Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) - Part (2) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001).

About the movie: A transexual punk rock girl from East Berlin tours the US with her rock band as she tells her life story and follows the ex-boyfriend/bandmate who stole her songs.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)?
a.		Michael J. Fox based his portrayal of Lewis Rothschild on George Stephanopoulos.
b.		The songs "I Feel Pretty", "Gee Officer Krupke" and "Cool" were moved for the movie. The first two originally followed the Rumble, and "Cool" was performed outside Docs Candy Store. It was felt that the message of "Cool" was more appropriate for how the Jets would handle being approached by the police. The light tone of "I Feel Pretty" was felt wrong for the mood of the piece after the Rumble, so it was moved to the start of the second act.
c.		A drunken Oliver Reed brought a prostitute as a gift for Mark Lester to celebrate his birthday on 11 July 1976.
d.		The "Hedwig" logo (as seen on the bass drum head, as well as the poster and video cover) is based on that of percussion instrument manufacturer Ludwig.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)?
a.		In the theatrical release there is a film clip of punk rocker and former Sex Pistol Sid Vicious doing his version of My Way the song made famous by Frank Sinatra. In the theatrical release , and first broadcasts on Showtime, the song was heard in its entirety. Upon release to home video, Paul Anka, author of the song, refused to allow the song to be included. According to the rolling caption on the home video and DVD version , no excuse was given, and no amount of money would sway him. Ironically, the performance can be seen and heard, complete, on the Theatrical, Video and DVD releases of the film The Great Rock n Roll Swindle.
b.		John Cameron Mitchell was required to wear so much makeup for such long periods of time, that after his daily lunch break, hed go to his trailer, shave off his growing five oclock shadow (through the makeup), then go have his makeup touched up and return to shooting.
c.		Many of the extras, especially at Larrys birthday party scenes, are the friends, neighbors and family members of Dr. Gary Dresden.
d.		The cave scene where Jim is wandering out in the New Mexico desert was shot at the Mitchell Caverns in the East Mojave Preserve in California. According to the tour guide there, Oliver Stone and the art dept. painted Indian petroglyphs at the site that wouldnt wash off. This upset the state park, Stone was fined, and which prompted that filming unfortunately could no longer be done at the caves.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)?
a.		As research for his characters occupation, Matt Damon worked with a Massachusetts State Police unit out of Boston. He accompanied them on routine patrols, participated in a drug raid and was taught proper police procedures like how to pat down a suspect.
b.		Attenboroughs directors cut was 147 minutes, 12 minutes longer than the version shown in cinemas. Attenborough has said that the cuts damaged the film.
c.		The aqua and peach track jacket worn by Hedwigs make-up man, Mike, in the call girl in the alley scene shows up several times throughout the film as an inside joke.
d.		Donald Cammell was introduced to Nu Image by producer Elie Cohn, with whom he had worked on the unmade Marlon Brando film "Jericho". Nu Image was also familiar with Cammells work and appeared to like the "Wild Side" script. However, the relationship between Nu Image and Cammell quickly turned sour. First, the company tried to prevent the casting of the then relatively unknown Anne Heche as Joan Chens lover. Then they questioned Cammells working methods, sparking a battle of wills between him and Cohn. When Cammell delivered his rough cut, the producers were horrified. They fired off a memo ordering the films editor Frank Mazzola to remove all flashbacks, flash forwards and jump cuts. Unsatisfied, the producers sacked him and re-cut the movie themselves.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)?
a.		Taft High Schools actual mascot is the Wildcats (not the Rockets, as in the film). Bakersfield High Schools real mascot is the Drillers.
b.		The scene with the car chase through the forest was filmed in a public park in Pickering, Ontario, a small suburb near Toronto. Filming took about two weeks, during which the public was not allowed near the park. Residents of the town were understandably upset.
c.		Stephen Trask, who wrote the songs and score for the film, also provides the singing voice for Tommy.
d.		Don Ameche and Cesar Romero were approached for cameo roles but were unavailable (they are still sometimes wrongly credited as having appeared in the movie).

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)?
a.		Walt Disney Pictures were reluctant to push Ratatouille as a nominee for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, fearing that members might overlook it in the Best Animated Feature category where it was deemed to be a lock. Instead, they concentrated their efforts on making sure it won in the animated category.
b.		The skating scene was filmed on Catfish Lake in Eagle River, Wisconsin using local children as the skaters. The local paramedics were standing by in case any of the children fell through the ice.
c.		Unlike most musical films the films musical segments are only partly filmed on playback. John Cameron Mitchell didnt want to have to lip-sync the lines in the music so the band playing was recorded in studio, played back on set and sang live. His vocals were recorded and then mixed later on with the recording of the band, making it sound like they too were performing live. However, on the soundtrack, the vocals were mixed to sound as if they were recorded in a studio as opposed to on set.
d.		Johnny Yong Bosch (Adam) and Jason David Frank (Tommy) are the only two cast members to serve as Power Rangers for both movies. Amy Jo Johnson (Kimberly) and Steve Cardenas (Rocky) also appeared in both Power Rangers films, but they were not active Ranger members in this film.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)?
a.		The world premier of the film, which was in Australia, took place only 2 blocks away from where Ned Kelly was hanged.
b.		Yitzhak is seen wearing a "Rent" sweatshirt and later decides to audition for the role of Angel in Rent. In real life, John Cameron Mitchell was originally offered the role of Angel but had to turn it down as he was doing "Hedwig".
c.		A new set of Starfleet uniforms was intended to be introduced in the film to be worn by the Enterprise-D crew. These new uniforms would have been similar to the television ones, except the collars would have been the same department color as the rest of the tunic and the rank pips would have been worn on the shoulder with a corresponding rank braid on the wrists. The uniforms were eventually nixed by producer Rick Berman. The decision was then made to use both the uniforms from Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as the uniforms from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. However, Playmates had already made an action figure line for the film with the Enterprise-D crew wearing the aborted uniforms. It was too late to retract the figures, which is the only place the aborted uniforms can be seen.
d.		During the opening scene, where Antonio Salieri is carried through the snowy streets, he is carried past a large extravagant mansion-like building where a party is in progress. According to Milos Forman, this building is, in reality, the French embassy in Prague.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)?
a.		John Cameron Mitchell: Keep your ears open when Tommy is being mobbed by reporters after his car accident. Mitchell is the voice of the reporter shouting, "Tommy, whats your relationship to Hedwig Robinson?"
b.		Only 19 when cast to play the film, Debbie Reynolds lived with her parents and commuted to the set. She had to wake up at 4:00 a.m. and ride three different buses to the studio; sometimes, to avoid the commute, she would just sleep on the set.
c.		According to writer/director Robert Rodriguez, the idea to do a third movie in his El mariachi series came from his friend Quentin Tarantino who, knowing Roriguez to be a fan of Sergio Leone, also suggested the title. Tarantino is given special thanks in the closing credits. - Actually Robert Rodriguez intended on making a trilogy from the get go. You can read that for fact in his book "Rebel Without A Crew".
d.		Based upon a real-life trapper named John Johnston, nicknamed "Crow Killer" and "Liver Eater Johnston" for his penchant for cutting out and eating the livers of Crow Indians he had killed (several Crows had murdered his wife and he swore vengeance against the entire tribe).

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)?
a.		The original Broadway production of "Plaza Suite" by Neil Simon opened at the Plymouth Theater on February 14, 1968, ran for 1097 performances and was nominated for the 1968 Tony Award for the Best Play. Maureen Stapleton and Jose Ocasio reprise their roles in the movie version.
b.		In the montage of Hedwig giving Tommy his rock education, Tommy is seen wearing a Hotel Riverview T-shirt. The Hotel Riverview, NY, was the home of the original stage show for several years.
c.		The film has its roots in the 1968 World Science Fiction Convention, where Gene Roddenberry declared he would make a film prequel to Star Trek. The concept would not be heard until the late 1980s, between Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. David Loughery wrote a script entitled "The Academy Years," but it was shelved due to objections from the original cast and the fan base. Finally in 2005, after the failure of Star Trek: Nemesis and the cancellation of Enterprise, development got underway. Another novel treatment of the beginnings of Kirks command of the Enterprise was described in the novel "Enterprise: The First Adventure" by Vonda N. McIntyre which was based upon a Star Trek movie script that was to be used if a contract could not be reached with the original cast after the first set of movies were made.
d.		When John Dillingers body was lying in the street outside the Biograph theater, many by-standers dipped handkerchiefs in his blood to keep as a souvenir.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)?
a.		In the scene where Hedwig walks in on Yitzhak wearing her wig, the song on the television in the background is "Random Number Generation", one of the songs from the original stage show.
b.		This film is considered a modern reworking of the P.G. Wodehouses Jeeves and Wooster tales, Arthur is the equivalent of Bertie Wooster and his servant Hobson the equivalent of Jeeves.
c.		Cal, Ricky and Girard were all actually introduced during driver introductions at the 2005 UAW Ford 500 at Talladega. Ricky and Cal were cheered, but when Girard was introduced as a driver from France driving the Perrier car, the entire crowd started booing without any prompting.
d.		Luke and Hans meeting in Jabbas palace is the first time that Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill have been on-screen together since saying their goodbyes in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.

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