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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Finding Nemo (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Finding Nemo (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Finding Nemo (2003).
About the movie:
A father-son underwater adventure featuring Nemo, a boy clownfish, stolen from his coral reef home. His timid father must then travel to Sydney and search Sydney Harbour to find Nemo.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Finding Nemo (2003)?
a.
The movies ending where Max finds a traumatized Richie on the road was originally going to be setup for a sequel according to director
Joe Giannone
. In the sequel Richie was suppose to be blamed for the murders, while Madman continued roaming the woods. The sequel has yet to be made.
b.
Co-writer
Bob Peterson
doubled as the voice of "Mr. Ray" the Schoolteacher.
c.
The Autobot Sentinel Prime was going to appear in the film: during the Battle of Mission City, time would stop and he would briefly appear to Sam, giving him a clue as to how to defeat Megatron. In the final film Optimus Prime provides this clue, but the concept was recycled into the Dynasty of Primes in
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
, and Sentinel Prime himself would appear in
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
.
d.
Production filming was shut-down for a week when the movies star
Burt Reynolds
was injured on the set from a stunt fight with
Jack Warden
. Reynolds went to Los Angeles for professional medical treatment for abdominal hernia.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Finding Nemo (2003)?
a.
The snake, Basil, was introduced into the film by
Stanley Kubrick
when he found out
Malcolm McDowell
had a fear of reptiles.
b.
Pixars characters are often planned years in advance. Nemo first appeared as a stuffed toy on a couch in Boos room in
Monsters, Inc.
. This movie introduces the main characters of post-2003 Pixar films. A boy in the dentists office is reading a "Mr. Incredible" comic book, anticipating
The Incredibles
. Luigi the car is driving by the dentists office, anticipating
Cars
.
c.
Some of
Luke Wilson
s scenes (like when he arrives home) were done in one take. The crew nicknamed him "One take Wilson".
d.
The stairs which Logan and Jessica climb down to escape from the "Love Shop" actually led to the catwalk above one of the MGM sound stages.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Finding Nemo (2003)?
a.
Had the biggest opening weekend for any animated film upon its US release (30 May 2003).
b.
There is a poster on the wall of Kats room advertising the band called The Gits whose lead singer Mia Zapata was killed in Seattle in 1993. This goes along with Kats liking of bands like Bikini Kill and The Raincoats.
c.
The van broke mid-way through production and most of the driving shots are done without the van moving.
d.
The Disney executives, although unhappy with
Roger Allers
s direction on the film, held off from interfering with him, given that he had provided them with their biggest hit,
The Lion King
, which too had had a troubled production. Also, most of Allerss crew were very loyal to their director.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Finding Nemo (2003)?
a.
The waiting room in the dentists office was modeled after the waiting room in a real dentists office in Emeryville, California, where Pixar Animation Studios has its headquarters.
b.
The producers wanted to find real-life material that reflected how a small but elite air force could face off against overwhelming power (like the alien armada) and they contacted the Israeli Air Force to request footage. The IAF agreed after clearing post-combat videos of any classified materials, and the footage helped
Roland Emmerich
and
Dean Devlin
script and film the climactic battle.
c.
Oren Peli
spent a year redecorating his house prior to filming; the walls were originally stark white in every room and there was no railing to the staircase.
d.
Rob Van Dam
did all his own stunts, some with out wires.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Finding Nemo (2003)?
a.
This entire project was shot in 16 days in and around Los Angeles in Guerrilla Filmmaking style.
b.
Dedicated to the memory of
Glenn McQueen
(1960-2002), a Pixar animator.
c.
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.
d.
Virginia OBrien
is noticeably absent from the second half of the film, right after her "Wild, Wild West" number, because she was pregnant during filming.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Finding Nemo (2003)?
a.
The coloration of Gills face simulates the characteristic lines around the mouth of voice actor
Willem Dafoe
.
b.
James McManus
initial plan for the story was based on the idea of a man in a wheelchair rolling down a hill with guns blazing, akin to
John Wayne
in
True Grit
.
c.
Kris Kristofferson
was set to star, but dropped out and the role was recast with
William Devane
.
d.
Russell Brand
, who plays Aldous Snow, revealed in his stand-up DVD
Russell Brand: Doing Life - Live
, while talking about making the film, that he fancied
Mila Kunis
, who plays Rachel Janson.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Finding Nemo (2003)?
a.
Pixar Animation had initially contracted with Disney to produce and distribute five computer animated films, three of which had already seen release:
Toy Story
,
A Bugs Life
&
Monsters, Inc.
. Though this movie was produced while Pixar and Disney were operating under the same contract, it was counted as its own entity since the original agreement specified five original films, not sequels. Consequently, production on the final two movies of the initial deal,
Finding Nemo
and
The Incredibles
was delayed.
b.
A boom on the Pirates ship carries the friendly label "Watch Your Head." This is visible during the "I am a Pirate King" number.
c.
According to the DVD, the names of the nine boats seen in the Sydney harbor are: Sea Monkey, Major Plot Point, Bow Movement, iBoat, Knottie Buoy, For the Birds, Pier Pressure, Skiff-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, and The Surly Mermaid
d.
Donkeys appearance was based on Pericles ("Perry"), a miniature Donkey who lives in Barron Par, Palo Alto (California) - right in the neighborhood of the Pacific Data Images/DreamWorks animators.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Finding Nemo (2003)?
a.
The very first film produced by
Roger Corman
.
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on August 19, 1949 with
William Powell
reprising his film role.
c.
When David comes home the day after the NORAD computer break-in, the newscaster on the television is talking about a prophylactic recycling center.
d.
Darla is named after Pixar producer
Darla K. Anderson
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Finding Nemo (2003)?
a.
Third Best Picture winner (along with
Crash
and
Casablanca
) to have originally premiered in the year before it qualified for Academy Awards consideration.
b.
According to
Tim Roth
,
Edward Norton
rewrote scenes every day; Norton and
Liv Tyler
also spent hours discussing their characters lives (especially before the Hulk appeared).
c.
Afraid that kids would try releasing their pet fish by flushing them down a drain, a company that manufactures equipment used by water filtration and sewage treatment plants released a warning the Thursday after the film came out saying that, even though drains do eventually reach the ocean, before it got there the water would go through equipment which breaks down solids, and went on to say that in real life the movie would more appropriately be called "Grinding Nemo".
d.
An alternate ending was filmed but not used: Reggie and Tim travel up to the wild regions of Alaska. Reggie digs a small hole in the ice and Tim places a little case (containing The Tall Mans gold sphere) inside. Subsequently, Reggie puts a metal plaque over the hole and seals it up. The plaque reads "Here Lies The Tall Man - R.I.P.". Reggie then says "Now, all we have to worry about is global warming" and they walk off.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Finding Nemo (2003)?
a.
The Spanish-language dedication to María Eladia at the end, "pues cuando ardió la pérdida, reverdecieron sus maizales," translates literally as "for when the loss burned, their cornfields became green again."
b.
Previously,
George Arliss
had starred in the play and in the 1922 silent version of the play.
c.
According to
Steven Spielberg
, when shooting he always keeps one eye closed when framing a shot, so that he can visualize the film in 2D ("the way viewers would"). But on this film he had both of his eyes open, as it was 3D and he wanted to treat the film like live-action.
d.
The DVD commentary is not incorrect about lobsters in Australia. While it is true that Australia has lobsters, the lobsters in "Nemo" are clawed lobsters. Australian lobsters, indeed most of the worlds lobsters, are actually spiny lobsters. However, since the lobsters seen discussing Marlins quest have New England accents and use words such as "wicked," it is likely that they are from near Massachusetts; emphasizing the point that Marlins story is known all around the (sea) world.
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