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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Coraline (2009) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Coraline (2009) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Coraline (2009).
About the movie:
An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coraline (2009)?
a.
Barry Sonnenfeld
s directorial debut.
b.
The opening theme song, "Sylvia" by The David Raskin Orchestra, was originally the love theme of the soap opera
Sylvia
, starring
Carroll Baker
. A slightly different version, by the same ensemble: the "Dirty Shame" vocals are by the orchestras chorus, while the older films arrangement had
Paul Anka
as guest vocalist.
c.
In a deleted portion of the table scene where Coralines (real) father sings to her, he laments, "I think I have a virus." Coralines father is voiced by
John Hodgman
, perhaps more famously known as "PC" in Apples "Im a Mac" advertisements, where he often complains of being susceptible to viruses.
d.
Several of the characters in this movie also appear in Walker Texas Ranger.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coraline (2009)?
a.
Jim Carrey
was seduced by the project as he felt it would enable him to act in some truly funny scenes which would also make the audience think about themselves and wonder if they should perhaps say "yes" more often.
b.
Brian De Palma
was also considered to direct but the producers were dragged to a private screening of
Mean Streets
(
Robert De Niro
and
Martin Scorsese
s previous collaboration) before they told Scorsese he could direct, but only if he got De Niro to play the lead.
c.
Ralph, the
Jonathan Winters
character, tells a long story concerning an English pirate who founded the country of Parador, to explain why Alphonse Simms has an Anglo-Saxon surname. The real reason is that the film was shot in Brazil, and director
Paul Mazursky
needed a shot of a crowd of Brazilian extras chanting the dictators name. When the crowd is calling out "Simms! Simms!", they are actually chanting "Sim! Sim!". "Sim" is "yes" in Portuguese, the language of Brazil.
d.
The Pink Palaces address bears the same numbers as the nondescript warehouse where the film was produced.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coraline (2009)?
a.
The helicopter used to portray Blue Thunder was a French-made Gazelle helicopter with bolt-on parts to change its appearance. Most notably the chin cannon assembly was too heavy, necessitating a weight attached to the tail to keep the nose from dipping forward in flight.
b.
The character Wybie Lovat is not in
Neil Gaiman
s novel. He was created so Coraline would not have to talk to herself and so she would have a friend her own age.
c.
The original screenplay by
Charlie Kaufman
included a short conversation between Joel (
Jim Carrey
) and Clementine (
Kate Winslet
) about the album "Rain Dogs" by
Tom Waits
during one of the opening scenes on the train. During this conversation Joel says he remembers buying the album and liking it, but he cant remember anything about it. While the dialogue was stripped from the film, during the fast shots of Stan (
Mark Ruffalo
) showing Joel the items he has brought in that remind him of Clementine a copy of the CD "Rain Dogs" can be seen for just a moment. Also the "blue ruin" reference comes from a lyric on the same album.
d.
Chris Columbus
: as a wedding guest, he leans over and kisses Becky on the cheek.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coraline (2009)?
a.
Hanna Putnam
had to perform the fake orgasm scene for her audition.
b.
That Michael Myers could drive a car despite having gotten committed to an asylum at the age of six inspired many guffaws. The first movie novelization came up with a simple but effective explanation: when Doctor Loomis drove Michael to sanity hearings over the years, Michael simply watched very closely and carefully as Doctor Loomis operated the car. Remember, even if Michael sat in the back seat and there was a screen of bulletproof glass partition, Michael could still look over the Doctors shoulder without Loomis realizing the significance.
c.
One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by
Harry Medved
and
Randy Lowell
.
d.
There are many parallels to this movie and Alice in Wonderland: the small door that Alice/Coraline go through to a different world, the black cat/Cheshire cat that mysteriously comes and goes.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coraline (2009)?
a.
On the back of the moving van youll see graffiti on the bottom right corner that reads "StopMo Rulz." StopMo is short for Stop-Motion.
b.
Monte Vandergrift
,
William Gould
and
Landers Stevens
are listed as cast members by a modern source, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie.
c.
During the hypnosis session,
Kevin Bacon
is told to imagine a movie theatre where everything is painted black (walls, chairs, everything but the screen). Later, during the rape scene, a stereo plays the Rolling Stones song "Paint it Black", performed by Gob.
d.
The New York production of "Fanny" opened at the Majestic Theater in New York on November 4, 1954 and ran for 888 performances.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coraline (2009)?
a.
This film about the Ku Klux Klan was found to be so racist that even
Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
(who wrote "The Clansman", the literary source for the controversial
The Birth of a Nation
) was offended. In addition, it was reported that the film was actually financed in part by a Florida chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.
b.
1,300 square feet of fake fur was applied to stand in for live and/or dead grass.
c.
When the Giants hand is "watching" TV, the clip that was to be playing would have been the opening to
Disneyland
, but the filmmakers couldnt secure the rights, and substituted the Maypo commercial instead.
d.
Yul Brynner
won the 1952 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Musical for "The King and I" as the King of Siam and recreated his role in the movie version.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coraline (2009)?
a.
Helen drives a Honda Hybrid, an appropriate vehicle for a heroine in a movie with an environmental message.
b.
In the script, Murray Futterman was killed during his encounter with the Gremlins but it was changed because the filmmakers found this a little harsh. So, during the news report at the end of the movie (if you listen closely the voice over) you can hear Lew Landers say that he is going to talk with Mr. Futterman at the hospital. In the novelization of the film by
George Gipe
, this change was not included.
c.
The on-screen snow was made from superglue and baking soda.
d.
The Brandon character that the S.K.I.N.S. members are referring to in the second support group meeting is actually
Shane Ryan
s character from the
Amateur Porn Star Killer
films. Spadaccini and Ryan had agreed to shoot a Brandon cameo for the film, but it never materialized due to scheduling conflicts. However, the reference remained just as an homage.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coraline (2009)?
a.
When Uncle Arthur (in the form of his actual character from the show, materialized briefly in the real world) wants to drive Jack somewhere, Jack brings up an episode where Uncle Arthur was a bad driver. Uncle Arthur replies that it really wasnt him, that hes a good driver. Uncle Arthur was originally played by
Paul Lynde
, and before Uncle Arthur was a character on the show, Paul Lynde guest starred as a driving instructor with anxiety problems. Therefore, it wasnt Uncle Arthur he referred to but another character played by Paul Lynde.
b.
Composer
John Barry
s final film.
c.
One crew member was hired specifically to knit miniature sweaters and other clothing for the puppet characters, using knitting needles as thin as human hair.
d.
This was the only movie
James William Guercio
ever made.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coraline (2009)?
a.
Rugby player
Jonah Lomu
was originally asked to play Gabor, but he declined.
b.
In the initial recording session,
Dawn French
played the role of Miss Spink and
Jennifer Saunders
played Miss Forcible. However, director
Henry Selick
wasnt satisfied with the result, so he had French and Saunders switch roles and re-record their parts. These re-recorded parts were used in the film.
c.
Two scenes - a jousting tournament and a christening - were cut from the script to save money and were never filmed.
d.
When Paul and Natalie walk into the hidden room in Wexlers office, a puppet of Freddy Krueger can be seen just before they see the axe.
Robert Englund
, who plays Wexler, played Freddy Krueger in
A Nightmare on Elm Street
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Coraline (2009)?
a.
Film debut of
Scott Hylands
.
b.
The films portrayal of Thor combines the classic Marvel Comics character (Thor is cast down to earth to as punishment for his arrogance) with the Marvel "Ultimate" character (Thor is dismissed by many on earth as a crazy deluded man).
c.
The real-life mother of
Madeleine Daly
(Katya) was
Madeleine Potter
, who played the Countess sister-in-law Greshenka.
d.
When Miss Spink and Miss Forcible are introduced, framed placards for two shows they were in are shown. The shows are "Julius Sees Her" and "King Leer", with appropriate pictures, indicating Spink and Forcible were likely burlesque actresses.
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