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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

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About the movie: Elvis and JFK, both alive and in nursing homes, fight for the souls of their fellow residents as they battle an ancient Egyptian Mummy.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)?
a.		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.
b.		Most of the movie was shot at an abandoned veterans hospital outside of Los Angeles. Even the trailer park explosion was done there. They used three hallways of one of the buildings for the interior of the rest home.
c.		Reportedly, director Paul Schrader and lead actress Nastassja Kinski had a relationship during the production of this movie.
d.		Marie Windsor landed the part of Sherry Peatty after Kubrick saw her performance in The Narrow Margin.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)?
a.		Skip Engblom: The real Skip Engblom appears as a race starter at the Del Mar Event.
b.		When Elvis turns on the TV and sees the Elvis Presley movie marathon, none of the clips are from any of Elviss movies. Because the licensing costs would have been too much for the budget, they used stock footage and never showed the faces of the Elvis-like actors.
c.		Filmmakers Sameer Asad Gardezi, Camille Mana, and Howard Duy Vu were awarded a $25,000 Development Deal with NBC/Universal based on this project.
d.		Although not specifically stated in the credits, the movie was based on the 1931 book, "Clive" by R.J. Minney and the 1933 play "Clive of India" by W.P. Lipscomb and R.J. Minney. The play opened in Great Hucklow, Derbyshire, England, UK on 27 March 1933. Darryl F. Zanuck saw the play in London, bought the rights and brought the two authors to Hollywood to write the screenplay.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)?
a.		The trailer park explosion was filmed in one take.
b.		First Walt Disney film of Dean Jones, who would become a perennial favorite of the studio throughout the balance of the 1960s and 70s.
c.		Pearl Bailey was originally considered for the role of Annie Johnson.
d.		The role of the TV director was originally offered to Forest Whitaker who turned it down to finish First Daughter.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)?
a.		When Michael Clarke Duncan was cast, he weighed 290 pounds. He was asked to gain 40 pounds for the role in order to fit the physique of Kingpin. In order to do this, he would lift weights for 30 minutes a day, and power-lifted with one or two reps a day, as well as eating whatever he wanted.
b.		Only 32 prints of the film were originally made as part of a limited platform release. The Soul of Southern Film Festival, in Memphis, Tennessee, paid for a thirty-third print, so that they wouldnt have to wait any longer to show the film. Several other festivals and theaters paid advances in order to secure prints.
c.		Last of seven movies that paired Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray.
d.		Jack Kerouacs only child, Jan Kerouac, was an extra.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)?
a.		Due to all the cameras, lights, and equipment virtually trapping him in his bed, at one point Bruce Campbell was forced to actually answer natures call by using the same bedpan his character used to capture the giant scarab beetle.
b.		Like its predecessor, the film has no opening credits or titles.
c.		A one-hour1948 Kraft Television Theatre version of the play "Minick" is available for viewing at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
d.		The song playing at TJs when Paula and Zack talked at the jukebox after breaking up is "Tunnel of Love" by Dire Straits.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)?
a.		The shoestring budget for this movie was a little over a half million dollars, or roughly 1% of an average big-budget Hollywood movie.
b.		Alan Grant is modeled after Paleontologist Jack Horner who, like Grant, digs and teaches in Montana, and was also a technical advisor on this film.
c.		The score was composed in a different city while the film was being shot.
d.		The comment by Boots (Buddy Baer) to Grappler (Max Baer), "Ill hit you harder than Louis ever did", is a reference to boxer Joe Louis who battled both Baers in the 1930s.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)?
a.		Ann Sheridan and Brian Donlevy had been considered for the leads.
b.		The prison scene where the men discuss their fates ran overtime on a Saturday. Stanley Kubrick could not get what he wanted, and producer James B. Harris came to the set to tell the director after take 63 that overtime was not allowed in Germany. Kubrick resisted stopping in a rare show of temper. He finally got what he wanted by take 74.
c.		Coscarelli originally wanted a dual narration, not just an Elvis narration. He had recorded another voice narrating the action as it came from the short story it was based upon, but this was abandoned after his friends told him it was terrible. Some of this narration can be heard on the DVDs deleted scenes.
d.		"Little" Mary Pickford, the silent film star, liked Ernst Lubitschs tasteful touches of suggestiveness enough to ask him to direct her in a film that would help her show more maturity on screen. But she did not get along with Lubitsch himself nor did she appreciate Rosita, the film they made together. In later years she usually ranked it with her worst films.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)?
a.		Orson Welles always wore a fake nose when he worked, so when he would sweat on this film, his fake nose would slip. Make-up people had to keep applying material to keep the fake nose from falling.
b.		A mere two days after the premiere, pirated copies were already on sale in London. Daniel Craig was offered one such copy whilst walking anonymously through the streets of Beijing.
c.		Bruce Campbell helped promote the movie by bringing it along with him on his book tour for his autobiography, "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-Movie Actor."
d.		Will Smith was McGs dream choice to play Captain Nemo.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)?
a.		The play opened in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA on 18 July 1921 and moved to Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 5 October 1921.
b.		There is a scene where Chev Chelios attempts to shoot a man cowering on the floor, and when he pulls the trigger and finds the gun empty, utters the line "you lucky bastard!". The same scenario also appears in Snatch., which also stars Jason Statham, only the antagonist in that scene is Vinnie Jones.
c.		The filmmakers managed to round up about 100 extras for the Elvis concert scene, but as the filming dragged on, the extras steadily departed. By the end of filming, there were only a dozen or so extras left, which pretty much dictated which camera angles could still work.
d.		James Horner: running down a corridor during the preparation for the final battle, just before the torpedoes are loaded into the launch bay.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)?
a.		Despite the fact that Elvis Presley is the main character, not one piece of Elviss music is heard. Coscarelli explained that it would have cost about half the budget to license one of Elviss songs for the movie.
b.		The shiny card with the Alien Symbols on it that Michael McKeans character finds in the Coneheads trailer is a diagram showing the escape-routes out of a Conehead Craft in the event of an emergency landing.
c.		On the plane ride home, Chuck is offered a cup of ice, and Dr. Pepper. An obvious reference and nod to the previous Zemeckis/Hanks project Forrest Gump.
d.		The coordinates for the "Impact Location" that appear on the big screen (Lat 40.75136, Long -73.98712) fall on the Haier Building, on Broadway and 36th St.

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