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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Down to Earth (2001) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Down to Earth (2001) Quiz
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About the movie:
After dying before his time, an aspiring comic gets a second shot at life...by being reincarnated as a wealthy but un-likeable businessman.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Down to Earth (2001)?
a.
The comedian Joe Guy in this film is taken from the real-life comedians, brothers
Joe Torry
and
Guy Torry
.
b.
Among other actors considered for
John Cassavetes
role were
Steve McQueen
,
Rod Taylor
,
Cliff Robertson
,
George Peppard
,
Robert Wagner
,
Bobby Darin
,
George Maharis
,
Tom Tryon
and
Lee Marvin
.
c.
Kevin Smith
, a keen comic book fan, sold a large part of his collection to help fund this film. He has since been able to buy most of them back.
d.
When Kathryn Railly first gets a call about Cole she is attending a poetry recital. The work being read is a quatrain from "The Rubaiyat" by Persian-born poet and astronomer
Omar Khayyam
. The quatrain being read is: Yesterday This Days Madness did prepare; To-morrows Silence, Triumph, or Despair: Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why: Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Down to Earth (2001)?
a.
The ending was filmed two very different ways, but it was decided to end the film on a more upbeat note. It took 12 hours to clean up the set afterwards.
b.
Eugene Levy
and
Jennifer Coolidge
were in
American Pie
,
Best in Show
and
Down to Earth
together.
c.
Originally, the paintings that Jamie created were supposed to come to life at the end of the film but, it was too costly to fabricate and the idea was scrapped.
d.
Raquel Welch
- whose poster plays a significant role in the film - is a big fan of the finished movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Down to Earth (2001)?
a.
Charles Paraventi
originally auditioned for the role of Raul Chavez.
Tony Scott
did not think he was right for the part and instead cast him as Howie Stein.
b.
Mellan Mitchell
had one line during the scene in the kitchen when Lalita and Johnny are talking, but it was cut out of the film.
c.
Many of the comedy routines used in the movie were on
Chris Rock
s "Bigger and Blacker" album.
d.
Legend has it that
Marlon Brando
ripped 52 pairs of trousers due to his overeating.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Down to Earth (2001)?
a.
In an early scene, Mrs. Wellington (
Jennifer Coolidge
) and Sklar (
Greg Germann
) are about to have sex on a pool table. In
American Pie
, Coolidges character played a married woman who had sex on a pool table with a younger man.
b.
When Dorothy and Ray drop off Jerry at the airport and look at the family saying goodbye (a mother and child are seeing off the father), the three people shown are the stand-ins for
Tom Cruise
,
Renée Zellweger
and
Jonathan Lipnicki
who worked on the film.
c.
During the introductory training sequence, Leroy karate-chops an arrow as it soars past him. This is for real; it took two hours to get the stunt right.
d.
It is estimated that if all the celebrities who did cameos were to charge their normal asking prices, the budget for the film would be in excess of $100 million on salaries alone.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Down to Earth (2001)?
a.
The spacesuits worn by
Tom Skerritt
,
John Hurt
and
Veronica Cartwright
were huge, bulky items lined with nylon and with no outlets for breath or condensation. As the actors were working under hot studio lights in conditions in excess of 100 degrees, they spent most of their time passing out. A nurse had to be on hand at all times to keep supplying them with oxygen. It was only after
Ridley Scott
s and cinematographer
Derek Vanlint
s children were used in the suits for long-shots and they passed out too, that some modifications were made to the costumes.
b.
There is no historical evidence to prove that Lafitte actually was present during the battle.
c.
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.
d.
Chazz Palminteri
, as Mr. King, upon seeing the recently deceased body of Charles Wellington lying underwater comments "Nice bath tub". In
Diabolique
Palmenteri himself was "drowned" by his mistress and wife in a bathtub.
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