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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hitch (2005) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hitch (2005) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Hitch (2005).
About the movie:
While helping his latest client woo the fine lady of his dreams, a professional "date doctor" finds that his game doesn't quite work on the gossip columnist with whom he's smitten.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hitch (2005)?
a.
The mobile phone that Hitch uses to talk to Sara when Albert is getting his back waxed is a Sony Ericsson P900.
b.
Björk
s first leading role in a feature film. During the shooting, she left the set. No one knew where she was and no one was able to contact her. Shooting was suspended indefinitely. She came back after three days - as can be seen in
Von Triers 100 øjne
.
c.
Beyoncé Knowles
gained weight for the role.
d.
WILHELM SCREAM: Heard when the Kraken attacks the Royal Navy ship after Will evacuates the crew.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hitch (2005)?
a.
The older and younger Benny are played by real-life brothers, Pablo Vitar and
Mike Vitar
.
b.
The original title of the script was "The Last First Kiss".
c.
The setting was changed from New York to London.
Harrison Ford
,
Viggo Mortensen
,
Benicio Del Toro
, and
Aaron Eckhart
were in the running for the lead when the film was initially set in the U.S.A.
Jude Law
,
Ewan McGregor
and
Gabriel Byrne
were nominated after the move.
Javier Bardem
was also considered at some point.
d.
Kevin Kline
was originally set to play Peter Pan, but had to drop out of the film because of
Soapdish
which was having major re-shoots, re-writes and taking much longer than expected to complete shooting.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hitch (2005)?
a.
The Hillards San Francisco home is located on the east side of the 2600 block of Steiner Street at the corner of Broadway.
b.
Lucille Ball
had often complained to Columbia Pictures head
Harry Cohn
about the quality of the pictures she had been doing while under contract to the studio. At the time this picture was made, Ball was only obligated to Columbia for one more film, and Cohn had producer
Sam Katzman
, who turned out most of Columbias low-budget "B" pictures, concoct this cheap Arabian Nights fantasy as a punishment to Ball for her constantly challenging him to give her better roles.
c.
Among Wonkas lines are the following quotations: "Is it my soul that calls me by my name?" from
William Shakespeare
s "Romeo and Juliet"; "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by" from the
John Masefield
poem "Sea Fever"; "A thing of beauty is a joy forever" from
John Keats
s "Endymion: A Poetic Romance" and "Round the world and home again, thats the sailors way!" from William Allinghams "Homeward Bound". "We are the music-makers..." is from Arthur OShaughnessys "Ode", which also gave us the phrase "movers and shakers". "Where is fancy bred..." and "So shines a good deed..." are from
William Shakespeare
s "Merchant of Venice". The lines to the song "Sweet lovers love the spring time... " are from Shakespeares As You Like It. "Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker" is from "Reflections on Ice Breaking" by
Ogden Nash
. "The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last" is a quote from
Oscar Wilde
s "The Importance of Being Earnest". These literary quotations were not in
Roald Dahl
s original script. They were added for one reason or another by
David Seltzer
when he re-wrote the screenplay.
d.
Kevin James
made up all of the dance moves for the scene where Albert is dancing in Hitchs apartment.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hitch (2005)?
a.
Everyone working on the film during production was between the ages of 17-24. over 95% were in college.
b.
The original story for the film (outlined by
DeWitt Bodeen
) was to be about an orphaned heroine caught in a web of murder against a background of the Signal Hills oil wells. If she didnt find out the killers identity in time, she would become his seventh victim. Producer
Val Lewton
wanted the story to go in a different direction and called in a second writer to help reshape it.
c.
Jennifer Lopez
turned down the role of Sara Melas.
d.
The bridge under which our heroes shelter during the finale is the same bridge sheltered under by the heroes of
Cloverfield
in that films finale.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hitch (2005)?
a.
For the Italian version of the film, Bones and Skull have been renamed "Punk" and "Freak".
b.
The raptors in the kitchen scene was filmed on
Joseph Mazzello
s birthday. Due to a misunderstanding, Joseph ran into one of the raptors on one of the takes and was injured.
c.
Sam Shepard
also played
Ethan Hawke
s father in
Snow Falling on Cedars
.
d.
One of Alberts favorite books is "Im Good Enough, Im Smart Enough" by Stuart Smally.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hitch (2005)?
a.
Eva Mendes
was featured in
Will Smith
s "Miami" video. She was the girl in the car lip-syncing "Bienvenido a Miami" in the songs chorus. Mendes mentioned this to Smith during rehearsals. But Smith sheepishly admitted that he did not remember her.
b.
The majority of the musicians in the movie are actual musicians:
Mark Wahlberg
fronted Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch;
Jason Bonham
(A.C., Steel Dragon drummer) is son of
John Bonham
and founder and drummer of 80s hair band Bonham;
Jeff Pilson
(Jorgen, Steel Dragon bassist) is bassist for 80s hair band Dokken;
Zakk Wylde
(Ghode, Steel Dragon guitarist) has played with a ton of bands including Ozzy Osbourne and has his own band, Black Label Society;
Blas Elias
(Donny, Blood Pollution drummer) is drummer of 80s hair band Slaughter; Brian Vander Ark (Ricki Bell, Blood Pollution bassist) is singer and guitarist in The Verve Pipe;
Nick Catanese
(Xander Cummins, Blood Pollution guitarist) is guitarist in Wyldes Black Label Society;
Stephan Jenkins
(Bradley, Black Babylon singer) is singer for Third Eye Blind;
Colleen Fitzpatrick
(Guitarist outside the Steel Dragon mansion) is better known as Vitamin C;
Myles Kennedy
(Thor) joined Alter Bridge with ex-Creed members after leaving his band, The Mayfield Four. The majority of the songs are also played by original 80s hair band musicians,including Wahlbergs singing voice which belongs to Mike Matijevic, lead singer of Steelheart. Steve Plunkett was the lead singer of Autograph, an 80s hair band band with a Top 30 hit "Turn up the Radio". He plays the photographer in the scene where "Chris" does his first photo shoot with Steel Dragon. Steve Plunkett also co-wrote the song "Living the Life".
c.
Tong Po is mistakenly billed as playing himself (on the films credits). In fact
Michel Qissi
played the villainous Thai for this film and its sequel
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
.
Kamel Krifa
played the character in the 4th. Qissi can also be seen in two other Van Damme movies,
Bloodsport
and
Lionheart
. In Bloodsport Qissi is the fighter that gets his leg broken by Chong Li. In Lionheart (AWOL) Qissi plays Moustafe who alongside another legionnaire is trying to bring Lyon from America back to Africa.
d.
"Phantom Menace" was the name of a villain in the "Flash Gordon" comics. The same name used by NASA to refer to the fact that so few of their attempts to send a probe to Mars were successful, to the point that the missions seemed cursed.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hitch (2005)?
a.
The footage of the Space Shuttle Orbiter landing is from Challenger touching down at the conclusion of STS-8. This was the first night landing of the Space Shuttle program.
b.
Guillermo del Toro
declined the chance to direct this film.
c.
The original Broadway production of "The Rose Tattoo" by
Tennessee Williams
opened at the Martin Beck Theater in New York on February 3, 1951, ran for 308 performances and won the 1951 Tony Award for the Best Play.
d.
Allegra Coleman was a fictitious actress created by Esquire magazine in their Nov 96 issue, designed to spoof other magazines fawning obsession with new stars. The article written about her new "It Girl" status prompted calls from studios and talent scouts eager to offer her scripts.
Ali Larter
provided the face and body shots for the faux starlet.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hitch (2005)?
a.
The comment that
Spencer Tracy
makes about the "Rooney kid" is an ad-lib (watch
Jeanette MacDonald
s expression reacting to it). Tracy had worked with
Mickey Rooney
earlier that year in
Riffraff
and knew that director
W.S. Van Dyke
abhorred retakes, priding himself on bringing in productions fast and under budget - hence his nickname, "One-Take Woody".
b.
Director
Norman Taurog
had his granddaughter in the film as an extra.
c.
Andy Tennant
offered
Aishwarya Rai
a part in this film, but she turned down the offer because she was working on
Bride & Prejudice
at the time.
d.
The image of a skull can be seen on one of the fishing lures as it turns. This can be seen in the beginning of the movie as
Ewan McGregor
, as narrator, talks about how some fish cannot be caught.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hitch (2005)?
a.
According to information from the newscast in the opening scene, and the date the film begins, Baby Diego was born on June 21, 2009.
b.
Though veteran cinematographer
Haskell Wexler
is credited here as DP, he was actually replaced by
Bill Butler
early in the shoot due to various creative differences with producer
Michael Douglas
.
c.
The "Maltese Falcon" itself is said to have been inspired by the "Kniphausen Hawk," a ceremonial pouring vessel made in 1697 for George William von Kniphausen, Count of the Holy Roman Empire. It is modeled after a hawk perched on a rock and is encrusted with red garnets, amethysts, emeralds and blue sapphires. The vessel is currently owned by the Duke of Devonshire and is part of the Chatsworth collection.
d.
Will Smith
suggested
Kevin James
for the role of Albert, being a fan of James hit series
The King of Queens
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hitch (2005)?
a.
Michael Rapaport
s character Ben underwent many drastic changes during the screen writing process. Among the items that changed during writing and filming, were his personality, nationality, and age.
b.
Won the Grand Prize at the One-Take Film Festival. Zagreb, Croatia, 2003.
c.
In reality it was Robert the Bruce who was known as "Braveheart", not William Wallace.
d.
Film debut of
James Westerfield
.
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