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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Beowulf (2007) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Beowulf (2007) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Beowulf (2007).
About the movie:
The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel who is terrorizing towns, and later, Grendel's mother, who begins killing out of revenge.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beowulf (2007)?
a.
David Hemmings
,
Ron Moody
,
David Warner
, and
George Carlin
were among the actors who were considered for the role of Scrooge, before
Michael Caine
was chosen
b.
Shot in the six-week hiatus of
The Shield
with its cinematographer, two camera operators, their editor and the script supervisor, all of whom the director has worked with when he directed episodes of the show.
c.
This film was effectively "banned" (not rated by MPAA at all) in the U.S. following protest by Women Against Pornography.
d.
Most of the time when Grendel is talking in the movie, he is speaking Old English, the language in which the original poem was written, which in sound resembles modern Swedish. Interestingly, he never speaks in the original poem. He only sings a song of sorrow (which most people take to be a wail) when Beowulf rips off his arm.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beowulf (2007)?
a.
Model
Rachel Bernstein
(uncredited) was the body double for
Angelina Jolie
in the films nude scenes.
b.
One of the uncredited writers on the film was
James Jones
, author of "From Here to Eternity".
c.
During the location shooting in San Diego of this film,
Robert Stack
s wife was about to have their first child. While filming the tense scene where Stack propositions his own wife (played by
Dorothy Malone
), suddenly a plane flew right by the cameras with letters tailing four feet tall proclaiming ITS A GIRL!
Rock Hudson
had arranged to have the hospital call immediately when the news came and hired a stunt pilot to tow the message behind the plane. Stack was deeply moved by Hudsons generosity, saying in his autobiography, "Its a moment Ive never forgotten. Anybody who tells me that
Rock Hudson
isnt a first-class gent had better put up his dukes."
d.
In the story, Patricia (
Doris Day
) goes to see a film starring
Richard Harris
and
Doris Day
. According to the marquee outside the theatre, its this one.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beowulf (2007)?
a.
WHILHEM SCREAM: When Damian Drake throws the grenade in the picture video
b.
Working title: "Take It Like a Man."
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 16, 1950 with
Anne Baxter
and
Richard Conte
reprising their film roles.
d.
The name "Beowulf" is a kenning of the Anglo-Saxon words for "Bear." A kenning is a phrase that is substituted for the usual name of a person or thing. It is typically comprised of two terms, with the first word added to the second in a way that conveys a meaning neither word has alone. Therefore "Beowulf" comes from "Bee-Wolf," meaning "Bear."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beowulf (2007)?
a.
According to visual effects supervisor
Jerome Chen
, close to 300 cameras were used, compared with 64 to 72 for
The Polar Express
.
b.
Drew Barrymore
auditioned for the part of "Abigail Williams".
c.
Film debut of
Lee Majors
who got the small role of playing Lucy Harbins (
Joan Crawford
s) husband in the flashback scene after his good friend
Rock Hudson
asked
William Castle
to please find a part for the then 23-year-old actor.
d.
During the battle of San Jacinto the Texans yelled, "Remember the Alamo." During the actual battle they also yelled, "Remember Goliad." The massacre at Goliad was left out of the movie. Goliad was where Colonel Fannin and his unarmed men were executed at the order of Santa Ana.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beowulf (2007)?
a.
Changes in some regions release-dates meant that some territories had this movie released in the year 2007, thereby supplying fans and some publicists a once-in-a-millennium marketing dream, to see a James Bond movie in the year Two Double-O Seven.
b.
Paramount Pictures hired Knotts Berry Farm in Orange County, California, to produce a walk-through maze based on the new
Beowulf
movie for its 35th Annual Halloween Haunt, held every October at the theme park. Sony Pictures
The Grudge 2
was the only previous maze produced at the Haunt by a major movie studio.
c.
Isla Fisher
is only 14 years younger then
Joan Cusack
who plays her mother, Jane Bloomwood.
d.
The remarkable Jekyll-to-Hyde transition scenes in this film were accomplished by manipulating a series of variously colored filters in front of the camera lens.
Fredric March
s Hyde makeup was in various colors, and the way his appearance registered on the film depended on which color filter was being shot through. During the first transformation scene, the accompanying noises on the soundtrack included portions of Bach, a gong being played backwards, and, reportedly, a recording of director
Rouben Mamoulian
s own heart. Only in the late 1960s did Mamoulian reveal how they were done.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beowulf (2007)?
a.
In some areas, release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake titles Epic or Sally.
b.
When Glory Dogs is first performing near the beginning of the movie, Will asks Sa5m how big Bandslam is at the school, and she says "Texas high school football big". The lead singer of Glory Dogs is played by
Scott Porter
who played a Texas high school quarterback on
Friday Night Lights
.
c.
Nearly all the main cast - including
Eric Christian Olsen
,
Mia Kirshner
,
Eric Jungmann
,
Jaime Pressly
and
Chris Evans
- also star in
Marilyn Manson
s Tainted Love video. The video also includes
Chyler Leigh
s transformation from Janey to a goth.
d.
Alessandra Torresani
was originally cast as
Lita Ford
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beowulf (2007)?
a.
The last 300-400 feet (about 3-4 minutes), which is the big musical finale, was filmed in two-strip Technicolor, is missing from surviving prints and is apparently lost.
b.
During filming, a story broke out that a fight ensued between
Jerry Lawler
and
Jim Carrey
which was also played out by Lawler on
WWF Monday Night RAW
(where he commentates). The whole story was fabricated to promote the movie.
c.
To prepare for their fight to the finish scenes, both
Bridget Fonda
and
Jennifer Jason Leigh
took several self-defense lessons.
d.
According
Ray Winstone
, he and his fellow cast spent days filming in blue skintight suit, "showing up all your lumps and bumps in all the wrong places. Which can be hard when youre standing in front of
Angelina Jolie
, who looks stunning in hers."
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beowulf (2007)?
a.
There are no such trains as The Darjeeling Limited or The Bengal Lancer in India.
b.
Crispin Glover
s first project with director
Robert Zemeckis
since
Back to the Future
.
c.
Dedicated to
Trey Wilson
.
d.
Director
Garry Marshall
shares a fear of heights with
Richard Gere
s character, Edward Lewis.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beowulf (2007)?
a.
The uncredited role for John Drew Barrymore became his final film appearance before becoming a recluse for the next quarter century.
b.
Randy Thom
, one of the films sound mixers, said that the sound mix took over nine months to complete.
c.
Roger Avary
had originally intended to direct.
Robert Zemeckis
friend and partner
Steve Bing
, who produced
The Polar Express
, purchased the script for $2 million so Zemeckis could direct
d.
This film had been pitched to DreamWorks nearly 20 times before, following the successes of
Old School
and
Elf
. DreamWorks had little faith in the film, doubting
Will Ferrell
and
Adam McKay
were able to pull off an entire film based on news anchors. Despite the doubts the film would bomb, it grossed $84 million domestically and the director had so much extra footage they were able to make a second film out of it.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Beowulf (2007)?
a.
Screenwriters
Neil Gaiman
and
Roger Avary
began writing the script in May 1997.
b.
The title is derived from saying "Mayfair Lady" in a cockney accent.
c.
The real Balto was not part wolf. He was a Siberian Husky.
d.
The post-credits coda shows a cat getting possessed by the last surviving creature. In an early draft, this was meant to happen to Bill, after the Grant-creature is destroyed. Starla sees the resulting wound later, prompting her to shoot Bill to death.
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