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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bowfinger (1999) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bowfinger (1999) Quiz
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About the movie:
When a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain basement film, he decides to shoot the film secretly around him.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bowfinger (1999)?
a.
The company could only get
Eddie Murphy
for a brief, six week window, to shoot his role in the movie. He was in between shooting
Life
and
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
and had just a brief time in his busy schedule to work on this project.
b.
On Veidts desk a copy of Hollis Masons fictional biography Under the Hood can be seen. The book was quoted in the graphic novel and used to expose plot points that would have been otherwise left unexplored. The song "Ride of The Valkyries," played during Dr. Manhattans Vietnam battle, is referenced in Masons recount of a sad childhood memory.
c.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
Charlton Heston
was taught to drive a chariot by the stunt crew, who offered to teach the entire cast. Heston was the only one who took them up on the offer. At the beginning of the chariot race, Heston shook the reins and nothing happened; the horses remained motionless. Finally someone way up on top of the set yelled, "Giddy-up!" The horses then roared into action, and Heston was flung backward off of the chariot.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bowfinger (1999)?
a.
Scenes from the game were filmed during the Arkansas-Texas game in September 2003. Arkansas won the game 38-28.
b.
After
Michael Douglas
quit,
Renny Harlin
was so preoccupied with trying to find a male lead that set construction and script work were done without his input. Harlin didnt like what he saw when shooting was set to begin, leading to massive, expensive rebuilding and rewriting.
c.
Film debut of
Whip Wilson
.
d.
Based on a real incident in 1927. A Russian filmmaker covertly shot footage of the vacationing
Mary Pickford
, and fashioned an entire film around the footage, creating the illusion that Pickford was actually starring in this Russian film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bowfinger (1999)?
a.
While many have speculated about which character actually represented
Barry Levinson
himself, the answer is none - Barry says that each of the main characters represent a small part of his youth.
b.
During the impressive film career of
Ginger Rogers
- her Hollywood era totaling 73 feature appearances between 1930 and 1965 - only five of her movies failed to be rewarded with contemporary New York Times reviews: this picture,
Rafter Romance
, the British-made
Beautiful Stranger
,
The First Traveling Saleslady
and
The Confession
.
c.
The original nitrate negatives are gone; they were lost in a fire during the 1970s.
d.
Originally entitled "Bowfingers Big Thing".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bowfinger (1999)?
a.
Andy Warhol
said, "Id always wanted to do a movie that was pure fucking, nothing else, the way Eat had been just eating and Sleep had been just sleeping. So in October 68 I shot a movie of Viva having sex with Louis Waldon. I called it just Fuck." "Fuck" was shot in October 1968 at David Bourdons apartment in Greenwich Village. Although Viva and Louis Waldon do have intercourse in the film, they spend much of the time talking about the war in Vietnam, cooking food and taking a shower. The blue tint of the film was not planned but actually was the result of an error. Warhol had used tungsten (indoor) film but there was sunlight streaming into Bourdons apartment, resulting in the blue tint.
b.
Bing Crosby
had wanted
Deanna Durbin
to costar in this picture and also in his next vehicle for Paramount,
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court
. Miss Durbin, about retire from the screen with the finish of her Universal contract on August 31, 1949, declined both offers from Bing.
c.
Merle Oberon
fell in love with the films cinematographer,
Lucien Ballard
, and they married the following year. Because of facial scars Oberon sustained in a car accident, Ballard developed a unique light for her that washed out any signs of her blemishes. The device is known to this day as the Obie (not to be confused with the Off-Broadway award).
d.
Many critics believe that part of Daisy (
Heather Graham
) was inspired by
Anne Heche
, with whom
Steve Martin
had an relationship years before. Heche then had a highly publicized relationship with
Ellen DeGeneres
. But Martin has categorically denied that Daisy was based on Heche.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bowfinger (1999)?
a.
Kim Spalding
and
Kermit Whitfield
were announced as being in this movie in the film trade press but apparently their short scene together was cut before the film was released. They had portrayed US Navy officers who encourage Harry and Agnes Newton Keith to desert Sandakan. Apparently though, Whitfield still appears in the film uncredited as Commander Pritchard.
b.
Professor Marvel never returns Dorothys picture of Aunt Em.
c.
Ridley Scott
had to drop his original ending as he found it too pedantic and boring.
d.
The
Eddie Murphy
part was actually written for
Keanu Reeves
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bowfinger (1999)?
a.
Robert Shaw
injured his ankle and incorporated the resulting limp into his performance.
b.
The University President claims that his favorite movie is
The Fly
.
Lee Richardson
, the actor who plays him, starred in
The Fly II
.
c.
The license plate for the FedEx van at the end reads "T3THANS". Tethans are relevant to the Scientology cult, which this movie makes a satire of as the Mind Head organization.
d.
Many of the exterior scenes were shot on the same two blocks to avoid using up too much money on gas. This is most obvious in the first chase scene, when the Mariachi supposedly runs away from the hotel hes staying in, yet it can be seen just over his shoulder soon afterward.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bowfinger (1999)?
a.
Vehicles featured included a silver Aston Martin V12 Vanquish also an invisible car in the movie; a Russian Antonov An-124 airplane; Jinxs drives a red 2003 coral Ford Thunderbird in Iceland; 007s drives Raouls brown & white Ford Fairlane in Cuba; Zaos green Jaguar XKR for car chases in Iceland; two Switchblade Gliders (aka PHASST - Programmable High Altitude Single Soldier Transport); a Sunseeker 48-50 speedboat; an Ilyushin Il-76 airplane; Gustav Graves Ice Dragster; a black Notar MD-600N helicopter for an escape from the Antonov; Osprey Hovercraft; and black and yellow Bombardier Ski-Doo MX ZREV snowmobiles.
b.
The budget was reported to be only $100,000.
c.
Eddie Murphy
became interested in this movie when he heard he would be working with
Steve Martin
, of whom he is a huge fan. When Murphy sat down with Martin and director Frank Oz, the first thing he said was that Kit Ramsey should be "a black action superstar"; Oz then asked if that meant he was making the film, and Murphy said yes. Martin later joked that "Eddies audition was VERY good".
d.
To prepare for his role as General Ross,
Sam Elliot
read the Hulk comic books. He had doubts about growing a moustache, since the Army doesnt encourage facial hair, but was convinced by
Ang Lee
to do so.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bowfinger (1999)?
a.
The part of Father Van Horne was offered to
Trevor Howard
.
b.
Film debut of
Sue Hamilton
.
c.
The movie was supposed be directed by
Peter Bogdanovich
and star
Cybill Shepherd
, his girlfriend at the time. When Shepherd was replaced by
Ali MacGraw
. Bogdanovich left the project and was replaced with
Sam Peckinpah
. MacGraw then fell in love with costar
Steve McQueen
and broke up with her husband, Paramount production executive
Robert Evans
.
d.
Director
Frank Oz
encouraged improvisation during select scenes, and occasionally the result wound up in the film. Some instances of this are
Robert Downey Jr.
saying "and all this" while flipping through the script of Chubby Rain,
Eddie Murphy
asking his manager to find him a retarded slave role so he can win an Academy Award, and
Steve Martin
saying, "It couldve worked" after Chubby Rain was shut down.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bowfinger (1999)?
a.
Luis Guzmán
had a small part as Marias brother, but this was eventually deleted from the film. The scene was a gag that made Harold think Guzman was dating Maria.
b.
Charles S. Gould
is credited on the film itself, and in the press book, as a director along with
Spencer Gordon Bennet
. However, Goulds name does not appear on the posters and other documents connected to this serial.
c.
When Bobby shows Kit the script, Kit says he is not a expecting a script from Paramount Pictures, but maybe Universal. In real life,
Eddie Murphy
s movies in the 1980s and early 1990s were produced by Paramount, but his later movies (including Bowfinger) have been produced by Universal.
d.
This was the first commercially produced Hollywood film to open the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1967 (the festival began in 1947 under the name of the First International Festival of Documentary Films).
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bowfinger (1999)?
a.
Banned in several Latin American countries because
Bing Crosby
wore a white shirt as a priest.
b.
In one scene, Bowfinger comments as how hes 49, and could, possibly, pass for 38. This is clearly a poke at how, often, in Hollywood, people deflate their ages, which is also explained when he gets down his box that hes put a dollar in every week since age 10. The sum given is $2,184.00, which would actually put Bowfingers age at 52.
c.
During an argument between Bella and Edward in the truck outside her house, the Edward that got out of the truck was actually a double dressed like
Robert Pattinson
in the seat. Pattinson was actually positioned next to the camera but out of sight. After the double moved out, Pattinson stepped in front the camera.
Chris Weitz
pointed out that this was trick deliberately done to simulate how Edward moved in and out of the truck in an inhuman manner.
d.
In 1935 and 1949, the production code was more rigorously enforced, and the film was not approved for re-release.
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