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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Flash of Genius (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Flash of Genius (2008) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Flash of Genius (2008).
About the movie:
Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash of Genius (2008)?
a.
Michelle Pfeiffer
adopted a baby girl, became engaged and got married all during the making of this film.
b.
Today over 145 million cars carry the wipers that Kearns invented.
c.
A fight between Chris Casamassa and Aki Aleong was planned but never filmed.
d.
The playboy magazine that Carmen gets is the February 1977 issue.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash of Genius (2008)?
a.
It was originally made as a U.S. television film for Hallmark in 1994. Miramax then bought the rights to capitalize on
Pierce Brosnan
being named the latest James Bond, with a plan to distribute it as a theatrical release. It was finally released on television in the U.S. in 2001.
b.
Joan Fontaine
was offered the role of Karen Holmes but had to decline due to family problems. She now regrets it and blames the failure of her late career to turning down the offer.
c.
The films title comes from the 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Cuno Engineering Corp. v. Automatic Devices Corp. that suggested an invention had to reveal the "flash of creative genius" to be patentable. A new U.S. patent act took effect in 1952 that eliminated the "flash of creative genius" requirement by adding the provision that "Patentability shall not be negatived by the manner in which the invention was made." In effect, the new provision recognized that patentable inventions can result from long toil and experimentation.
d.
Carlos Gardel was killed in a plane crash three months before the release of this film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash of Genius (2008)?
a.
Marc Abraham
submitted numerous revisions to the screenplay to Universal Studios chief Stacey Snider who repeatedly told him that the reason the script was a hard sell was because the character of Kearns was not likeable. Abraham stuck to his guns however, insisting that this made it more realistic (and having worked alongside the real Kearns for many years, he knew his subject). When Universal underwent a management change, his project finally received the greenlight.
b.
This film was rarely seen for decades, occasionally being shown at film festivals, until it was released on DVD as a restored, "Special Collectors Edition" nearly 50 years after its theatrical release.
c.
Roddy McDowall
s final film.
d.
Nelson just got off of working on Superman Returns when Ryan wrote the script on an airplane ride from Germany to the USA.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash of Genius (2008)?
a.
Jeremy Irons
originally read for the part of Rowf.
b.
The movies climax was cut almost entirely out due to the writers strike going on at the time, and a result of that was the budget for the special effects being cut drastically. Otherwise, the films ending would have been entirely different.
c.
One of Robert Redfords least favorite films he ever starred in and also one of the few times he played an unlikable character. Redford was reportedly very unhappy when this film was first shown on regular television about the time _All The Presidents Men (1976)_ was released in theaters.
d.
Greg Kinnear
had the screenplay sitting on his nightstand for several months but didnt think the subject matter warranted a read.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash of Genius (2008)?
a.
The film was shot in eight weeks, and required no retakes. During the scene where
James Stewart
hiccups when drunk, you can see
Cary Grant
looking down and grinning. Since the hiccup wasnt scripted, Grant was on the verge of breaking out laughing and had to compose himself quickly.
James Stewart
thought of hiccuping in the drunk scene himself, without telling
Cary Grant
. When he began hiccuping, Grant turned to Stewart saying, "Excuse me." The scene required only one take.
b.
Many of the Toronto locations were found by the locations manager using Google Earth.
c.
This was the last film that
Roger Corman
directed for American International.
d.
Samuel Fuller
: It is Fullers hand from the left side of the screen that grabs Kellys wig off her head in the infamous opening scene. If one freeze-frames the scene you can see Fullers face, his eyes covered with sunglasses.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash of Genius (2008)?
a.
The 1990 Steppenwolf Theatre building in Chicago (
John Malkovich
was one of the first members of Steppenwolf, and remains one today) includes a half-floor used for storage.
b.
Alan Alda
only worked 2 days.
c.
Tom Savini
actually did fire a double barreled shotgun into George Frasers fake head to make it explode in the finale of the movie. Although you cant see it on screen, Savini said only half of the fake head was actually destroyed in the shot.
d.
McCabe has no comic book counterpart. However, there was a character named Nina McCabe, first introduced by comic book writer Peter Milligan in the first, short-lived Elektra ongoing series. Ninas father was killed in front of Elektra and Elektra sort of adopted her, becoming her sensei. The character of Nina is pretty similar to Abby.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash of Genius (2008)?
a.
When this movie screened on television in Belgium during the mid 1980s after having already premiered at the Belgrade Film Festival in 1980, The Cuban Embassy in Belgrade launched an official intervention and diplomatic protest stating that the film "offends the Cuban revolution and people". The film was pulled from its screening schedule and replace with
Caesar and Cleopatra
. Then in turn, the Egyptian Embassy followed suit stating that movie portrayed the Egyptian people as persons "who bend to foreign invaders".
b.
Maxs Murder was added in re-shoots. It was decided that the killer, who remained mostly in shadows for the first half of the film, worked on a suspense level; but never provided a tangible threat to the main characters. The murder was then filmed to show the audience that, indeed, this character was a deadly threat to the four leads.
c.
Contrary to the court case depicted in the movie, Kearns was actually represented by professional lawyers in his case against Ford. It was in his subsequent, and ultimately more financially successful action against Chrysler, that he acted as his own lawyer.
d.
Lorenzos actual secretary (Rita Chapman, née Fussey) had an uncredited walk on part in the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash of Genius (2008)?
a.
Khalid Abdalla
, who plays Freddie,
Matt Damon
s friendly translator, played a heavy when he worked with Director
Paul Greengrass
on
United 93
. However Abdallah had to learn the Iraqi Arabic dialect for the part; he is Egyptian by birth.
b.
This film was shot in 10 days.
c.
The main characters name is actually an acronym, standing for "Waste Allocation Load Lifter-Earth-class." EVE stands for "Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator" (even though she specifically evaluates earths vegetation) and M-O stands for "Microbe Obliterator."
d.
Remained in theaters for only three weeks.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash of Genius (2008)?
a.
Calypso is cited by Davy Jones in this film to be a heathen god. This brings the saga full circle, as in
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Captain Barbossa mentioned heathen gods.
b.
Actress
Allyson Sereboff
has appeared in three of the six chapters of the Evil Deeds series.
c.
Towards the end of the village storm scene, Chozen speaks angrily in Japanese toward Daniel as he flees into the night. He says "Kono yarô! Koroshite yaru zo!". Translated: "You bastard! Im going to kill you!"
d.
Marc Abraham
asked
Greg Kinnear
to put on about 20lbs as his physique didnt really resemble that of a college professor with 6 kids.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flash of Genius (2008)?
a.
Shelley Winters
had a part in this motion picture. In the spring of 1984 she filmed a few scenes, but at she had disagreement, threw a tantrum and left the set. Her agent pleaded with her to go back and resume her role, but she refused and her character was replaced. She does not appear in the final film.
b.
Despite being a box-office flop, the film won five Oscars, but this made no difference to the movie public.
c.
Star Trek Redshirts are notorious for dying on landing party missions. Captain Terrell wears a red spacesuit when he lands on Ceti Alpha V, and he subsequently dies (kills himself) in the Genesis cavern.
d.
Kearns received many offers from Hollywood for his story over the years but he rejected them all as he didnt trust anyone enough to tell his story properly. Eventually he was won over by
Marc Abraham
s passion and his promise to keep to the facts as much as possible. The family provided documentation, photographs, home movies and anecdotes, while eldest son Dennis - now a lawyer - represented the familys interests. All in all, the process of getting the Kearns story up onto the big screen took 9 years.
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