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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cinderella Man (2005) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cinderella Man (2005) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Cinderella Man (2005).
About the movie:
The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cinderella Man (2005)?
a.
Damon Lindelof
likened the Romulans in the film to pirates, with their unique tattoos, disorganized costuming, and practical ship with mechanics visible.
b.
Filmed over six days in late October, 2008.
c.
Ben Stiller
: [
Star Trek
] Speedman is seen watching clips from
Arena
.
d.
This Depression-era drama made headlines for being not only one of the best reviewed films of 2005, but one of the least well attended. After four weeks of release the film had taken around US$50 million, which even during the box-office slump of the time was a disappointment, especially considering the good buzz. AMC Theatres hoped to keep the film and started a unique offer of a money-back guarantee. Ticket buyers who did not like the film were promised that their money would be refunded, no questions asked.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cinderella Man (2005)?
a.
At one point in the film, Howard Hughes (
Leonardo DiCaprio
) and Katharine Hepburn (
Cate Blanchett
) address each other as "City Mouse" and "Country Mouse" - a detail lifted from telegrams exchanged between the two that were auctioned off after
Katharine Hepburn
s death in 2003, in which they address each other by those names. In the movie, Howard calls Kate "country mouse", and she calls him "city mouse." This is incorrect: Howard was the country mouse (living in suburban Los Angeles) while Kate was the city mouse (a regular in New York).
b.
Rosemarie DeWitt
, who plays the neighbor Sara Wilson, is the granddaughter of the real
Jimmy Braddock
. She is the daughter of his daughter Rosemarie, who is portrayed by
Ariel Waller
in the film.
c.
In the first movie where
Al Pacino
and
Robert De Niro
starred together,
The Godfather: Part II
, they both played gangsters. In their second movie
Heat
, Pacino was a cop, and DeNiro was a gangster. In this, their third movie together, they are both cops. This is also the first movie where they have extended interaction. They never shared a scene in
The Godfather: Part II
and in
Heat
they only had two scenes.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 15, 1944 with
Betty Jane Rhodes
and
Jerry Colonna
reprising their film roles.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cinderella Man (2005)?
a.
The streetcars used in the movie are owned by the Halton County Radial Railway Museum, which has a huge collection of streetcars near Milton, Ontario, Canada.
b.
This short film series was originally created for the underground gothic arts / club community in San Franciscos SOMA district which hosted a club event in 2004 celebrating the tenth anniversary of Brandon Lees film The Crow.
c.
55 sets were built in four sound stages.
d.
Eileen Heckart
also starred in a 1966 TV version.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cinderella Man (2005)?
a.
Released at a time when musicals were rapidly going out of fashion, the film went notoriously over budget and behind schedule. Opening to mostly negative reviews, it was not the huge box office success that the producers had hoped.
b.
The scene where soldiers from the 14th Brooklyn (the red-legged infantrymen) gather over the corpse of Gen. Reynolds came about mostly thanks to director of photography
Kees Van Oostrum
. Having grown weary of shooting so much "blue and gray", he was attracted to the unit of soldiers decked out in richer colors.
c.
Matt Damon
,
Ben Affleck
,
Billy Bob Thornton
and
Mark Wahlberg
were all considered for the role of
Jimmy Braddock
d.
The children shown in the shots of the Bedouin trading outpost, as well as the shots of the Royal Air Force runways were local Marrakesh children.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cinderella Man (2005)?
a.
The cinematographer invented a "tire-cam" which is a camera cushioned inside a tire and behind Plexiglas. This allowed the professional boxers to hit the tire to create realistic reactions from a first-person point-of-view.
b.
This film was the first shown in the Museum of Modern Arts festival tribute to film comedy in 1976.
c.
Tom Hanks
said that he would make the film only if all the events that took place were true to historical reality.
d.
John Barry
was commissioned by Paramount Pictures to compose, produce, and record a complete score. However, Barry was taken off the project after creative differences and reaction to test screenings . Although
Michel Colombier
completed the score, a few cues by Barry remain in the film, and one, "Wisdom of the Ages", was released on the original soundtrack LP. As of the present, the entirety of both Barrys largely unused music and Colombiers final theatrical version score have been issued on a limited edition 3-CD soundtrack by Capitol/La-La Land Records.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cinderella Man (2005)?
a.
Clive Owen
was also considered for the lead role.
b.
Director
James Bryan
edited down Joanies bloody death scene because he felt the scene got too disturbingly violent for the films tongue-in-cheek tone.
c.
For the scene that required
Donna Reed
to throw a rock into the window of the Granville House,
Frank Capra
hired a marksman to shoot it out for her on cue. To everyones amazement,
Donna Reed
broke the window with true aim and heft without the assistance of the hired marksman!
d.
When
Olivia de Havilland
agreed to make the film,
Robert Aldrich
called
Bette Davis
to give her the good news. He also requested she keep the news a secret until he returned in two days, when he would legally inform
Joan Crawford
and her lawyer by letter. However, Bette didnt listen, she called her press agent Rupert Allen, who immediately leaked the story to the press.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cinderella Man (2005)?
a.
Carlo Ponti
wanted to shoot the film in the Soviet Union, but the government refused his requests.
David Lean
visited Yugoslavia and the Scandinavian countries in search of locations. Both areas were too cold and the bureaucracy in Yugoslavia was too prohibitive. In the end, the majority of the film was shot in Spain.
b.
In the DVD commentary,
Chevy Chase
mentions that the scene in which Rusty puts his feet up on top of the drivers seat was originally not in the script, but the producers liked it, so it was kept in the movie.
c.
Crowe suffered from several concussions and cracked teeth.
d.
A movie poster of another
Jim Wynorski
film,
The Lost Empire
, is seen in the background of many shots in the restaurant.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cinderella Man (2005)?
a.
Was originally intended to be directed by
Lasse Hallström
.
b.
In the UK, the films video release was to be the same week that Thomas Hamilton walked into a primary school in the Scottish town of Dunblane and killed 16 children and a teacher before killing himself, shocking a nation unused to such gun crimes. Warner Brothers immediately went to the British Board of Film Classification to take another look at the certification granted the film. The BBFC however stood by their decision, so Warners took it upon themselves to withhold video release. Thus, when the film had its terrestrial TV premiere on the UKs channel five two years later, it became one of the few films to be broadcast on television without having a video release beforehand.
c.
Reels 3, 4 and 6 of this 7 Reel film survive in the Library of Congress.
d.
Esther Minciotti
(Mrs. Piletti),
Augusta Ciolli
(Aunt Catherine), and
Joe Mantell
(Angie) all repeat their roles from the television version of
Marty
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cinderella Man (2005)?
a.
On
Mary Pickford
s urging, the role of Don Diego was offered to
Ramon Novarro
. He rejected it, however, because Pickford once stated that his "face and body dont match".
b.
At one time,
Penny Marshall
was intended to direct the film.
c.
Was filmed by a small company in Detriot. Miriam Cooper made only $650 a week during filming.
d.
The pool game scenes were all filmed during the first week of shooting.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cinderella Man (2005)?
a.
Fourth Mad Max movie.
b.
The Realtor sign in front of Joes house has an actual phone number of 312-257-2738 for Curtiss Real Estate on it instead of the usual 555 exchange. The 257 exchange is invalid for the Chicago 312 area code.
c.
After the huge success of
The Great Ziegfeld
MGM wanted to make a movie of
Lillian Russell
starring
Jeanette MacDonald
, but that project fell through. Twentieth Century Fox then decided to make a movie about Russell.
d.
Professional boxers played
Jimmy Braddock
s opponents. They were told to land their blows as close to
Russell Crowe
s body as possible. Unfortunately, they sometimes couldnt pull back in time and ended up injuring Crowe.
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