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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Funny People (2009) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Funny People (2009) - 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: Funny People (2009).
About the movie:
When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny People (2009)?
a.
When
Seth Rogen
s character talks about his camp experience at a camp called "Miriam", this is a reference to the camp that Rogen went to growing up. This camp is a Jewish camp located in Vancouver affiliated to the youth movement Habonim Dror.
b.
Early Joe Sarno film currently considered lost.
c.
According to
Norman Lloyd
, Universal wanted
Henry Mancini
to do the score, so they pressured
Alfred Hitchcock
not to hire Bernard Herrmann.
d.
The effect of clouds that appear over the Red Sea was accomplished using a "cloud tank". A glass tank is filled with water and paint is poured into it. By varying the density of the paint, and the salinity of the water, it is possible to get several distinct layers.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny People (2009)?
a.
It is an issue in the movie that Josie is considerably older than her "high school crush" Guy (she is supposed to be 25, while he would be about 17), but actually,
Drew Barrymore
is 2 years younger than
Jeremy Jordan
, the actor who plays Guy.
b.
The films soundtrack features songs from each of
The Beatles
solo careers.
Adam Sandler
performs a cover of
John Lennon
s song "Real Love" at about the halfway point of the movie during his paid jam session.
c.
The word Fuck and its derivatives are used a total of 548 times.
d.
Halfway through filming, Donald Kushner thought that the nightmare scene should be cut from the film; due to the clown being extremely frightening to younger children. He also stated that the junkyard scene "Worthless" should be cut from the film too, due to one of the cars driving into a crusher on purpose, using a suicide reference. For unknown reasons, the scenes were left in the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny People (2009)?
a.
For the filming of the prologue sequence,
Reggie Bannister
dyed his hair black in order to look as young as he was during the last scene of
Phantasm
, filmed 10 years before.
b.
Last film directed by
George Cukor
.
c.
The blue bird of the title was paid $50 a day, and flew away from a Los Angeles aviary soon after the movie was finished.
d.
According to the audio commentary,
Paul Thomas Anderson
did an uncredited edit of the film. He did get a thank you in the credits, however.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny People (2009)?
a.
During production, the owner of a house being used as a location for this movie unexpectedly died.
b.
Jonah Hill
s character wore a
De La Soul
T shirt. Their producer
Prince Paul
was in another group
Gravediggaz
with the
RZA
who starred in
Funny People
.
c.
Bit player
Yvette Vickers
was instructed to dye her blonde hair red, so as not to compete on-screen with blonde star
Debbie Reynolds
.
d.
The budget swelled because
Matt Damon
,
Paul Greengrass
and the studio were unhappy with the original tame ending. The last third of the movie had to be reshot, which was complicated by the fact that Damon had already left to shoot
The Informant!
and the shoots had to be restaged months later to accommodate his schedule.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny People (2009)?
a.
George Raft
was plagued by financial issues and sold the rights to his story to Allied Artists for a large amount of money, and this film is the result.
b.
The grocery store used is called Jungle Jims. It has won awards for having the best restrooms in Ohio, the largest single collection of wine and hot sauces in Ohio, and also numerous other honors for its decor and eccentric originality. This includes a piece of a monorail from the former Cincinnati theme park Paramounts Kings Island, and a collection of Cincinnati Reds stadium seats from former Riverfront Stadium.
c.
Richard Kiel
said in his autobiography that he was supposed to be in this movie.
Burt Reynolds
had, as a favor, made sure that there was a part written specially for him. In the end Kiel was not available for the part as Bones when they where shooting this movie. Kiel did however recommend his friend
William Engesser
for the part instead.
d.
Eric Bana
made his character Australian to allow him to improvise easier.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny People (2009)?
a.
The second of five Planet of the Apes movies starring
Charlton Heston
,
Maurice Evans
,
Kim Hunter
and
Linda Harrison
.
b.
Filming scenes on the basketball court was nearly impossible because the fee for a permit was expensive.
c.
Originally set for a US theatrical release in 2004. Then two massive waves of layoffs were sustained at Miramax and Dimension, and the infamous Disney and Miramax split reached its height. This film thus remained in the Miramax vaults unreleased during this time of uncertainty. When the Disney and Miramax divorce was finally completed, numerous films under the Miramax and Dimension label were finally released theatrically.
d.
The scene in which Ira (Seth Rogen) is waiting for George to pick him up for the MySpace gig, he is talking to Leo and Mark on the balcony. During the shot of Ira speaking you can see a Green Hornet poster on the dresser in the back.
Seth Rogen
starred in the remake of
The Green Hornet
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny People (2009)?
a.
Tied with
Gone with the Wind
for the most Oscars won by a single film up to that point in time - eight. By coincidence, both films feature
George Reeves
.
b.
RZA
appears in this film. The opening scene of
Knocked Up
,
Judd Apatow
s previous directorial film, is set to the song "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" by Ol Dirty Bastard, which was co-written and produced by the RZA.
c.
David Gordon Green
originally wanted to title the film "The Narrow Pilgrim," focusing on Tim in his pilgrim costume at Thanksgiving. The original story was going to put Tim more in the focus, along with his eating disorder. He is thin and ratty, due to his pica condition, and in a pilgrim costume: "The Narrow Pilgrim." However, he quickly began to change it due it him discovering that it would not be a very marketable title.
d.
Several people in studio records/casting call lists as cast members did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Tommy Bupp
(Boy) and
Nat Carr
,
Billy Wayne
,
Bert Hanlon
and
Frank Orth
(Vaudevillians)
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny People (2009)?
a.
The reoccurring mention of Ira Wrights weight loss is a reference to
Seth Rogen
s own weight loss for the film,
The Green Hornet
.
b.
Based on a short story written by friend of
Gus Van Sant
and fellow writer/director
Harmony Korine
.
c.
In the scene with the prostitute Christie (
Cara Seymour
), Batemans friend mentions their mutual acquaintance "Alison Poole". Alison Poole is the narrator and main character of the novel Story of My Life by
Jay McInerney
, a contemporaneous peer author to
Bret Easton Ellis
.
d.
Six people received the films six Golden Raspberry Award nominations, each in a different category. None of them won.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny People (2009)?
a.
During the film, the characters make it known that they live in Los Angeles, but the movie was actually filmed in its entirety in Phoenix, Paradise Valley, and Scottsdale, AZ. The mall scene was filmed at Metrocenter Mall in North Phoenix. Several scenes where they appear to be driving down city streets were actually filmed the down Camelback Ave from the Phoenix Biltmore to 12th St. Local car dealers such as Courtesy Chevrolet and ABC Nissan can be seen in the background, as well as the Mercedes Dealer, which is now the location of Showcase Honda.
b.
The apartment that Ira, Leo, and Mark live in are the Larchmont Lofts on the corner of Melrose Ave., and N. Larchmont Blvd., in Hollywood, California.
c.
The first videotape of Seth Brundle (where he theorizes that the teleporter improved him) is actually part of a deleted scene from
The Fly
. The scene was slightly edited for this film, and Veronicas (Geena Daviss) voice was dubbed over by Saffron Henderson (who plays Veronica at the beginning of The Fly II).
d.
There is a persistent urban myth that a shot of
Bruce Willis
in full
Die Hard
gear was composited into the triage scene. The likeness is certainly very striking but it is not Willis - its a young extra.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Funny People (2009)?
a.
Lead character Laura is played by several actors representing the various ages of the character and stages of her life.
b.
Much of the promotional material sent to movie theaters (posters, stand-ups, etc) misspelled
Steven Spielberg
s first name as "Stephen".
c.
Bing Crosby
almost turned down the film because he thought he was too old for his character and wouldnt be able to play him.
d.
The opening video with the prank calls is a real video shot by
Judd Apatow
when he and
Adam Sandler
were younger. The two other people appearing in this video are
Janeane Garofalo
and
Ben Stiller
.
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