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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fargo (1996) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fargo (1996) - 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: Fargo (1996).
About the movie:
Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of pregnant Marge Gunderson.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fargo (1996)?
a.
Shot in 72 days, an unusually short period of time for such a big blockbuster.
b.
About thirty minutes into the film when
Peter Stormare
s character Gaear Grimsrud chases after the eyewitnesses in the car, he says, "Jävla fitta!" which in Swedish means f**ing c**t!
c.
"29" won BEST DOMESTIC FILM at the 2006 Foursite Film Festival, marking their 4th win in its first 4 festivals (April 2006).
d.
The car driven in the mall is a 1977 Volkswagen Scirocco.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fargo (1996)?
a.
Linda Hamiltons characters maiden name is Ellen Ripley. Linda Hamilton went on to marry
James Cameron
(1997-1999), who directed
Aliens
, where Ellen Ripley is the protagonist.
b.
Writer
Annie Proulx
sent both
Jake Gyllenhaal
and
Heath Ledger
an original, autographed copy of her story. When she signed the copy to Jake she wrote "To Jake..." but when she signed the copy she had intended to give to Heath she signed it "To Ennis". After writing out her personal message she realized what she had done and decided to leave it be. In a private screening at Arclight in Hollywood, CA she reflected that Heath Ledger really was Ennis. She left the signed copy that way because she had felt Mr. Ledger has embodied Ennis in every way she had imagined him.
c.
The irate customers name is Bucky (you can hear his wife say his name under her breath).
d.
Robert Shaw
originally wrote the source play as a novel.
Harold Pinter
encouraged him to adapt the novel as a play. Apparently, Shaw once said in an interview that Pinter virtually had done the adaption to a play himself.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fargo (1996)?
a.
Average Shot Length = ~11.3 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~10.8 seconds.
b.
Filmed concurrently with its sequel, "Allan Quatermain and the City of Gold".
c.
During a discussion about the power source of the atomic bomb, or implosion/explosion device, beryllium spheres are mentioned as a trigger power source. Beryllium spheres are also the power source for the NSEA protector in the movie,
Galaxy Quest
.
d.
The duck paintings briefly shown in the Gunderson home were painted by "those Hautmanns," who are close friends of the Coen brothers. These three brothers frequently win federal and state wildlife stamp competitions.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fargo (1996)?
a.
During a few scenes shot in Virginia Beach, the star was not available on set so the son of an Emmerich family owned business employee sat in as a double. Just a few scenes driving through a Virginia Beach Neighborhood.
b.
The morning talk show hosts on the TV right before Mrs. Lundegaard are kidnapped were actual Minnesota morning talk show hosts for many years during the 80s and early 90s. They hosted a show called "Good Company".
c.
Hal the cameraman is seen wearing a yellow "sad face" badge. This is a tribute to the
Alan Moore
comic Watchmen, where a superhero (the Comedian) wore a yellow "smiley face" badge. Considering that the Comedian was an unbalanced vigilante, this could foreshadow Hals corruption and instability...
d.
The film is believed to be lost. Please check your attic.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fargo (1996)?
a.
Meg Ryan
plays the mother to
Colin Hanks
character. Colin is the real life son of
Tom Hanks
, who co-starred with Meg Ryan in 3 movies.
b.
The film is not actually "Based on a true story". The Coens later admitted that they added that disclaimer so the viewer would be more willing to suspend disbelief in the story. (An urban legend even says that people have gone to search Minnesota for the briefcase of money.) While the specific crimes in the movie didnt happen, the plot has elements of two well-known Minnesota crimes. In 1962, a St. Paul attorney named Eugene Thompson hired someone to kill his wife, Carol. Unbeknownst to Thompson, his man hired someone else to do the job. The second man fatally wounded Mrs. Thomspon in her house, but she managed to escape him. She went to a neighbors house for help while her assailant fled the scene. The sloppiness and brutality of the crime attracted great attention. The murderers were quickly caught and gave up Thompson, who denied knowing anything about the crime for many years afterward. In 1972, Virginia Piper, the wife of a wealthy Orono banker, was kidnapped. A million-dollar ransom was paid, one of the largest in U.S. history. Mrs. Piper was found tied to a tree in a state park. Two men were convicted of the crime, but were acquitted after a re-trial. One of them later went on a shooting spree after his wife left him, killing her, their 5-year-old son, her son from a previous marriage, her new boyfriend, and one of his sons. Only $4,000 of the money was ever recovered.
c.
The films French title is Les Tueurs de léclipse, meaning "The Killers of the Eclipse" and its German release title was Kinder des Teufels, meaning "Children of the Devil."
d.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #4220,
Walter Huston
tells the audience about the picture.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fargo (1996)?
a.
A copy of this film survives at the Czech film archive.
b.
The role of Carl Showalter was written specifically for
Steve Buscemi
.
c.
The atoll set was over 1/4 mile in circumference.
d.
The lightsaber fight scenes set in the carbon freezing chamber tend to focus on Luke. This is because during many of the shots,
Bob Anderson
(Vaders fight double) was not wearing the Darth Vader helmet, as it made it difficult for him to breathe.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fargo (1996)?
a.
The film was originally to be shot at a high school in Santa Rosa, CA, but after the school board read the script they objected to the violent nature and production was moved to Healdsburg, CA.
b.
In the film commentary,
Richard Schickel
points out two incidents which really happened to
Samuel Fuller
while serving in the Big Red One and are given to Private Zab (
Robert Carradine
) in the film: When Zab is playing basketball and spots Keiser (
Perry Lang
) reading his novel. In real life, Fuller didnt know his novel was published until he spotted a soldier reading it. The other major incident is when Zab acts as runner during the D-Day Invasion and tells the Colonel that theyve broken through. Fuller was awarded a medal for his actions.
c.
James Stewart
later admitted he was disappointed that his characters dark side wasnt explored further in the movie.
d.
The airplane seen just before Carl goes to the airport parking lot to steal a license plate, is a Northwest DC-9.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fargo (1996)?
a.
Isaac Hayes
originally auditioned to play the title role. Producers cast
Richard Roundtree
, but were so impressed with Hayes that they asked him to write the now legendary score to the film.
b.
The original title was apparently "Romance on the High Cs".
c.
Joel Coen
had
Frances McDormand
and
John Carroll Lynch
conceive a back-story for their characters to get the feel of them. They decided that Norm and Marge met while working on the police force, and when they were married, they had to choose which one had to quit. Since Marge was a better officer, Norm quit and took up painting.
d.
15 chapter serial with two feature versions, one under original title, the other called "Yellow Phantom," issued in 1942.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fargo (1996)?
a.
Chris Casamassa
was to reprise his role as Scorpion, but he was committed to do stunt work in
Batman & Robin
.
b.
The reference to "Midwest Federal... talk to ol Bill Diehl" is a nod to film critic Bill Diehl, who wrote for the St. Paul Pioneer Press-Dispatch and interviewed the Coen Brothers shortly after the release of
Blood Simple.
.
c.
Deanna Durbin
, on the verge of retiring from the screen, turned down opportunities to costar with
Bing Crosby
in this film and his previous vehicle that year,
Top o the Morning
.
d.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1995.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fargo (1996)?
a.
Part of the deal that Mayor Bloombergs office worked out with the producers was that in exchange for filming the movie in the U.N., the entire movie would have to be shot in N.Y. using N.Y. crews.
b.
Joey Lauren Adams
was considered for the role of Bethany.
c.
The snow plow that drives past the motel at the end of the film was not part of the script. Signs in the area warned motorists not to drive through due to filming, but a state employee ignored them.
d.
The dowager character played by
Marie Dressler
is reportedly based on actress
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
, for whom
George Bernard Shaw
wrote the role of Eliza Doolittle in the play "Pygmalion", the basis for the musical
My Fair Lady
. Mrs. Campbell was legendary for her inappropriate remarks, and she failed dismally in an attempt at a Hollywood film career.
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