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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Elephant (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Elephant (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Elephant (2003).
About the movie:
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elephant (2003)?
a.
The original script draft was written by
Laura Albert
.
b.
A remake of
Tall, Dark and Handsome
in which Cesar Romero had the lead role, while
Sheldon Leonard
played the character that Romero plays here.
c.
Originally titled The Devils Brood, this was given a $354,000 budget and a relatively generous (by Universal standards) 30-day shooting schedule. Star
Boris Karloff
earned $20,000 and
Lon Chaney Jr.
received a flat $10,000 for his third appearance as the Wolf Man.
John Carradine
and
J. Carrol Naish
were both paid $7,000 each.
Lionel Atwill
earned $1750 and
George Zucco
was paid $1500.
Glenn Strange
was paid $500 for his role as Frankensteins monster.
d.
Because of the injuries suffered by author Stephen King, he wrote the novel in longhand.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elephant (2003)?
a.
Singer/songwriter
Barry Manilow
was considered for the role of Ted Stryker before
Robert Hays
was hired.
b.
Goran Visnjic
filmed this movie while on summer hiatus of his television series,
ER
.
c.
The New York World-Telegram reported that the rights to the play this film was based on, had been sold for $30,000. This is highly suspect, given the fact that it became a PRC release, a studio that typically paid writers less than $200 for a final script.
d.
When Elias thanks the punk couple, the actors give him their real first names (Wolfgang and Caroline).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elephant (2003)?
a.
Most of the shots in the movie are very long and Steadicam-based. The shot of the three girls walking through the cafeteria is 5 minutes and 19 seconds long.
b.
Kevin Smith
: [37] The movie lasts one hour and thirty-seven minutes, and there is a firetruck seen with the number 37 written on it.
c.
Before Claire lights up a joint, Brian (
Anthony Michael Hall
) puts on a pair of sunglasses and speaks in a strange, very high voice. In a later John Hughes movie
Weird Science
, Hall does this again for almost an entire scene.
d.
The final sequence was filmed in color, to better show off the supposedly "solid gold Cadillac" driven by Laura (Judy Holiday) and McKeever (Paul Douglas). The sequence was shot on location in Rockefeller Center in New York City. When prints of the film were subsequently struck for television broadcast, the color was not reproduced so as to save on expenses, and for decades this sequence was seen on TV only in black and white. The original color print was finally restored for home video in the 1990s and is now also shown on cable television.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elephant (2003)?
a.
Final film of
Wally Cassell
.
b.
Final film of
Peter Lorre
.
c.
Based on a short story written by friend of
Gus Van Sant
and fellow writer/director
Harmony Korine
.
d.
To save time during post-production, much of the score and sound editing was completed before locking the picture.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elephant (2003)?
a.
Crispin Glover
found
R. Lee Ermey
s yelling during the disciplinary scenes hilarious and would often be laughing quietly off camera.
b.
As Spock (
Zachary Quinto
) sits down to pilot the ship from the future that Spock Prime (
Leonard Nimoy
) pilots back in time, we see the back of the pilot seat. When viewed from behind and combined with the forward view-port, the combination of these items form to create the Vulcan IDIC, a symbol for the Vulcan saying, "Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations" that first appeared in the original Star Trek series.
c.
The film failed at the box-office in its initial New York release but fared much better in other U.S. territories such as Boston, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. Due to this, the film had a second run in New York. It is considered that its first run there was not co-ordinated correctly, the film being shown in the wrong theatre.
d.
The characters that appear in the video game played by Eric are from
Gerry
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elephant (2003)?
a.
Harvey Atkin (playing Lou Eisen) and Kate Lynch (playing Lindsey Caputo) also worked together in
Meatballs
where Harvey was Morty the camp director and Kate was Roxanne, the girls head counselor.
b.
His bit part as the tough looking cab driver was the first screen role for
Lawrence Tierney
, beginning a film career that would last almost 60 years.
c.
After poor audience reaction to the original ending, it was decided that the ending be re-shot.
Glenn Close
was opposed to redoing the ending, but eventually felt she owed it to everyone else to do it. (In the November 1996 edition of Movieline magazine, Close said: "The original ending was a gorgeous piece of film noir. She kills herself, but makes sure that his prints are all over the knife, and he gets arrested. He knows he didnt do it, but hes going to jail anyway. But audiences wanted some kind of cathartic ending, so we went back months later and shot the ending thats in the movie now.")
d.
Almost all the kids in this film are non-actors, and their real first names are used.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elephant (2003)?
a.
Buck was based not just Crocodile Dundee but also
Frank Buck
, adventurer and actor in the 30s and 40s.
b.
The gun that Alex uses is a Bushmaster Carbon 15 Type 21 semi-automatic varmint rifle, and the gun that Eric uses is an Interdynamic KG-9 assault pistol.
c.
The movies title song "Die Another Day" sung by
Madonna
debuted in the US Charts on 19 October 2002 and peaked at the No. #8 spot. The song was nominated both for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song.
d.
In the end scene, the top to the convertible came down faster and harder than expected. The expression from the actors is real.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elephant (2003)?
a.
Father Kovak says to Jericho Cane that "Satans greatest trick was convincing man he didnt exist". This quote from the French poet
Charles Baudelaire
also appears in
The Usual Suspects
, also featuring
Gabriel Byrne
and
Kevin Pollak
.
b.
M Dot Strange took a trip to Japan for research on samurai for this film.
c.
Entire production filmed in 11 1/2 days.
d.
Gus Van Sant
borrowed the title from
Alan Clarke
s film of the same name, and thought that it referred to the Chinese proverb about five blind men who were each led to a different part of an elephant. Each man thinks that it is a different thing. What Clarkes title actually referred to was the idea of the "elephant in the room", where something is so obvious that to miss it would be the equivalent of not seeing a huge elephant in an ordinary room, yet is still not recognized out of either stupidity or willful ignorance. In this film, the "elephant in the room" is the homicidal rage of Alex and Eric, which leaves them free to precipitate the last-scene massacre at their school.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elephant (2003)?
a.
H.B. Halicki
was able to convince several Californian fire-fighting agencies to appear in the film for free by claiming they could use the fiery crashes and explosions as "training exercises".
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 9, 1942 with
Veronica Lake
reprising her film role.
c.
Lamia, where Prince Char lives, is modeled after downtown Manhattan, with castles in place of skyscrapers, and named after the Latin for Witch or Vampire.
d.
When we see Alex and Eric sleeping, we can see the cover of the book Eric has been reading: US Army Technical Manual #31-201-1, which covers the making and use of Incendiary devices.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elephant (2003)?
a.
In early drafts, the scene where Sally takes Lightning McQueen up into the hills to look down on the effects of the interstate on Route 66 actually had Doc Hudson telling the story of Radiator Springs fate.
b.
James Cameron
: [strong women] Many of Camerons films (Piranha 2, Terminator, Abyss, Titanic, T2) champion strong women, both mentally and physically.
c.
While playing at the nightclub, Jenny goes under the name of Bobbie Dylan. The song she sings is "Blowin In The Wind" by
Bob Dylan
.
d.
Much of the film was improvised.
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