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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Get Him to the Greek (2010) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Get Him to the Greek (2010) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Get Him to the Greek (2010).
About the movie:
A record company intern is hired to accompany out-of-control British rock star Aldous Snow to a concert at L.A.'s Greek Theater.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Get Him to the Greek (2010)?
a.
Director
David Anspaugh
and script writer
Angelo Pizzo
were unhappy with studio executives, who cut their budget from $65 million to $27 million. Thus, the films running time had to be reduced from almost 2 hours 10 minutes to 1 hour 41 minutes. Some notable exclusions were Frank "Pee Wee" Wallace as a German POW and an emotional scene of "America as a melting pot" in which the players go to Ellis Island and look up records of their ancestors. Pizzo said that only 45-50% of what he intended to be in the movie actually made it into the final cut.
b.
Emily Blunt
was announced for the role of Jackie Q, but had to pull out.
c.
Mike Sill
: uncredited former Mr. America was one of the persons helping to carry the Idol of the Golden Calf.
d.
The photo that
Vera-Ellen
shows to
Bing Crosby
and
Danny Kaye
of her brother, Bennie, is actually a photo of
Carl Alfalfa Switzer
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Get Him to the Greek (2010)?
a.
The decal on the door of the Nostromo is a "checkerboard square", the symbol on Purinas pet food label; it designated Alien Chow.
b.
During the fight Connor and Duncan have with the "Tax" thieves one of the men (Lachlan) picks up a rock as a weapon. As the McLeods go on the defensive Duncan says to Lachlan "Looks like youve lost the edge, lad". This is a reference to
Adam Copeland
s (Lachlan) "stage" name of Edge in the World Wrestling Entertainment.
c.
Carruthers and Sherriff Withers jump into the same river at the same point as Weston and Spike Barton do in
The Man from Utah
.
d.
Russell Brand
filmed scenes performing as rock star Aldous Snow at his sell-out comedy show "Scandalous", in front of 20,000 people, at the O2 arena in London.
Jack Black
and
Jason Segel
joined him on stage.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Get Him to the Greek (2010)?
a.
The Greek Theatres marquee includes Bob and the Yeoman, a reference to director of photography
Robert D. Yeoman
.
b.
Quentin Tarantino
: [GM motor vehicle] Reference to a 1964 Chevelle Malibu convertible, previously seen in
Pulp Fiction
.
c.
Studio Executives first choice to direct the picture was
Quentin Tarantino
. Two years later, Tarantino would direct another film based on an
Elmore Leonard
book,
Jackie Brown
.
d.
Early on, director
Fred Zinnemann
actually considered casting
Meryl Streep
in the title role. However, as Streep was almost totally unknown as an actress - she had only one play to her credit, and never appeared in a film - Zinnemann decided to cast
Vanessa Redgrave
instead.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Get Him to the Greek (2010)?
a.
Russell Brand
nearly chipped a tooth while filming The Clap performance scene.
b.
Except for the Flint Tropics, all of the team names and uniforms are the same as the real ABA.
c.
Promotional material for this movie was shipped with under the title "Back Scratch".
d.
The tavern in which the final scene takes place is called Greeleys. It is a reference to New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley who is often incorrectly attributed with writing the line "Go West Young Man." That line was actually written by John B.L. Soule.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Get Him to the Greek (2010)?
a.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
was assigned to score this film when shooting began in 1945 and even sketched some themes. When production was postponed until 1947 (due to
Errol Flynn
s illness and other problems)
Max Steiner
replaced Korngold because, by then, he had announced his retirement from motion pictures. In October 1947 he suffered a heart attack and, in spite of pleas from
Leo F. Forbstein
, Music Chief at Warners, Korngold refused to return to the studio.
b.
This film is mentioned in Jack Kerouacs "On the Road" as the second in a double feature seen by Sal and Dean in a Detroit theater (chapter 11 of part three).
c.
The photo Aldous pulls out of himself as a young, chubby boy is an actual photo of
Russell Brand
as a child. It features in his autobiography "My Bookywook".
d.
Artist
Lebbeus Woods
claimed that the interrogation chair in the movie closely resembled his 1987 illustration "Neomechanical Tower (Upper) Chamber" and managed to get a court to stop the movie 28 days after its release. He eventually settled with Universal for a six-figure sum.
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