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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fantasia/2000 (1999) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fantasia/2000 (1999) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Fantasia/2000 (1999).
About the movie:
An update of the original film with new interpretations of great works of classical music.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fantasia/2000 (1999)?
a.
According to the directors commentary, three versions of the love scene were filmed with three different ratings. A "G" rated version, "PG" rated version, and "R" rated version which is what was used in the film.
b.
Actor/director/co-writer
Peter Riegert
personally took this film from town to town, showing it in theaters to build word of mouth. He would usually stay for a day or two to meet and answer audience questions after each showing of the film.
c.
9 years in the making.
d.
The original play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 25 November 1933 and had 57 performances.
Anton Stengel
and
Margaret Dale
originated their movie roles in the play, and the cast included
Porter Hall
and
Margaret Hamilton
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fantasia/2000 (1999)?
a.
Charlie Sheen
admitted to Sports Illustrated that he took steroids to prepare for his role. He believed the steroids he took caused him to increase his fastball to 85 MPH.
b.
In the original script, the Smoochy costume was orange.
c.
Raymond Chandler
is credited as the main author of the script, but it was almost completely written by
Czenzi Ormonde
who was credited as second author.
d.
The success of the original
Fantasia
on a limited video release made Disney appreciate that there was enough interest for a continuation project.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fantasia/2000 (1999)?
a.
Nancy Allen
envisioned the character of Sally as a little rag doll.
b.
Adapted from a Broadway play that originally starred
Geraldine Page
and
Darren McGavin
. "The Rainmaker" by
N. Richard Nash
opened at the Cort Theatre in New York on Oct. 28, 1954 and ran for 125 performances.
c.
The Carnival of the Animals segment marks the first time that watercolour animation is featured in a traditionally animated feature.
d.
The twelfth of fourteen films based on
Arthur Conan Doyle
s fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes starring
Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes and
Nigel Bruce
as Doctor Watson.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fantasia/2000 (1999)?
a.
George Gershwin
himself features in the Rhapsody in Blue segment. Hes the slender man seen playing the piano through his apartment window, above Rachel and her piano lessons.
b.
F. Denton Voyles is the FBI Director in most of
John Grisham
s books, when the FBI plays a part.
c.
Faye Dunaway
truly felt she would win an Oscar for her performance as Joan Crawford. When the film was released to poor reviews and Paramounts promotion of the film as a camp classic she was furious. To this day she refuses to talk about the film. In fact, when she is interviewed she submits a list of topics that are off-limits to the interviewer, one of which is Mommie Dearest. She has been known to stop interviews if asked about the film.
d.
Critic
Roger Ebert
praised the film tremendously, selecting it as one of his 10 best films of 1976.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fantasia/2000 (1999)?
a.
Four actors in this film were in Bond films prior to this movie;
Joseph Wiseman
played the title role as the first Bond villain Dr. No;
Donald Pleasence
played Bonds chief nemesis Ersnt Stravo Blofeld in You Only Live Twice.
Christopher Lee
also played a Bond villain as the title role The Man with the Golden Gun, and
Barbara Bach
played the main Bond girl Major Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me.
b.
Both Cherry Jones and Jayne Atkinson have starred on the television show 24.
c.
Instead of being produced all at once, as the original
Fantasia
had been, each segment was produced individually during production lulls between features. "Pines of Rome", the first segment to go into production, was completed in 1995.
d.
Linda Ellerbee
: The narrator at the beginning of the movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fantasia/2000 (1999)?
a.
Anthony Waller
met
Alec Guinness
quite by chance in Hamburg in 1985 where he asked him if he was interested in doing a one-scene cameo. To his surprise, Guinness said hed be delighted and that he would do it for free. The problem was that Guinness was fully booked for the next 18 months so Waller suggested they shoot the scene the following morning in an underground car park. Guinness readily agreed and - true to his word - took no payment.
b.
The producers only wanted comic improvisational actors in the cast, e.g.
Steve Carell
,
Russell Brand
, etc.
c.
The opening abstract segment, set to
Ludwig van Beethoven
s Fifth, directly mirrors the opening of
Fantasia
which also began with an abstract section, set to
Johann Sebastian Bach
s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
d.
Mia Farrow
,
Farrah Fawcett
,
Goldie Hawn
,
Barbara Hershey
,
Diane Keaton
,
Jessica Lange
,
Bette Midler
,
Gilda Radner
,
Susan Sarandon
,
Cybill Shepherd
and
Meryl Streep
were all considered for the role of Linda.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fantasia/2000 (1999)?
a.
German Import DVD has Super-8mm version (English Audio), as a special feature.
b.
Filmed in only 24 days.
c.
Ludwig van Beethoven
s 5th was the last sequence to go into production. The animated shapes were based on the San Diego zoos butterflies, and bats.
d.
George Hamilton
and
Alain Delon
turned down the role of Dax Xenos.
Mia Farrow
was the original choice for Sue Ann Daley and
Ali MacGraw
also declined the role after disliking the script.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fantasia/2000 (1999)?
a.
The depiction of the dogs hanging was based on an actual occurrence where several dogs were found hanging from street lights in central Lima one December morning with profane messages denouncing Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (who Guzman thought had betrayed the communist revolution). The dynamite inserted into the dogs bodies was based on rumors that the hanging dogs may have contained explosives, though no explosives were actually found on the dogs when they were cut down.
b.
"The Steadfast Tin Soldier" segment was originally slated to appear in
Fantasia
but no one could decide what music to set it to.
c.
A certain famous Disney star appears in one shot of the film. Momentarily as we see the Mars Recovery vehicle approach the planet, Mars itself, the rotating circular hub of the spaceship, and the round satellite dish sitting on its spine line up to form the friendly and familiar Mickey Mouse logo.
d.
The Canal Street subway station was actually filmed in Torontos "Bay Lower" unused subway station. $150,000 was spent on set dressing alone. The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) was so impressed with the New York conversion that they actually requested the set to be left up after filming was completed to attract future filming revenue. The set remained for about three weeks until TTC fire inspectors deemed the set a hazard (steel girders, signs and benches were plastic and wood), so the set was torn down and disposed of.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fantasia/2000 (1999)?
a.
Sam Shepard
s film debut.
b.
The first feature length animated film to be presented in IMAX.
c.
The Alex and Jacob rooftop scene was filmed on the roof of actor
Jim Henderson
s apartment building. Due to the extreme wind so high up, all of the audio needed to be re-recorded after the fact.
d.
Episode titles: 1. The Trap 2. The Waters of Death 3. Blown Skyward 4. The Drop to Death 5. Over the Precipice 6. On the Brink 7. In Mid-Air 8. A Fight for Life 9. Amid the Flames 10. The Human Bridge 11. In the Depths of the River 12. Hanged by the Neck 13. In the Lions Cage 14. A Life at Stake 15. The Missing Bride
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fantasia/2000 (1999)?
a.
Shot in 45 days.
b.
IMAX had to agree to Disneys terms and conditions to gain the exclusive first showings of the film. These included a limited engagement of 4 months and 50% of the box office receipts. Its for this reason that, when
Fantasia/2000
had its first run, not all IMAX cinemas showed it as not all of them were prepared to accept Disneys terms. The California Science Center in Los Angeles was one such venue who refused to meet these terms so Disney built a purpose-built IMAX theatre for the 4 month run, costing them $4 million, and demolished it afterwards.
c.
Jennifer Jones
scraped and cut herself quite badly during the scene where she crawls over the rocks and dirt.
d.
"As Time Goes By" was written by lifelong bachelor
Herman Hupfeld
and debuted in 1931s Broadway show "Everybodys Welcome", sung by
Frances Williams
, It had been a personal favorite of playwright and high school teacher
Murray Burnett
who, seven years later, visited Vienna just after the Nazis had entered. Later, after visiting a café in south France where a black pianist had entertained a mixed crowd of Nazis, French and refugees, Burnett was inspired to write the melodrama "Everybody Comes to Ricks", which was optioned for production by
Martin Gabel
and
Carly Wharton
, and later, Warners. After the films release, "As Time Goes By" stayed on radios "Hit Parade" for 21 weeks. However, because of the coincidental musicians union recording ban, the 1931
Rudy Vallee
version became the smash hit. (It contains the rarely-sung introductory verse, not heard in the film.)
Max Steiner
, in a 1943 interview, admitted that the song "must have had something to attract so much attention".
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