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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Being John Malkovich (1999) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Being John Malkovich (1999) - 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: Being John Malkovich (1999).
About the movie:
A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of the movie star, John Malkovich.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Being John Malkovich (1999)?
a.
Matthew Lillard
has stated that he was originally going to be the killer in
Kevin Williamson
s version of the script, but that story was scrapped after complications with the script due to the Columbine High School shootings.
b.
Fred Gwynne
s final feature film appearance.
c.
In the scene in the Merton-Flemmer building lobby, when Craig browses the floor listings to find LesterCorp, the camera scrolls past the listing "Eric Zumbrunnen, CPA".
Eric Zumbrunnen
is the films editor.
d.
Veteran "B" director
William Beaudine
actually directed this film, but didnt want to take credit for it. Strapped for cash at the time, he took the job for the paycheck but was afraid that being associated with a low-budget, all-black-cast film would hurt his career. So producer
Jed Buell
put his own name on the credits as director, even though he didnt actually direct any of the picture.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Being John Malkovich (1999)?
a.
Reba McEntire
: An extra in the opening poker scene of the movie.
b.
Reportedly, 15 gallons of fake blood were used.
c.
One of the main reasons
Johnny Depp
was chosen was because the producers daughter thought he was "dreamy."
d.
John Malkovich
was approached about this film several times and loved the script, but he and his production crew felt that another actor would fit the role better. Malkovich offered to help produce the film, and aid
Spike Jonze
in any way, but refused to star in it. Eventually after a couple of years Malkovichs will was worn down and he agreed to star in the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Being John Malkovich (1999)?
a.
Writer / director
Spike Jonze
claimed in an interview that when he was shopping the screenplay around Hollywood, at least one unspecified producer asked if he could possibly rewrite the film as "Being
Tom Cruise
".
b.
A December 1954 item in Hollywood Reporters "Rambling Reporter" column indicated that the studio wanted
Marilyn Monroe
to appear in the film with
Jane Russell
, her co-star in the studios highly successful 1953 production _Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953_).
c.
The first Sherlock Holmes film of
Basil Rathbone
.
d.
In the original novel, George is only known by his first name. The original screenplay gives him a full name: George Carlyle Falconer. "Carlyle" is also director Tom Fords middle name while "Falconer" is both the surname of Fords first lover - illustrator Ian Falconer - and the name of a brand of sunglasses Fords company makes.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Being John Malkovich (1999)?
a.
Eric Bana
was not a fan of the Hulk comics, which this film is based on, but he was a big fan of
The Incredible Hulk
, which the sequel was based on.
b.
When
Joel Coen
and
Ethan Coen
approached
Javier Bardem
about playing Chigurh, he said "I dont drive, I speak bad English, and I hate violence." The Coens responded, "Thats why we called you." Bardem said he took the role because his dream was to be in a Coen Brothers film.
c.
Norma Jean and Memphis are obviously named for
Marilyn Monroe
(who was born Norma Jean Mortensen) and
Elvis Presley
(who lived in Memphis, Tennessee). Their voices and mannerisms are imitations.
d.
The original script has
Kevin Bacon
in place of
Charlie Sheen
, as Malkovichs actor friend.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Being John Malkovich (1999)?
a.
In the scene in Times Square, there is a billboard for the Justice League: Mortal movie set to open May 10th, 2010. Also in the video store, posters for the live action adaptations of Teen Titans and Green Lantern.
b.
John Cusack
actually took some marionette-puppeteering lessons in order to prepare for the film.
c.
Leaving aside the Pastoral segment of Fantasia, this was the first Disney animated feature to be completely inspired by mythology rather than a fairy tale.
d.
The Dynamics officer, addressed only as "Gerry" in dialogue, is
Gerry Griffin
, who in real life was a Flight Director at Mission Control in Houston during the Apollo program.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Being John Malkovich (1999)?
a.
For a scene where Dr. Copper (
Richard Dysart
) arms are severed, a real-life double amputee stand-in was used wearing a mask in the likeness of Dysart. The audience focuses on the bloody stumps while the mask goes unnoticed.
b.
The play that Craig was performing with his puppets (when he gets smacked by an angry parent) is based on the letters of Abelard and Heloise, written between 1115 and 1117 AD, which were found, copied and abridged by Johannes de Vepria, a 15th century Cistercian monk, into "Ex Epistolis duorum amantium" ("From the Letters of Two Lovers"). This became a classic document of early romantic (tragic) love used by many artists in their work including
William Shakespeare
in "Romeo and Juliet". In addition, screenwriter
Charlie Kaufman
s later project
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
took its title, and no small amount of inspiration, from
Alexander Pope
s "Eloisa to Abelard".
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 4, 1953 with
Jean Peters
and
David Wayne
reprising their film roles.
d.
Carl Reiner
: as Dinahs Guest.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Being John Malkovich (1999)?
a.
This was the last feature project for producer/director/writer
Robert Youngson
.
b.
A fictional behind-the-scenes glimpse of the making of this movie appears in screenwriter
Charlie Kaufman
s subsequent movie,
Adaptation.
.
c.
This was one of the last films personally green lit and approved by former Universal studio chairman
Stacey Snider
before her departure to DreamWorks. She originally balked at the finished version, since one of her stipulations was that the final length not exceed 160 minutes. According to
Peter Jackson
, it was waived when she actually saw the film (at executive screenings) and said that it exceeded her expectations.
d.
In September 2010 director
Casey Affleck
confirmed that this movie is not a real documentary, but fake. The public has been wondering ever since
Joaquin Phoenix
announced his retirement from acting in order to become a rapper in October 2008, whether it was all just an act or if it was for real.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Being John Malkovich (1999)?
a.
In the first draft of the script, Lester and his friends werent using Malkovichs portal as a means for extending their lives, but in a plot to take over the world in the name of Satan. Satan was the mysterious Flemmer that the Merton-Flemmer building was half named after.
b.
Film debut of Billy Burke.
c.
Colm Feore
described his role of Laufey as "the Napoleon of Frost Giants", and drew inspiration from
Anthony Hopkins
,
Max von Sydow
and
Paul Scofield
(it was originally going to be all Hopkins, but
Kenneth Branagh
said they didnt need two Hopkins in the film).
d.
On the audio commentary of the film, director
Roger Donaldson
and
Colin Farrell
joked that the huge rear projection screen on set (valued at $300,000) was powered by turbine pedaling monkeys to make it as bright as it was.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Being John Malkovich (1999)?
a.
Both
Brooke Shields
and
Ellen Barkin
reportedly turned down an offer to play Stacy.
b.
Cinematographer
Leon Shamroy
replaced
Ernest Palmer
, who fell ill during production.
c.
The three main stars of the film,
Owen Wilson
,
Kate Hudson
and
Matt Dillon
all have the same amount of letters in their first names (4) and last names (6). As well all three stars are left-handed.
d.
Orson Bean
had a role in the film
Innerspace
; also about a man taking control of another mans body.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Being John Malkovich (1999)?
a.
The name of
John Cusack
s character is a combined reference to Edward Gordon Craig and
Bruce Schwartz
. Schwartz is an accomplished American puppeteer while Craig was a turn-of-the-century theater artist who suggested that actors should be viewed as no more important than marionettes.
b.
Gutman and Wilmer are referred to as "Fat Man" and "Little Boy". These are the names used for the two atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima respectively.
c.
After the world premiere in Cincinnati, Ohio, the New York Office of M-G-M ordered 30 minutes to be cut from the film, since exhibitors complained about its length. In his autobiography,
King Vidor
says he expected the cuts to come out of the documentary footage in the film, but that footage was already wedded to the music. So the cuts came out of the dramatic portions. Many of the actors listed in the cast may not be seen in the 121-minute cut version which Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has shown.
d.
Sienna Miller
took the role of the Baroness because it did not involve "having a breakdown, or addicted to heroin, or dying at the end; it was something that was just maybe really great fun."
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