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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Garden State (2004) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Garden State (2004) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Garden State (2004).
About the movie:
A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Garden State (2004)?
a.
The Life magazine displayed at the San Francisco newspaper stand where Frank Bigelow stops is the publication from September 12, 1949, with Yugoslavias Marshal Tito on the cover.
b.
In the scenes where Andrew, Mark, and Sam are walking together,
Natalie Portman
had a hard time keeping up with
Zach Braff
and
Peter Sarsgaard
because they are both so much taller than she is. She was out of breath after most takes because she had to walk so fast.
c.
This movie was originally financed by
Vic Tayback
, who played Mel the cook on the TV show
Alice
.
d.
Robert De Niro
claimed that the final shootout scene took particularly long, because of both technical problems and the humor which arose from the tension created by the carnage in the scene.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Garden State (2004)?
a.
The film was shot in an actual grocery store in Bell, California during the evenings when the store was closed.
b.
The final scenes were shot in Terminal 4 at JFK International Airport in New York City. Production was unable to close the area for filming, so it was still a working terminal. The people walking by
Natalie Portman
and
Zach Braff
are real travelers.
c.
American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, 1941-1950, erroneously lists the release date as 1 January 1944, instead of the correct date of 1 January 1945.
d.
Anthony Quinn
was very disappointed when
Marlon Brando
was cast as Emiliano Zapata - he thought that with his Latin appearance, he would have been a better choice. To solve the argument, both actors competed to see which of them could urinate furthest into the Rio Grande. Quinn lost the bet, but he won an Oscar for the best supporting actor as Zapatas brother.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Garden State (2004)?
a.
The film was predominantly filmed in the Philippines (the closing credits state it was also filmed in Japan). The Philippine Armed Forces were used to act as the Japanese army.
b.
On the way to audition for her part as Camilla Rhodes/Rita,
Laura Harring
was in a minor car accident.
c.
Production had 3 cars slow down each lane to 10mph on the 405 freeway to create the essence of Los Angeles traffic because
Zach Braff
thought there wasnt enough traffic for the shot.
d.
The TV series was to have three new regular characters. Paramount was concerned that
William Shatner
might ask for too much money to continue playing Kirk if the run of the series was extended beyond the initial order of 13 episodes; the character of Decker was created so that if Kirk had to be written out, Decker could become the series new lead role. Decker was played in the movie by
Stephen Collins
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Garden State (2004)?
a.
Method Man
was nervous about saying "titties" in front of
Natalie Portman
.
b.
Not screened for critics.
c.
When a friend of
Frank Merrill
s learned of a physical culture contest in England, he entered Merrills photo without his knowledge. Merrill was voted second runner-up for "Worlds Most Perfectly Developed Man" and the publicity from this added to attendance at the movie. Ironically, Merrills body was more thoroughly covered in this film than any other Tarzan movie.
d.
One of the nose insults that C.D. comes up with is "your nose was on time, but you were fifteen minutes late." Cyrano laments later in the play that his nose precedes him by fifteen minutes.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Garden State (2004)?
a.
Noise pollution was an issue throughout the neighborhood scenes.
Zach Braff
stated in the DVD commentary track that birds and airplanes were the biggest problems due to the high amount of trees and filming so close to Newark International Airport.
b.
The method which Nina uses to "break in" her toe-shoes are all common - ripping the sole apart, re-stitching the ribbons, lighting the end ribbons to prevent fraying, spraying the toe-box, and using glass and rosin to grate the bottom to gain traction.
c.
This picture marked the last of
Dick Powell
s 58 feature-film appearances (plus one voice over) between 1932 and 1954. A recording artist since 1927, Dicks final two commercial sides on a Bell single were tunes from the movie score: the title song (music and lyrics by
Jack Lawrence
) and the Oscar-nominated "Hold My Hand" (music and lyrics by
Jack Lawrence
and
Richard Myers
). Neither ditty was sung by Mr. Powell in the film. However, he danced a bit in a pantomime segment dreamed by
Debbie Reynolds
.
d.
A song about Admiral Boom was written for the film. Although the song does not appear in the film, the music can be heard in the score.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Garden State (2004)?
a.
Ridley Scott
: [ceiling fan] There is a large ceiling fan in the scene where Garrison interviews Mohammed Atto.
b.
Andrzej Bartkowiak
,
Isaiah Washington
,
DMX
and
Anthony Anderson
all worked together in
Romeo Must Die
.
c.
The first public screening of the film was at a benefit in Detroit for a charity working with mentally challenged people. Members of the cast, specifically
Natalie Portman
and
Zach Braff
, were embarrassed and nervous about the word "retarded" being used throughout the film.
d.
Alice Walker
(author of the novel) attended the rushes at the end of filming each day, yet she was horrified with the final cut of the film, especially what she referred to as the "Oklahoma"-type opening scene. However, at the premiere, when she watched the movie with an enthusiastic audience, she changed her mind. She now says she likes the film very much, but thinks of it as being very different from her book.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Garden State (2004)?
a.
Due to Philips products being known as Norelco in the USA, the Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care (DAP) unit of Philips provide Bond shaving with a Philishave Sensotec shaver in non-USA prints and a Norelco Spectra shaver for the USA.
b.
The opening theme contains an in-joke. The choral chanting consists of the names of orchestrators
Lolita Ritmanis
,
Michael McCuistion
and
Peter Tomashek
sung backwards.
c.
Zach Braff
chose to not include a full love scene between him and
Natalie Portman
because he felt it would take the audience out of the movie too much. He wanted it to be implied and sweet rather than visual.
d.
Ann Miller
once said that doing the ballet moves for this movie were extremely painful and she would often be crying in between takes. She never told anybody the reason why and
James Stewart
, assuming she was upset about something, would have boxes of candy sent to her to make her feel better.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Garden State (2004)?
a.
The last cinema feature of
Hermione Baddeley
.
b.
Screenwriter
Charlie Kaufman
makes a background cameo appearance during the interpretive dance scene as another member of the theater audience. Kaufmans own script,
Being John Malkovich
, also contains an interpretive dance sequence.
c.
Sams age is never revealed.
d.
Third modern Shakespeare adaptation with
Julia Stiles
. The others being
10 Things I Hate About You
and
Hamlet
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Garden State (2004)?
a.
Some cinemas are showing the film at 20:12 (12 minutes past 8), in keeping with the title of the film.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 16, 1941 with
Cary Grant
and
Irene Dunne
reprising their film roles.
c.
Sam (
Natalie Portman
) says she works at a law office, but in Andrews 4-day visit you never see or hear about her going to work.
d.
Oren Peli
got the idea for the movie from a personal experience. Late at night he was sleeping and a box of detergent fell off the shelf. The box was pushed too far back for it to just tilt and fall.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Garden State (2004)?
a.
The scene where Tom Chamberlain converses with the Confederate POWs is adapted from the painting "Prisoners at the Front" by Winslow Homer, a sepia-toned shot of which is also included in the opening credits, although the Union officer depicted in the painting is actually Brig. Gen. Francis C. Barlow.
b.
The fifth of six movies made by real-life couple
Clint Eastwood
and
Sondra Locke
.
c.
Natalie Portman
was the only member of the cast to wear a safety harness on the crane in the quarry. Because of her size the crew was afraid she would slip and fall.
d.
3x10 to the 7th meters per second is approximately one-tenth the speed of light.
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