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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grand Theft Parsons (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grand Theft Parsons (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Grand Theft Parsons (2003).
About the movie:
There are times when it's right and proper to simply bury the dead. This is not one of those times...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Theft Parsons (2003)?
a.
The trike that
Johnny Knoxville
uses in the film is the original bike that
Phil Kaufman
used in 1973.
b.
Preview audiences complained that the sound was unintelligible. RKO re-recorded the entire soundtrack by re-recording their Photophone track on a Western Electric rival process, and then transferred it to the Photophone system for the release print.
c.
Considered to be the most successful serial of all time.
d.
Sharon Stone
s character is modeled upon
Cybill Shepherd
, a former lover of
Peter Bogdanovich
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Theft Parsons (2003)?
a.
Phil Kaufman
: at the end of the movie where he is led down the steps of the local police station protesting his innocence.
b.
The first scene filmed was the scene in Marias bedroom where Frau Schmidt brings the dress material, and later Liesl sneaks in through the window. One of the last scenes filmed was the "You are Sixteen" number, which appears in the film right before the scene in Marias room. The two scenes were shot about 4 months apart.
c.
When Louis starts preaching on the beach from the Book of Mormon he selects Mosiah 4:18-19 which are verses from an address by King Benjamin concerning giving of food and other substance to the poor. These are very appropriate considering his own lack of substance.
d.
Rights to use of the title motto and the Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Baileys facilities and performances were purchased for $250,000.
Cecil B. DeMille
advised the writers to view the German film
Varieté
as a model for the type of story he wanted. DeMille toured the Midwest for two months with the circus, collecting anecdotes, slang, and behind-the-scenes ideas. Publicity resulting from his involvement drew sell-out crowds to the performances.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Theft Parsons (2003)?
a.
In 2010, co-director
Jules Bass
revealed that
Jeff Bridges
called him out of the blue, volunteered to do this film for free, and recommended his friend
Jimmy Webb
for the soundtrack.
b.
When Steve Nebraska is pitching in front of Baseball Scouts at Yankee Satdium, during filming Keith Hernandez walked out of the dugout wearing Tennis Shoes, and Yankee owner George Steinbrenner told Henandez to put on spiked Shoes so he doesnt mess up the grass.
c.
"M47" (Dr. Leslie Gaskells designation in the movie for the so-called "asteroid") is in real life, one of the "missing" Messier Objects whose correct position was not definitively identified until 1959 (two years after the release of Kronos). It is an open star cluster in the constellation of Puppis.
d.
Johnny Knoxville
broke his nose during filming.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Theft Parsons (2003)?
a.
Liv Tyler
suffered from tonsillitis during shooting.
b.
According to
Charlton Heston
s published diaries, "Charlton Heston: The Actors Life; Journals 1956-1976" he wanted
Julie Christie
to be his co-star, but she was vetoed by the studio.
c.
The jacket that
Johnny Knoxville
wears in the movie is the same jacket that
Phil Kaufman
wore when he burned the body.
d.
Film debut of
John Goodman
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Theft Parsons (2003)?
a.
Hugh Jackman
was originally set to star as Phil Kaufmann before dropping out due to his commitments to
X2
and
Van Helsing
.
b.
As a child,
Veronica Cartwright
had appeared in
The Birds
, opposite
Doodles Weaver
, who was
Sigourney Weaver
s uncle.
c.
Sigourney Weaver
and
Melanie Griffith
followed several female executives and secretaries on their hectic daily schedules in New York City and sat in during meetings to get a better idea of the industry from the female perspective.
d.
John Ford
, like
Howard Hawks
, was considered as a director before
David Lean
was chosen.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Theft Parsons (2003)?
a.
Movie was filmed over two or three days with a budget of no more than $7,000 and the only copies went missing soon after it was made
b.
The opening dream sequence was shot in eighteen hours.
c.
Several of the humorous lines spoken by G.I.s in the film are taken, uncredited, from WWII cartoonist
Bill Mauldin
s "Willie and Joe" characters.
d.
The tattoos that
Johnny Knoxville
has in the film are a mixture of real ones and ones made for the movie. For instance, the tattoo of the word "Madison" (the name of Knoxvilles real-life daughter) over his heart is real but the bigger ones on his arm are not.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grand Theft Parsons (2003)?
a.
Real logs were tested for the crash sequence, but they "didnt bounce enough", so in the film the logs are CGI.
b.
Gram Parsons
died in Room 8 at the Joshua Tree Inn which is the room Larry and Phil find Mr. Parsons in at the end of the film when they explain their reasons for kidnapping Grams body. Room 8 is known as Gram Parsons Room at the Joshua Tree Inn Bed and Breakfast and can be rented for overnight stays.
c.
John Robie mentions that as a youth he was in a trapeze group that traveled around Europe. In real life,
Cary Grant
was in an acrobatic troupe that toured around Europe (and eventually came to America) when he was young.
d.
American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1931-1940 incorrectly identifies
June Bupp
as June Grisold,
Eddie Phillips
as John Preston, and
Fred Burns
as Sheriff. None of these players appear in the film. The roles in question were played by
June Brewster
,
Bill Patton
, and
Hank Bell
, all now correctly identified in the list above.
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