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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dumb & Dumber (1994) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Dumb & Dumber (1994) - 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: Dumb & Dumber (1994).
About the movie:
The cross-country adventures of two good-hearted but incredibly stupid friends.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumb & Dumber (1994)?
a.
Jim Carrey
refused to shoot an alternate ending of Harry and Lloyd getting on the bus with the Hawaiian Tropic girls.
b.
Doris Day
proved what a trouper she truly was when
James Garner
accidentally cracked two of her ribs (during the massage scene, when he pulls her off of
Polly Bergen
). Garner wasnt even aware that Day was injured until the next day, when he felt the bandage while putting his arms around her.
c.
The meaning and relevance of this movies title is, as explained in
John Russell Taylor
s book HITCH: The Life and Work of
Alfred Hitchcock
"a play on words . . . referring back to the complicated plot of family relations from the films story and to the physical plot of ground in the cemetery . . ."
d.
This movie was based on
William L. White
s book "They Were Expendable", which covered the exploits of Lieutenants John Bulkeley and Robert Kelly. Lt. Robert Kelly and U.S. Army Nurse "Peggy Smith" sued MGM,
John Wayne
and
Donna Reed
for their portrayal of them in the film. Although the film follows the book fairly closely, it does portray Lt. Kelly as impetuous and "hell bound for glory." Nurse Smith is shown romantically involved with Lt. Kelly. Wayne, Reed and MGM settled out of court for a nominal sum (less than $5,000.00).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumb & Dumber (1994)?
a.
An alternate ending scene was filmed where Barney the bellman offers Harry and Lloyd the job of babysitting his grandson, who turns out to be the blind boy to whom Lloyd had sold his dead parakeet.
b.
The pro-union stance of the film led to both
John Steinbeck
and
John Ford
being investigated by Congress during the McCarthy "Red Scare" era for alleged pro-Communist leanings.
c.
Tony Ganios
s film debut.
d.
The scenes in which the first shard is retrieved from Diego Garcia were filmed at the Naval Station Point Loma ULF/VLF facility. The ringlike antenna can be seen in the background. It is used to communicate with submerged vessels.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumb & Dumber (1994)?
a.
Anne Goursaud
feared that the extras would feel uptight while shooting the orgy scene. Therefore, she cast mainly people who were real life couples.
b.
The bikini girl played by
Anna Anka
is speaking Swedish in the bikini bus scene. She greets with "Hej allihopa" (Hey everybody) and says goodbye with "Hejdå" (Bye).
c.
This was the first feature length film to use the Cinecolor two-color process.
d.
Heather Henson
: At the Bavarian festival serving drinks.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumb & Dumber (1994)?
a.
Completed in 1955, the film bears a 1955 copyright statement, although it was not actually copyrighted until 1959, at which time it was eventually released.
b.
The surprising success of this film forced American International Pictures to fast track
Pam Grier
s next picture,
Foxy Brown
, which they released only nine months later.
c.
The character being laid to rest at the funeral is named Lester Richards. This is a nod from
Steven Soderbergh
to
Richard Lester
, one of the main influences on the film.
d.
If Mary were to end up marrying Lloyd at the end of the film, her name would be Mary Christmas.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumb & Dumber (1994)?
a.
"Wages of Sin" holds the distinction as the first indy feature film formatted for "Apple TV".
b.
Lauren Holly
turned down a role in the
Jim Carrey
vehicle
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
but co-starred with him here later the same year.
c.
The adaptation of short story "The Minority Report" by
Philip K. Dick
was originally planned as a sequel to
Total Recall
by writers
Ronald Shusett
and
Gary Goldman
(later joined by
Robert Goethals
). The setting was changed to Mars with the Precogs being people mutated by the Martian atmosphere, as established in the first film. The main character was also changed to Douglas Quaid, the man played by
Arnold Schwarzenegger
. The project eventually fell apart but the writers, who still owned the rights to the original story, rewrote the script, removing the elements from "Total Recall". This script was eventually tossed out when writer
Jon Cohen
was hired in 1997 to start the project over from scratch. The only original element from the early script which made it to the final film is the sequence in the car factory, an idea that
Steven Spielberg
loved.
d.
After leaving the drive-in circuit in the early 70s the film fell into public domain. It remained obscure until the mid 80s when it appeared on Elviras Movie Macabre where it began developing a cult following that grew with its eventual release on home video.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumb & Dumber (1994)?
a.
Alan Grant is modeled after Paleontologist Jack Horner who, like Grant, digs and teaches in Montana, and was also a technical advisor on this film.
b.
Then-72-year old
Harry Carey Jr.
played Marshal Fred White in spite of the fact that the real Fred White was about 31 years old at the time of his murder.
c.
WILHELM SCREAM: A scream used for the character Pvt. Wilhelm (recorded originally for
Distant Drums
) has since been reused in many films, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films.
d.
Cam Neely
: As a nasty trucker called Sea Bass.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Dumb & Dumber (1994)?
a.
The small town of Santa Mira was also the setting for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
.
b.
An entire subplot was filmed involving Marys kidnapped husband Bobby being kept in a wooden shipping crate, but was ultimately discarded. The brief scene where Nicholas and Shay discuss the snow owl incident had originally led into a scene where Bobby manages to escape while still inside the crate.
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.
Jeremy Brett
was chosen to play Nicholas in part because it was felt he resembled his on-screen sibling,
Audrey Hepburn
.
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