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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Higher Learning (1995) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Higher Learning (1995) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Higher Learning (1995).
About the movie:
People from all different walks of life, encounter racial tension, rape, responsibility, and the meaning of an education on a university campus.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Higher Learning (1995)?
a.
Tupac Shakur
was originally set to play the role of Malik but he was jailed shortly after getting the part and the role went instead to
Omar Epps
.
b.
The film, which was shot in Spain, needed hundreds of Chinese extras, and the company sent scouts throughout Spain and the rest of Europe to hire as many Asiatic-looking actors as they could find. The casting web in 1962 reached as far as London, Lyon and Marseilles, so the result was that many Chinese restaurants in those cities closed for the summer 1962 during filming because the restaurant staff - often including the restaurants owners - was hired away by the film company. The company hired so many that for several months there was scarcely a Chinese restaurant to be found open in Spain and those 3 other cities.
c.
The car
Bud Abbott
and
Lou Costello
are driving in the early black and white section of the movie is a Henry J, which was manufactured by the Kaiser-Frazer Motor Co. and named for founder
Henry J. Kaiser
.
d.
Every frame of the movie which featured a mixture of animation and live action had to be printed up as a still photograph. An animator would then draw the particular illustration for that frame on tracing paper set on top of the photo. The outline drawing then had to be hand-colored. Once that was done, the drawing had to be composited back into the original frame using an optical printer.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Higher Learning (1995)?
a.
Both
Cary Grant
and
Ingrid Bergman
found the famous kissing scene quite problematic, according to
Alfred Hitchcock
, because of the complicated blocking that needed to be remembered in the several long takes that it took to shoot it.
b.
The films Spanish title is La Revolución de las ratas, meaning The Revolution of the Rats.
c.
The band that plays before the Wyld Stallyns at the Battle of the Bands is Primus from El Sobrante, California. They play "Tommy the Cat".
d.
According to
John Singleton
, this film is based on his college experiences while attending USC. Singleton says in the DVD commentary that the scene in which Remy walks up to Malik and voicing his opinion about the T-shirt that he was wearing is based on an actual incident that happened to him in which he too became enraged and wanted to beat the hell out of the guy.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Higher Learning (1995)?
a.
The idea for the film came when Director Jonathan Demme approached John Singleton about making a movie about college racial issues throughout the country when they were in pre-production for Boyz N The Hood which was being developed at Orion Pictures with Singleton directing and Demme producing. Once the deal with Orion Pictures fell through, Singleton took the idea and began to develop it while at Columbia Pictures.
b.
The alternative newspaper of the film is based on the Boston Phoenix.
c.
Pudu station, where the protagonists meet at the end, is in fact Bukit Jalil station with all the signs changed. Bukit Jalil is a much more attractive station than Pudu, but too far from central KL to be feasible for the plot.
d.
The films release was vastly overshadowed by the performance of Disney/Pixars
Toy Story
, and, at best, did modest box office. This led to the closure and disestablishment of Amblimation, but it quickly garnered a strong cult following and is now regarded as a classic. Strong video sales lead to the release of two sequels:
Balto: Wolf Quest
and
Balto III: Wings of Change
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Higher Learning (1995)?
a.
Wes Craven
has stated that he doesnt care for this film, particularly because he felt he an
Eddie Murphy
wanted to make different films. Both were very excited to work together, with just one problem: Comedic actor Murphy wanted to make a comedic film and horror director Craven wanted to direct a horror film.
b.
Drew Barrymore
lost the role of Kristen.
c.
Director
Carter Smith
had just purchased a copy of the
Scott B. Smith
novel and started reading it when he got the phone call offering him the film adaptation.
d.
The screenplay for CUT BANK made the 2009 black list as one of the best un-produced screenplays in Hollywood.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Higher Learning (1995)?
a.
The opera being performed in Paris, "The Duchess of Ferrara", is not a real opera; the poster outside identifies the composer as
Aldo Franchetti
, who plays the conductor in the opera scene.
b.
Jean-Claude Van Damme
was briefly considered for the role of Michael Cheritto.
c.
A forty foot trench filled with gasoline and explosives was dug in front of the gas station to create the illusion that the gas station was blown up when, in fact, it wasnt.
d.
Dustin Hoffman
was originally considered for the role of a the professor that becomes a mentor to Malik. Hoffman wanted the plot to revolve around the professor and the student, but Singleton refused.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Higher Learning (1995)?
a.
In many scenes, only three of the four Monkees are shown together, with the fourth completely out of the scene. This is a reference to the "three monkeys": see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
b.
Roger O. Thornhill claims that the "O" stands for "nothing". This is a reference to
David O. Selznick
, whose "O" also signified nothing.
c.
The fictitious college of Columbus University where the film takes place was actually around South Central Los Angeles with the production designer Keith Brian Burns turning some old dilapidated houses into frat houses.
d.
Desiree Cousteau
earned an Adult Film Association of America (AFFA) "Best Actress" award for her work in this film.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Higher Learning (1995)?
a.
Originally
John Singleton
wanted Leonard DiCaprio to play Remy, while Michael Rappaport was originally going to play Scott Moss. DiCaprio was cast, but unable to be in the film because of a scheduling conflict with _Quick and The Dead, The (1995)_. So Singleton had Rappaport play Remy once Hauser was cast.
b.
At some points, Lord Rathbone and Wu Chow speak in iambic pentameter. Most notable is the stable scene: "I was taught to be neither seen nor heard/ Where is the seal? (Im a man of my word.)"
c.
Prints of the movie were shipped to theaters under the name "Hour Glass".
d.
Director
Guillermo del Toro
disowned the film after constant clashes with
Bob Weinstein
, who would frequently visit the set and make unreasonable demands about what should be shot, deviating away from the script. Since then del Toro has never worked with the Weinsteins.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Higher Learning (1995)?
a.
According to
Robert Carlyle
s DVD commentary, vegetarian Guy Pearce stoically underwent multiple takes of him eating the life-saving Knox stew (which was in fact a very nice lamb stew prepared by the films caterers). Chomping into large chunks of meat and then spitting them out as soon as the director called cut.
b.
John Singleton
wanted
Sidney Poitier
to play professor Maurice Phipps. He was not available. Singletons second choice for Professor Phipps was
Samuel L. Jackson
; the studio preferred
Laurence Fishburne
, who had worked successfully with Singleton in Boys in the Hood (1991).
c.
Film debut of Rush drummer Neil Peart.
d.
Barton Blaze calls Johnny "Hot Shot" in the first sequence. The French subtitle translates this nickname as "tête brûlée" - literally "Burned Head".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Higher Learning (1995)?
a.
The guillotine blades in the first trap are all shaped like a Vs, the numeral for "Saw V".
b.
The film is a complete spin off the original movies. There no mention of Macualay Culkins character or mention of his family, The MacAllisters. The only link to the original film is the Chicago suburbs, where the original film takes place, Mr. Jernigan getting his region hit by a crowbar and a portion of John Williams score during the beginning credits.
c.
Ironically, most of the Neo-Nazi skinheads were played by Jewish actors.
d.
The sixth of fourteen films based on
Arthur Conan Doyle
s fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes starring
Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes and
Nigel Bruce
as Doctor Watson.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Higher Learning (1995)?
a.
The film was heavily cut upon its release, eliminating much of the romantic relationship between Jennifer Connelly and Kristy Swansons characters including the resolution to it, along with more scenes involving the Nazis and the other groups activities and relationships going throughout the University.
b.
Tom Cruise
was considered to play
John Nash
.
c.
Earned $16.3 million on its initial run, a huge amount for the time.
d.
While speaking to Lt. Peter Stirling/Boatswain Mate Slicker Donovan (
Donald OConnor
), Francis turns his head for only a moment to a wall, at which point his voice echoes. It appears that as
Chill Wills
dubbed in the mules voice, a rather painstaking detail was considered.
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