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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Elf (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Elf (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Elf (2003).
About the movie:
After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elf (2003)?
a.
In 1958, this film was distributed on a double bill with
Escape from San Quentin
.
b.
One of the producers,
Pontus Sjöman
previously worked with commercials in New York, where he met
Ian McCrudden
.
c.
The football jersey frequently worn by Michael in the film is that of fan favorite #80
Wayne Chrebet
of the New York Jets.
d.
Mel Stewart
s film debut.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elf (2003)?
a.
Billy Graham
maintains that the disruption of this films world premiere actually created worldwide interest and publicity for this film.
b.
During shooting of the opening shot where the CAGs Tomcat is taking off from Pearl Harbor, the film crew actually underestimated the blast radius of the Tomcats exhaust and one of their cameras was blown over when the plane went to full afterburner, which resulted in the shot being filmed from a slightly different angle than originally planned.
c.
Bill and Ted playing a game with Death to win back their lives is a reference to the classic
Ingmar Bergman
film,
Det sjunde inseglet
(aka The Seventh Seal), in which a knight plays chess with Death for his life.
d.
The elf Ming Ming, who appears briefly in the beginning of the film, is played by
Peter Billingsley
, who starred as Ralphie Parker in the classic holiday film
A Christmas Story
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elf (2003)?
a.
Richard Branson
s cameo in the film is cut out of the in-flight version shown in all the leading airlines, as indeed was a shot of the Virgin Atlantic aircraft that Branson supplied.
b.
Drew Barrymore and Sam Rockwell starred together in Charlies Angels in 2000.
c.
One of the skyscrapers built by Buddy in Gimbels is the Liberty One building in Philadelphia. In real life, Gimbels was a Philadelphia-based department store.
d.
Donny Osmond
was only available several months prior to principal photography. Subsequent script revisions needed to match his dialogue as he could not be reached to shoot new scenes.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elf (2003)?
a.
In one scene Marva Munson shows Professor G.H. Dorr her dead husbands Othars fife, which was included as a homage to Othar Turner a famous fife and drum blues musician.
b.
The "fog" in the scene after Sarah and Reese leave the bridge where they spent the night is actually bug spray, due to the big "fly scare" in the filming location at that time. The crew was going to wait until the spray dissipated, but decided to use it as fog for the effect instead. This is revealed in a DVD easter egg, which can be found by pressing the right arrow in the languages section until the square on the right is lit up.
c.
This film utilized actual war combat footage.
d.
The scene where the fake Santa is chasing Buddy had to be done in one take because it was too hard to rebuild everything.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elf (2003)?
a.
iScreen Directors Playhouse/i broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on August 2, 1951 with
Eleanor Parker
reprising her film role.
b.
Randolph Scott
s character, Captain Frank Robertson, was a real person, one of the owners of Robertson Aviation, the sponsors of Charles Lindberghs transatlantic flight.
c.
Buddys 12-second belch was supplied by voice actor Maurice LaMarche, best-known for his cartoon character, "The Brain", from
Pinky and the Brain
, and who also did the operatic belching in
Animaniacs
as "The Great Wakarotti". LaMarche also worked with
Will Ferrell
on the animated series,
The Oblongs...
.
d.
The rope bridge used during the final fight scene was actually suspended up a couple of hundred feet across a gorge on location in Sri Lanka. Acrophobic
Steven Spielberg
would never walk over it, and had to drive a mile and a half to reach the other side.
Harrison Ford
on the other hand had no such fear, and would run across it at full speed.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elf (2003)?
a.
The second
James Cameron
film not to feature
Michael Biehn
,
Bill Paxton
,
Jenette Goldstein
or
Arnold Schwarzenegger
. The other is
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning
.
b.
Bing Crosby
s cameo marked his final acting appearance in a film (his remaining appearances would be in documentaries).
c.
When she first meets Buddy, Jovie asks, "Did Crumpet put you up to this"? Crumpet is the name
David Sedaris
called himself while working as an elf, as recounted in his Christmas story anthology "The Santaland Diaries."
David Sedaris
s sister,
Amy Sedaris
appears in the film as
James Caan
s assistant, Deb. The usage of the name Crumpet may refer to Sedaris or may be a coincidence.
d.
After some disagreements with the director about re-writing process,
Scott Rosenberg
left the project. The writers
Jonathan Hensleigh
and
J.J. Abrams
came in and did uncredited re-write on the script.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elf (2003)?
a.
Karens boyfriend Donald drives a 1960s Blue Classic Mustang in the film.
b.
Terry Zwigoff
was offered a chance to direct the film, but turned it down.
c.
Kurt Russell
was almost injured in the scene where he blows up the alien Palmer with a stick of dynamite. Apparently, he had no idea exactly how big of an explosion it would produce, and the reaction that he has in the movie is genuine.
d.
Margot Kidder
: Margret Mary, one of the villagers robbed of their mission money. Kidder starred as Lois Lane in
Richard Donner
s
Superman
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elf (2003)?
a.
Young artist
Butterfly Boucher
recorded a new version of
David Bowie
s "Changes" specially for the film. Bowie himself was so impressed with this rendition that he provided backing vocals on it.
b.
The outside of Gimbels is a digitally altered view of the 34th St. Macys, a reference to
Miracle on 34th Street
. Gimbels was Macys main competition but it is now closed.
c.
In the opening scene,
Russell Crowe
is shown singing "The Night Paddy Murphy Died". In 2008, the band Gaelic Storm released a CD with a track titled "The Night I Punched Russell Crowe", based on what they claim to be a true story that happened to their lead singer,
Patrick Murphy
.
d.
While learning to twirl a cane,
Jim Carrey
reportedly broke around a dozen prop canes and some of his trailer furniture.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elf (2003)?
a.
Suzanne Somers
originally had a more extensive part in this film. It was cut prior to the films release.
b.
Leon Askin
played a lawyer (reading the last will) but was cut out.
c.
Joel Coen
,
Ethan Coen
: [Kubrick] The acronyms "P.O.E" and "O.P.E." spray-painted in the washroom and shown in reverse in the mirror are references to the
Stanley Kubrick
films
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
and
The Shining
. The soundtrack prominently features the 9th Symphony of
Ludwig van Beethoven
, also used memorably in
A Clockwork Orange
.
d.
Near the end, when Santa is showing Michael his nice list, all of the people on Santas list worked on the movie:
Victoria Down
(key makeup artist) wants an English riding saddle with leathers and a crop;
Drew Davidson
(chief lighting technician, as Andrew Davidson) wants Rock-em Sock-em robots; Andreas Nieman (assistant property master, as
Andy Nieman
) wants a complete set of titanium drivers and a new golf glove;
Nathan Tichenor
(co-production coordinator) wants an Apple iBook with 1 gig hard drive and a built-in CD burner; Michael Hobbs is a character in the movie;
Jimmy Miller
(executive producer) wants a Hot Wheels turbo ultra race track with six cars, power launcher and track cleaner and
Penny Gibbs
(unit production manager) wants an Old MacDonald Farm Kit with Battery Operated Tractor and a Remote Controlled Cow-Tipper.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Elf (2003)?
a.
When Ursula "very quickly" tells her parents of her jungle exploits, she is actually saying "So anyway I went to the jungle, and I wanted to get away before I got married, and Lyle showed up and nobody got along with Lyle, he was a big pain in the ass, and anyway, so he, he went off into the jungle by himself, and I, you know, I had to follow him. And a jungle man comes swinging through on a vine, just swinging through, and, and he, and then we, hit something, and I dont know what happened. The next thing I know I wake up inaudible And then Lyle shot him!"
b.
When this screenplay first emerged in 1993,
Jim Carrey
was attached to star in the lead.
c.
At the time it was filmed, the movie had the largest painted scenic backdrop ever used in a film.
d.
Inspired by the short film
Larger Than Life
from writer
Ellory Elkayem
.
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