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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hamlet (2000) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hamlet (2000) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hamlet (2000)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Hamlet (2000).

About the movie: Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder in New York City.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hamlet (2000)?
a.		The third screen adaptation in nine years of the classic play.
b.		William Peter Blatty wanted the film to be titled simply "Legion", just like his novel of the same name. The producers, however, wanted the title to be "The Exorcist III" for commercial reasons. Blatty even tried to convince them to alter it to "Exorcist 1990" in order to distance it from Exorcist II: The Heretic, which he despised, but had to settle for "Exorcist III" notwithstanding.
c.		One of the enticements to coax Elizabeth Taylor back onto the big screen, after a six year absence, was that the proceeds from the films premiere would go to her AIDS foundation.
d.		During production Greta Garbos friend and mentor, Mauritz Stiller, died in Sweden. Devastated by his death, Garbo traveled to Sweden incognito to mourn his death. Her secretive travel plans were quickly foiled when she was recognized on the voyage.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hamlet (2000)?
a.		The "Vesper" martini drink is described as being three measures (9 ounces) of gin (Gordons was Bonds choice), one measure (3 ounces) of vodka (Bond preferred a grain vodka be used; e.g. Absolut) and half a measure (1.5 ounces) of Kina Lillet. The ingredients are shaken over ice until cold, served in a cocktail glass with a slice of lemon peel for garnish. Kina Lillet has not been made since 1985 and the modern substitute would be Lillet Blanc, made by the same company, Lillet, based in Podensac, France. This also creates somewhat of an anachronism as this movie is clearly set in the present, where Kina Lillet would no longer be available.
b.		Diane Venora, who plays Queen Gertrude, played Ophelia in a made-for-television version of Hamlet starring and directed by Kevin Kline (I).
c.		The character played by Joe Dimmick, "Dirty Ezio", was originally written as "Dirty Harry" (Dimmick being a Clint Eastwood look-alike). But on that shooting day, Ezio Greggio, the Italian director, was visiting on the set and Mel Brooks decided to change the killers name as a joke-homage to his colleague.
d.		Though not mentioned in the film, Langdon is wearing a vintage Mickey Mouse watch as in the book. The watch is clearly visible when Langdon is wringing his hands in the security truck scene.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hamlet (2000)?
a.		The demon that possesses Regan MacNeil is named Pazuzu in the script, but this name is never mentioned in any cut of the film. During the film Pazuzu lies to Father Damien Karras claiming to be the Devil/Satan. Conversations with Father Lankester Merrin show this claim to be false.
b.		After its initial run, "Mr. Majestyk" played as a supporting feature at New York cinemas showing the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, after the latter film proved a weak performer at the box-office.
c.		Ophelia removes a rubber duck from her bag. This is a reference to Aki Kaurismäkis version of Hamlet, Hamlet liikemaailmassa, where after the death of his father, Hamlets uncle controls the board of a company that decides to move into the rubber duck market.
d.		Fox Studio heads Tom Rothman and James Gianopulos debated on Rogues final scenes: since she took the cure, Rothman wanted her to passionately kiss Bobby Drake and Gianopulos wanted her to simply hold his hand. The two executives screened the film for their daughters and the studios female marketing executives, and the hand-holding prevailed: Gianopulos stated that the kissing "was all about sex, and they didnt want that."

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hamlet (2000)?
a.		The ship in the film is the Great Lakes grain carrier "S.S. Canadian Mariner", not really suited for crossing the ocean.
b.		The original prints of the film, which were stored at a video vault in Universal Studios Hollywoods backlot, were lost in the June 1st, 2008 backlot fire.
c.		In keeping with the modernized presence of all things Shakespeare throughout the film, Hamlet travels on a plane. This is also a play on words because in the original text of the play the scene takes place in "A plain in Denmark".
d.		The scar on Eveys forehead is in the shape of a sideways V.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hamlet (2000)?
a.		Director John Michael Elfers lit himself on fire in the spec trailer they shot to raise financing for the feature.
b.		In a separately filmed trailer sequence, Freddie Bartholomew talks to the audience and tells them about the picture.
c.		The average full stage production of Hamlet clocks in at around 4 hours. This film version only lasts 112 minutes.
d.		Bob Burns: together with his wife, Kathy.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hamlet (2000)?
a.		Danny Elfman scored the film to green screen footage.
b.		Filmed on location on LAs 105 freeway before it was opened to the public.
c.		The only lines in the movie which are not from the original play are messages played by machines, or when the GraveDigger is singing a song ("All Along the Watchtower").
d.		Directors brother Anthony Rapp plays Dean, a literary student and fan of Don Holdin.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hamlet (2000)?
a.		On the plane, Pola is reading a book called "Murder By Strangulation" which is how Marilyn Monroes character met her demise in Niagara.
b.		In the beginning of the film, the announcer introduces driver Aldo Bennedetti from Reading, Pennsylvania. This character is most likely a reference to real-life driver Mario Andretti. Both are of Italian descent, Marios brother is named Aldo, and Mario is from Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
c.		Both Diane Venora and Liev Schreiber have previously acted in productions of Hamlet on the New York stage. In fact, Venora had actually played the title character in a famous and iconoclastic production of the play.
d.		The character Mrs. Norbury was named after a German teacher at Upper Darby High School, where Tina Fey attended.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hamlet (2000)?
a.		Near the end of the film, Kerri is in a graveyard, paying her respects to Lisa (Jeffie Legend). In real life, the grave belonged to Jeffie Legends father, who had passed away a few weeks prior to the shooting of the scene and by the end of the film, Jeffie Legend herself passed away from a long battle with cancer.
b.		Sam Shepard also played Ethan Hawkes father in Snow Falling on Cedars.
c.		Eugen Schüfftan was actually the director of photography but could not be credited on screen because he was not yet a member of the cinematographers union. So he was credited as production designer, the job actually done by director Edgar G. Ulmer, while the camera operator Jockey Arthur Feindel was credited as director of photography.
d.		The original ending had Alex committing suicide while dressed in white, and Dan being arrested for her murder. It was changed when preview audiences felt that Alex was not brought to justice. This ending still appears in the Japanese release. The ending was re-shot in the worship room of the Unitarian church in Mt. Kisco, NY.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hamlet (2000)?
a.		Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall fell in love during production. Director Howard Hawks afterward said that it was actually Bacalls character Marie that Bogart had fallen for, "so she had to keep playing it the rest of her life." However, it has also been said that Hawks - who was something of a womanizer, and who had a fling with Dolores Moran during the shooting of the film - was jealous and frustrated that Bacall had fallen for Bogart and not for Hawks himself.
b.		Hogues Castle was a real-life hotel which was acquired in Bishop, California. It was packed-up and transported along with its own furniture to its shooting location across the border in Nevada.
c.		When Butch and Fabienne are talking about possible destinations to live (Bora Bora, Tahiti, Brazil...) Fabienne says that she doesnt speak Bora Boran or Portuguese. This is an obvious joke since the actress that plays Fabienne is the portuguese Maria de Medeiros.
d.		In the scene in which Claudius confronts Hamlet in the laundromat, he pushes Hamlet from machine 2 to machine 3. This correlates with Shakespeares play, in which the confrontation begins in Act IV, scene 2 and continues on to scene 3.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hamlet (2000)?
a.		Guy Ritchies first film not to be rated R in the US.
b.		Worried that the general public wouldnt know how to pronounce the title, Disney/ Pixar had it spelt phonetically on all the posters and trailers.
c.		The opening sequence was edited together from camera tests shot by 2nd unit cinematographer Michael Ragen during a swimming lesson for Shellie Marie Shartzer. The footage was never intended to be used in the film.
d.		The Fax machine seen near the end of the film is the "Osric.". Osric is the name of the messenger in the play that informs Hamlet Laertes has challenged him.

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