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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999).
About the movie:
Two brothers share a house in LA's Fairfax district: Tony's a feckless actor, Chris is an accountant...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999)?
a.
Steven Martini
who is also a musician, wrote and performed the song "Curdory Penis" which plays over the closing credits of the film.
b.
Alexia Rasmussen
was originally submitted for the role of Nicole by her agent. When
Kent Moran
saw her head shot, he called her in for the lead role of Ariana instead. Alexias first audition was at final callbacks when they were already down to just two girls for the role of Ariana. Her audition blew them away and she won the role.
c.
Gary Cooper
did the cameo appearance as "man at bar" as a favor to his friend
John Halliday
, whos career was sinking at the time .
d.
Jean Hersholt
was cast as the Doctor following the death of
Will Rogers
, who had signed to take the role.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999)?
a.
First film in the series where
Robert Englund
receives top billing in the opening credits.
b.
Cinematographer
Leonard J. South
once said of working with
Alfred Hitchcock
on this movie: "He asks what lens you have on the camera, then he looks at the scene and he knows what will appear on the screen. Hes rarely wrong. And he never moves the camera without a reason. When it moves, its because the audience should be looking around with the actors. Hes very specific about that."
c.
The film was shot on Super 16mm and was eventually "blown up" to a 35mm print for its theatrical release.
d.
In Spanish (at least in Chile) this movie is titled "Heroes".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999)?
a.
The story was based on an actual law in effect in Montana in the 1880s, which stated that a man who killed another man was responsible for the care and support of his victims family.
b.
Several hundred actresses tested for the lead female.
Sanaa Lathan
was selected one week before filming began, and had to fly to Prague immediately.
c.
Bill Henderson recorded the song "A Closer Walk With Thee" for the film.
d.
Brendan Gleeson
is an accomplished fiddle player and does all his own playing in this film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999)?
a.
At the end of the movie as George Clooney narrates, he mentions, "Blow your air horn and you throw a wave to the lighthouse keepers kid on Thacher Island." The lighthouse shown during this scene is not on Thacher Island but is in fact The Eastern Point Lighthouse. Thacher Island has the Twin Lighthouses that look nothing the one depicted in the film.
b.
The original shooting schedule was 13 days but ended up at 21.
c.
Derick Martini
met actress Amy Hathaway on the film and began a relationship that lasted five years.
d.
Film debut of
Randy Quaid
and
Sam Bottoms
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999)?
a.
John Ashley
s last film.
b.
Once cast in the film, actor/musician Bill Henderson inspired the Martinis to write a larger part for him
c.
Nigel Cole
mentioned one scene with Nivola inspecting a taco stand and the owner (played by one of the production guys) shouting obscenities at him that was filmed as an opening, but it set the wrong tone for the opening of the film, so it got cut.
d.
The MPAA would not allow the movie to use the title unless they found a family with the name "Focker".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999)?
a.
The sound of EVEs laser blasts are partly created by tapping a slinky spring.
b.
Martin Scorsese
,
Rob Minkoff
,
Robert Zemeckis
,
Barry Levinson
and
Gary Ross
were all at one point either seriously considered to, or attached to direct.
c.
Others who attended Hollywood High School were:
Fay Wray
, director
Edward Dmytryk
,
Jason Robards
,
Julie London
,
Rick Nelson
,
Stefanie Powers
,
Mike Farrell
, and
John Ritter
.
d.
The film was shot on a schedule consisting of only 12 days. And on a budget of $40,000.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999)?
a.
Kerry Valderrama
and
Elizabeth Ingalls
again play a couple in a relationship as they did in Valderramas
Garrison
.
b.
Burt Mustin
s final movie role.
c.
The Amy Hathaway character "Alison", who inexplicably weeps during sex in the film, was based on Derick Martinis ex-girlfriend. The ex-girlfriend showed up at a New York promotional screening and ran out of the theatre crying before the first reel ended.
d.
In the original Batman comics (specifically, Detective Comics #80, 1943) the surname of the plastic surgeon who attempts to repair Two-Face is "Ekhart". In this movie, Two-Face is, of course, played by
Aaron Eckhart
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999)?
a.
Roger Ebert
invited Derick and Steven Martini to show the film at his 2000 "Floating Film Festival" which takes place on a cruise ship. When informed theyd have to share a small cabin with
Jeff Dowd
and Harry Knowles, the Martinis passed. Ebert was joking, of course, and the film and the Martinis showed up on the cruise.
b.
The red sports car being auctioned is a Ferrari 250 GTO.
c.
The issue of "Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man" that Jesse takes out of his comic-book box at the beginning of the movie is number 53, from April 1981.
d.
John Malkovich
,
Glenne Headly
, and
Laurie Metcalf
, have been acting together since the late-70s as members of Chicagos Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
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