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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008).
About the movie:
The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, so Hellboy and his team must save the world from the rebellious creatures.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)?
a.
On the first day of shooting,
Hugo Weaving
suffered an injury to his leg. It was revealed to be a polyp that had to be surgically removed. For a while, there was a suggestion that the actor would have to be recast, but, by shifting the schedule around so that all of his stuntwork would take place at the end of shooting, Weaving was able to take the part.
b.
The movie mentions Bethmoora, a city in the fiction of the early 20th century visionary writer
Lord Dunsany
. Also note that the Golden Army is hidden in Ireland, Dunsanys homeland. The term "glamour" used for the fairies cloaking skill also originates in Dunsanys "The King of Elflands Daughter".
c.
The original scene with Alex Kintners death was so scary that it was cut to ensure a PG rating. The scene called for a doll of Alex to be floating among the bathers, then the shark would jump out of the water.
d.
Beatrice Lillie
was a friend of
Gertrude Lawrence
but her role was written out of the screenplay after she refused to let anyone play her role but herself (she was 73 at the time).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)?
a.
Ron Perlman
was offered the role of Piccolo in
Dragonball Evolution
, but turned it down in favor of reprising his role of Hellboy.
b.
Much of this film was shot on location in New York Citys Washington Square Park during fall and winter 2006-2007, causing holiday decorations to be taken down and replaced tumultuously for over three months.
c.
Raymond Chandler
, who wrote the screenplay, claimed that producer
John Houseman
was in "the doghouse" and director
George Marshall
"was a stale old hack who had been directing for thirty years without once having achieved any real distinction", so Chandler went on to the Paramount set to direct some of the scenes himself.
d.
The flying saucer built by Paul Blaisdell for this title was also used in the opening scene of televisions The Outer Limits episode, Controlled Experiment (1964).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)?
a.
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.
b.
According to production designer
Stuart Craig
, Tom Riddles Orphanage is based on buildings from the Liverpool Docklands, and it is influenced by Victorian-Georgian architecture. In fact Orphanages exterior uses original Victorian glaze bricks, to give the set a very hard structure.
c.
Larry Joe Campbell
auditioned for the role of Glenn Usher but could not play the role due to prior Second City commitments.
d.
As in the first movie, the agents that accompany Hellboy are named for things found while digging in the earth, albeit decidedly tougher than the first group: Marble, Flint, Steel (true, this is an alloy that is mostly iron, but Iron is not a common last name).
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)?
a.
A Bluebird Production. Universal used a 3-tiered branding system for its releases until the end of 1929: Red Feather (low budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (prestige pictures).
b.
The second home that was filmed at was actually Laurie Morgans house who played the character of Annie, the owner of the same house in the story.
c.
Christopher Lee
was, reportedly, offered the role of King Balor, but had to turn down the role.
d.
Sir Larry Wildman, the British takeover artist played by
Terence Stamp
, is widely believed to be modeled after Sir Gordon White of Hanson PLC. Hanson is a company that does nothing but acquisitions, liquidations, and wholesale deconstruction of companies.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)?
a.
Rupert Evans
(Agent John Myers from
Hellboy
) couldnt reprise his role due to his casting in a stage version of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" in London in 2007 and was written out of the sequel.
b.
In the master exploder scene there is a bar patron wearing a Great Alaska Bush Company t-shirt, which is a world renowned strip club in Anchorage, Alaska, and one of
Jack Black
s favorite places to go when he visits the state.
c.
Sean Penn
was originally going to play Dean Trumbell but had to drop out.
d.
This movie spent almost a year in post-production.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)?
a.
The Mack truck in the shootout scene on the Bridge was actually damaged so badly that it broke down just moments before filming the scene and had to be pushed across the bridge by a bulldozer to complete the scene.
b.
Alfred Hitchcock
: on the train to Santa Rosa playing cards. He has the entire suit of spades in his hand, including the symbolic ace.
c.
The open call for Max was huge. It took several months and thousands of boys auditioned from several countries worldwide.
d.
There are several shots in the movie showing a worn movie marquee advertising a film called "See You Next n sday." The inclusion of the phrase "See you next Wednesday" is a trademark of director
John Landis
(he has incorporated it into nearly all of the movies and many of the music videos he has directed). Landis, in turn, took the line from the movie
2001: A Space Odyssey
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)?
a.
The graduation scenes were filmed at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The large building in front of the graduates is Foellinger Auditorium, made up to look like a Harvard building. Many of the graduates are UIUC students.
b.
Peter Jackson
approached
Guillermo del Toro
to direct
Halo
, and even though del Toro considered it, he turned the offer down so he could direct this sequel. Also, Del Toro turned down
I Am Legend
,
One Missed Call
, and
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
for the same reason.
c.
"Halloween: H20" is the 7th film in the series. H20 is the chemical symbol for water which has a pH balance of 7.0.
d.
According to
Cloris Leachman
the cause of her dysfunctional marriage was that her husband was gay. She claims a scene between her coach husband and the teams quarterback would have revealed that implicitly, but because of budgetary reasons was never shot.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)?
a.
Jessica Biel
and
Liv Tyler
were considered for the lead female role.
b.
When the character of Ursula gushed over Chips, asking Katherine to let her have him when she was done with him, there was some truth in the line. Ursula, played by
Siân Phillips
, was in real life Mrs.
Peter OToole
.
c.
The filmmakers originally wanted
Jennifer Beals
to play the banker.
d.
Thomas Kretschmann
was the first choice as the voice of Johann Kraus, but
Guillermo del Toro
was not satisfied with the result, and subsequently brought in
Seth MacFarlane
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)?
a.
Tony Randall
was replaced by
Dean Martin
in the role of Michael Whiteacre. This was apparently due to MCAs insistence that there be an actor each from the four major entertainment sectors: night clubs, recordings, television, and movies, "a quadruple threat", so to speak.
b.
Michael Madsen
was offered the role of Sgt. Horvath. He turned it down, recommending friend
Tom Sizemore
for the part instead.
c.
The production was popular among the student body but detested by the lot of the faculty.
d.
First movie to be filmed in the new Korda Studios in Budapest, Hungary.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)?
a.
On Captain Macks resume it says under education that he was the Citizen of the Week 5th Grade at Jes Terrero Elementary. The movie is directed by
Jessy Terrero
.
b.
The original novel by
Margaret Buell Wilder
is in epistolary form - i.e., it consists of a series of letters that she wrote to her husband while he was away at war.
c.
Revolution Studios was originally set to produce this sequel but had to pull out once Sony decided they no longer wanted to fund Revolution Studios. Sony put the rights up for sale since they felt Hellboy wasnt a profitable franchise for them. Universal felt differently and bought the rights to make the sequel immediately.
d.
The Fairy Godmother billboard is a parody of the famous Hollywood signs of model,
Angelyne
.
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