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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Best in Show (2000) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Best in Show (2000) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Best in Show (2000).
About the movie:
A colorful array of characters competes at a national dog show.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best in Show (2000)?
a.
The bloodhound is named Hubert. The name for bloodhounds in French are Saint Hubert.
b.
Has the distinction of being the first film to be advertised in space. For $500,000, the films title was graffiti-ed onto the side of an unmanned NASA rocket which was launched into space by
Arnold Schwarzenegger
.
c.
Claude Rains
was originally cast as the Duke de Lorca.
d.
Peter Boyle
was originally cast, but he died before shooting began.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best in Show (2000)?
a.
Harrison Ford
deliberately didnt learn his lines for the intercom conversation in the cell block, so it would sound spontaneous.
b.
All the scenes featuring numerous dogs went remarkably smoothly. There is only one unscripted bark in the film, heard in the background as Christy and Sherri Ann argue over Christys makeup backstage.
c.
Jeffrey Combs
, plays "Dr. East". In
Re-Animator
, he played a character named "Dr. West". His boss here is played by
David Gale
, who played the villain in
Re-Animator
.
d.
The scene of McCauley standing against a window and watching the ocean was inspired by the painting "Pacific" by Alex Colville.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best in Show (2000)?
a.
Director Packard lived in a tent for two years on the big isle of Hawaii in order to complete this film.
b.
The producers fired the original animal trainer in the middle of filming and hired another one.
c.
When
Gary Cooper
first met
Shirley Temple
on the set of this movie, he asked her for her autograph.
d.
Fred Willard
s character Buck Laughlin was based on baseball legend
Joe Garagiola
, who had co-hosted the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in years past, to similar effect.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best in Show (2000)?
a.
The clocks on the wall behind the reception counter at the hotel are all deliberately set to Eastern Standard Time for the cities of Boston, New York, Baltimore, Miami, and Philadelphia.
b.
Neve Campbell
was, at the time, one of the most recognizable actresses in the film, despite the fact that her role was relatively small. While the production wanted to be able to give her a bigger part, it was decided that it would be unwise to do so, since the two biggest female leads both were romantically involved with
Christian Campbell
s character. Christian is Neve Campbells brother.
c.
At the party, when Ethan answers the phone and gets the call about a free trip to Mexico, the voice on the other line is that of director
J.J. Abrams
.
d.
The backing music used in the dinner party scene between Axel (Depp), Paul, Elaine and Grace is a piece by jazz musician
Django Reinhardt
. The same piece was used in the river dance scene in
Chocolat
, where it is performed on guitar by
Johnny Depp
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best in Show (2000)?
a.
Carole Lombard
was a devoted Democrat, while
Robert Montgomery
was a Republican. During breaks in filming, Lombard made a point of running into the studio parking lot and putting FDR re-election bumper stickers on Montgomerys car.
b.
The helicopter scene was originally meant to be shot on the top of the then Pan Am building until they suffered a horrific real life accident on the heliport that killed several passengers.
c.
Gerry and Cookie Flecks license plate reads "WINKY."
d.
Beverly Garland claimed having seen Vincent Price expertly spotting parts of the prop furniture on the set of the film. When the shooting ended, those pieces of furniture "mysteriously" vanished.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best in Show (2000)?
a.
In real life, the forger was
James Hill
, so obviously the stuff about him going blind and being shot dead is fiction.
b.
Bud Cort
was originally suggested for the role of Arthur. Apparently, Cort was actually cast in the part but withdrew prior to principal photography.
c.
Tthe menu in the DVD version is of a comical nature and, as such, strongly hints at the fact that this movie is not real. Otherwise, the secret that the film is actually a mockumentary is not revealed until the credits. This film is often believed to be real by those seeing it for the first time.
d.
Sodium hypochlorite, which
Ed Begley Jr.
identifies in the supply closet as a "nuclear weapon" cleanser for animal stains, is in fact a highly corrosive bleach compound that is the active ingredient in Drano.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best in Show (2000)?
a.
When
Stephen Tobolowsky
s character goes to check on Ricks last places of employment, you get a brief glimpse of the name
David Puttnam
and Columbia pictures. A reference to Puttnams brief and turbulent time as head of Columbia pictures in the 80s.
b.
The end-credit portraits of each of the lead actors appearing alongside their name was the suggestion of
Ian McKellen
. The sketches were created by production designer
Alan Lee
from production stills, although what is seen on the movie is actually a slight morph between the sketch and the original photograph.
c.
Parker Posey
actually got real braces for her character to wear.
d.
Susan Blakely
did her own stunt falling down on the ground when her character gets shot and killed.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best in Show (2000)?
a.
The closing scene of this film, a view of the dinosaurs living undisturbed on the island, includes pterosaurs. They were considered for action sequences in both of the first two films, but these were abandoned, making this brief clip their first onscreen appearance. They featured prominently in the first novel, in a sequence that took place in a pterosaur aviary; this was finally realized in
Jurassic Park III
.
b.
The Daredevil writers and artists referenced in the film:
Stan Lee
: Daredevil co-creator makes his cameo as the man whom young Matt Murdock stops from crossing the street. Wrote Daredevil (1964-1969). Kirby (Lab assistant played by
Kevin Smith
): Comic book artist
Jack Kirby
(assorted Daredevil covers in 1964-1968). Father Everett: Shares his name with
Bill Everett
, Daredevils co-creator (drew first issue of Daredevil in 1964, then assorted covers between 1966 and 1972). Jose Quesada (the acquitted rapist) shares his last name with
Joe Quesada
, the editor in chief of Marvel Comics, as well as the one-time artist of Daredevil (1998-2000). Colan (a boxer that won a bout that Jack Murdock fell asleep while watching), a reference to
Gene Colan
, another Daredevil artist (1966-1974). John Romita (the boxer that Jack Murdock is supposed to dive against): Father and son artists
Johnny Romita
(John Sr.) (1966) and
John Romita Jr.
(1988-1990). Kane (a thug): Named after
Gil Kane
, Daredevil cover artist between 1971 and 1978. Miller, Mack and Bendis (three other boxers that Jack Murdock previously "won" matches against), a reference to
Frank Miller
, writer/artist (1979-1983), David Mack, one of the artists (1999-2001), and
Brian Bendis
, the current writer of Daredevil, as of the time of the films release (1999-present).
Kevin Smith
wrote some Daredevil comics (see Daredevil Visionaries: Kevin Smith), and he plays the lab assistant Kirby.
c.
In several scenes, Kyle can be seen wearing Nike shoes. They are strikingly similar to the Nike Vandals Reese wore in
The Terminator
.
d.
Years before work on this film began,
Christopher Guest
wrote down the words "catalog people" on a piece of paper. That simple idea eventually became
Parker Posey
and
Michael Hitchcock
s characters in this film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best in Show (2000)?
a.
Real judges and professional handlers were used for most of the judges. The professional handlers also served as technical advisers for the actors in how to handle the dogs in the ring.
b.
Many of the Moroccan extras had been mistakenly informed that they would only be paid if they were actually visible in the film. This led to a lot of pushing and shoving to get close to the camera until the crew explained to them that they would be paid no matter what.
c.
One of several films to be turned over to editor
Stuart Baird
, who came onto the project as an editing "doctor" when Warner where displeased with the first cut turned in by the filmmakers.
d.
Roy Scheider
received the book while filming
Jaws
. He finished the book in one night. The next day he told the man who had given him the book that it was a great book, and would make a great film, though he was disappointed that the character he found most interesting, Henry Levy, died halfway through the book. Only a year later, he was playing the part.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Best in Show (2000)?
a.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
b.
Stanley Kubrick
: [three-way] Alex vs Government vs Alexander.
c.
During the filming of the movie,
Anjelica Huston
was "arrested" on Dublins Moore Street. She had been convinced by some of the street stall owners to try doing her sales pitch for real. As a joke someone informed the local beat Garda that there was someone selling on Moore Street without a traders licence. Not recognizing
Anjelica Huston
, the officer in question detained her. He saw the funny side of it when it was revealed who she was and what she was doing and let her go.
d.
Irving Thalberg
protested the scene in which
Harpo Marx
frantically mimes to
Chico Marx
that Hackenbush (
Groucho Marx
) is in danger. It changed Harpo, said Thalberg, from a character who DIDNT talk into a character who couldnt talk. Either way, the gag was used again in
A Night in Casablanca
and
Love Happy
.
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