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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Home Alone (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Home Alone (1990) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Home Alone (1990).
About the movie:
An eight year-old, who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas, has to defend his home against idiotic burglars.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone (1990)?
a.
The proper or common name of the fictional drug in the film, Gleemonex, is revealed to be "Duoroflouriximinimum 602" during the scene where Queen Elizabeth II approves its release.
b.
A talented amateur magician,
Tony Curtis
performed most of his own tricks in this film.
c.
The posters and DVD cases for the movie had Culkin with his hands on his face and screaming, based on the famous painting "The Scream" by Edvard Munch.
d.
Patti LuPone
s movie debut.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone (1990)?
a.
The computer character that helps Tron connect to his user is named for
Allen B. DuMont
, inventor of the first monitor in the year 1920.
b.
The indelible catchphrase "Go ahead, make my day" went on to be further immortalized when then US President
Ronald Reagan
used it in a key address: "I have only one thing to say to the tax increasers: Go ahead, make my day." (March 13, 1985, in a speech threatening to veto legislation raising taxes).
c.
The concept for this movie originated during the filming of a scene in
Uncle Buck
in which
Macaulay Culkin
plays a character who interrogates a would-be-babysitter through a letterbox.
d.
The story that became the basis for the film began as a one-man show in 2003 which was written and performed by Michael Sanchez, who based the material on his own tumultuous experience with bipolar disorder.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone (1990)?
a.
Although the movie was clearly shot in Philadelphia, the actual location of the story is never clarified (much as was the case with
Se7en
). The prison in the opening scene is Holmesburg Prison located north east of Philadelphia, opened in 1895 and closed in 1996.
b.
Joe Pesci
s character, Harry Lime, is named after
Orson Welles
s character from the film
The Third Man
.
c.
During its 1950 reissue it was double-billed with "Gilda."
d.
Its the second film with
Leslie Nielsen
and
Robert Hays
(who plays Blaine Riker, Ricks father). Previously, they played together in
Airplane!
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone (1990)?
a.
Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title Another Gathering.
b.
The real star of the show, the Boeing 707 (a 707-348C, serial no. 19351 503rd 707 off the production line, originally registered N324F), was leased to MCA/Universal Pictures from Flying Tiger Line (now merged with Fedex) for the filming of the exterior shots. After filming was completed, the aircraft returned to Flying Tigers and was later sold, going through various owners before meeting a tragic end while on an approach to landing accident on 21 March 1989 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
c.
The role of Uncle Frank was written for
Kelsey Grammer
.
d.
The film was shot in 13 days and the only part actually filmed on board a train was a few seconds of the arrival in Los Angeles.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone (1990)?
a.
Kevin Conway
often refers to reprising his character of Sgt. Buster Kilrain in this film as being part of the reason he turned down a supporting role in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, which would have prevented him from shooting this film.
b.
In 2007, two inmates of Union County Prison escaped from their prison using similar techniques to those featured in the movie. Their (partially) successful escape led to the suicide of prison guard Rudolph Zurick. When the two convicts were recaptured, they denied responsibility for Zuricks death.
c.
Musician/Actor
Mos Def
took the album artwork of his 2009 album The Ecstatic from a frame in this film.
d.
Despite filming a family movie,
Daniel Stern
once slipped in the "s-word", which can be heard when he is retrieving his boot through the doggy door at 55:27 on the DVD.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone (1990)?
a.
Jeffrey Wiseman
who plays the inquisitive neighbor, Mitch Murphy, auditioned for the role of Kevin McCallister.
b.
Director
Michael Sarne
originally wanted
Mickey Rooney
to play the part of Buck Loner, but
John Huston
was cast.
c.
This film originally included at least one fast-cut montage, using archival footage from past 20th Century-Fox films and featuring such recognizable Fox stars as
Shirley Temple
,
Betty Grable
and
Loretta Young
. The montage was intended to depict images going through a characters head while being raped. Young and some of the other stars, whose faces were used without their permission, successfully sued the studio to have footage of themselves cut from release prints of this film.
d.
Filming was put on hiatus for eight weeks in order to build Doc Ocks pier lair. In total, it took 15 weeks to build the collapsing set.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone (1990)?
a.
The dialogue between Jordan and Sinestro about power batteries was taken verbatim from the "Green Lantern" comic Secret Origin.
b.
John Candy
filmed his part in only 1 day, albeit an extremely long 23-hour day. The story about having once forgotten his son at a funeral home was entirely improvised. His part is obviously inspired by the character he played in
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
also written by
John Hughes
c.
Brenda Bakke
had to turned down the role of "Mrs. Kensington" due to schedule conflicts with the movie Shelter (1998).
d.
Gonna Fly Now is not sung in this movie, it only appears in an instrumental form played by the band when Rocky arrives back in the States at the beginning of the movie. This is also the last film in the series NOT to include a version of the song with lyrics, as the "traditional" sung version returns in
Rocky Balboa
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone (1990)?
a.
Entered into The Guinness Book of World Records as the "Highest Box Office Gross - Comedy", accumulating $533,000,000 internationally.
b.
Robert Altman
was initially not interested in doing a film set in the world of ballet, but his curiosity was piqued and he subsequently relented.
c.
While others have been mentioned through the years,
Joel Schumacher
was
Andrew Lloyd Webber
s choice for director since the movie project was conceived in the early 90s. He chose Schumacher after being impressed by the use of music in
The Lost Boys
.
d.
The entire film was shot at one location, the home of the writer, director and co-producer. They utilized every floor of the 3 story house as well as the basement and the garage to create different locations. The entire movie was shot in only 4 weekends.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone (1990)?
a.
Filmed for USD$15,000 and grossed USD$9.1 million in its first week in the US, breaking the record of highest-grossing weekend ever for a movie playing at less than 200 theaters.
b.
Marla Singer (
Helena Bonham Carter
) says she goes to support groups because "Its cheaper than a movie, and theres free coffee". In
Margarets Museum
(starring Helena Bonham Carter),
Kate Nelligan
says she goes to funerals because its cheaper than bingo, and theres free food.
c.
At the end of the scene where Scully is discussing the options for her patient with the hospital administrators, on the wall behind her are several photographs of priests. The last one is a photograph of actor
Bruce Harwood
who played John Fitzgerald Byers, one of the three Lone Gunmen from both
The X Files
and its spin-off series,
The Lone Gunmen
.
d.
The movie that Kevin watches on video tape is not a real film, but footage especially created. It was called "Angels With Filthy Souls." Along with other similar era references in the movie, this is a play upon the movie
Angels with Dirty Faces
starring
James Cagney
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone (1990)?
a.
For the green band (appropriate audiences) trailer a shot of
Natalie Portman
s back (that was also used unaltered in the red band trailer) was digitally altered to turn a thong into a more substantial and less revealing garment.
b.
Joe Pesci
kept forgetting that he was filming a "family" movie during his characters on-screen outbursts so director
Chris Columbus
advised him to say "fridge" instead of the "F-word".
c.
The LAPD shield that
Jamie McBride
holds during the chase in the building is his actual shield as a police officer.
d.
Towards the end of the film, the pirates and police interrupt a production of "H.M.S. Pinafore" (also by
William S. Gilbert
and
Arthur Sullivan
).
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