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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Boogie Nights (1997) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Boogie Nights (1997) - 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: Boogie Nights (1997).
About the movie:
The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the 1970s and 1980s.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.
According to an interview with
Paul Thomas Anderson
, he and
Burt Reynolds
did not get along well during filming. Anderson still planned to hire Reynolds for
Magnolia
but Reynolds became angry with Anderson during the films promotional tour and turned the role down.
b.
More than 400,000 bottles of soft drinks and beer were used as background scenery, during the shootout in the warehouse.
c.
Lisa Rhoden, who never read for the part, never played the part, and has absolutely nothing to do with the film, is nevertheless credited as Holly. It is believed that the credits were prepared with reference to an old casting sheet or potential talent listing from the films pre-production period.
d.
Toxiks red mini dress is made out of latex.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.
The film was shot in 24p HDCAM using the Sony HDW-F900/3 Alta Vista. The shooting schedule was just 13 days, with 11 days being spent at an estate in Palm Springs, California.
b.
Writer/director
Larry Cohen
, according to interviews, once looked at the Chrysler Building and said, "Thatd be the coolest place to have a nest." This single thought was the idea which began the creation of this movie.
c.
Rice was used to pass off as a sea of maggots in close-up shots.
d.
Leonardo DiCaprio
was originally offered the role of Dirk Diggler. He liked the screenplay but turned it down because he had already signed on to do
Titanic
. However, it was DiCaprio who suggested
Mark Wahlberg
for the role.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.
The "Hassansins" are obviously modeled on the famous Islamic mystery cult called the Hashshashin from which the word "assassin" is derived given their use of terror and assassinations as political leverage. Their leader was named Hassan Ibn Sabbah whose activities took place in the heart of the Alborz Mountains of northern Iran (The place was called Alamut). Legends have surrounded the indoctrination process of the members of the Hashshashin cult, which are said to involve drugging and mind control. They were likely inserted as an homage to Ubisofts largest franchise Assassins Creed which is likewise based on the cult of Hashshashins.
b.
The final feature film of
David Ford
,
Donald Madden
and
Ray Middleton
.
c.
The "Holy Hand Grenades" were actually Christmas ornaments filled with water.
d.
Gwyneth Paltrow
was originally offered the role of Rollergirl but turned it down.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.
This picture marked the last of
Dick Powell
s 58 feature-film appearances (plus one voice over) between 1932 and 1954. A recording artist since 1927, Dicks final two commercial sides on a Bell single were tunes from the movie score: the title song (music and lyrics by
Jack Lawrence
) and the Oscar-nominated "Hold My Hand" (music and lyrics by
Jack Lawrence
and
Richard Myers
). Neither ditty was sung by Mr. Powell in the film. However, he danced a bit in a pantomime segment dreamed by
Debbie Reynolds
.
b.
According to
Kris Kristofferson
,
Sam Peckinpah
hired
Donnie Fritts
, a log-time collaborator of Kristoffersons as a favor, and cast him as Billy the Kids gang member, Beaver. Because Fritts had no scripted lines, all he does is repeat whatever anyone says in the movie.
c.
Vincent Gallo
turned down the role of Dirk.
d.
His role as Dr. Yang was the final film role for
Keye Luke
. He died only weeks after this film was released.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.
The two messages Thorne has written on the walls of his cell in the beginning of the film are "The nail that sticks up gets hammered down" and "Power grows out of the barrel of a gun".
b.
Branko Lustig
: nightclub maître d in
Oskar Schindler
s first scene. On receiving his Oscar, he recited his serial number A3317.
c.
Rumors of a Boogie Nights 2 being made are false.
Paul Thomas Anderson
has stated that he does not do sequels.
d.
Both the actors names and their character names where included in the credits in order to add to the believability of the movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.
This film was officially banned from theatrical distribution in Sweden.
b.
Its commonly believed that Delia is the only character who dies that same way in the movie as in the novel. If you listen closely while the bishop is being killed, when the scene cuts to the surveillance van, you can hear V saying "now open your mouth and stick out your tongue." In the novel, the bishop died after eating a poisoned communion wafer.
c.
Paul Thomas Anderson
used
Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story
, a documentary about
John Holmes
, as a reference for some of the scenes in this film. Many interview scenes, including one where a strung-out Dirk tells the interviewer about how Jack allows him to block and edit his own sex scenes, are exactly identical to the interviews in "Exhausted", especially one where the strung-out John Holmes, for no clear reason, lies about how Bob Chinn allows him to block his own sex scenes.
d.
All the symptoms in the film of the illness are genuine symptoms of rabies.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.
Warren Beatty
and
Sydney Pollack
were originally offered the role of Jack Horner. Pollack attended the films premiere and expressed regret for turning the role down.
b.
Peter Ostrum
mentions at 06:08 in the featurette "Pure Imagination" that he was in the sixth grade when he read from the book for the part of Charlie in May 1970 because there wasnt a script. In late July, he went to New York for a screen test and several weeks later he was told he had the role, leaving his family ten days to relocate him to Munich for five months.
c.
Burt Reynolds
part as Michael Oliver Pritchard III evokes
Cary Grant
as would Reynolds later role as Jack Rhodes in
Rough Cut
do.
d.
Rarely seen on broadcast TV since its initial run in 1957, when pre-code MGM films were first released to television.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.
Used the same Oval Office set as
The American President
.
b.
The
Edith Hamilton
translation of "The Trojan Women", which is used in this film, premiered on the Broadway stage in 1938. It was immediately acclaimed as being superior to the antiquated Gilbert Murray translation, which was the standard version used then.
c.
Amber Waves custodial problems were inspired by porn star
Veronica Hart
, who plays the judge during the scene in which Amber and her husband are arguing in court about their son.
d.
In the rough cut of the film, there was a sequence near the end, retained from the original Broadway show, in which a little old lady appeared reminiscing about Magnolia and Ravenals romance. The two were supposed to listen to her monologue and then embrace. The old lady was subsequently edited out of the film entirely, because it was felt that her monologue slowed down the picture.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.
"Death of a Salesman" won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1949.
b.
Matt Malone showed up on set high to play the character of Malone and he thought he didnt have any lines. He was wrong and had to learn his lines in 10 minutes.
c.
Originally, C3PO, physically inhabited by
Anthony Daniels
was supposed to have his voice dubbed by another actor, since his character was supposed to be like a "used-car salesman". Ultimately, though,
George Lucas
was won over by the charisma of Daniels reading of the part as a "snooty British butler" and so Daniels has done the voice for C3PO ever since.
d.
A picture of
Elliott Gould
can be seen throughout the film in the background (notably in the first shot of the X-rated film).
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Boogie Nights (1997)?
a.
Melora Walters
plays a character named Jessie St. Vincent. That character name is based on two real porn figures, actress
Jesie St. James
and producer
Julia St. Vincent
.
b.
Al Herman
is in studio records/casting call lists for the role of "Nicks Driver," but he was not seen in the movie.
c.
Chocolate syrup was used as blood in scenes shot in black and white.
d.
The dance contest scene was filmed during the summer, when the school was closed. The gym had no air conditioning and the doors had to be kept closed to control lighting, so the building became stifling hot. On more than one occasion, an extra had to be taken out due to heat-related illness.
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