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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cars (2006) - Part (6) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cars (2006) - Part (6) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Cars (2006).
About the movie:
A hot-shot race-car named Lightning McQueen gets waylaid in Radiator Springs, where he finds the true meaning of friendship and family.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cars (2006)?
a.
The set for Kingston Falls is the same one used for
Back to the Future
. Both movies were filmed in the Universal Studios backlot.
b.
A contemporary news item listed
May Beatty
in the cast, but she was not seen in the movie.
c.
This was the last feature film for
Paul Newman
before his death of lung cancer in 2008. It also turned out to be the highest-grossing movie of his career.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cars (2006)?
a.
Paul Bunnell
scrambled to purchase the remaining EASTMAN PLUS-X Negative Film 5231 from Kodak shortly after it had been discontinued, making this the last feature to be shot with their fine grain black and white stock.
b.
The movies opening and ending titles make use of commonly seen computer images of the time, specifically Windows 95/98. The ending title song, which begins just after the words "The End" appear on the screen, starts with and adaptation of the "startup" sound from Windows 95.
c.
The piston cup is an obvious reference to the famous NASCAR race, The Winston Cup.
d.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #3986,
Conrad Nagel
and
Bernice Claire
speak to the audience about the picture.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cars (2006)?
a.
Invited to the 2007 Film Independent Screenwriters Lab.
b.
The Yellow Ranger has two different versions of her Saber-Toothed Tiger helmet featured in the film: ordinary, and then the helmet can change into a "Power Beams" version with two lights that shine from the Saber-Toothed Tiger eyes.
c.
Many interiors such as Carols house were filmed in Todd Haynes family and relatives houses. The exterior of the St. Tropez restaurant (the next scene after the dinner where Carol doesnt laugh at the vibrator joke) was shot, remarkably, using the exterior of Haynes parents house. The street that opens the film is also the street where their house is located and his mothers car can be seen in the shot.
d.
When Red sprays water on Lightning McQueen, hes blowing off bits of prickly pear cactus still stuck on McQueen from when he drove into the cactus patch for the second time. When Red sprays even more on McQueens hood & windshield, after Sally says "You missed a spot", its to get off one more bit of prickly pear still stuck to McQueen.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cars (2006)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
: [bathroom] "BM" is engraved on a ring.
b.
The doctor role was
Leslie Nielsen
s first comedic part. He later said he was delighted to get the offer, fearing that he was getting too old for anything but "elderly grandfather" parts.
c.
The character of Mack was originally going to be a Peterbilt, but was changed because
John Ratzenberger
s father drove a Mack in Chicago. This is referenced during the scene where Lightning exits onto Route 66 trying to catch up to Mack: the battery truck he mistakenly follows says "I aint no Mack, Im a Peterbilt!"
d.
Director
Clint Eastwood
originally intended to give the role of Butch to
Denzel Washington
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cars (2006)?
a.
An extra playing the pharmacist/cashier in the drugstore diner scene resembles actor
Richard Deacon
enough that Deacon is sometimes erroneously credited with the role. It is not he.
b.
Isabelle Adjani
was offered the role of Emmeline, but turned down the part.
c.
The Doc Hudson character is based on real-life NASCAR pioneer Herb Thomas, who drove Hudson Hornets to Grand National championships in 1951 and 1953. He was beaten out for the title in 1954 by
Lee Petty
, father of
Richard Petty
("The King"). Crashes in 1955 and 1956 effectively ended Thomass career.
d.
Both Nancy (
Jessica Alba
) and Wendy (
Jaime King
) drive cars with the license plates "LEV 311".
Frank Miller
often puts this in his various stories for "favourite girl" character in that story. The number is a nod to his wife and frequent collaborator
Lynn Varley
, whose birthday is March 11th.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cars (2006)?
a.
Troy Duffy
wrote the part of Romeo, the Saints sidekick, specifically for his friend
Clifton Collins Jr.
. Coincidentally, the part of Rocco, the sidekick in the first film, was written specifically (and named for) actor
David Della Rocco
.
b.
The character of Lawrence Woolsey is based directly upon the real Hollywood showman
William Castle
. The character is introduced in a recreation of Castles famous trademark of a silhouette of him in a directors chair with his head turned in profile with his cigar.
c.
"Cars" has a lot of repeated character names from the
Isaac Asimov
short story "Sally" where robotic sentient cars are the main subject.
d.
Finn McMissile is transported to the oilfield by the Northwestern, one of the crabbing boats from
Deadliest Catch: Crab Fishing in Alaska
. The boat is voiced by Northwesterns real captain,
Sig Hansen
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cars (2006)?
a.
The DOT regulations that Mack begins to quote to Lightning McQueen require drivers of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles to stop driving after reaching the end of their 14th consecutive hour after first coming on duty. The 14-hour limit was specifically designed to reduce fatigue-related accidents on the nations highways.
b.
Mary Badham
became the youngest girl to receive an Oscar nomination, ironically losing the award to another child actress,
Patty Duke
in
The Miracle Worker
.
c.
The real Jill Kinmont was a technical adviser on the film. Her work included three days on Mammoth Mountain, where many of the ski racing shots were filmed. She was transported on a mechanical "snowcat", with her wheelchair strapped to the back.
d.
This film reached the $400 million mark after 43 days of release, which is less than half the time it took
Shrek 2
, the former record-holder, to reach.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cars (2006)?
a.
At the very end of the credits, Thank you, Jonathan Larson comes onto the screen. This could be seen as a reference to the showing of Rent after Jonathan Larson died. Jonathan Larson died right before the show was put on Broadway, and the entire cast elected to perform a run-through of just the songs to all of Jonathans family and friends in tribute of Jonathans most prestigious work. At the end of the performance, the entire audience sat silent for what seemed like forever until a young male voice in the back of the house yelled that line.
b.
Fillmore is named after the famous Fillmore Auditorium or Fillmore West, a highly popular music venue from the 1960s and 1970s. It was the focal point of music and arts for the counterculture, or "hippie" movement.
c.
On the marquee above the movie theater theres a mention of McAbees 2001 film The American Astronaut and Smiths award-winning short at Sundance, Carny Tales.
d.
Chris Evans
did his own car stunts. Before production began, he was trained for five weeks at a Los Angeles stunt school. Most of the stunts are done by the actors themselves, also.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cars (2006)?
a.
When Mater and Lightning McQueen tip over the cow tractors, as the tractors are upended, they give off an electronic "Moo!" sound. The electronic "Moo!" is taken from Milky the Marvelous Milking Cow, a Kenner toy introduced in 1978. Milky the Marvelous Milking Cow would raise her head and give off an electronic "Moo!" sound when you moved her tail like a pump handle.
b.
Singer/Actress Dana Christine Robbins, the vocalist hired to sing the films song "Ill Be Waiting" was later a featured contestant on the CBS television show Rock Star: INXS.
c.
When Betty gives Gordy her phone number, she writes down 867-5309 (from the Tommy Tutone song.)
d.
Wes Anderson
first met up with his writer, co-star and friend
Owen Wilson
when they were both enrolled at the University of Texas.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cars (2006)?
a.
The song lyric "cruel to be kind" is a reference to a line from the play Hamlet; another of
William Shakespeare
s works.
b.
The two tourist cars mention a trip to Shakopee to go to Crazy Days. Shakopee is a real city in Minnesota famous for the amusement park Valley Fair, and the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Shakopee does not have a Crazy Days as stated in the film however.
c.
Paul Girard (
Martin Balsam
) meets Admiral Barnswell (
John Houseman
), commander of the 6th Fleet, in Gibraltar aboard his flagship, USS Kitty Hawk, one of the newest & largest aircraft carriers in 1964. The scene was filmed in San Diego Bay, where the Kitty Hawk was actually flagship of the 7th Fleet based in the Pacific. The aircraft carrier USS Midway is in the background. The Midway is now a museum in San Diego while the Kitty Hawk is still in service (2008) and the longest serving US Navy ship.
d.
Ada Washington
worked as a maid and nanny for producer
Sean S. Cunningham
s parent; this movie was her sole foray into film acting.
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