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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : High Fidelity (2000) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : High Fidelity (2000) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: High Fidelity (2000).
About the movie:
Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Fidelity (2000)?
a.
Paul Rudnick
, the original screenwriter, got his pseudonym "Joseph Howard" from the name of a character in a story he had written (Joseph) and his brothers middle name (Howard).
b.
The movies line "You know, you havent stopped talking since I came here? You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle." was voted as the #43 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
c.
Voted number 6 in channel 4s (UK) "Greatest Family Films"
d.
The Marie DeSalle CD Rob pops in has the following tracks listed on it: 1. Baby I Love Your Way 2.
Eartha Kitt
Times Two (
Patsy Cline
Times Two in some versions) 3.
Ghost Busters
4. Beat It 5. Baby Got Back 6. 911 is a Joke 7. I Will Survive 8. Mmm Bop 9. My Heart Will Go On 10. You Cant Have It 11. The Time is Now
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Fidelity (2000)?
a.
This movies English title is sometimes mistakenly referred to as In The Still of the Night. However, this is what its literal English title is when translated from some of its foreign language titles.
b.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
c.
The first film in the trilogy had 540 computer-generated effects. "The Two Towers" had 799 and "Return of the King" has 1488.
d.
In the scene where Rob (
John Cusack
) talks with Liz (
Joan Cusack
) after Lauras (
Iben Hjejle
) fathers funeral, a Danish flag and pictures from Denmark are visible on the mantelpiece just behind the actors.
Iben Hjejle
is Danish.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Fidelity (2000)?
a.
In several scenes, Rob is wearing a Wax Trax! Records t-shirt. The lot in Chicago that houses Robs record store, Championship Vinyl, was once a Wax Trax! Records store.
b.
Ian J. Keeney
performed every crew position on The Secret, bringing the movie in on a budget of only $1,000. There were times on set where he would hold both the camera and the boom microphone at the same time, working camera and sound after setting up all the lighting for the scene. He did have volunteers help him on set doing miscellaneous tasks such as blacking out windows in the house to make day look like night, but most technical positions all the way through editing were done by him.
c.
As the Peaches leave the locker room for the final game of the World Series, Jimmy says to the replacement catcher, "Youre killing me, Alice, youre killing me." Hanks is paraphrasing one of the most famous sports quotes, "Theyre killing me, Whitey, theyre killing me," said by Buffalo Bills coach Lou Saban to an assistant. (Saban actually said, "Theyre killing me out there, Whitey," but the quote is frequently repeated with "out there" omitted.)
d.
Writer Markman and director Fox designed the story to take place in real time, with a sitcom or stage play setting. There were only two rooms, the Willings living room and master bedroom, as action shifting between the two.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Fidelity (2000)?
a.
In a separately filmed trailer,
Holmes Herbert
introduces cast members, and
Carmel Myers
sings.
b.
Marvin Kaplan
s film debut.
c.
Character actor Robert Lang was reunited on screen in this film opposite Helen Mirren nearly 25 years after portraying her father in
Savage Messiah
by
Ken Russell
.
d.
Part of the movie was filmed outside of Lane Technical High School. This occurred during a regular school day and the students were not allowed onto the portion of the lawn where filming occurred. They were also not allowed near the windows of the rooms looking out onto the lawn.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Fidelity (2000)?
a.
A flustered Alonzo Smith (
Leon Ames
) makes a sarcastic remark about embarking on a new career as a baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles. The major league team known as the Baltimore Orioles from 1901-1902 moved to New York City in 1903 and would eventually become known as the New York Yankees. (The scene in this film takes place in 1903, when the Baltimore Orioles was the name of a minor league team.) Oddly, the St. Louis Browns, a major league club from St. Louis at both the time the movie is set and the time it was made, would relocate in 1954 and become the modern-day Baltimore Orioles.
b.
John Harron
is in studio records/casting call lists, but did not appear in the movie.
c.
The soundtrack was recorded in Seattle, Washington.
d.
After his vision of
Bruce Springsteen
, Rob says the words "Good luck, goodbye" which is the last line of the Springsteen song "Bobby Jean".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Fidelity (2000)?
a.
The trailer contains a scene not included in the final film: April (
Carrie Fisher
) and David (
Sam Waterston
) appear in an art gallery discussing a painting.
b.
According to the studio, this film cost $500,000 to produce and 2,000 people were employed behind the scenes.
c.
"Vintage Vinyl", another record store mentioned in the film, is a real store in Evanston,
John Cusack
s hometown.
d.
Diane Kruger
, being a native German speaker, did the vocal dubbing for her own character Helen in the German dubbed version.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Fidelity (2000)?
a.
The Chinese characters on Robs No. 6 jersey say "Hong Kong".
b.
Although
Patti LuPone
(who originally played Evita on Broadway) has never seen the film, she did admit in an interview that she heard part of the soundtrack. She expressed disappointment with the fact that many of the songs keys had been changed, thereby altering their emotional effectiveness.
c.
The character that
Owen Wilson
plays in the film is suspected of an abortive suicide attempt. Ironically, when the film was released, Wilson pulled out of all press duties following a real-life suicide attempt.
d.
Richard Gere
replaced
Al Pacino
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Fidelity (2000)?
a.
This is the only movie in the Rocky series not to begin with Rocky in a boxing match.
b.
Story was originally purchased for
Jean Harlow
c.
John Gielgud
previously played the role of Prospero in
Peter Greenaway
s film
Prosperos Books
. That makes this film actually the first of two in which
Helen Mirren
has succeeded Gielgud. They very next year, she appeared in Gielguds role in the remake
Arthur
.
d.
This is the eighth film in which
John Cusack
and
Joan Cusack
have appeared together. The others are
Class
,
Sixteen Candles
,
Grandview, U.S.A.
,
Broadcast News
,
Say Anything...
,
Grosse Pointe Blank
and
Cradle Will Rock
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Fidelity (2000)?
a.
Teresas unseen boyfriend is named Antonio. In real life
Paula Garcés
, who plays Teresa, is married to a man named Antonio Hernandez.
b.
Neil Peart, Gary Weinrib and Alex Zivojinovich, listed in the credits for writers of the song "Jacobs Ladder", are the real names of the members of Rush (
Neil Peart
,
Geddy Lee
, and
Alex Lifeson
).
c.
The fictional town of New Spring is really Niles, California, where
Charles Chaplin
and Bronco Billy got their start around 1915.
d.
In one scene, a portrait of Davy Crockett is seen on the wall: its the same portrait that appeared in Leslie Nielsens house in
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
- an in-joke from director
David Zucker
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: High Fidelity (2000)?
a.
Weta Workshops created 8 variations of animal excrement and even researched the manure of tigers and camels.
b.
Louise Brooks
was reportedly cast in this film and appears to have been paid for three weeks of filming, but no footage of her appears in the film. She was replaced by
Julie Carter
upon leaving for Germany before the rest of the cast and crew had left for shooting in Arizona.
c.
When Denys washes
Karen Blixen
s hair, he quotes from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
. One line, "He prayeth well, who loveth well both man and bird and beast," is inscribed on the real Denys Finch Hattons gravestone.
d.
The hero shares his name with an obscure 70s recording artist whose records would undoubtedly be found in the store:
Robert Gordon
.
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