wearing the important gray suit because it felt confining. However, she learned to make it work for her, as she saw it a symbol of Madeleines character.
c.
Ted Hope
: voice on answering machine from
Late Show with David Letterman
.
d.
Filmed in Louisville, Kentucky, the production was temporarily halted when a series of tornadoes ripped through Louisville on 4 April 1974.
Carol Speed
recalled taking refuge with
Juanita Moore
in the lobby of a hotel that had no tornado shelter. They weathered the storm wrapped in blankets to protect them in case one of the large glass windows exploded.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Splendor (2003)?
a.
Michael Moore
: as gun-toting anti-Canadian.
b.
Charlie Kaufman
s directorial debut.
c.
Jonathan Demme
had tried to adapt a film version of "American Splendor" in the 1980s, but the project never came to fruition as Demme wasnt an established director.
d.
Bonejangles was so brutal on his vocal chords,
Danny Elfman
was left hoarse whenever he had to voice the character.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Splendor (2003)?
a.
Rob Schneider
and
Leonardo DiCaprio
were considered for roles.
b.
French actor
Vincent Cassel
was initially sought to be cast in the lead role.
c.
Shea Whigham
s character (Eugene) is partly based on
Gur Bentvich
, Israeli writer/director and friend of
Etgar Keret
who wrote "Knellers Happy Campers". He is also partly based on
Eugene Hutz
, front-man of
Gogol Bordello
and friend of director
Goran Dukic
.
d.
Both
Terence Young
and
Euan Lloyd
worked for free while all the big-name actors were paid $1.00 for their work.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: American Splendor (2003)?
a.
When Jack Scagnetti (
Tom Sizemore
) goes into Mallorys cell, and throughout this scene, you can read two different paragraphs above the door in the cell, and below Mallory, on the bedside. The one near the door reads: "Come lets away / to prison we two / alone will sing / like birds in a cage." This is from King Lear, a play written by William Shakespeare, as Lear and his daughter Cordelia are being taken away to prison. The other paragraph reads: "He is coming! He is coming! / Like a bridegroom from his room / Came the hero from his prison / To the scaffold and the doom." These lines are from the poem "The Execution Of Montrose" by William Edmondstoune Aytoun.
b.
The opening with
Drew Barrymore
lasts for 12 minutes.
c.
Gary Dumm
: longtime American Splendor artist is the gray-haired man getting his copy of "Our Cancer Year" autographed.
d.
The second of four Alien movies starring
Sigourney Weaver
.
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