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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cursed (2005) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cursed (2005)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Cursed (2005).

About the movie: A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults, who, after being mauled by the beast, learn they must kill their attacker if they hope to change their fate to avoid becoming werewolves too.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cursed (2005)?
a.		Skeet Ulrich originally had a role as the third lead, Christina Riccis love interest, however when the film was re-scripted and preparing to re-shoot, he was unsatisfied with his characters changes and chose to drop out of the film. His character was then written out altogether.
b.		Based on the league patches on the drivers uniforms, it is implied that the first part of the movie takes place in 2003 and the latter in 2004. This comes from the drivers wearing Winston Cup emblems, which was last used in 2003 before Nextel took over the Cup sponsorship in 2004.
c.		Chris Pine described his first audition as being awful, mainly because he couldnt take himself seriously as a leader. He was fortunate in that J.J. Abrams didnt see his first audition and readily agreed to another one after Pines agent bumped into Abrams wife and pushed for his client.
d.		Test audiences rejected an alternate ending in which Paul remains trapped in the statue.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cursed (2005)?
a.		J. Carrol Naish had false teeth. The clicking sound of his false teeth can be heard several times on the soundtrack.
b.		The "pool on the roof" prank is actually based on an old Stuyvesant H.S. prank of the "Sixth Floor Pool". The original Stuy building on East 15th Street in Manhattan had only five floors, and freshman were sent to look for a pool upstairs. The building had no pool. There was a literary publication at Stuyvesant referencing the prank called "Sixth Floor Pool". The school moved into the new building (featured in the movie) shortly before filming began. Coincidentally, this building is across the street from Ground Zero, the former site of the World Trade Center. It was, amazingly, almost completely unharmed by the blasts. The school was used as the base of operations for the rescue efforts, and classes were moved for one term to Brooklyn Technical High School. The three "Specialized Math and Science High Schools" in NYC, requiring an examination for admittance, are Stuyvesant, Bronx High School of Science, and Brooklyn Tech (in order of difficulty of admittance).
c.		Mandy Moore was originally cast as Jenny and even filmed her scenes, but was replaced by Mya when the production was halted so the script could be rewritten.
d.		Paul Rudds film debut; it was filmed before Clueless, his first big-screen appearance.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cursed (2005)?
a.		William Katt auditioned for the role of Luke Skywalker.
b.		it has three actors who were main Bond Villians in its castChristopher Lee, Joseph Wisemanand Donald Pleasence
c.		Tied with Eclipse for the most Razzie nominations at the 2011 Razzie Awards, the award show honoring the worst motion pictures of the year. Each film had nine nominations. Airbender was nominated for every category besides Worst Actor and Worst Actress. The movie ended up winning five of the Razzies it was nominated for, including Worst Picture of the year.
d.		In the original version, the film opened with the benefit party by PETA on the hotel roof. Parts of the scene were kept from the original shooting but in the final cut, that scene is at about 50 minutes from the beginning. Mya replaced Mandy Moore in this scene.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cursed (2005)?
a.		In the big production number "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe", from Judy Garlands entrance until the tempo change is one take. Rumor has it they only shot it twice and she was dead on both times.
b.		In the fight scene in the steel mill between the two Terminators, the set was liberally dressed with rubber so the actors wouldnt hurt themselves when being flung around.
c.		This movie marks the entry of the verb doodle (in the sense of absent-minded scribbling) into the English language. The word was coined for the movie by screenwriter Robert Riskin.
d.		Some footage used in the previews was used only in brief flashes during a dream sequence. This footage is seemingly unrelated to the rest of the film.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cursed (2005)?
a.		Most of the scenes involving Milo Ventimiglia and Kristina Anapau were kept from the original shooting, including the Hollywood Boulevard scene, the high school scenes and the dog-attack scene.
b.		Among the page-two headlines advertised on the front page of the Daily Bugle: "Public Clamors for Pest Control" and "New York Fears the Bug - 20 Victims to Date."
c.		The TV spots for this movie displays an unusual disclaimer: Britney Spears Does Not Appear In This Movie. This disclaimer was inserted into TV spots because Britneys management was concerned that people might be lead to believe that Britney actually appears in the movie. It is not her in the movie; but a look-alike.
d.		Westerburg High in reality is John Adams Middle School.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cursed (2005)?
a.		In 1958, Columbia Pictures distributed this film on a double bill with This Angry Age.
b.		In a 2004 interview, Margot Kidder claimed that there are indeed enough scenes shot for this sequel by Richard Donner "somewhere in a vault" to make his own cut of the film. A website therefore started a petition for Warner Bros. to allow and sponsor Donner with his own cut of Superman II. This claim proved to be correct and the footage was re-edited into Superman II aka "The Donner Cut".
c.		Props of Freddy Krueger and the Elm Street house from Wes Cravens earlier film _Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984)_ can be seen in the background at Tinseltown during the first scene.
d.		The piece of equipment used to fire the Death Stars weapon is actually a Grass Valley Group 1600-7K television production switcher.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cursed (2005)?
a.		Chi-Chi fights at the "Toisan Tournament of Champions", and the temple is also apparently located in Toisan. In real life, Toisan is a coastal level city in Guangdong Province, China, well-known for being the hometown of a large number of Chinese-Americans; celebrities of Toisan include politicians Adrienne Clarkson and Hiram Fong, cinematographer James Wong Howe, and actors Donnie Yen and James Hong.
b.		A large number of the credited (in AFI and elsewhere) "celebrities" do not appear in the surviving version shown on Turner Classic Movies. They include: Hugo Ballin, Mabel Ballin, Robert Edeson, Claude Gillingwater, Dagmar Godowsky, Elaine Hammerstein, Alice Lake, Bessie Love, Patsy Ruth Miller, Anna Q. Nilsson, Milton Sills, Anita Stewart, Blanche Sweet, Florence Vidor, King Vidor, Johnnie Walker, and George Walsh.
c.		Many scenes in the film are actually one continuous shot. The scene where Cole is visiting the gentlemans club during the song "Love For Sale" is a good example. The scene is supposed to be representing three different times where Cole was in the club. Most of the dancers are costume personnel who would perform costume changes on other actors and themselves and then walk back into the shot. Even the singer changes hair pieces and earrings in this shot.
d.		When the production was stalled, many cast members were cut, including Illeana Douglas, Heather Langenkamp, Scott Foley, Omar Epps, Robert Forster, James Brolin and Corey Feldman. All of these actors even filmed their scenes which were cut when the movie was re-written and re-shot.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cursed (2005)?
a.		The house depicted in the films colorful German poster is the same house from the mini-series Salems Lot.
b.		The original plot had a final sequence shot on a wax museum in Hollywood. When the screenplay was re-written, the final scenes took place on a movie-oriented club. Art Department supervisors had the ability to use the same props and sets for both the shootings.
c.		Gene Wilder received top / first billing, Gilda Radner received second billing.
d.		Part of the set was built on a hydraulic system which would raise it to a 45° angle, and camera tricks were used to suggest more severe angles.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cursed (2005)?
a.		Farrah Fawcett auditioned for the role of Hattie, but turned it down.
b.		Robert Taylor was originally going to star alongside Clark Gable, according to an April 1947 edition of "The Los Angeles Times".
c.		The original plot line had three strangers brought together by a car accident in the Hollywood Hills and the subsequent attack of a werewolf. The three characters were named Ellie Hudson (Christina Ricci), Vince Winston (Skeet Ulrich) and Jimmy Myers (Jesse Eisenberg). When the script was re-written, the plot changed and focused on two estranged siblings who had to fight a curse after a werewolf attack. Skeet Ulrichs character was totally re-written and renamed Jake. Since Ellie and Jimmy became brother and sister, Ellies surname was deleted and became Myers.
d.		Patrick Hines final film.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cursed (2005)?
a.		The futuristic headquarters of "NorthAm Robotics" are actually the headquarters of Oracle Corporation, in Redwood Shores, CA.
b.		Plagued by production problems and script issues, this films release was delayed for over a year. Over half of the movie had to be re-shot with many cast members being replaced due to scheduling conflicts.
c.		Gary Sinise plays Naval Commander Kevin Dunn, who is attempting to get the Navy to pick up a new weapons system. Actor Kevin Dunn, who plays the PPV announcer, was in the movie Hot Shots! playing a Naval Commander attempting to get the Navy to pick up a new superfighter.
d.		The "America" sequence on stage was conceived as a duet between Anita and Rosalia. For the film, it was altered to be one between Anita and Bernardo.