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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Frailty (2001) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Frailty (2001) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Frailty (2001).
About the movie:
A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed "demons."
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frailty (2001)?
a.
The first time that
Zachary Quinto
met
Leonard Nimoy
in the set, Nimoy said to the young actor: "You have no idea what youre in for."
b.
W.S. Van Dyke
took over the direction of the movie from
Robert B. Sinclair
, who became ill shortly after shooting began. Van Dyke was in the Marines, but was granted a 14-day leave to finish the picture. Neither Sinclair nor Van Dyke was available for retakes, which were then directed by
Richard Thorpe
.
c.
One of only three films to win the Oscar for best picture without also being nominated for best director. The other two are
Grand Hotel
and
Driving Miss Daisy
.
d.
The film is set in Texas and has three Texas-born actors as top-billed stars:
Bill Paxton
,
Matthew McConaughey
, and
Powers Boothe
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frailty (2001)?
a.
Juliette Lewis
did all her own vocals for the film.
b.
The keyboard Milo uses in the day care center is an Apple USB Keyboard, as used on Macintosh computers. In addition, the operating system used on the computers in the day care center is a form of Unix, as shown by the command prompt. The Unix commands Milo uses are largely accurate, as well. Apple is ultimately vindicated in the end when the good guys are handling the Synapse broadcast from a Macintosh PowerBook G3.
c.
The demon-destroying axe is inscribed with the letters OTIS. The significance of this writing is never given. Fans have speculated that Otis Meiks is the true name of
Bill Paxton
s character "Dad." Others believe OTIS to be an acronym for Only The Innocent Survive.
d.
Adam Green
s old band "Haddonfield" performs on the soundtrack. After Parker strikes the deal with the lift operator, that is Green singing on the loudspeaker. The song is called "Among The Dogs".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frailty (2001)?
a.
William Haines
, along with fellow silent screen veterans
Buster Keaton
and
Anna Q. Nilsson
, was approached to play one of
Gloria Swanson
s bridge partners. Swanson herself reportedly asked him to do it. Haines declined and fellow screen veteran
H.B. Warner
took the part.
b.
Savage Steve Holland
did the animation for the film. He was upset
Gene Siskel
and
Roger Ebert
roasted his earlier
John Cusack
film,
Better Off Dead...
. Two bunnies that get blown up at the end of the movie bear a strong (and not accidental) resemblance to the movie critics.
c.
Adams jar held a millipede, not a centipede.
Bill Paxton
asked
Matthew McConaughey
what a good name would be and he answered "Curtis". Thus the millipede was Curtis.
d.
In supplementary material included on the DVD it is noted that Lena Hornes performances in most of the movies of the day, as in this one, are included in a way that permitted them to be cut from the films without damaging the story. This was so that the films could be shown in the American South.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frailty (2001)?
a.
After completing production,
Lou Costello
was stricken with rheumatic fever. This would be the last new Abbott and Costello film for more than a year.
b.
The film utilizes an oft-used storyline of the war movie genre which has two soldiers in love with the same girl.
c.
Osama bin Laden appears in the lower-right-hand corner of the FBIs Ten Most Wanted List featured toward the end of the movie (at 01:30:24).
d.
The original prints of the film, which were stored at a video vault in Universal Studios Hollywoods backlot, were lost in the June 1st, 2008 backlot fire.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frailty (2001)?
a.
One of only six theatrical wide releases on record in the United States to average less than $600 US Dollars on its debut weekend per theater in the past 25 years.
b.
Herb Voland
s first film role.
c.
Loosely based on the case of American serial killer Joseph Kallinger who murdered three people and tortured four families. He committed these crimes with his 13-year-old son Michael between 1974-1975 in New Jersey. Kallinger pleaded insanity, claiming God had told him to kill.
d.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #72 Greatest Movie of All Time. It was the first inclusion of this film on the list.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frailty (2001)?
a.
Several notable martial artists are used throughout the movie. All of course performing their own fight stunts, continuing the Director Kabasinskis trademark of using "real life" martial artists, professional wrestlers, and fitness professionals. Each martial artists in the film was allowed to create their own characters "look" for their fight scenes in the tournament circuit.
b.
Mallorys line to Scagnetti about him being "so specific" when he asks her to pinch his nipple was improvised by actress
Juliette Lewis
on set.
c.
The 1925 version of
Wild Horse Mesa
starred
Jack Holt
, the father of this films star
Tim Holt
.
d.
Directors
James Cameron
,
Sam Raimi
and author
Stephen King
all singled out
Frailty
for high praise. King thought it one of the best horror movies of its year.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frailty (2001)?
a.
Richard Jenkins
s third film under the direction of the Coen brothers following
The Man Who Wasnt There
and
Intolerable Cruelty
.
b.
This movie was originally announced as both a starring vehicle for Richard Pryor and a remake of Laurel & Hardys famous short subject The Music Box. The movies title is a vague reference to Hardys catchphrase, "Heres another nice mess youve gotten me into."
c.
The scenes of the lengthy car ride of Agent Doyle and his witness, were shot on a sound stage. Director of photography
Bill Butler
had crew members slighting shaking the car and moving lights and props to create the illusion of moving through the night.
d.
Jillian Kesner
met her future husband
Gary Graver
while acting in this movie.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frailty (2001)?
a.
The film was originally intended to be a sequel to the Herschell Gordon Lewis film Blood Feast (1963), hence the similar titles, but before production started it was decided that Blood Diner would be a stand-alone horror/comedy.
b.
The characters of Matt and Brad are based on the two Michigan-born founders of the Canadian clothing company Roots. They attended Tamakwa, which is a real camp in Ontarios Algonquin park.
c.
Bill Paxton
s directorial debut. Allegedly, the title Frailty (which is never spoken in the film) refers not to the slow disintegration of the family, but to the very low budget for the movie. Lions Gate considered changing the title to "Gods Hands" (which is a phrase spoken in the film) but Paxton and writer
Brent Hanley
insisted against this. Ironically, the Brazilian title is A Mão do Diabo (The Devils Hand).
d.
In the scene where John Landis is walking across the set from
The Blues Brothers
, a helicopter can be heard in the background. See
Twilight Zone: The Movie
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frailty (2001)?
a.
The name of the child, Enola, is alone spelled backwards.
b.
This ended up becoming the most financially successful independent motion picture of 1976, earning an impressive $39 million world wide in box office revenue, breaking records as well. It held this record for two solid years, until
Halloween
broke it.
c.
Final film of
Roger C. Carmel
.
d.
Bill Paxton
used the same beer can throughout the entire filming of the movie because they could only find one Hamms beer can like that from 1979. The can was "opened" off-camera and a sound effect added for popping its top (director commentary at 52:21).
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Frailty (2001)?
a.
When shot silent, the film would utilize the entire image area available measuring 1.33:1. When reissued in 1942 with sound the sound strip was overlaid over the left part of the film, and the top and bottom were cropped as well to maintain the 1.37:1 academy ratio resulting in sometimes awkward image composition. This can be seen on the Warner DVD releases of the reissue, while the previous Image entertainment disc was mastered from the full silent aperture negative and does not contain the cropping.
b.
15 chapter serial: 1 The mysterious Bracelets 2 The Ball of Death 3 Wheels of Fate 4 Shanghaied 5 The Race for Glory 6 A Skirmish of Wits 7 A Blow in the Dark 8 Blinding Hate 9 Phantoms of Treachery 10 Paths of Destruction 11 Flames of Wrath 12 The Unseen Menace 13 Baiting the TRap 14 A Terrible Vengeance 15 The Triple Chase
c.
When Pumpkin tells Maindrian that they have to give Eleanor back because the car is not insured, Maindrian reads the owners address from a newspaper - 18511 Mariposa, Gardena. This was in fact director/star
H.B. Halicki
s own real home address at the time.
d.
Jeremy Sumpter
, who was cast as younger brother Adam, originally auditioned for the role of Fenton.
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