Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grown Ups (2010) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grown Ups (2010) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Grown Ups (2010).

About the movie: After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grown Ups (2010)?
a.		Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) dresses entirely in black in both this film and its sequel. In the book, he tells Ellie Sattler that he only ever dresses in black and gray, so that he never has to waste time thinking about what to wear. Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) gives the same reason for his monotonous fashion sense in The Fly.
b.		Ioan Gruffudd performed his own base jump stunt, which he described as his favorite part of the shoot.
c.		Director Dennis Dugan directed his ex-wife Joyce Van Patten in this movie. Just like depicted in her character Glorias relationship with Rob, also Van Patten is older than Dugan. Though, their age difference (11 years) is not quite as significant as that of the movie characters.
d.		Gene Hackman turned down the film several times, but was ultimately convinced to sign on after a phone call by director Tony Scott. Will Smith later signed on at a relative post-Independence Day bargain price because he wanted to work with Hackman.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grown Ups (2010)?
a.		This was the first film in which the manufacturers logo on motorcycles was not blanked out. Johnson Motors, who imported Triumphs into the USA, protested at their product being linked with Brando and his Black Rebels, but the association served them well.
b.		The budget, opening weekend box office gross, and box office gross overall of this film are all virtually identical (within one million dollars) to that of House on Haunted Hill, which opened almost exactly two years earlier. Both films were adapted from stories written by Robb White.
c.		Adam Sandler is seen wearing a UNH (University of New Hampshire) T-shirt. Sandler was born in Brooklyn, NY but raised in Manchester, New Hampshire.
d.		EASTER EGG: On the special features, disk click up and when the vampire hieroglyphics is highlighted then Click it to access a hidden movie

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grown Ups (2010)?
a.		Henry named his cat after Clarence Darrow. Darrow was an American lawyer best known for defending John Thomas Scopes in the infamous "Monkey Trial" against opposing prosecutor William Jennings Bryan. Darrow passed away in 1938.
b.		The "flashback" basketball game was filmed at the Huntington St. YMCA in Boston. It was filmed on a 95-degree August day in a non air-conditioned gym while all of the extras in the stands were dressed in the material of the day - polyester. So, if everyone in the stands appears to be melting, that is why. Adam Sandler was on set with Dennis Dugan and they both guided the team and the cheerleaders during the 15 hour shoot.
c.		In the original script Caleb was supposed to hear about Emilys kidnapping via a surveillance video followed by a message from Linus Medina. However, time for filming ran short so the cell phone message in the movie is how he discovered his wifes fate.
d.		Producer Quentin Tarantino was originally slated to play Comanche.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grown Ups (2010)?
a.		Academy Award-winner John Williams was originally supposed to score the music. However, when Williams backed out to do a project by George Lucas, Michael Small was later supposed to be a replacement. Small eventually was unable to do the score which led to Golden Globe-nominee Gil Melle, who composed a chilling score which blends the the elements of Williams, Jerry Fielding, and James Horner.
b.		Paulies Robot was created by the International Robotics Inc. in New York City. The robots voice was the companys CEO Robert Doornick. Roger Ebert surmises the robot is an android of some type, complete with artificial intelligence. The robot is identified by robotic engineers as "SICO" and is/was a member of the Screen Actors Guild and toured with James Brown in the 1980s.
c.		In 1967 John Wayne wrote to Democratic President Lyndon Johnson requesting military assistance for his pro-war film about Vietnam. Jack Valenti told the President, "Waynes politics are wrong, but if he makes this film he will be helping us." Wayne got enough firepower to make The Green Berets, which became one of the most controversial movies of all time.
d.		Originally, Adam Sandler wrote and was set to release this movie in the mid-1990s with actor Chris Farley in the role now played by Kevin James. However, Farleys tragic passing in 1997 halted production plans and the film was shelved for more than a decade.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grown Ups (2010)?
a.		TheGameTrader is an actual store in the Espalanade Mall right outside of New Orleans.
b.		Three of Winstons thugs have the last names Schmeichel, Sheringham and Solskjaer. This is a reference to the goalkeeper and goal scorers on Manchester Uniteds 1999 U.E.F.A. Champions League winning team. The director is a Man. U fan.
c.		The lake rope swing scene was added at the last second when during filming. Adam Sandler told the story of how it happened to him and it was decided to include the scene in the movie. It was then decided it would be funnier if it happened to Kevin James character.
d.		Filmed in just 8 days.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grown Ups (2010)?
a.		The films original title was "Born Jaundiced", which the producers understandably elected to change. To do that, they offered a $500 incentive to whichever Imagine employee who could come up with the best alternative. As a lot of the film is set in a funeral parlor, a lot of the suggestions were along the lines of "Mourning Glory", "In Lieu of Flowers" and "Dearly Departed". Other alternatives included "Vada!" (the name of Anna Chlumskys lead character) which was rejected on the grounds that it sounded like a South African uprising, and "I Am Woman". Ultimately, it was the films producer Brian Grazer who came up with My Girl (and presumably pocketed the $500 reward himself).
b.		This was the first western production of "Anna Karenina" to be filmed in Russia (St. Petersburg).
c.		David makes reference to the notorious characters "Mickey the Mouse" and "Donald the Duck". RKO was Walt Disneys distributor at the time.
d.		The ponies you see during the 4th of July Carnival scene are in real life Disco (brown one with white socks), TJ (fat brown and white one), Tigger (little brown and white one) and Double-Up (white one). They live at Hunters Haven Farm in Groveland MA.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grown Ups (2010)?
a.		The movie introduced the line "Nuke the Fridge" to the colloquial English language as a replacement for "Jump the Shark" (see trivia for Happy Days) referring to the scene where Indiana Jones survives a nuclear explosion by climbing into a fridge. Both terms refer to a series having surpassed its peak and getting close to absurdity.
b.		Film debut of George Raft, who didnt have to go far for inspiration on how to play a gangster in this film. He grew up in a New York City slum alongside gangsters Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Joe Adonis and Lucky Luciano. In an ironic twist, after the release of "Scarface", many of Rafts gangster pals would come to him for advice on how to dress, walk, talk, etc.
c.		Adam Sandlers real life wife, Jackie Sandler, and their daughters, Sadie Sandler and Sunny Sandler, appear in the film as Tardio (Richie Minervini)s wife and daughters.
d.		Throughout the movie, Vic carries a civilian model Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle and a Webley Break-Top Revolver. Both weapons were designed over 100 years ago, and both were made and widely used in Europe.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grown Ups (2010)?
a.		Although it was mentioned in the film, actress Maya Rudolph was actually pregnant with her 2nd child during filming of this movie. Production began in June 2009 and Maya Rudolph gave birth in November 2009
b.		The guard to whom Doc shows off his "accident" in the carpentry shop is named Mr. Zimmerman. "Zimmermann" is the German for "carpenter".
c.		The actors were subjected to about 15 underwater training sessions in swimming pools around the Los Angeles area before arriving at the underwater set where they underwent a further 2 weeks of training before anything was shot. Sigourney Weaver missed most of this because she had been appearing in a play on Broadway just prior to filming.
d.		When the police are responding to the suicide of Roger Wade, Phillip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) becomes irate that they dont believe that Roger Wade could have murdered Terry Lennox wife. He yells that hes going to call Ronald Reagan (then the governor) to protest their inaction. In the very next scene, Marlowe is brought to Marty Augustines office for a shakedown. One of Augustines bodyguards is an uncredited Arnold Schwarzenegger, later elected Governor of California. Thus Marlowe, in a way, gets to meet the governor.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grown Ups (2010)?
a.		Robert Rodriguez scored Kill Bill: Vol. 2 for $1. Quentin Tarantino said he would repay him by directing a segment of this movie for $1. Tarantino, a vocal proponent of film-over-digital, has said that he was curious to get hands-on experience with the HD cameras which Rodriguez lauds. When asked about his experience, Tarantino merely replied, "Mission Accomplished."
b.		The New York previews were shown in the exact same theater (same building, same "room") that Meg Ryan and Greg Kinnear go into to see their movie, the Sony Lincoln Square 13 and Imax Theater.
c.		Director Dennis Dugan has a cameo during the opening credits as the basketball referee.
d.		Coincidentally, Elizabeth Montgomery (Darien Dare Guiness) and Elisha Cook Jr. (Undertaker) both died on May 18, 1995.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Grown Ups (2010)?
a.		In the scene in which Jeffrey is sitting at a table in the madhouse and the camera moves towards him you can see an old s/w photograph hanging on the wall. This is a photo of Kyle Brody, the 8th kid kidnapped by Rustin Parr and the only one who wasnt killed by him. Kyle Brody was the main witness in the Rustin Parr trial and he described how the children were killed. He spent most of his life in a madhouse. So the madhouse in which Jeffrey lives could be exactly the one in which Kyle Brody spent his life. As the photo shows Kyle Brody as a grown-up, it was shot in the madhouse, too.
b.		Nicholas Cage traveled to Alabama to perfect his accent.
c.		First James Bond movie to include tobacco warnings in its closing credits. This was in the form of a United States Surgeon General warning. Smoking of tobacco, cigarettes, cigars occurs in a number of Bond movies and this is the only one of them to include a health warning. The film featured product placement of the Philip Morris Companys Lark Cigarettes.
d.		Adam Sandler wears a different New England area college shirt or hat in nearly every scene.

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