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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Bend It Like Beckham (2002).
About the movie:
The daughter of orthodox Sikh rebels against her parents' traditionalism by running off to Germany with a football team (soccer in America).
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bend It Like Beckham (2002)?
a.
The town in which the film takes place was built from scratch in Canada.
b.
Many of the wedding guests are relatives of director
Gurinder Chadha
and added realism by throwing themselves wholeheartedly into the scenes and treating the shoot as if it were a real wedding.
c.
Though theyre all supposed to be American the Universal Soldiers are played by a Belgian (Van Damme) a Swede (Lundgren) and a German (Ralf Moeller).
d.
Brian De Palma
s initial cut ran at roughly three hours and was a faithful adaptation of the book, with more time dedicated to Buckys psychological breakdown during the investigation and his obsession with avenging the Dahlia.
James Ellroy
was shown a print of this version and wrote an essay praising it; entitled "The Hillikers," it was published in re-issued prints of the novel which were released before the film premiered. In the interim between Ellroys having seen the directors cut and the publication of his essay, the film was significantly edited. After seeing the theatrical cut, Ellroy refused to comment on it, except to tell the Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Look, youre not going to get me to say anything negative about the movie, so you might as well give up."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bend It Like Beckham (2002)?
a.
Numa Pictures claimed that more time had been given to the production of this film than any serial yet produced.
b.
Hidden among the cars and trucks in the traffic jam on the freeway near the end of the movie is a truck that had water and food for all of the extras used in the scene.
c.
Much of the movies plot centers around the main characters goal of going to the USA to play professional soccer for the Womens United Soccer Association (WUSA), and highlight clips are shown of several of the leagues superstars. On 18 September 2003 - just seven weeks after the movies official release in the United States - WUSA suspended operations due to financial problems.
d.
Chris Columbus
: as a wedding guest, he leans over and kisses Becky on the cheek.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bend It Like Beckham (2002)?
a.
The character names Ooq-Mi-Fay and Ooq-Yu-Fay, loosely translated from Pig Latin, are "f**k me" and "f**k you".
b.
The Hounslow Harriers team doesnt exists, but almost all the players are professional footballers.
c.
Denzel Washington
has frequently said that Detective Alonzo Harris is his favorite character that hes played.
d.
Andy Tennant
offered
Aishwarya Rai
a part in this film, but she turned down the offer because she was working on
Bride & Prejudice
at the time.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bend It Like Beckham (2002)?
a.
Juless wears #9 for the Hounslow Harriers, the same number as
Mia Hamm
.
b.
The Polish title of the movie is Is the pilot flying with us? (Czy leci z nami pilot?).
c.
The final shooting script dated 24 January 1939 had a price tag of $25,000 by late 1939.
d.
On November 12, 2010 the Hollywood Methodist Church, where the Enchantment Under The Sea dance was filmed, was opened for the fans along with
J.J. Cohen
,
Claudia Wells
,
Jeffrey Weissman
,
Bob Gale
,
Courtney Gains
and a few other members of the cast and crew.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bend It Like Beckham (2002)?
a.
The plot is loosely based on the real life incident where a pizza delivery man named Brian Wells was kidnapped, had a makeshift bomb strapped to his chest, and was forced to rob a bank. He later died when the bomb exploded before police could detonate it.
b.
Though their characters are roughly the same age, in reality there is a 10 year age gap between Parminder Nagra (b. 1975) and
Keira Knightley
(b. 1985).
c.
Getting the elaborate sets and costumes right caused the film to run behind schedule and come in over budget, even though the final cost was still only $2 million.
d.
The original casting choices for Alex and Clear were
Tobey Maguire
and
Kirsten Dunst
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bend It Like Beckham (2002)?
a.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
Philip Glass
: Television composer on the synth piano.
c.
The last shot of the film was inspired by both
New Jersey Drive
and
Once Upon a Time in America
.
d.
Melanie Chisholm
(as Melanie C) wanted her song "Independence Day" to be used in the film but the lyrics didnt work so she rewrote them so the song could be used.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bend It Like Beckham (2002)?
a.
Star
Parminder Nagra
was worried that the scar on her leg would prevent her from getting the role of Jess. Instead, the scar - and the story behind it - were worked into the script.
b.
Second filmed adaptation of
Edwin J. Burke
s play This Thing Called Love" as produced by
Patterson McNutt
in New York on 17-9-1928.
c.
At the very beginning of the movie, the sign for the trailer park where Rumpelstiltskin lives has the inscription "Abandon all hope ye who enter here", which is what is said to be on the gates of Hell, according to the English translation of
Dante Alighieri
s The Divine Comedy.
d.
While removing items from the Chest of Holding the music blends into the Star Wars Theme when Brother Silas pulls out the Lightsaber.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bend It Like Beckham (2002)?
a.
The Detroit Free Press refused to advertise the movie.
b.
Jess wears #7 for the Hounslow Harriers, the number
David Beckham
wears for England and once wore for Manchester United.
c.
Body count: 26
d.
The Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada was the "home base" for production.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bend It Like Beckham (2002)?
a.
While he was writing the novel,
William Peter Blatty
was collecting unemployment benefits.
b.
Dinah Shore
had to sing
Ethel Merman
s songs on the original cast album for the Broadway play because Merman, who had starred in the original stage production, was under contract to Decca Records, who wouldnt release her to do the album.
c.
The aircraft shown that transported the team to Hamburg (a Boeing 707-430 reg. D-AFHG Ex Lufthansa D-ABOD) is a static display at the Hamburg airport.
d.
Because the stars were all too old for their characters, the movie was nicknamed "Elderly Gang Goes Off to War" by the British press.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bend It Like Beckham (2002)?
a.
Anupam Kher
(Mr. Bhamra) is one of the superstars of Hindi cinema (aka "Bollywood") with a career that spans almost 20 years and nearly 150 feature films.
b.
Film debut of
Mickey Rooney
.
c.
Though the patron saints of police are Michael the Archangel and Saint Sebastian, Irish police officers often carried Saint Jude medals, the patron saint of hopeless causes.
d.
Mickey Cohen
, the mobster who gets locked up which causes the war for control of the drug trade in the story, was a real-life Los Angeles mobster from the late 30s until his death in 1976 after two imprisonments for tax evasion. He was a small-time hood who joined forces with New York gangster
Bugsy Siegel
when Siegel came to L.A. to run the rackets (see the film
Bugsy
). After Siegels murder in 1947, Cohen took over the rackets that Bugsy had built up, including labor union shakedowns at the studios, drug trafficking, gambling and prostitution. He was so hated by the police that he was constantly arrested for any crime, big or small (he was once arrested for using foul language on the street). As shown in the movie, he was eventually imprisoned for income tax evasion and spent nearly ten years in prison. After his release, he was semi-retired from the rackets and lived off his wealth, remaining a colorful character in Los Angeles until his death in 1976.
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