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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Idiocracy (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Idiocracy (2006) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Idiocracy (2006).
About the movie:
Private Joe Bauers, the definition of "average American", is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes 500 years in the future. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed-down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Idiocracy (2006)?
a.
Two cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Harry Holman
(Banker) and
Warren Jackson
(Contractor)
b.
Oliver Stone
: the man who tries to convince the reporter that the president is not the same man as he used to be.
c.
The average length of a shot is 1.9 seconds.
d.
Wes Anderson
: [Pallana] Anderson has given
Kumar Pallana
(Pagoda) a part in each of his movies (with the exception of
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
). Pallana used to work at Andersons favorite coffee shop in Dallas.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Idiocracy (2006)?
a.
The release date for the film was set before
Spider-Man 2
was even released.
b.
The presidential RV has the number 28000, which is the real FAA tail number for Air Force One.
c.
The 1,000 gas chandeliers on the sets took two hours to turn on.
d.
The answer to Julians math riddle, with the average month having 30 days, is $10,737,418.23.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Idiocracy (2006)?
a.
Artie Lange
auditioned for a role.
b.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #3050,
Marilyn Miller
speaks to the audience about the film.
c.
When
Robert Zemeckis
was trying to sell the idea of this film, one of the companies he approached was Disney, who turned it down because they thought that the story of a mother falling in love with her son (albeit by a twist of time travel) was too risqué for a film under their banner. In fact, Disney was the only company to think the first was risqué. All other companies said that the film was not risqué enough, compared to other teen comedies at the time (e.g.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
,
Revenge of the Nerds
, etc).
d.
The character "Fillmore" was at one time to be named "Waldmire" after
Bob Waldmire
, a self-proclaimed hippie artist known to Rt. 66 fans for his detailed pen-and-ink maps and postcards of the route. Though Waldmires family owns the Cozy Dog Drive-In in Springfield, IL, Bob, now a vegan, preferred not have his name put on a character that would become a Happy Meal toy.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Idiocracy (2006)?
a.
Joan Crawford
married co-star
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
in a well orchestrated publicity event for the film.
b.
Rather than allow the film to be released with an X-rating,
John Derek
chose to release the film unrated instead.
c.
At one point,
Madonna
,
Jennifer Lopez
and
Gwen Stefani
were considered for the voice of Gloria the Hippo before
Jada Pinkett Smith
signed on.
d.
Unsure of how to market the film after disastrous test screenings, Fox sat on the near-completed film for over a year, before finally giving it an unusually small release in only 6 markets (skipping over major markets such as New York City). The release was done with little to no marketing.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Idiocracy (2006)?
a.
The object that causes the Garbage Avalanche of 2505 is a beer can - which is recyclable.
b.
When Madison watches television at the department store, the little boy in the toothpaste commercial is
Emmanuel Lewis
.
c.
The first film of
Myrna Loy
.
d.
While filming the scene where George prays in the bar,
James Stewart
has said that he was so overcome that he began to sob right then and there. Later,
Frank Capra
reframed the shot so it looked like a much closer shot than was actually filmed because he wanted to catch that expression on Stewarts face.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Idiocracy (2006)?
a.
William Wyler
s first post-war movie.
b.
Christopher Plummer
was not fond of the song "Edelweiss," which he considered trite, and wrote a letter to screenwriter
Ernest Lehman
suggesting a new song should be written to replace it, but he was rebuffed.
c.
The script title was originally "The United States of Uhh-merica", and the working title was "3001".
d.
Adapted from a single issue of the National Lampoon magazine, 1982s "Utterly Monstrous, Mind-Roasting Summer of O.C. and Stiggs".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Idiocracy (2006)?
a.
The literal English translation of the original Chinese title "Wu Ji" (in Mandarin Chinese) is "completely devoid of worries, thought, or desires" (Wenlin dict.)
b.
The very small Surgeon Generals warning seen on the Tarryltons Cigarettes billboard reads: "Warning: The Surgeon General has one lung and a voicebox but he could still kick your sorry ass".
c.
Although this film played a large part in creating the 12 certificate for UK Cinema releases, the BBFC chose not to use it for video releases until 1994. Therefore, when this film was released to video in 1990, the certificate was upgraded to 15. It has remained unchanged ever since. See also:
Batman Returns
.
d.
The plot of this film hinges around the potential release of the NOC list. Traditionally, when a spy is caught, the spys home country will admit that the person was a spy, and get that person back by releasing a spy they have captured from the same country that captured theirs. A NOC agent, or Non-Official Cover, is disavowed by his or her own country should he be captured - which essentially means he would be executed as an unauthorized spy. Thus, this list falling into the wrong hands would result is several spies being killed. The concern about blowing such an agents cover is also no longer just a fantasy concocted for a film:
Valerie Plame
was a NOC agent, and her public outing as a spy jeopardized many operations she was working on, as shown in the film
Fair Game
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Idiocracy (2006)?
a.
Fritos last name, "Pendejo", is a Spanish insult which means pubic hair but coveys the same sentiment as "dickhead", his full name "frito pendejo" means "fried dickhead".
b.
Director Martin Scorsese read the original script three times while making GoodFellas (1990) and hated it each time because of how the Bowdens were a happy family and wanted them to be miserable.
c.
The screen rights for the film were originally bought by famed MGM producer
Arthur Freed
in 1967 for
Debbie Reynolds
to star. After Reynolds turned the part down,
Liza Minnelli
was briefly considered for the role of Polly Browne before Freed shelved the project to concentrate on his
Irving Berlin
revue, "Say It with Music" (which was never filmed).
d.
The diesel submarine used in the movie is the USS Pampanito (SS 383), a WWII submarine currently (2000) on display to the public at Pier 45 in San Francisco, California.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Idiocracy (2006)?
a.
When Joe is being apprehended by the police in Costco, the background screens display why he is wanted: "For being a dick" "For excaping from jail" "For fucking up lots of shit"
b.
Stanley Kubrick
, who originally was slated to direct the film, wanted
Spencer Tracy
to play Sheriff Dad Longworth.
Marlon Brando
, whose production company already had
Karl Malden
on salary, refused to replace him with Tracy.
c.
Henry Graham drives two Ferraris in this movie. The decal on the rear of the car goes from medium-sized, left of license plate to large, right of plate. The car may have been defaced in his "Good-byes" drive.
d.
Released in the US and UK two years after production.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Idiocracy (2006)?
a.
The three principal actors,
Heather Donahue
,
Joshua Leonard
, and
Michael C. Williams
, shot nearly all of the completed film.
b.
Cinematographer
Harry Fischbeck
quit after a conflict with director
Joseph Henabery
and was replaced by
Devereaux Jennings
.
c.
Although the marketing campaign for this film went unnoticed, 20th Century Fox decided to actually license out the "Brawndo" drink for sale. The drink itself has gained a cult following and is still available for purchase as of October 2010 at www.brawndo.com.
d.
Lon Chaney Jr.
was cast while he was still filming
The Wolf Man
.
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