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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Election (1999) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Election (1999) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Election (1999).
About the movie:
A high school teacher's personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Election (1999)?
a.
When
Bing Crosby
was cast, he requested another song be added. However,
Richard Rodgers
and
Lorenz Hart
had already returned to New York. The song, "Its Easy To Remember", was composed by the duo back east and they then sent a demo record back to Hollywood. It wound up becoming the films biggest hit.
b.
During the chase scene, when Gavilan (
Harrison Ford
) gets into the cab, you can just see the advertisement on top of the cab is for Rubys (
Lena Olin
) radio show.
c.
Samuel Fuller
: [Lemchek] A recurring character name in Fullers films; also, uncredited, in
Merrills Marauders
,
The Tanks Are Coming
and
The Steel Helmet
.
d.
The apples on the tree in the back yard of Mrs. Novotony were tied onto the branches.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Election (1999)?
a.
M. Night Shyamalan
: [Philadelphia] The newspaper that Jay the guard (Shyamalan) is reading at the end, is The Philadelphia Inquirer, which proposes the story is set in Philadelphia, as are all other Shyamalan movies.
b.
The ship used in the film was also used in
Treasure Island
.
c.
A Jewel Production. Universal utilized a 3-tiered brand system until 1929: Red Feather (low budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream) and Jewel (big budget prestige pictures produced with roadshow ticket prices in mind).
d.
In the text of a newspaper article in the film: "If youve paused the film in order to read this entire article, your time would be better spent renting
Citizen Ruth
from your local video store. Do you know how hard it is to write these fake few stories for newspaper movie props? Ive got better things to do."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Election (1999)?
a.
There is a story visible on Le Chiffres computer on the same page that has the story of Bonds latest mission at the Embassy. It states that a French football player called Neil Pinkawa has stated he is not retiring from the national soccer team.
Neil Pinkawa
is in fact Casino Royales lead screen graphics artist, who would have been in charge of creating all of the mock web pages in the film.
b.
Just to the left of the jukebox is the painting "Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride" (1434) by Jan Van Eyck.
c.
Apples are featured prominently in the movie, usually before trouble arrives for a character. They are used as an analogy to entice Paul Metzler to enter the election, an apple tree is shown before Mr. McAllister is stung by a bee, apples hang above the doorway to Mr. McAllisters living room right before he discovers his wife knows he cheated on her, and Mr. McAllister wins the Apple Teacher of The Year Award at the beginning of the movie.
d.
The song "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam" was sung by
Ethel Merman
and
Dan Dailey
in
Irving Berlin
s
Theres No Business Like Show Business
and previously by
Judy Garland
and
Fred Astaire
in Irving Berlins
Easter Parade
. In 1950, Judy Garland had started to film
Annie Get Your Gun
as Annie Oakley in the role that Ethel Merman had originated on Broadway in 1946.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Election (1999)?
a.
Composer
Don Davis
thought it would be wasteful for the choir to be singing simple "ooohs" and "aaahs" during the climactic battle cue, "Neodämmerung". He asked that the Wachowski Brothers (
Andy Wachowski
and
Lana Wachowski
) bring him some sort of text appropriate to the movie, which the choir would sing. They returned with extracts from the Upanisads which reflect the themes of the trilogy. The full lyrics of Neodämmerung are available on Daviss website.
b.
Loren Nelson
, who played the custodian in the movie, was actually a custodian at Duchesne Academy in Omaha. He has since retired.
c.
Neither
Roddy McDowall
nor
Slim Pickens
are credited for their voice work in the film in either the opening or closing sequences.
d.
As Robert Crawford places entries for the school writing competition on a desk, some of the essays authors names are those of the movies crew members: James Pollard (Dolly Grip) and
Joyce Tollefson
(Assistant to Mr. Connery), etc (R1 DVD Time 1:30:19)
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Election (1999)?
a.
Nicolas Cage
and
Gary Oldman
were the original choices to play Harold and Lloyd.
b.
In the novel (which first appeared as a serialization in "McClures" magazine beginning November 1896) Harvey Cheyne is 15 and his father and mother travel by train from San Diego when they are notified Harvey has arrived in Gloucester. In the film his father says (at 05:23) "I wish his mother had lived to see him now, ten years old and yet hes one of the editors of his school paper."
c.
Michael Caine
claims that director
Richard Attenborough
did not tell him that a string of dummy tanks behind the scout car Caine was in would be blown up, so Caine could look realistically startled during the shot.
d.
One of the porno videos in Jim McAllisters collection is called "The Big Election".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Election (1999)?
a.
The Sempai/Kohai relationship is touched upon during the movie, however there were a couple of problems. In Japan, "Sempai" is often used as an address and as a show of respect to ones superior. "Kohai", on the other hand, can be considered offensive when used to address someone directly, as it is "putting someone in their place." Hence
Sean Connery
s character effectively insults
Wesley Snipes
character throughout the movie. Given that Connerys character is supposed to be well versed in Japanese customs, this action should be taken very seriously. "Kohai" is normally used as a reference, not an address. For example: Wesley is the Kohai of Sean.
b.
Helsinki stood in for Moscow in this movie. Because of the Cold War, Gorky Park could not be filmed on actual locations in Moscow. The film group decided to come to Helsinki, the architecture of which is similar to Russian architecture.
c.
The source novel by Tom Perrotta is a reworking of
Budd Schulberg
s 1941 novel "What Makes Sammy Run?" In Schulbergs novel, an older writer (Al Manheim) watches young Sammy Glick rise through the ranks of New York journalism and the Old Hollywood studio system. In "Election," Al Manheim is replaced by Jim McAllister and Sammy Glick by Tracy Flick.
d.
Sloane is named for Sloane Tanen, daughter of then-Paramount head
Ned Tanen
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Election (1999)?
a.
There are only 2 deaths on-screen, all other characters are simply just harmed.
b.
Thora Birch
left the filming in Omaha on her third day because of creative differences with the director.
c.
Over 100 war re-enactors volunteered to participate in filming, lying in the snow for hours at a time.
d.
It was reported that, in order to make
Chris ODonnell
cry during Lt. Colonel Slades near-suicide scene,
Al Pacino
had to take him aside and scream at him "drill-sergeant style".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Election (1999)?
a.
"Im in the Mood for Love" (music by
Jimmy McHugh
, lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
), the silken ballad closely associated with
Frances Langford
, was sung by her in three Paramount features: this film (in which she introduced the song),
Palm Springs
(crooned over the opening credits), and
People Are Funny
(her one tune in a guest appearance).
b.
The toy monkey carried around by Stephanie is the same model used by comedian
Nina Conti
for her ventriloquist performances.
c.
The film was produced in the fall and a freak snowstorm interrupted filming.
d.
In March 1941, Warner Brothers was distributing this film on a double bill with another comedy,
The Strawberry Blonde
starring
James Cagney
and
Olivia de Havilland
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Election (1999)?
a.
Both actor Chris Klein and director
Alexander Payne
are from Omaha, and the film was shot almost entirely in and around Omaha using actual high school students from the Omaha area.
b.
The films poster was banned in the UK after receiving complaints deeming the image offensive.
c.
Shot back to back with
Oblivion
.
d.
Holden is named after a
J.D. Salinger
character.
Zooey Deschanel
, who plays Cheryl in this film, was herself named after a J.D.Salinger character.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Election (1999)?
a.
H.A.R.M. stands for Human Aetiological Relations Machine. Aetiology is a British variant of etiology which is the branch of medical science concerned with causes and origins of diseases. This full wording is seen at the top of the world map in the very last scene of the movie.
b.
G.W. Carver High School is actually Papillion-LaVista High School located in Papillion, Nebraska, a suburb of Omaha. Director Alexander Payne wanted to use Omaha North High School (an older, more "traditional" looking three-story school), but the Omaha Public Schools superintendent refused after reading the script and deeming it inappropriate.
c.
The "National Express" office building was located at East 7th and Anderson Streets in Los Angeles.
d.
Jim Broadbent
took two-and-a-half hours every day to be fitted into his fat suit.
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