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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Brüno (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Brüno (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Brüno (2009).
About the movie:
Flamboyant Austrian fashionista Brüno takes his show to America.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Brüno (2009)?
a.
In an effort to drum up the necessary funds from the backers,
Leonardo DiCaprio
flew to Australia on his own dime and performed an on-spec audition video with
Baz Luhrmann
.
b.
The sequence where Bruno enrolled at the Alabama National Guard, filmed at the Alabama Military Academy in Fort McClellan, Anniston, went undetected until a young cadet who recognized him from
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
, notified elder officers who were unfamiliar with the actor.
c.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 6, 1949 with
Rosalind Russell
reprising her film role.
d.
Is inspired by events in the life of
Elisabeth Shue
while growing up (in the same town where the movie was filmed), who played soccer with the boys for as long as she could before turning her focus to gymnastics.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Brüno (2009)?
a.
Remade literally word-for-word and scene-for-scene by the very same director,
Sidney Franklin
, and by the same studio, MGM, in 1957.
b.
One of the biggest hits in Columbias history, raking up a box office gross of $8.7 million in its first run.
c.
Sacha Baron Cohen
and his crew reportedly illegally accessed a fashion show in Milan using fake IDs. After he entered the stage, the lights were dimmed and Baron Cohen was escorted out of the fashion show by security.
d.
Premiered at the famed Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Brüno (2009)?
a.
During the party scene flashback, Clay chastises David Ferrie, "Always one hare-brained scheme or another." He is right, too. The real David Ferrie was famous for doing stupid things. He once tried to turn a water tank into a submarine, unsuccessfully.
b.
Fourth film from distributor Cinerama in just two years to be titled with a question mark, alongside
How Do I Love Thee?
,
They Shoot Horses, Dont They?
and
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
;
Where Does It Hurt?
would soon follow.
c.
Had the highest opening-weekend gross for a film with an openly gay character in the lead role with $30.6 million. (The previous record-holder was
The Birdcage
, with $18.3 million).
d.
Theres a line in the script that indicates that if Bill Clinton lost his re-election campaign in 1996, there would be a change to the scene where Butt-head meets
Chelsea Clinton
. In the regular movie, shes folding clothes. But the scene was written so she could also be packing a suitcase instead with only a minor addition to the scene.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Brüno (2009)?
a.
An interview with
La Toya Jackson
was hastily cut from the theatrical release due after the unexpected death of
Michael Jackson
at age 50. The segment, seen among the DVDs deleted scenes, contains a joke which refers to Michael as someone Bruno wants to meet with, rendering the line anachronistic with Michaels death.
b.
While preparing for the role of cinematographer,
Thomas Bangalter
purchased over 200 back issues of American Cinematographer.
c.
Shot in six days.
d.
This is the first feature to be released through United Artists.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Brüno (2009)?
a.
Final film of
Gale Sondergaard
.
b.
Nicole Kidman
did all of her own piano playing.
c.
A clerical error by 20 Century-Fox probably cost
Roddy McDowall
a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination for his performance in this film. See McDowalls biography page for details.
d.
In October 2006, entertainment blog website Defamer.com jokingly reported the title would be "Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt". Numerous websites around the world - including IMDb - reported this to be the actual working title.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Brüno (2009)?
a.
Originally got a NC-17 rating from the MPAA, but after
Sacha Baron Cohen
re-edited it it received an R.
b.
Production took so long on this movie that, in order to kill time between shooting days,
Nicholas Zebrun
suggested to
David Sowden
that the two of them collaborate on a short film that Sowden would direct and Zebrun would produce. The resulting film was _White Powder (2006)_.
c.
The set used for the home of the Rias family is the set that was used for many seasons of "Father Knows Best." Both the exterior and interior are shown. The furnishings seem to be the same, although the location of the clock is different. It is nice to see the Anderson home in color.
d.
The second in the original series of four "Magnificent Seven" movies.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Brüno (2009)?
a.
Sacha Baron Cohen
worked out, shaved all of his body hair and got his hair done in order to be Bruno.
b.
When the Smiths are holding hostage "The Tank",Adam Brodys character, he is wearing a t-shirt from the 1999 "Fight Club" movie,in which Brad Pitt played one of his most well known roles,Tyler Durden.
c.
Based on the career and incarceration of birth control crusader
Margaret Sanger
, of whom director
Lois Weber
was an ardent admirer.
d.
The films blue-centric color scheme was done to bring out
Zooey Deschanel
s eyes.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Brüno (2009)?
a.
Release was delayed because of the influenza epidemic.
b.
Logo gimmick: The "U" in Universal grows an umlaut (Ü), mimicking the films title.
c.
Betty White
was originally rumored to have a role.
d.
Kelly Preston
and
Oliver James
did all of their singing in the movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Brüno (2009)?
a.
The first
Michael Giacchino
-scored Pixar film not directed by
Brad Bird
.
b.
After the success of
Dirty Harry
,
Clint Eastwood
was offered the role of Paul Kersey but declined, feeling he would be poorly cast. He also thought that
Gregory Peck
would have been right for the part.
c.
Ayman Abu Aita, the man depicted as a terrorist, has expressed his intent to sue
Sacha Baron Cohen
for depicting him as a terrorist falsely, lying to him about the interview telling him hes interested in the Palestinian cause while hes a Christian charity worker who spent eight years in Israeli jails.
d.
The acronym in the movies title stands for Body Organ Replacement Network.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Brüno (2009)?
a.
The autism segment after the opening credits is a reference to
Sacha Baron Cohen
s cousin Dr.
Simon Baron-Cohen
who is famous for his theories on autism.
b.
This was
Ginger Rogers
favorite of her films with
Fred Astaire
.
c.
Ward Kimball
nearly quit after his two main sequences (the dwarfs eating soup and building a bed for Snow White, respectively) were cut.
Walt Disney
convinced him to stay by giving him the character of Jiminy Cricket in the next feature,
Pinocchio
.
d.
Vanessa L. Williams played the role of Terri in the movie, and Vanessa A. Williams played the role of Maxine in the cable series.
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