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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cloverfield (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cloverfield (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Cloverfield (2008).
About the movie:
Revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cloverfield (2008)?
a.
During the 8 weeks of preproduction, they tried many others, before SweetNLow finally agreed. But they didnt benefit otherwise from product placement.
b.
Canadian boxer Wayne Gordon taught
Russell Crowe
how to box for the movie. Gordon donated a pair of gloves worn by Crowe to the museum in Melfort, Saskatchewan, where Gordons father is from.
c.
This is third Halloween film that
Danielle Harris
has been in. She first appeared in
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
and
Halloween 5
as Jamie Lloyd, daughter of Laurie Strode. (Her character was re-cast in
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
, and then killed off.)
d.
In the teaser trailer, the voice yelling "I saw it! Its alive! Its huge!" is that of Director
Matt Reeves
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cloverfield (2008)?
a.
The beer the one of the two assassins drinks in the Babylon Club before the shoot-out is a Bavarian Löwenbräu beer. The brewery is located in Munich/Germany and was probably founded in 1383. Also the box seen in the money-counting-scene, where Tony Montana wants the money to be counted a second time, is a Löwenbräu-box. Löwenbräu would be translated into English with lions-brewery.
b.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1995.
c.
One of the original ideas for a title for the movie was "Greyshot," both a reference to the hand-held style of filming and the name of the bridge in Central Park where Rob and Beth take refuge.
d.
Jessica Tandy
was originally slated to play Blanche, after creating the role on Broadway. The role was given to
Vivien Leigh
(after
Olivia de Havilland
refused it) because she had more box-office appeal.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cloverfield (2008)?
a.
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.
b.
Director
Len Wiseman
credits actor
Timothy Olyphant
(Thomas Gabriel) with coming up with the idea of how McClane kills Gabriel. In order to keep it a secret, the scene was not included in the films shooting script.
c.
The decapitated head of the Statue of Liberty in the street is inspired by the poster for
John Carpenter
s
Escape from New York
, which depicts the head of the Statue of Liberty lying in the middle of the street.
d.
Madonna
and
Sean Penn
were approached to star together in this movie, but
Blake Edwards
wanted to cast
Bruce Willis
in the male lead and
Melanie Griffith
or
Kim Basinger
in the female lead, so
Madonna
backed out. Eventually Basinger would be chosen for the female lead.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cloverfield (2008)?
a.
According to Hollywood legend, the title was supposed to be "Rat Pfink and Boo Boo" but the title designer messed it up; and the director lacked the budget to fix it; however, Steckler denies this in the audio commentary.
b.
The film begins on April 27 and ends on May 23 at the exact same time: 6.42 AM.
c.
Although
Keenan Wynn
plays the crazy old man, he was in fact nine years younger than
John Wayne
.
d.
Second of two theatrical feature films starring Australian actor
Vince Colosimo
and directed by
Michael Pattinson
. The first was
Moving Out
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cloverfield (2008)?
a.
Clancy Brown
, who plays Captain Hadley in this film, played another character named Captain Hadley in
The Guardian
.
b.
The voice yelling "Oh my God!" repeatedly when the head of the Statue of Liberty lands on the street is producer
Bryan Burk
.
c.
Shooting was completed on May 29, 1940, after which
Alfred Hitchcock
made a visit to England. He returned on July 3 with the word that the Germans were expected to start bombing at any time.
Ben Hecht
was hurriedly called in and wrote the tacked-on final scene set at a London radio station. It was filmed on July 5, and the real-life bombing started on July 10, 1940.
d.
When Emily, the character played by
Gale Sondergaard
, meets the new occupants of the house, one of the women asks her "Didnt I see you in Rebecca?". Sondergaards character is made to look like
Judith Anderson
s character in the
Alfred Hitchcock
thriller
Rebecca
, and Sondergaard herself bears a striking physical resemblance to Anderson.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cloverfield (2008)?
a.
The voice in the mysterious radio broadcast that plays after the end credits is director
Matt Reeves
.
b.
Some of the apartment scenes were actually shot in the real apartment where the story originated from in Hollywood.
c.
The computer listed in the credits that was used to help create the movie is called the "Roddenberry".
d.
Various newspapers initially indicated that
Robert Wise
was to direct the film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cloverfield (2008)?
a.
The character of Sheriff Bracke, played by
Richard Burgi
, is named after author
Peter Bracke
, who wrote the book "Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th".
b.
Won Best Cinematography at the 2009 Festivus Film Festival.
c.
Images from
King Kong
,
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
, and
Them!
are hidden within the film. Each image is seen extremely briefly, for only a single frame, during a camera edit. The "Them!" picture is shown at 00.24.06, the "Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" picture is shown at 00.45.27, and the "King Kong" picture is shown at 1.06.55. A brief clip of Rob and Beth at a train station is seen with the "King Kong" image at 1.06.51.
d.
Although this film was publicized as being filmed and shown in CinemaScope 55 (a wider-than-usual, 55 millimeter, 6-track stereo system), it was only shown in standard 35mm CinemaScope. However, a 6-track version of the soundtrack had been made in addition to the standard 4-track version, and it was a 6-track dub which was used in the films premiere. See also
The King and I
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cloverfield (2008)?
a.
The censors werent too happy about the line in the song "Lonesome Polecat" where the brothers lament "A man cant sleep when he sleeps with sheep". By not showing any sheep in the same shot as the brothers, the film-makers were able to get away with it.
b.
The opening party scenes were filmed without music, and the guests in the background were silently pretending to talk to one another. All the music was added in post-production.
c.
A scene in the trailer where Wayne declares "If I ever sport a look like that, you have full permission to shoot me in the head" was deleted from the film. Another scene in trailers where Garth says "That was just like the first movie" was deleted from the film.
d.
Jacques Vanaire
is in studio records/casting call lists in the role of "Waiter," but he did not appear or was not identifiable in the movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cloverfield (2008)?
a.
The Alpha Beta party was filmed at a funeral home.
b.
The sounds made by the Brachiosaurs were a combination of whale and donkey sounds.
c.
Cadys friend Janis Ian is likely related to Janis Ian, the singer of "At Seventeen," a song about realizing at age 17 the beautiful are favored. "I learned the truth at seventeen that love was meant for beauty queens ... and those of us with ravaged faces, lacking in the social graces, desperately remained at home, inventing lovers on the phone." The song is also playing in the scene when Karen tells Cady that she has a "fifth sense ... Its like ESPN or something."
d.
The head of the Statue of Liberty is shown about 50% larger than actual size. CG supervisor
David Vickery
said in an interview that many people imagined the head being much bigger than it actually is, and that the size was increased due to complaints that the head looked too small in the trailer.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cloverfield (2008)?
a.
John Leguizamo
tried 30 different voices for Sid. After viewing a documentary about sloths, he learned that they store food in their mouths; this led to him wondering what he would sound like with food in his mouth. After attempting to speak as if he had food in his mouth, he decided that it was the perfect voice for Sid.
b.
Brian Austin Green
was originally up for the role of Todd.
c.
Many scenes were shot with the Panasonic HVX200 "prosumer" digital video camera. Visual effects plates were shot primarily with the Thomson Grass Valley Viper Filmstream digital video camera; the effects camera in NYC was the Sony F23 digital video camera.
d.
As of January 2002 the film cannot be shown on public television in Bulgaria. The National Television had scheduled it for showing but the Bulgarian Orthodox Church managed to get a forbidding order and the Council of Electronic Media banned it.
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