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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gummo (1997) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Gummo (1997) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Gummo (1997).
About the movie:
Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gummo (1997)?
a.
The name David Letterman chose as his credit for his voice-work in the film, Earl Hofert, is actually the name of his uncle, the same "Uncle Earl" Letterman routinely mocks on his show, especially for an incident where a drunk Uncle Earl supposedly said "Here, kitty kitty kitty" to the Thanksgiving turkey.
b.
Sidney Sheldon
revealed this in an interview decades after the film came out: On the first day of filming, before the first scene, Sidney Sheldon was telling
Judy Garland
a story. Though it was time to shoot, Judy pressed him to continue on, ignoring the calls. When Sidney jokingly asked if she wanted to do the scene, Judy said no because the first scene was a kissing scene with
Fred Astaire
and she had never met him before, though it was assumed that they had since Astaire and Garland were both already big stars at the time. Sidney introduced Judy to Fred, and they all went on to filming the movie.
c.
The film was shot in about 20 days, with a budget of $1.3 million.
d.
Neil Patrick Harris
favorite movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gummo (1997)?
a.
Ranked #8 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Romantic Comedy" in June 2008.
b.
Instead of using standard movie lights, the production was lit with fluorescent lights to give the movie a haunting, yellowish look.
c.
At one point, both
Robert Redford
and
Jack Nicholson
were vying to topline the project.
d.
In the short scene when
Brad Pitt
and
Edward Norton
are drunk and hitting golf balls, they really are drunk, and the golf balls are sailing directly into the side of the catering truck.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gummo (1997)?
a.
Once shed read the script,
Nicole Kidman
was determined to land the lead role. This involved tracking down Gus van Sants personal phone number and ringing him at home. She spent 40 minutes talking to him on the phone about her thoughts on Suzanne and how to play her. Van Sant called back 2 hours later to tell her shed got the part.
b.
Tummler is Yiddish for "agitator".
c.
At the time of its release, the movie was haunted by controversy, as the censors thought it was too violent, and many minutes had to be cut away. Certain countries wouldnt allow movies where bad guys got away, and wanted them brought to justice, to make it clear for the audience that "crime does not pay".
d.
The ring
Boris Karloff
uses has been in the possession of
Forrest J Ackerman
for many decades (he wears it).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gummo (1997)?
a.
Many of the lead actors are second-generation members of acting families.
Joely Richardson
is the daughter of
Tony Richardson
and
Vanessa Redgrave
, to whom
Liam Neeson
is also related by marriage.
Michael Douglas
is the son of
Kirk Douglas
.
Melanie Griffith
is the daughter of
Tippi Hedren
.
John Gielgud
is the nephew of theatrical actress Ellen Terry.
b.
In the scene where Solomons eating spagetti in the bath, theres a piece of bacon taped to the wall behind him. Says
Werner Herzog
: "When I saw a piece of fried bacon fixed to the bathroom wall in Gummo, it knocked me off my chair. Korines a very clear voice of a generation of filmmakers that is taking a new position. Its not going to dominate world cinema, but so what?"
c.
The debut film from The American Film Company; their mission is to make historically accurate films about Americas past.
d.
Spyros Skouros, then president of 20th Century Fox, liked the concept and reportedly urged the production of this film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gummo (1997)?
a.
Two dream sequences for this film were made in the 2-color Technicolor process. This was the first commercially released color footage to be lit with artificial light.
b.
A voice artist was brought in to perform various Predator noises after the directors realized that audio samples and tapes containing the original sound effects had been either destroyed or of poor quality.
c.
There is an actual Xenia, Ohio. And a tornado really did hit there in the mid-1970s.
d.
Three of the people involved in this production - studio head
Darryl F. Zanuck
, director
Jean Negulesco
and star
Ida Lupino
- had previously worked for Warner Bros. In fact, despite the commercial success of his last Warners film,
Johnny Belinda
, Negulesco had just been fired from Warners when Zanuck signed him to Fox and offered him Road House.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gummo (1997)?
a.
Susan Kendall Newman
, who appears briefly as a drug store clerk and is later seen in the stands at one of the games, is
Paul Newman
s daughter.
b.
Was originally intended to be the second installment in a trilogy of Tales From The Crypt movies, but the proposed third movie was scrapped by Universal when Bordello Of Blood bombed at the box offices.
c.
About seventy-five percent of the film is scripted.
d.
Snake Plisskens eyepatch was suggested by
Kurt Russell
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gummo (1997)?
a.
The film is populated with friends from
Harmony Korine
s own Nashville upbringing.
Bryant L. Crenshaw
, the midget, went to high school with him. The skinhead brothers are old friends, as well.
b.
It was reported that a huge blaze wrecked the Hogwarts set after a battle scene went spectacularly wrong. According to the report, explosives used in action sequences set light to scenery for the wizardry school, and that firefighters battled for 40 minutes to bring the flames under control but the set - centerpiece for the films Battle of Hogwarts climax - was left badly damaged. It was later confirmed that the fire was greatly exaggerated, and that the set that had been damaged was going to need be rebuilt anyway for use in another scene. Some actors were still filming at the studio but none of the movies biggest stars -
Daniel Radcliffe
(Harry),
Emma Watson
(Hermione) or
Rupert Grint
(Ron Weasley) - were involved. No one was injured.
c.
The meaning and relevance of this movies title
Halls of Montezuma
is that it represents the first line of the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps which is known as the Marines Hymn. This song is the oldest official song in the United States military. The first few lines go like this: "From the Halls of Montezuma, To the shores of Tripoli; We fight our countrys battles In the air, on land, and sea; First to fight for right and freedom And to keep our honor clean; We are proud to claim the title Of United States Marine." The second line,
To the Shores of Tripoli
is also an American military movie as well.
d.
Whoopi Goldberg
s first film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gummo (1997)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.
In an earlier script, the bus driver Sam (
Hawthorne James
) had to be removed from the bus because he had suffered a heart attack and not because he had been shot.
c.
Of this films 133 minute running time, only 10 to 15 minutes contain no special effects.
d.
Other cast members were recruited during the films lengthy pre-production period.
Harmony Korine
often approached people on the street, in bowling alleys and in fast food restaurants, and asked them to play a part in his movie.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gummo (1997)?
a.
The film was disqualified from receiving an Academy Award nomination for special effects, because the Academy felt at the time that using computers was "cheating".
b.
Out of 40 speaking parts in this film, only five were played by experienced actors.
c.
German filmmaker
Wim Wenders
called
Ann Savage
s performance as Vera "30 years ahead of its time".
d.
Diane Keaton
was considered for the role of the first lady.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Gummo (1997)?
a.
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.
b.
When Father Mayii is speaking to the class, sitting in the front row dressed in a different outfit, and with her hair done differently and wearing glasses is Linda Blair playing another role in the film.
c.
In the first night scene, Bo meets two night-watchmen who later give two knocks on clappers/ rods, indicating that it was the 2nd watch of the night. The first watch begins at 7 p.m. and each watch is 2 hours long, so it was after 9 p.m when Jen first sneaks into Sir Tes residence. If we were shown how many times the night-watchmen then sounds the small cymbal/gong, we would know more precisely what time it was between 9-11 p.m.
d.
For the script,
Harmony Korine
pieced together about seventy sketches hed written about life in Xenia, Ohio - a locale he had never actually visited.
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