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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hotel Rwanda (2004) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Hotel Rwanda (2004) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Hotel Rwanda (2004).
About the movie:
The true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hotel Rwanda (2004)?
a.
In the book,
John Steinbeck
had the character of Casy parodying the song "Yes Sir, Thats My Baby" by singing "Yes sir, thats my Saviour/Jesus is my Saviour/Jesus is my Saviour now." The Motion Picture Production Code then in effect forbade use of the words "God" and "Jesus" except when used "reverently", so the script resorted to having him hum: "Mm-mmm, mmm, my Saviour".
b.
The screenwriter spent one year writing the first draft of the script. During the process, he called the Rwandan embassy in DC. The woman who picked up the phone was a survivor who stayed at the Milles Collines Hotel.
c.
The thirty-second of forty-eight Bowery Boys movies.
d.
The police officer in the scene where Brad gets arrested was played by an actual City of West Haven, Connecticut police officer.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hotel Rwanda (2004)?
a.
Steven Spielberg
cut a line from the film where Hankss character is getting help using a phone card and says, "Home phone, home phone!" Spielberg cut this because he didnt want comparisons to
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
and the famous lines "Phone home."
b.
The Bergen Street station in the film was actually an abandoned, lower level portion of the station, which had to be re-tiled and fixed to look as if it was still in working condition.
c.
In April 2010, British Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
admitted that the film had made him cry.
d.
Final film of veteran director
Lawrence Huntington
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hotel Rwanda (2004)?
a.
The film was intended to be released in November 1999 or May 2000 by Universal Pictures and producer
Brian Grazer
, then it was delayed for several more years in the US. Universal tired of the film, sold its distribution rights to DEJ in the USA and finally was released theatrically three years after its completion.
b.
Donald OConnor
s last Francis movie.
c.
Judi Dench
won an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her role as Queen Elizabeth, although she is on-screen for only about eight minutes in four scenes. This is the second-shortest performance to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. The shortest ever performance was by
Beatrice Straight
in
Network
, as she appeared in only six minutes of the film.
d.
Director
Terry George
had
Don Cheadle
in mind for the lead part from the beginning of his involvement. During pre-production, potential investors and interested studios wanted
Denzel Washington
,
Wesley Snipes
,
Mekhi Phifer
and even
Will Smith
because of their suggested bigger drawing capacity at the box office. But due to ultimately producing the film independently and coming up with the money himself, George was able to go back to his original choice.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hotel Rwanda (2004)?
a.
The familiar, quick-tempo song heard when the children are making a mad dash to the toy store to buy the Hula-Hoops is called "Sabre Dance". It was written by Aram Khachaturian and is featured in his ballet, "Gayane". The song is often associated with juggling acts and such.
b.
This film was originally given an R rating (Restricted: no one under 17 without a parent or guardian) by the MPAA. Upon appeal by the producers, the film was re-rated as PG-13 - one of very few films that have ever been re-rated without additional editing.
c.
Reggie Jackson
is depicted as an outfielder for the California Angels and
Jay Johnstone
is depicted as a player for the Seattle Mariners. Though both are legit former major league players, both had been retired by the time this movie was released. Jackson retired as an Oakland As (his original team) in 1987 and Johnstone had retired as a Chicago Cub in 1985.
d.
For the scenes in which the Mummy was seen in closeup or medium shots,
Jack P. Pierce
s painstaking makeup technique of gluing strips of cotton on
Tom Tyler
s face, to create deep wrinkles, was employed. But in long shots, Tyler wears a time-saving (and much more comfortable) rubber mask.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hotel Rwanda (2004)?
a.
Nick Nolte
s character (Col. Oliver) is modeled in part on Lt. Gen.
Roméo Dallaire
, the Canadian commanding officer of the UN Peacekeeping mission in that country who attempted to interfere with the Rwandan Genocide despite his superiors indifference to the atrocity. Dallaire was also the subject of Sundance audience award documentary
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
, and witnessed such horrible acts in Rwanda that he later suffered severe post-traumatic stress disorder. Despite these facts, this is the only fictional character (name and facts) depicted in the film.
b.
The character
Lindsay Lohan
portrayed was based on the desk clerk at the motel where
Emilio Estevez
wrote part of the script.
c.
The scene of Violet Beareguardes demise where she swells up into a blueberry was done in two takes. Take one was pumping air into an inflatable suit and take two involved stuffing Denise into a two piece Styrofoam cut out. When rolling Denise around in her blueberry suit, the Oompa Loompas had a hard time controlling the rolling actress and would send her crashing into the wall several times.
d.
Most of the cast and crew were comprised of members of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. For example, the role of Bobby Lee Duke, the opposing coach in the state final, was played by Sherwood Baptist associate pastor Jim McBride.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hotel Rwanda (2004)?
a.
The real Paul met with
Don Cheadle
.
b.
Vizzinis advice on not getting involved in a land war in Asia is derived from principles stated by Field Marshal
Bernard L. Montgomery
(Viscount Alamein) in a speech in the House of Lords on 30 May 1962: "Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war is: Do not march on Moscow. ... Rule 2 is: Do not go fighting with your land armies in China."
c.
Reels 1 to 4 of this 5-reel film survive in the Library of Congress.
d.
Sharon Stone
s character is modeled upon
Cybill Shepherd
, a former lover of
Peter Bogdanovich
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Hotel Rwanda (2004)?
a.
Three of the four principal actors,
Leslie Howard
,
Vivien Leigh
, and
Clark Gable
, died at relatively young ages.
Olivia de Havilland
is the only one who remains alive as of this writing. Ironically, her character is the only one who dies in the film.
b.
The original Broadway production of "Same Time, Next Year" by
Bernard Slade
opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theater on March 14, 1975, ran for 1453 performances and was nominated for the 1975 Tony Award for Best Play.
Ellen Burstyn
reprises her role in the movie for she won the 1975 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama. Bernard Slade also wrote the screenplay based upon his stage play.
c.
The real
Paul Rusesabagina
and
Tatiana Rusesabagina
returned to Rwanda with director
Terry George
for research. Many people came to welcome them at the airport.
d.
Some of the mutants William Stryker has captured and encaged are recognizable: the tongued boy is Mortimer Toynbee (Toad, who was seen in
X-Men
); the teenager with the tornado is Sofia Mantega (Wind Dancer), who can summon winds; the boy vibrating in his cage is Pietro Maximoff (Quicksilver, son of Magneto), whose power is super-speed; and the boy with the tape over his mouth is Sean Cassidy (Banshee, who appears in
X-Men: First Class
), whose power is sonic-level screaming.
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