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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Groundhog Day (1993) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Groundhog Day (1993) - Part (5) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Groundhog Day (1993).
About the movie:
A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Groundhog Day (1993)?
a.
Tim Burton
: [music] music by
Danny Elfman
b.
Stephen Tobolowsky
, who played Ned "the head" Reyerson the insurance agent was the honorary grand marshal in Punxsutawney, PA on Feb. 2nd, 2010. During his speech on stage he performed the "whistling belly button" act he refers to in the film.
c.
The rifle they use in the Winchester is, naturally, a Winchester model 73, the gun that won the west.
d.
Had to be edited twice to avoid being released with a PG-13 or R rating.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Groundhog Day (1993)?
a.
Viktor (Bill Nighy), Lucian (Michael Sheen), and Selene (Kate Beckinsale) are the only characters/actors to appear in all three movies of the Underworld series. Each character has one movie in which they only appear in a flashback: Viktor and Lucian in Underworld: Evolution and Selene in Underworld: Rise of he Lycans.
b.
The first film in which
Humphrey Bogart
wore a full hairpiece.
c.
On February 2 1993 the sun did not rise until 7:25am in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania so the film is technically inaccurate - it would still have been dark at 6am.
d.
The animators spent 6 to 14 hours to render a frame of the Hydra, depending on how many heads it had.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Groundhog Day (1993)?
a.
Peter Fonda
, who had appeared in a deleted scene in
Oceans Twelve
, was slated to reprise his role as Bobby in this film, but his work on
Ghost Rider
prevented him from doing so.
b.
William Jennings
described the films eventual theatrical release in 2010 as "a long tale of woe".
c.
Since the films release, the town of Punxatawney has now become a major tourist attraction.
d.
The name of the mystical land in (the English translation of) the original novel was Fantastica, not Fantasia, but the original German name Phantásien translates more accurately into English as Fantasia.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Groundhog Day (1993)?
a.
Coincidentally,
Elizabeth Montgomery
(Darien Dare Guiness) and
Elisha Cook Jr.
(Undertaker) both died on May 18, 1995.
b.
Bill Murray
was undergoing a divorce at the time of filming and was obsessing about the film. He would ring
Harold Ramis
constantly, often in the early hours of the morning. Ramis eventually sent writer
Danny Rubin
to sit with Murray and iron out all his anxieties, one of the reasons why Murray stopped speaking to Ramis for several years.
c.
Kristin Davis
was offered the role of Connie, but turned it down due to her commitment to the TV series
Sex and the City
.
d.
Ian Fleming
celebrated the completion of the "Casino Royale" novels first draft by purchasing a gold-plated typewriter. Former James Bond actor
Pierce Brosnan
reportedly bought the typewriter a few years ago for $(US)52,000.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Groundhog Day (1993)?
a.
The man who is killed by the car near the beginning of the film is based on a real life incident. He was identified as Julio Lopez Lido but was in actuality Capt. Ulrich von der Osten, a Nazi army officer in the Abwehr. He was hit by a car on March 18, 1941 and his body went unclaimed for a time. The man who ran from the scene was actually Kurt Frederick Ludwig, known as Joseph K, a German agent who was eventually caught and sentenced to Alcatraz Island. He was deported in 1953. The cab driver who hit Lido was a man named Sam Lichtman.
b.
Maggies Diner was built in Madrid, NM for the film, but the producers were asked to leave the building standing when filming was complete. Its being renovated and brought up to code to become a real diner.
c.
There are exactly 38 days depicted in this film either partially or in full.
d.
While
Alfred Newman
took home the Oscar for Scoring of a Musical Picture, he had failed to garner a nomination that same year in the dramatic category for
The Robe
, a score considered by film-music scholars to be one of Mr. Newmans finest compositions.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Groundhog Day (1993)?
a.
The concept has since been borrowed in other films, including the Disney cartoon
Mickeys Once Upon a Christmas
, the TV show
Day Break
and the
Adam Sandler
comedy,
50 First Dates
.
b.
In one scene, Tom Milford (Bobby Darin) explains to Harvey Granson (Donald OConnor) that the party scheduled for that night will celebrate the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty which took place 78 years ago that day. So the date of the party is 28 October 1964 since the unveiling of the Statue took place on 28 October 1886.
c.
During the scene in which Dan and Laurie are having dinner you can hear someone in the background say "Im glad I ordered the four-legged chicken!" In the corresponding scene in the original graphic novel, there is an image of a waiter carrying a four-legged chicken.
d.
Meryl Streep
s actual daughter was used as Annie the baby.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Groundhog Day (1993)?
a.
Following the films success, the term Groundhog Day has now entered into common parlance.
b.
At 29, Ethan Hawke is the youngest actor to play Hamlet on film.
c.
A moose head appears to hang on the wall of Professor Fates (
Jack Lemmon
s) oddly-decorated dining room. However, when the Professor and Max run out the front door you can see that the rest of the moose stands in the foyer, with just his head poking through a hole in the wall.
Ernie Kovacs
originally did this gag on one of his TV shows. The fact that
Jack Lemmon
was a great friend of Kovacs suggests that this wasnt a coincidence. In addition, the gag goes back at least as far as the 1946 Warner Bros. cartoon "Kitty Kornered," in which a cat clinging to a moose head is being pulled by Porky Pig, and as a result pulls the entire moose out of the wall.
d.
D.F. Jones
worked with computers in Britain during WWII and knew about Colossus, the computer which was the heart of Britains code breaking complex at Bletchley Park.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Groundhog Day (1993)?
a.
According to the website Wolf Gnards,
Bill Murray
spends 8 years, 8 months and 16 days trapped in Groundhog Day. The website Obsessed With Film claims he was trapped 12,403 days, just under 34 years, in order to account for becoming a master piano player, ice sculptor, etc.
b.
The number on Romans prison uniform, 25101415, stands for "25 October 1415", the date of the Battle of Agincourt, fought by Henry V, subject of director
Kenneth Branagh
s previous film,
Henry V
. Branaghs birthday (December 10) is shown on the first newspaper clipping in the opening sequence.
c.
Henry Bean
, who also directed
Ryan Gosling
in
The Believer
, did several uncredited re-writes on this film.
d.
While the film suggests that
Bugsy Siegel
and Virginia Hill first meet on the movie set, they had actually met several years earlier in real life. At the time, Hill was dating Joe Adonis (portrayed as Joey A. by
Lewis Van Bergen
in this film) when she and Bugsy had an affair, thus explaining the animosity Bugsy and Joey have for one another throughout the film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Groundhog Day (1993)?
a.
Director
Harold Ramis
was surprised to find that his film was attracting a lot of attention from various religious groups, meditative gurus and other parties who were into metaphysics. Ramis was particularly surprised as he was expecting a backlash against him.
b.
Marlon Brando
was paid $100,000,
Elia Kazan
received $100,000 plus 25% of the box office.
c.
Had already made more than US$18 million internationally (exceeding its US$13 million budget) before it opened in the United States.
d.
Luke Walter
was originally slated to play the cowboy in the film, but didnt do the role because director
David Winters
thought the New York City-born Walter couldnt do a Southern accent. Walter instead wound up playing a bodyguard in the movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Groundhog Day (1993)?
a.
Nicholson wanted his son, Caleb, to play Francis Phelan as a boy, but Caleb evinced no wish to do so.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 10, 1949 with
Cary Grant
reprising his film role.
c.
From a budget of $15 million, the film made slightly over $40 million, a rather disappointing figure. This was put down to the fact that many parents felt the film was too scary for their children and also because it opened against the box office juggernaut that was
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
.
d.
After its release, several writers emerged, claiming that the story was stolen from their idea. Science-fiction author Richard Lupoff claimed that it was a rip-off from his short story 12:01pm, whilst Ken Grimwood - author of Replay - was another.
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