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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Closer to Home (1995) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Closer to Home (1995) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Closer to Home (1995).
About the movie:
Closer to Home weaves a universal, haunting tale of two people inexorably drawn together for vastly different reasons...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Closer to Home (1995)?
a.
Director
Stuart Baird
called the scene in which Riker (
Jonathan Frakes
) and the Viceroy (
Ron Perlman
) chase each other through the bowels of the ship the
Alien
moment of the movie.
b.
The screenplay was written by
Luc Besson
exclusively for
Jet Li
.
c.
In the time it took to bring
Madeline Ortaliz
over to USA to complete her New York scenes, she and members of her family were involved in a near-fatal car accident on the North Expressway in the Philippines.
d.
Dominique You, the character played by
Akim Tamiroff
, was based on a real-life cannoneer of Napoleon.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Closer to Home (1995)?
a.
Erich von Stroheim
playing Field Marshall Erwin Rommel dictatorially insisted on garnishing his own military uniform and he got permission from the Paramount studio to design this costume as well as his hair & makeup. He studied photographs of Rommel and then made requests for specific equipment, clothing and props. These included authentic German field glasses, a whisk, and a 35mm Leica camera with actual film. These items were all fully functional, in working order and of the correct provenance. Stroheim maintained that his performance could be affected as an actor would know if the items he were wearing or using were not authentic. Director
Billy Wilder
queried him about the real film in the camera which wouldnt be seen by viewers with von Stroheim replying, "An audience always senses whether a prop is genuine or false." Rommel dressed casually and wore loose-fitting uniforms yet von Stroheim demanded that he wear "a uniform as it is supposed to be worn." Von Stroheim believed that Rommel never took off his cap in the desert sun and so did not have sunburn face make-up above his eyes.
b.
This film re-used the theme music from
Dinosaurus!
.
c.
Ruth Gordon
s last film.
d.
Despite having no prior experience in either film or theater,
Madeline Ortaliz
was chosen by the director over more than 200 actors vying for the role of Dalisay.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Closer to Home (1995)?
a.
For the duration of shooting, the filmmakers actually lived in George and Jesss apartment.
b.
Belinda Aquino (University of Hawaii at Manoa) tried to convince other members of the selection committee to ban the film from being screened at the Hawaii International Film festival because she felt it was derogatory to Filipino society. Despite writing letters of protest she was overruled 23 to 1.
c.
The Paris train station set was recycled from
Now, Voyager
.
d.
Spocks time travel in this film pays homage to his other time-traveling adventures in the episodes "All Our Yesterdays" (where he gets stranded in an icy planet) and "Yesteryear" (where he encounters and converses with his past self).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Closer to Home (1995)?
a.
Alice Faye
recorded a commercial version of the enduring "I Feel a Song Coming On" (music by
Jimmy McHugh
, lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
and
George Oppenheimer
), a tune which Alice shared in the film with
Frances Langford
and
Patsy Kelly
. The American Record Company decided not to issue Miss Fayes rendition, and eventually, the masters were disposed of. Another unreleased effort, a remake of Miss Fayes solo in the picture, "Speaking Confidentially" (note: Mr. Oppenheimer received no writing credit here) was spared from junking and now can be heard on two
Alice Faye
CD collections: "The Complete ARC & Brunswick Sides" from Sony, and "Youll Never Know" from Living Era.
b.
Although it is not included as a deleted scene on the DVD,
Sylvester Stallone
has said that a scene was filmed in which Rocky sees a woman that looks like Adrian in the building where Robert Jr. works. He follows her for a while before he realizes it is not Adrian. Stallone decided to cut the scene because he felt that Rockys loneliness had already been established enough, and that this scene was overkill.
c.
The studio wanted
Tommy Lee Jones
for the role of Snake Plissken. The studio didnt think
Kurt Russell
was right for the role because of his prior work.
d.
Madeline Ortaliz
was 16 years old when she shot her first scene.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Closer to Home (1995)?
a.
Carice van Houten
,
Waldemar Kobus
,
Christian Berkel
and
Halina Reijn
appeared in
Zwartboek
,
Paul Verhoeven
s movie based on World War II.
b.
Anna Paquin
s character state that she was previously a phys ed teacher. In real life, her mother was a phys ed teacher.
c.
Three weeks into shooting the New York scenes, the Screen Actors Guild unexpectedly shut down the production for real and/or imagined violations. After nearly all night negotiations, with the help of a sympathetic SAG Rep and the posting of an additional $11,000 cash bond, production resumed at 5am that morning.
d.
This film was disqualified by the Academy for the Best Makeup Oscar because digital touch-ups were done on close-ups of
Nicole Kidman
to make the nose seem seamless.
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