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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : As Good as It Gets (1997) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : As Good as It Gets (1997) - Part (2) 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.
During a few scenes shot in Virginia Beach, the star was not available on set so the son of an Emmerich family owned business employee sat in as a double. Just a few scenes driving through a Virginia Beach Neighborhood.
b.
The railed version of the Delorean released to the public in a 1:18 sized scale was the last Delorean model to be released, leaving a two to three year span in between model releases when the 1:15 sizes of the Delorean were released.
c.
The most recent film to win both Best Actor and Best Actress at the Academy awards.
d.
According to the Los Angeles Times,
Seth Green
spent six weeks outfitted in a special sensor-equipped performance-capture suit while also simultaneously performing his lines in the role of Milo. During the post-production process, filmmakers noticed that Green was able to physically embody a 9-year-old - imitating the movements and behaviors of a child - but his voice sounded too mature for the character. Therefore his voice was removed from the final print and replaced with that of 11-year-old actor
Seth Robert Dusky
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
Yeardley Smith
, who plays Simons assistant Jackie Simpson, is best known for being the voice of Lisa Simpson.
b.
The mine shafts were created by the same team who are responsible for the caves in Brit horror
The Descent
.
c.
As a pilot, early in the film, Ned Plimpton wears a Rolex GMT Master. This watch is popular with airline pilots for calculating time zones. By the end of the film, he has given up the GMT and plumped for a Rolex Submariner, for obvious reasons.
d.
During the film, the character played by
Fred Gwynne
mentions that he a had a pet named "Spot". "Spot" was also the name of the family pet on the TV show
The Munsters
, also starring Gwynne.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
The only Harry Potter film not written by
Steve Kloves
.
b.
One of the beauty parlor ladies preparing Mulan for the matchmaker was drawn in the likeness of
Rita Hsiao
.
c.
John Matuszak
s final film.
d.
In _Ironweed (1987)_, made ten years before his film,
Jack Nicholson
tells
Meryl Streep
, "By God, Helen, thats as good as it gets," after her character sings the song, "Hes Me Pal," in his honor.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
In the book, the story takes place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, predominantly in Harvard Square, on the Harvard campus, and in the general area. Harvard Square is a terribly busy place, however, and it would have been almost impossible to clear the Square for the scenes in question. In addition, Harvard University has a "no filming" policy that prohibits any filming from taking place on their campus. North Carolina substituted.
b.
The boxing scenes amount to barely 10 minutes of the films running time.
c.
The gag where the mother looks in the closet and sees the alien surrounded by toys was dreamed up by
Robert Zemeckis
.
d.
Paul Gross
auditioned for the part of Simon Bishop, but the director told him he was too "fine-featured" for the part.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
Udalls response to the question about how he writes women is an actual response given by author
John Updike
when asked the same question.
b.
The title of the movie is a reference to
William Shakespeare
s play "The Merchant of Venice", in which the merchant Antonio agrees to give the moneylender Shylock a pound of his flesh if his debt is not paid in time. Seven, therefore, is the number of "debts" in the plot. With the exception of Connie, all these "debts" literally get paid in flesh.
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.
Jesse Eisenberg
was sick during the filming of most of the nightclub scene, and can be seen sweating in different parts of the scene from his illness.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
The horse that
Ben Johnson
rode in this film was a famous movie horse used by many stars in many 40s and 50s movies. It was a big sorrel stallion called "Steel" and was owned by Ben Johnsons father in law "Fat Jones" who ran one of the most successful horse renting stables in Hollywood. The horse, which was known for being very quiet but flashy, was ridden by
John Wayne
in "Tall in the Saddle" and "The Conqueror",
Gregory Peck
in "Yellow Skies" and
Clark Gable
in "The Tall T". The horse made stars look like good riders and Fat Jones always insisted if "Steel" was used in movies, the company hired every other horse used in the movie from his stable, so "Steel" was worth a fortune to him. "Steel" had his own double and the horse that Ben Johnston rides in the galloping scenes was not "Steel" but a spectacular galloper called "Bingo". "Steel" was no movie prima donna however. Ben Johnston also rode him when he won his world champion calf roping title. Ben Johnston also rode both "Steel" and "Bingo" in "Wagonmaster".
b.
Adolphe Menjou
s character was not in the original stage play
c.
The couple Melvin insults at the restaurant in the beginning of the movie are played by
Peter Jacobson
and
Lisa Edelstein
, who would go on to star together in the TV show
House M.D.
.
d.
After reading
Jim Garrison
s book,
Oliver Stone
immediately bought the rights with his own money.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
To create authenticity, the production used actual lenses, cameras and sound equipment from the 1920s, and used the exact same lighting that would have been done. In addition, Gordon Willis took the exposed negatives to the shower, and stomped on them.
b.
Jackie Guerra
wanted the part of Selenas sister, Suzette, so badly that she lied at her audition, saying that she was an experienced drummer, when in fact she had never played the drums. After her inexperience was finally revealed, Selenas real sister Suzette gave her private lessons.
c.
When Eric runs out of his apartment irritated by barking dog, you can see a car parked next to his house. Its actually an old Russian "Zhiguli VAZ 2104" produced by VAZ car factory (Volzhski Avtomobilny Zavod) from the middle of 80 till present day.
d.
Courtney Love
turned down the role of Carol as she was recording the Celebrity Skin album with her band Hole. She also felt she was too young for the part at the time.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: As Good as It Gets (1997)?
a.
An earlier version of the script was called "Old Friends". It was listed as one of the best unproduced screenplays by Movieline magazine and had
Kevin Kline
and
Mike Newell
attached at one point to star in and direct it, respectively.
b.
Elises line "Is it you?" was actually flubbed by
Jane Seymour
during the take thats in the film, and she had to rerecord it in post-production.
c.
Patrick Stewart
was aided in his portrayal of Picards grief by the script for
Jeffrey
, which he was reading on the set. It touched him so deeply he cried reading it.
d.
The two "deleted scenes" on the DVD were part of the original theatric release, accounting for its longer playing time, 109 minutes compared to 106:25 for the DVD feature.
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