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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Home Alone 3 (1997) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Home Alone 3 (1997)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Home Alone 3 (1997).

About the movie: Alex Pruitt, a young boy of nine living in Chicago, fend off thieves who seek a top-secret chip in his toy car to support a North Korean terrorist organization's next deed.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone 3 (1997)?
a.		Meryl Streep did her own singing.
b.		A print of the film is held in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
c.		The car chase sequence on the open freeways was filmed by Mark Cantu himself as he hung out the side of Michael Cantus VW Jetta, which was driven by actor Jason Lee Boyson. The BMW seen in the film was driven by the actual owner, only traveling at 55-60 mph.
d.		The only film of the series which was not directed by Chris Columbus or featured music by John Williams.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone 3 (1997)?
a.		Peter Mayhew and David Prowse were both given a choice as to which giant character they wanted to play, Chewbacca or Darth Vader. Mayhew wanted to play a good guy and Prowse wanted to play a bad guy, so they ended up playing the matching characters.
b.		Fred Zinnemann was originally slated to direct and Audrey Hepburn and Alec Guinness were set to star. Unfortunately, conflicts with producer Walter Mirisch and co-screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, as well as numerous delays caused by the weather, caused him to walk off the project shortly before filming started. George Roy Hill was brought in to direct.
c.		Just as Cillian Murphys character was named Robert Fischer as a tribute to champion chess player Bobby Fischer, his fathers (Pete Postlethwaite) character is named Maurice Fischer as an homage to artist M.C. Escher (full name Maurits Cornelis Escher), whose art was clearly an inspiration for many of the special effects in the film.
d.		Originally it was planned to film both Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and Home Alone 3 back to back.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone 3 (1997)?
a.		Shot entirely at night over the course of twenty-four days at existing practical locations
b.		Angela Lansbury was offered, and refused, the role of June Buckridge.
c.		The scene in the garage where Jernigan sees a pair of legs dangling out of the storage attic and he pulls on them which are actually the legs of a dummy attached to a lawn mower starter which starts and falls through the door onto Jernigan was derived from the novelization of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in which the exact same incident happens to Marv when hes searching the garage for Kevin.
d.		In a February 17th, 2009 interview on NPRs Fresh Air, Ted Chapin, President of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, said he considered allowing this movie to be made his "biggest mistake in terms of granting or denying permission" to any of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein IIs works.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone 3 (1997)?
a.		Among the props in the background aboard the ship as the group leaves Tatooine are three Hewlett-Packard Inkjet cartridges.
b.		During the scene where Barry is at the supermarket looking for the cheapest Healthy Choice food item, he is being followed by an out-of-focus character in a red outfit. Its Emily Watsons character, before theyve been introduced.
c.		The first major role for Scarlett Johansson.
d.		A picture of Bosko, Warner Bros. first cartoon star, can be seen hanging on the wall of the meeting hall, in the scene where Yosemite Sam confronts the aliens.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone 3 (1997)?
a.		Over 1.5 million ft. of film was used. Over a million feet were processed in labs.
b.		The full list of tips shown throughout the film on how to rob a bank are: Tip #1 - Decide to rob a bank. Tip #2 - Have a plan. Tip #3 - Have a back-up plan. Tip #4 - Establish clear communications. Tip #5 - Choose your partners carefully. Tip #6 - Expect the unexpected. Tip #7 - Shit happens. Tip #8 - Dont get greedy. Tip #9 - Remember, shit happens. Tip #10 - Hang up and know when to walk away.
c.		After poor initial box office returns, was packaged as a double feature with the similarly under-performing Wizards.
d.		This is the only Home Alone film that actually takes place after Christmas.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone 3 (1997)?
a.		The directorial debut of Raja Gosnell, who previously edited the first two films of the series.
b.		The horse who plays Al-Hattal is a black Arabian show champion named TC Bey Cedar. He is owned by Black Silver Arabians stables, located in Burson, California.
c.		Robert De Niro was offered the role of Captain Jack Sparrow but he declined thinking that the movie wouldnt do well in the box office as many other pirate movies in the past. He was proved wrong and so he accepted the role of Captain Shakespeare in the movie Stardust.
d.		When we see the Top Selling singles chart showing Deweys fictional hit song "Walk Hard" at #4 the 3 songs ahead of it are #1 You, You, You by The Ames Brothers, #2 No Other Love by Perry Como and #3 P.S. I Love You by The Hilltoppers - all of which were actual hits.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone 3 (1997)?
a.		Joan Leslies vocals for "My Shining Hour" were dubbed by Sally Sweetland.
b.		John Woo: [verbal confrontation between opponents from opposite sites of a wall] Deakins (John Travolta) and Hale (Christian Slater) talk to each other through a caved-in part of the mine.
c.		Macaulay Culkin refused to do this film simply because hed grown tired of the role and felt that there was nothing else he couldve done with it.
d.		The movies opening image is of a war memorial which is actually located in the town centre of Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone 3 (1997)?
a.		The "The Audience is Baking" "ad" at the start of the film is a parody of the THX Surround Sound "The Audience is Listening" ad campaign.
b.		The role of Alex was a coveted one, with over 100 kids trying out for the part. Alex D. Linz won the part, beating another child star, Philip Petrie, who had also tried out for the part of Sammy in One Fine Day, a role taken by Alex D. Linz.
c.		Anthony Perkins had to bat and throw with his opposite hand to portray the right handed Jimmy Piersall.
d.		This is the first sequel for writers Roberto Orci-Alex Kurtzman.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone 3 (1997)?
a.		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.
b.		In the scene where Nathan enters his office after the CIA employees rummaged through it we can see director Tony Scotts faded red hat on the right next to the door.
c.		In regards to Hammer saying "If it were any smarter, itd write a book, a book that would make Ulysses look like it was written in crayon", the writer James Joyces eyesight was failing so bad during the writing of Ulysses, that he had to write in large letters with a crayon on huge sheets of paper in order to see what he was writing.
d.		During one night shoot, problems with the Gremlin puppets were so severe that the entire cast fell asleep on the set during the delay.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Home Alone 3 (1997)?
a.		The actresses who provided the voices for three previous animated Disney princesses make appearances in the film: Jodi Benson (Ariel in The Little Mermaid), Paige OHara (Belle in Beauty and the Beast), and Judy Kuhn (Pocahontas). Also, Julie Andrews, who starred as the title character in Disneys live-action Mary Poppins, provides her voice here as the Narrator.
b.		Peter Boyle played Mr. Whittle, Scott Calvins supervisor in the first movie, then was recast as Father Time in the latter movies.
c.		This was the film of John Hughes five picture contract with Twentieth Century-Fox, to write, produce or direct after the success of the original Home Alone. He wrote and produced Dutch, _Home Alone 2 (1992)_, Babys Day Out, Miracle on 34th Street and Home Alone 3.
d.		According to his memoirs, Frank Bruno was offered the role of Union Cane in this film.

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