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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Death to Smoochy (2002) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Death to Smoochy (2002) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Death to Smoochy (2002).
About the movie:
When he is fired for taking payola, the host for a children's television show plots revenge against his replacement, a rhino named Smoochy.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death to Smoochy (2002)?
a.
John Carl Buechler
was considered to direct the film, and his version of the story was going to be a straight up horror film, in which the Garbage Pail Kids would have spawned from radioactive sludge that had found its way to a garbage can filled with broken dolls, turning them into serial killers.
b.
When Kate and Luc are first talking in their room at Cannes, the song "Verlaine" is playing; its lyrics include the words "Les sanglots longues des violons de lautomne blessent mon coeur dun langueur monotone" ("The long sobs of the violins of autumn wound my heart with a monotonous languor"). These words from a poem by Verlaine had been used in 1944 to form the code phrases that alerted the Resistance to the Allied invasion of France, as depicted in
The Longest Day
.
c.
Richard Hamiltons last film.
d.
Parker Brothers wouldnt let the filmmakers use their Ouija board in the movie, so director
Roberta Findlay
had to come up with the stone spirit hand instead.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death to Smoochy (2002)?
a.
During the Ice Show, the Chinese writing thats shining on the ice when we see Spinner/Smoochy The Rhino lying dead, reads: "Dead Rhino".
b.
All the cast members did their own stunts.
c.
When the Baduns are talking on the phone to Cruella, they are holding a newspaper. The only headline on the front page (apart from the dognapping) is CARLSEN SPEAKS, and a picture of a capsized ship. This helps us to date the story, since the Carlsen in question is
Henrik Kurt Carlsen
, captain of the freighter Flying Enterprise, which sank after a prolonged struggle in the Atlantic. This was the media event of the year in 1952.
d.
Sidney Lumet
was originally attached to direct but felt that he had already covered off the subject of the Holocaust with his film
The Pawnbroker
. Then
Billy Wilder
turned in a draft of the screenplay before deciding that he wanted to retire from film-making.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death to Smoochy (2002)?
a.
The motto carved over the door to the Trolls Market is "Unus Mundus", which literally translates as "One World", and refers to the idea that there is an underlying reality from which everything emerges and to which everything will return. The idea was popularized by Swiss psychoanalyst
Carl Jung
.
b.
Professional boxing coach "Mushy" Callahan trained Elvis for the fight scenes.
c.
Partial scenes, where Spider-Man is hanging from the back of an armored car, were filmed in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, due to high shooting costs in New York City.
d.
In Sheldons (Edward Nortons) house/apartment he has a picture of a rhino on his wall. He kept this picture and has it hanging on his wall in real life.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death to Smoochy (2002)?
a.
The first cut of the film included a sequence in which
Vincent Price
sings a song and accompanies himself on the piano. Twentieth Century-Foxs PR department planted stories declaring that Price (who sang with the Yale Glee Club and had a song in
The House of the Seven Gables
) would become the next
Perry Como
. The number was cut, however, and Prices singing "career" never happened.
b.
This films theatrical success was followed by two theatrically released sequels -
Amityville II: The Possession
an official sequel/prequel;
Amityville 3-D
, not an official sequel; and five direct-to-video low-budget sequels released from 1989 to 1996. Then theres
The Amityville Horror
, based on the book written by
Jay Anson
.
c.
Originally, Col. Winter (
James Gandolfini
) was supposed to smoke cigars. Gandolfini pleaded with director
Rod Lurie
to drop the idea because he felt smoking cigars would remind audiences too much of Tony Soprano, his star-making role in
The Sopranos
.
d.
Features a shot of
Catherine Keener
whizzing a Frisbee at
Edward Norton
which is very similar to a shot in
The War of the Roses
which was also directed by
Danny DeVito
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death to Smoochy (2002)?
a.
The movie was originally conceived by
Charles Chaplin
as a novel titled "Footlights".
b.
In the original script, the Smoochy costume was orange.
c.
All of the business cards read "Vice President".
d.
Garrett Jones
originally had a much smaller role as Will, but writer/director
Jake Kennedy
was so impressed by Jones acting that he expanded Jones part by writing additional dialogue for his character.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death to Smoochy (2002)?
a.
Sex is mentioned six times throughout the film. While this may not be a big deal today the filmmakers in 1952 had trouble getting the word to make it past the censors.
b.
The credit screenwriters Frank and Teresa Christina were, in fact, the names of the three children of co-stars
Tom Laughlin
and Delores Taylor:
Frank Laughlin
,
Teresa Kelly
and Christina Laughlin.
c.
Jim Carrey
was attached to star at one point but eventually dropped out to do
The Majestic
d.
During the wedding scene at the end,
Harold Russell
fluffed his lines during his vows. Rather that calling cut and ordering a re-take,
William Wyler
liked how natural it sounded and this was the take used.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death to Smoochy (2002)?
a.
The film was shot almost completely with hand-held cameras.
b.
The company could only get
Eddie Murphy
for a brief, six week window, to shoot his role in the movie. He was in between shooting
Life
and
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
and had just a brief time in his busy schedule to work on this project.
c.
In the scene where Spinner gets dropped into the middle of the street, theres a puddle beside him. The Chinese character reflected in the puddle is the word for "death".
d.
Was released the same day that
Mark Lenard
(Sarek) died.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death to Smoochy (2002)?
a.
The ice skating stunts at the end of the movie were choreographed and skated by Canadian skater
Elvis Stojko
.
b.
The car that Doc Ock throws at the deli is a 2004 Saturn Ion Quad coupe. Saturn provided four for production, of which three were used, being hurled 30 yards into the building. Director
Sam Raimi
was reportedly very impressed with the vehicles durability.
c.
The full quote from
Lord Byron
is All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.
d.
The lowest grossing film nominated for Best Picture since
The Dresser
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death to Smoochy (2002)?
a.
Singer
Henry Rollins
auditioned for the part of Spinner. Rollins details the first audition with
Danny DeVito
on his spoken word performance DVD
Henry Rollins: Up for It
, part of which consists of throwing a chair at DeVito.
b.
When Carmen Ibanez is taking the starship out of dock the first time, she flicks a switch to release the hoses attached to the docking platform. That switch is the power switch from a 1982 era IBM PC, the very first PC to see widespread use in home and office.
c.
A long-board was used as a dolly.
d.
Milo Addica
: (writer) plays the prison guard Tommy, who leads the group in prayer and tells the others that Lawrence Musgrove likes to draw because it calms him down.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Death to Smoochy (2002)?
a.
Fannie Brices movie debut, and her only movie for Warner Bros.
b.
When hosting
The 78th Annual Academy Awards
,
Jon Stewart
mentioned this movie as one of his few acting jobs. He said "Welcome to the Seventy-Eighth Annual Academy Awards... hosted by me... the fourth male lead in "Death To Smoochy". Rent it."
c.
During filming,
Mark Ryan
acted as a stand-in for the Transformers on set, to give the actors a physical presence to react to/act against. He also ad-libbed characters during the films post-production. He was taken on board to voice Jetfire.
d.
Drafts for the script were written by Craig Pearce, James Schamus and Lewis Colick, but the final script was written by Craig Pearce and Lewis Colick.
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