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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Empire Records (1995) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Empire Records (1995) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Empire Records (1995)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Empire Records (1995).

About the movie: The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try anything to stop the store being absorbed by a large chain.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Empire Records (1995)?
a.		The final battle scene sparked a small forest fire around the river. Buster Keaton, his crew, and the extras stopped filming to fight the fire.
b.		Vitaphone production reels #3611-3620.
c.		The license plate on Marions first car is ANL-709. The license plate on Marions second car is NFB-418. The latter could be a Québec reference. NFB stands for National Film Board of Canada, the famous office in which Norman McLaren, Claude Jutra, Michel Brault and many others worked, and 418 is the regional phone code for the region of Québec city. Although the real regional code of the NFB is 514 and not 418, this could have been mistaken by Hitchcock, as he shot I Confess in Québec years earlier in the effective 418 area.
d.		The Alice in Chains painting that appears on the wall of the store and is later sold, is of the cover art from that bands 1990 debut album, Facelift.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Empire Records (1995)?
a.		The Grassroots is the band that performed the song "Feelings" in a nightclub.
b.		A sign by the register that says "Have a nice daze" shows the logo for Dazed and Confused. Rory Cochrane, who plays Lucas, played Slater in Dazed and Confused.
c.		Lee Majors plays Officer Austin. He played Colonel Steve Austin in the TV series The Six Million Dollar Man. As he tosses the Trojan to Brad, the "bionic" sound effect from that shows is heard.
d.		The word "fuck" and all various permutations of it are said 173 times.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Empire Records (1995)?
a.		To gather costumes for 20,000 extras, the costume designer took out advertisements seeking clothes. As economic conditions were poor in Poland, many people were eager to sell clothing they still owned from the 1930s and 40s.
b.		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.
c.		The movie was written by a former employee of Tower Records store #166 (Christown Mall) in Phoenix, Arizona. When the film was released and for a long time afterward, a number of her former coworkers still working cited anecdotes and other elements of the film that related to the store. This store closed in early 2005, ten years after the films release.
d.		In an interview director Robert Martin Carroll explained that there were three moral lessons behind the film. First, "someone doesnt deserve your love just because they say they love you." Second, "if there is good in a person it will eventually come out." Third, "once youve messed up, unlike most movies, there is no real happy ending. Youll always be a bit off."

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Empire Records (1995)?
a.		Hannibal Smith is famous for smoking cigars. Liam Neeson, who plays Hannibal, is an ex-smoker.
b.		Rita Hayworths singing voice was dubbed by Martha Mears.
c.		Robin Tunneys character has a horizontal suicide-attempt scar on her wrist. In The Craft, her character has a vertical suicide-attempt scar.
d.		For the films June 19, 2005 sneak preview screenings, Disney offered free tickets to anyone named Herbert or any derivation thereof (Herb, Herbie, etc.).

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Empire Records (1995)?
a.		At the time this movie was made, Coyote Shivers was married to Bebe Buell, which made him the step-father of co-star Liv Tyler.
b.		According to director Bruce Beresford, Robert Benton did an uncredited ten day re-write shortly before production began.
c.		Only Richard and Susans segment was shot on 16 mm film; the rest of the movie was shot on 35 mm. In the scene where the helicopter finally arrives at the village, there is a slight pause as the 35 mm format kicks in.
d.		The "Octopussy" short story was first published in Playboy Magazine being serialized two years after Flemings death in the March and April 1966 editions. It was also the final James Bond short story written by Ian Fleming.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Empire Records (1995)?
a.		Spencer Tracy was originally cast as Lancey Howard but poor health forced him to withdraw and he was replaced by Edward G. Robinson.
b.		A DVD version released in 2003 entitled "Empire Records Remix, the Fan Edition" featured a new edit of the film with scenes never seen before, along with new deleted scenes, special features, and more.
c.		"The Butter and Egg Man" opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 23 September 1925 and closed in April 1926 after 243 performances. The opening night cast included Tom Fadden, Robert Middlemass and Harry Stubbs.
d.		Bill Bailey plays two different characters in the film. One of the characters reads "Complicity" by Iain Banks, while the other reads two novels by Iain M. Banks. They are in fact all written by the same author (Iain Banks), the "M" simply shows that the books are science-fiction rather than normal fiction. (One of the Iain M. Banks books is "The State Of The Art"). This split is clearly supposed to symbolize differences in the two characters personalities.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Empire Records (1995)?
a.		The truck used in the movie is a 1926 Hudson "Super Six" - the same model as in the book.
b.		Writer/director Audrey Wells said that when she was writing the script, the only actress she thought of to play Patti was Sandra Oh. They had worked together on Guinevere. One of Ohs guests on the Italian location was her fiancé Alexander Payne.
c.		Maxwell Caulfields character, Rex Manning, was on a TV show titled "The Family Way" in his earlier career. This is the same title of a film in which his current sister-in-law, Hayley Mills, had a starring role.
d.		Kurt Russell was considered for the title role.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Empire Records (1995)?
a.		Alexs family birth-mark is shaped like the continent of Africa, including the island of Madagascar.
b.		Sound effects of the falling knife were created by Producer Scott LoCicero. He used a long steel rod and threw it around in his empty garage. The sound was then slowed down with added reverberation.
c.		When angrily leaving Rex Mannings parting words are "Why dont you all just fade away?" which are lyrics from the song "My Generation" by The Who.
d.		All the songs were written by Tim Robbins and David Robbins, his brother. Tim Robbins not only sings in the film, but he also plays the harmonica. Jack Black sings background vocals on the soundtrack.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Empire Records (1995)?
a.		According to writer David Howard, the continuous melodic yet monotone voice of Thermian Cmdr. Mathesar was an original idea that Enrico Colantoni brought to the character. Everyone on the set loved it so much they kept it in the shoot.
b.		This movie won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Oscar Best Picture nominees often get nominated for (and frequently win) a screenplay award as well. In this year, all five Best Picture nominees were nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, making the fields competition for the Oscar somewhat easier.
c.		Guillermo Cain modeled the Super Soul character after The Big Bopper.
d.		Warren, played by Brendan Sexton III, was supposed to have a sister, but like Tobey Maguire, her scenes and ultimately her character was deleted from the final cut of the film.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Empire Records (1995)?
a.		During the scene where Sean Penns character first enters the reform school and walks down the line in between the prisoners, Penn encouraged the actors to spit in his face and throw things at him. On the other hand, Esai Morales insisted that the actors who played the prisoners brush their teeth and use mouthwash before they spit in his face during his characters similar scene.
b.		The movie was originally filmed as two days but was cut and fit to one.
c.		In an interview in Top Gear (July 19, 2009), Sienna Miller, said 112 cars were destroyed during filming. She also said it was a record number of cars destroyed in a movie at the time of the interview.
d.		The violent-looking crushing of a childs head in the movie was accomplished by injecting a melon with corn syrup and red food dye. A wig was placed on the melon and it was fitted onto a dummy. Though cheap, the effect is highly unsettling.

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