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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dancer in the Dark (2000) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dancer in the Dark (2000) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Dancer in the Dark (2000).
About the movie:
An east European girl goes to America with her young son, expecting it to be like a Hollywood film.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dancer in the Dark (2000)?
a.
In
The Case of the Curious Bride
, one of
Errol Flynn
s earliest films, his role consisted of lying on a marble slab as a corpse. There was also a flashback sequence towards the end of the film showing how Flynn was killed. The film in question has appeared at least twice on Turner Classic Movies during Errol Flynn festivals despite his very limited (certainly less than two minutes) screen time.
b.
The fountain pen you see Lovecraft using to make his notes on the Necronomicon is a Sheaffer Calligraphy.
c.
When the workers are shown leaving the factory near the beginning of the film, we can briefly see a man and a woman, each holding a baby, waiting in the parking lot. The woman is Bente Frøge Trier, wife of writer-director
Lars von Trier
; the two infants are their twin sons. Von Trier originally cut these cameos out of the film, but reinserted them following protests from his wife.
d.
Robert Shaw
was also in trouble with the IRS and had to flee the country once his scenes were completed.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dancer in the Dark (2000)?
a.
The role of Cathy, Selmas best friend, was originally written for an African-American woman. However,
Catherine Deneuve
, who had written to
Lars von Trier
several years earlier about the possibility of doing a film together, expressed interest in the part. Von Trier cast her and slightly rewrote the part as a French immigrant woman to accommodate Deneuve.
b.
Near the end of the film (a Paramount production) take a good look at the hand weapon the Aliens are using. It looks remarkably like the one the Klingons used on the Original Star Trek, minus the longer barrel. Coincidence or reuse of props?
c.
Idris Elba
had originally been considered to take over as Alex Cross from
Morgan Freeman
. Idris had previously starred in
Tyler Perry
s film
Daddys Little Girls
.
d.
Vince Offer
left his acting career and went on to market the ShamWow, an extra absorbent chamois, and the Slapchop, a hand held item used to cut small foods.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dancer in the Dark (2000)?
a.
More than 20 directors passed on directing the movie.
b.
The third film in
Lars von Trier
s "Golden Heart" trilogy in which the heroines remain naïve despite their actions. The two other parts are
Breaking the Waves
and
Idioterne
.
c.
Phillip Seymour Hoffmans film debut.
d.
The special-effects were generated with an Commodore Amiga computer.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dancer in the Dark (2000)?
a.
Stellan Skarsgård
was originally cast in the role of Jeff, Selmas would-be boyfriend, but was unable to play a part as large as that due to a scheduling conflict (with
Aberdeen
). The part of Jeff went instead to
Peter Stormare
, and Skarsgård ended up playing the substantially smaller (only two scenes) role of Selmas eye doctor.
b.
Barry Levinson
claims that the infamous football quiz that Eddie forces his fiancée to pass is based on something that one of his male cousins did in real life.
c.
The movie theater where the alien creature attacks movie goers is showing
The Blob
. That movie contains a scene in which an alien creature attacks movie goers in a theater.
d.
After the bomb goes off at the end of the movie and you see parts of news footage and debris, you see a cinema that is showing the movie. In
Dirty Work
two men open a revenge-for-hire business, doing other peoples dirty work. At the end of this film, Faraday does Langs dirty work by planting the bomb for him.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dancer in the Dark (2000)?
a.
The word "fuck" and all permutations of it are spoken 189 times.
b.
Episode titles: 1. The Penalty 2. Disaster 3. The Claws of Death 4. Hidden Enemies 5. The Disastrous Rescue 6. The House of Peril 7. In the Enemys Hands 8. The Dread Professor 9. The Death Trap 10. The Capture
c.
While filming, a severed hand was discovered by the officers working on the film in a vacant lot.
d.
During the Scatterheart-sequence, Selma (
Björk
) lies down on a stack of birch logs. In Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish, "Björk" means "birch".
Lars von Trier
said he thought it would be fun to put in the movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dancer in the Dark (2000)?
a.
John Ashton
said that
Robert De Niro
got into the part so much that during the fight scene on the train, De Niro actually hit him.
b.
The directors wife makes a cameo appearance as a plague victim.
c.
Body Count: 6
d.
In very beginning of the film
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
you can hear the song "My Favourite Things", which is contained in this movie. During the 27 seconds this song is played, you can see a sign held by a Vietnamese man with the name "Selma" on it.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dancer in the Dark (2000)?
a.
Farrah Fawcett
s first big starring role. Fawcett received top billing on this movie.
b.
Conrad L. Hall
, the films original cinematographer, was fired five days into filming.
c.
Henry Fonda
won the Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role for his role as Norman Thayer, Jr. At 76 (actually 76 years and 317 days), he was the oldest actor to win the Best Actor Oscar. He is also the only actor to win the Best Actor Academy Award aged in his seventies. Fonda though is not the oldest actor to win an Academy Award for acting as
George Burns
won a Supporting Actor Oscar for
The Sunshine Boys
at age 80 (actually 80 years and 69 days).
d.
The name of the Judge is A.D. Mantle, a reference to
Anthony Dod Mantle
. He was the director of photography of three Dogme 95 films (
Festen
,
Mifunes sidste sang
, and
Julien Donkey-Boy
). Director
Lars von Trier
was one of the founders of the Dogme 95 movement.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dancer in the Dark (2000)?
a.
The exteriors in the scene where the adult Noodles visits the mausoleum containing the bodies of his three friends was filmed at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx. The mausoleum was actually that of John "Bet a Million" Gates, a founder of Texaco and the man credited with popularizing barbed wire.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 11, 1946 with
Van Heflin
reprising his film role.
c.
WHILHEM SCREAM: When Damian Drake throws the grenade in the picture video
d.
Lars von Trier
originally cast himself as the angry man who chastises Selma and Cathy in the movie theater. However, due to the contentious on-set relationship between himself and
Björk
, he feared that he might end up losing control and overacting, so the part went to
Michael Flessas
instead.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dancer in the Dark (2000)?
a.
Denmarks first and only "Monster" movie.
b.
Writer-director
Lars von Trier
s first draft screenplay was called "Taps" and featured tap dancing in every scene. Choreographer
Vincent Paterson
convinced von Trier that it would be far too difficult, if not impossible, to teach something as "technical" as tap dancing to
Björk
and the other cast members within a reasonable period of time. Von Trier rewrote the screenplay so that the songs would be more in the style of "traditional" Hollywood musicals, but retained some of the tap-dancing motif with the character of Oldrich Novy.
c.
The tongue stud that
Nikki Reed
wore in the film was real, but
Evan Rachel Wood
s was not. It was made like a suction cup, but occasionally would fall off. Because of this, she ended up accidentally swallowing a few of them by the time the movie had finished filming.
d.
The musical theme of the terrace sequence and a few other pieces were re-written by David Raksin on the request of the producers following a bad preview.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dancer in the Dark (2000)?
a.
In the DVD commentary,
Carrie Fisher
shares that she and a friend of hers read the script out loud....and both, in fact, wanted to play Han Solo! That, of course, was impossible since Han is a male character. But that didnt stop Carrie! As she puts it, the one character she COULD play was Princess Leia....and the rest, of course, is history!
b.
Gene Hackman
turned down the film several times, but was ultimately convinced to sign on after a phone call by director
Tony Scott
.
Will Smith
later signed on at a relative post-
Independence Day
bargain price because he wanted to work with Hackman.
c.
The "Moustache Man" hologram projected by the Decepticons is actually Brian Reece, a serving MH-53 pilot. He was spotted while piloting the Blackout helicopters, and both
Michael Bay
and
Steven Spielberg
thought he had the right look (mean and cold) for a Decepticon hologram. Reece had to reschedule his wedding and honeymoon to film his scenes.
d.
Though the film is set in Washington State, it was filmed in Sweden. Some of the cast members in smaller parts are Swedish actors who are dubbed by actors with American accents.
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