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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : As Good as It Gets (1997) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : As Good as It Gets (1997) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997).
About the movie:
A single mother/waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
In one scene the dog starts mimicking
Jack Nicholson
by stepping over the cracks in the sidewalk. The filmmakers accomplished this by placing little obstacles on the cracks so that the dog had to step over them. They then removed the obstacles digitally in post-production.
b.
Fillmore, the VW Microbus voiced by
George Carlin
, has license plate 51237. This is Carlins birth date; May 12, 1937. Its entirely coincidental, but 51237 is also the ZIP code for George, Iowa.
c.
Joanne Whaley-Kilmers new name "Vera Billings" is a combination of the town (Billings) where writer-director Dahl, John is from, and a girl he dated.
d.
The Japanese planes attacking Pearl Harbor were US "Dauntless" bombers.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
At the 1998 Oscar ceremony, when his name was announced as the winner of the Best Actor award,
Jack Nicholson
ascended to the podium by carefully stepping over the cracks between the tiles on the stage, in imitation of his character, Melvin Udall. Nicholson dedicated his Oscar to his
A Few Good Men
co-star
J.T. Walsh
who had died shortly before the Academy Awards in 1998.
b.
Walt Disney
screened the movie because he was interested in casting
James Arness
as Davy Crockett. However, he was so impressed by
Fess Parker
as the "Crazy Texan Pilot" that he chose him for the part.
c.
Kerry Conran
never went to New York City while making this film, and had never previously been there. He digitally recreated the entire city by referring to old photographs, some of which are even inserted into the digital environments as backdrops. Originally, the plan was to have every New York City backdrop be a colorized photograph, and that idea remained in effect until mid-production, until it was decided that 3D renderings of the city would allow the camera more of an opportunity to move around.
d.
Will Barratt
: The Director of Photography cameos as "Sullivan" the employee who runs by pretending not to hear "Rifkin".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
The plot calls for a man (
Daniel Gélin
in the role of Louis Bernard) to be discovered as "not Moroccan" because he was wearing black makeup. The makeup artists couldnt find a black substance that would come off easily, and so they painted the fingers of the other man (
James Stewart
) white, so that he would leave pale streaks on the other mans skin (according to
Patricia Hitchcock
, this idea was suggested by Daniel Gélin).
b.
Adrian Lyne
made sure Jacob and his visions never appear together in the same shot.
c.
John Cusack
considered the role of Simon Bishop, but pulled out due to conflicts with writing, filming, and producing
Grosse Pointe Blank
.
d.
Matt Damon
was originally cast as Dan White, but had to back out due to scheduling conflicts with
Green Zone
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
The role of Carol Connelly was initially offered to
Holly Hunter
.
b.
In the directors cut, Micheal takes off his mask and yells "Die" before stabbing Dr. Loomis. Based on this scene, it marks the first time ever in the series where Michael Myers actually speaks. This is also the first time the characters face can be seen clearly.
c.
When the picture was sent to the U.S. Navy for approval, the Navy refused to have its name associated with it because of the sequence at the end when Watson takes over a ship and does some decidedly un-military manoeuvres with it. The producers came up with the idea of having Watson accidentally taking a sleeping potion and dreaming the entire sequence. When this scene was shot and edited in, the Navy lent its backing to the picture.
d.
The film was shot in 22 days.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
Film debut of
Christopher Plummer
.
b.
Both
Bill Murray
,
John Travolta
and
Adam Sandler
were considered for the role of Azrael.
Adam Sandler
turn down the role to work on
Big Daddy
.
c.
The "popsicle interrogation" scene was drawn from a nearly identical scene in Punisher War Zone #1 (1992) written by
Chuck Dixon
.
d.
Betty White
, an animal rights activist, was offered the
Shirley Knight
(Beverly Connelly) role, but turned it down when she learned of how the dog would be mistreated in the movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
Verdell the dog, was played by six Brussels Griffons, named
Timer the Dog
, Sprout, Debbie,
Billy the Dog
, Parfait, and
Jill the Dog
. Jill was the star.
b.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
c.
The large oil portrait of Mame is based on the painting "Emile Floge 1902" by Gustav Klimt, but with
Lucille Ball
s face substituted, and a slightly different color scheme.
d.
The creators of the original animated series,
William Hanna
and
Joseph Barbera
, can be seen briefly during the wedding scene at the end of the picture. Theres one quick shot of the two of them together singing along to the Flintstones theme song.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
John Carradine
s appearance as "Dr. Zeitman" was a "generic" scene shot by
Fred Olen Ray
with the intention of dropping it into subsequent films. The dialogue uttered by Carradine and actress
Dawn Wildsmith
(Rays wife at the time) makes no specific references to the films plot, allowing it to be easily re-used.
b.
The eight minutes of computer generated special effects took seven people eight months to complete on a budget of $500,000.
c.
Ewan McGregor
apparently asked if he could also play one of the Emperors red-robed Imperial Guards. However its not known whether he did or not.
d.
Title of this movie was translated as "Mr. Cat Poop" in Hong Kong. Apparently it came from the name "Melvin" which is pronounced very similarly to the Cantonese colloquial word for cat poop.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
The MPAA originally rated this film R. It was reduced to PG-13 on appeal.
b.
Film debut of
Anne Jeffreys
,
c.
Ranked as the #1 Most Powerful Movie of All Time by the American Film Institute (2006).
d.
Sir
Stanley Baker
always wanted to make a movie about the other Zulu battle, the Battle of Isandhlwana, which is the subject of this film. Baker played Lieutenant John Chard R.E. in
Zulu
and also acted as a producer on that film. Unfortunately, Baker was not involved with this picture as he passed away a few years before it was made and released.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
Tor Johnson
s final movie.
b.
The UCLA Film and Television Archives have a long version of this film (running time 150 Mins).
c.
The role of Melvin Udall was initially offered to
John Travolta
.
d.
The scene in which Sandy takes out a condom while in bed with Susan is the first time a condom was ever shown onscreen.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
Part of the movie was filmed at Hamilton High School in Los Angeles.
b.
When Ferris picks up Sloan from school, they are standing in front of the entrance to the theater of Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook IL, Hughs Alma Matter. They then drive the car past the high schools soccer and baseball fields.
c.
Chris Tucker
was asked to reprise his role for the third film in the franchise, but rejected.
Mike Epps
then called up asking to reprise his role less than 1 hour later.
d.
The exterior used for Melvin Udall and Simon Bishops apartment building is located near 5th Avenue on 12th Street in Manhattan.
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