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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Australia (2008) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Australia (2008)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Australia (2008).

About the movie: Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Australia (2008)?
a.		Jebba the chimp bit Casper Van Dien on the Chin during a photo shoot. Van Dien had to get tetanus shot but was apparently okay.
b.		When we first see the book "The Number 23" in the bookshop where Agatha buys it, the book is on the shelf facing out, not tucked in between any books. Because of this, 23 books are visible on the shelf behind it.
c.		The streetcars used in the movie are owned by the Halton County Radial Railway Museum, which has a huge collection of streetcars near Milton, Ontario, Canada.
d.		No fewer than 15 babies were born to cast and crew, one being Nicole Kidmans daughter, during the course of the very long production.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Australia (2008)?
a.		Warner Brothers and Village Roadshow needed to get the cast in place in order to take advantage of benign weather conditions or risk delaying production for several months.
b.		Peter Hewitt: The smoker in the Builders Emporium to whom Death says, "Ill see you soon." In the cast credits The Smoker is credited as "Max Magenta".
c.		The police officer, Kevin Velinsky, is actually a real police officer for the city of Seal Beach. Kevin recently retired from the force.
d.		It took nine months to finish the movies principal photography. Some reshoots were made in late 2008.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Australia (2008)?
a.		Debut of Lurene Tuttle.
b.		According to Val Guest, who found himself finishing the work started by several of the other directors, the producer offered him a unique "Co-ordinating Director" credit, but he refused.
c.		Filming on the project finally began in spring 2007 and went on for nine hard months. Baz Luhrmann approached the filming with obsessive resolve. He constantly shot and re-shot scenes until he got it just the way he wanted. This obsessive attention to detail caused the project to go over budget and caused several scheduling problems. To further the productions difficulties, Australia itself was not very cooperative. On one occasion, the largest and most expensive of the sets for the film was completely flooded when huge rain showers hit a part of the country that rarely gets any rain at all. On other occasions, filming had to be delayed for days on end because of bad weather or poor lighting. Every delay was especially costly on this project, since Luhrmann employed hundreds of crew members and had a herd of fifteen hundred cattle that needed to be fed and cared for. This completely drained the budget allotted for the movie and production had to be improvised. Director was forced to go begging for more money and certain compromises had to be made. He even had to move the filming of the final scenes of the movie from Darwin, where they were supposed to take place, to Bowen because the local government provided him with 500,000 dollars to film there.
d.		Shaun and Eds friendship is based on Simon Peggs and Nick Frosts when they shared a flat together.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Australia (2008)?
a.		Even though the filming schedule was pushed back a half year, Nicole Kidman never lost her faith in the project and instead prepared for the role, by touring the country with her family, riding horses and even castrating bulls.
b.		Lily Collins was the original choice for Juliet but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Hailee Steinfeld later replaced Collins.
c.		"Deep Canvas": The brand-new technique created by Disney for use in Tarzan, which allows 2D hand-drawn characters to exist seamlessly in a fully 3D environment.
d.		The first time that Michelle Trachtenberg did her bikini scene, she shook out her hair so much that she got dizzy and fell over.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Australia (2008)?
a.		Iman: as Cynthia at luncheon.
b.		Charles Mulvehill and Shari Summers married immediately following the completion of Harold and Maude in director Hal Ashbys home.
c.		Nicole Kidman revealed that she agreed to star in the film without reading the script. Hugh Jackman stated in an interview for 60 Minutes, which aired on Sunday the 16th of October 2008, that Nicole told Hugh he had to be in the movie at a Super Bowl party, and when Hugh told her he didnt even have a script Nicole told him to forget the script, because Baz Luhrmann was directing.
d.		Most of the flamboyant costumes worn by Cher were her own clothes, some of which were designed by her longtime friend Bob Mackie (interview on The Graham Norton Show / 18 Dec. 2010).

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Australia (2008)?
a.		Russell Crowe was attached as the lead during pre-production. 20th Century Fox executives wanted to reduce Crowes salary considerably, in order to appease the films budget. This decision compelled him to ultimately leave the project.
b.		Al Pacino was offered the role of Jimmy Conway but he turned it down due to fears of typecasting. Ironically, that same year Pacino ended up playing a gangster - Big Boy Caprice in Warren Beattys Dick Tracy. He admits he regrets this decision.
c.		Having Pierce Brosnan return for a fifth engagement as James Bond would have cost the producers $30 million.
d.		When the explorers return to London, there is a shot of the London Pavilion with a flashing sign advertising a showing of The Sea Hawk, a movie in which two of the films stars, Wallace Beery and Lloyd Hughes, had also appeared.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Australia (2008)?
a.		Considered to be lost until 2010. A print was found in Gosfilmofond, the Russian state film archive and a digital copy was presented to the Library of Congress on 22 Oct 2010.
b.		Heath Ledger was originally cast, but backed out to do The Dark Knight:
c.		The sign on the bus just before four of the main characters die is "4 Terminal."
d.		A print of this film survives in the Museum of Modern Art Film Archives.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Australia (2008)?
a.		Nicole Kidman saved Hugh Jackman from a poisonous scorpion on the set of their new movie while the actress was about to join Hugh in the bag, she noticed the poisonous scorpion crawling up his leg. She calmly told him not to move and squatted down, scooped the arachnid into her hat and walked over to the woods and released it. Everyone applauded but was asked why she hadnt just stomped on it. She said, I would never kill an animal. Every creature here has its purpose. This one just didnt belong in Hughs bag! "
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 actresses who auditioned for the role of Elise were all asked if they had ever been in love before. Jane Seymour was the only actress who answered no.
d.		Screenwriter Jeffrey Hause campaigned for Michael J. Fox to star in the film, but executive producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was convinced that Fox would never be able to carry a big-screen movie.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Australia (2008)?
a.		The cars driven by the Grammaton Clerics are Cadillac Sevilles with exteriors and interiors painted totally white
b.		In the scene when Egon looks up information about Vigo in the database, Vigos full name is listed as Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf. The actor who plays Vigo is Wilhelm von Homburg and the twins who play Oscar are William T. Deutschendorf and Henry J. Deutschendorf II. The twins are the nephews of singer John Denver whose real name was Henry J. Deutschendorf I.
c.		Over 1500 wild horses were used for this movie
d.		Quentin Tarantino hesitated over the choice between the character he was going to play: Jimmie or Lance. He ended up choosing Jimmies role because he wanted to be behind the camera in Mias overdose scene.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Australia (2008)?
a.		Edoras is only ever filmed during the day as it was well nigh impossible to transport all the necessary night-time lighting equipment up to the location.
b.		Information in the MPAA/PCA Collection at the AMPAS Library indicates that in January 1938, both Paramount and MGM submitted copies of Lewis R. Fosters story to the PCA for approval. Responding to a Paramount official, PCA Director Joseph Breen cautioned, "We would urge most earnestly that you take serious counsel before embarking on the production of any motion picture based on this story. It looks to us like one that might well be loaded with dynamite, both for the motion picture industry and for the country at large." Breen especially objected to "the generally unflattering portrayal of our system of government, which might well lead to such a picture being considered, both here and more particularly abroad, as a covert attack on the democratic form of government." Breen warned Columbia that the picture needed to emphasize that "the Senate is made up of a group of fine, upstanding citizens, who labor long and tirelessly for the best interests of the nation," as opposed to "Senator Joseph Paine" and his cohorts. After the script had been rewritten, Breen wrote a letter to Will H. Hays in which he stated, "It is a grand yarn that will do a great deal of good for all those who see it and, in my judgment, it is particularly fortunate that this kind of story is to be made at this time. Out of all Senator Jeffs difficulties there has been evolved the importance of a democracy and there is splendidly emphasized the rich and glorious heritage which is ours and which comes when you have a government of the people, by the people, and for the people."
c.		The majority of the film with La Motta as a younger man - including the boxing scenes - were shot first. Then production shut down for several months, giving de Niro enough time to bulk up for his role as the older and much fatter La Motta. In those months, de Niro gained 60 pounds. It was de Niros idea to do it this way.
d.		The film sees Hong Kong actor and stuntman Wah Yuen make his official English language debut. Yuen, a classmate of Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, has played the villain in such Hong Kong classics as Fei lung mang jeung and Dung fong tuk ying, and is probably best known internationally for his role as the Landlord in Kung fu.

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