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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jarhead (2005) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jarhead (2005) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005).
About the movie:
Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling 2003 book about his pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
Cinematographer
Roger Deakins
operated the Steadicam himself in many scenes.
b.
The movie was the center of a tabloid panic on its British release, with one newspaper - The Sun - even demanding copies be burned. Journalists claimed the film had influenced two young boys in their murder of a younger child, two-year-old
James Bulger
, although it was later determined that neither had actually seen this film.
c.
Film debut of
George C. Scott
.
d.
"Ramrod" had its Gala World Premiere on Feb. 20, 1947 at both the Utah and Capitol Theaters in Salt Lake City as part of Utahs centennial celebration as a US Territory. A newspaper announcement of the day boasts that in person for the premiere would be
Joel McCrea
,
Veronica Lake
,
Donald Crisp
,
Don DeFore
,
Preston Foster
,
Charles Ruggles
and "15 other Hollywood Stars".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
Martin Balsam
: briefly at party sequence
b.
All Marines are taught to think of each other as brothers, since the production of Jarhead has wrapped,
Jake Gyllenhaal
and
Peter Sarsgaard
have actually become brothers in the real world, with the marriage of
Peter Sarsgaard
to Jake Gyllenhaals sister
Maggie Gyllenhaal
.
c.
T-Xs breast inflation scene took several takes because the air bladders underneath
Kristanna Loken
s bra made by the effects team didnt work properly. Sometimes one of the bladders popped or one would fizzle out.
d.
Two walk-on parts went for $4,500 each at a Planet Hollywood auction in 1995.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
The ending in the original script had washed-up model Lily James, played by
Lana Turner
, at forty-five years of age working as a hotel maid. The original ending as filmed had Lily James committing suicide, following in the footsteps of Mary Ashton, the older model Lily meets earlier in the film who jumps to her death from a window. After filming finished in late March 1950 the film was shown to test audiences who gave such a negative reaction to this ending that retakes were done in mid-April 1950, to provide the film with the happier ending thats used in the finished film, much to the dismay of director
George Cukor
.
b.
In some of the background scenes in the training camp, cadets from Texas A&M University were used as extras.
c.
French actress
Marion Cotillard
s first American feature film.
d.
Jake Gyllenhaal
s nosebleed during the prank branding scene was digitally added in post-production.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
John Krasinski
(Corporal Harrigan) wrote all of his dialog.
b.
When the Average Joes are in the locker room waiting for their teammates before the final match, all the players are wearing pants except
Christine Taylor
who is wearing shorts. Listening to the DVD commentary you hear that she had pants but refused to wear them because she thought they were too ugly and unflattering.
c.
Andy Serkis
beat
Robert De Niro
and
William Shatner
to play the part of Spike.
d.
Keanu Reeves
said years after the movie came out that he wasnt happy with his work in it, stating he had been exhausted from making several films right on the heels of signing on as Jonathan Harker, and that he tried to raise his energy for the role "but I just didnt have anything left to give".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
There are only 11 women in the movie, not 13. Two were cut to give more scenes to
Irene Dunne
, who had just had a hit at another studio.
b.
The climactic squid battle on the Nautilus was originally shot with a serene sunset and a calm sea. Director
Richard Fleischer
was troubled by the look of it because the cams and gears that operated the squid could easily be seen, making it look obviously fake.
Walt Disney
visited the set one day and Fleischer told him about the problem. Disney came up with the idea of having the squid battle take place during a fierce storm (another story is that it was actually screenwriter
Earl Felton
who came up with the idea). The scene was reshot that way and is considered by many to be the highlight of the film.
c.
In keeping with the Disney tradition, several of the puppies were given "hidden Mickeys". This was an alteration of one or two spots that were changed to look like Mickey Mouses silhouette.
d.
All of the sex scenes were shot the same day, leading
Sam Mendes
to comment, "Its so nice to have sex today after all this war and death."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
The Octopussy character was originally intended to be a villainess and in the media at the time it was reported that
Faye Dunaway
was being considered for this part.
Sybil Danning
and
Persis Khambatta
were also contenders.
b.
In the original script, Lester was supposed to be shot in the desert by Nicky as a favor for Sam.
c.
The movie was shot in 23 days
d.
Staff Sgt. Sykes, played by
Jamie Foxx
, originally had a tattoo of a panther on the back of his shaved head. Foxx sported it during his award sweeps for
Ray
. The tattoo was eventually digitally removed in post-production by director
Sam Mendes
, because he felt it made the character too "hard core."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
Zasu Pitts
first name is spelled "Zazu" in the opening credits.
b.
Producer
Dick Richards
was also supposed to direct but was replaced by
Sydney Pollack
.
c.
In the Harmonia Gardens, the back wall behind the hat check girl, is the wall from the ballroom of the Von Trapps Villa in
The Sound of Music
.
d.
According to
Iván Fenyö
, almost 70% of his performance was cut out. Two months before the release of the movie the director phoned Ivan and told him that the studio didnt wanted most of the lines he had in the movie. According to the actor, some of his parts was about his notices as an East-European about democracy and the Gulf War.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
The soundtrack contains the sounds an animal would hear inside a slaughterhouse.
b.
Travis Aaron Wade
was considered and read for the role of Troy.
c.
The name of
Ving Rhames
character, Kenneth, is an obvious nod to actor
Ken Foree
, who played a very similar role in the original
Dawn of the Dead
.
d.
Billy Gilbert
voiced Willie the Giant. He was a well known radio comic whose best-known gag was a comic sneeze. He also voiced Sneezy in
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
Several of
Groucho Marx
lines were cut on demand of the Hays office, including "I think Ill try to make her".
b.
Quentin Tarantino
: [bare feet] Melanie is barefoot in all the scenes that take place in the apartment.
c.
While listed in the credits as Swoffs sister, Jake Gyllenhaals character refers to her as Rini, which is in fact the real name of the actress who played the sister.
d.
Matt Cordell (
Robert ZDar
) speaks only once, giving his surname.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jarhead (2005)?
a.
Orson Welles
dubbed
Joseph Cotten
s line, "Now you can strain him through a sieve."
b.
Sherri Stoner
was used as the model for Belle.
c.
The sex-video breakup scene is actually a well-known urban legend that has been circulating the American military since the late 1980s.
d.
Jamie Campbell Bower
hoped to be cast as a young Riddle. He was instead cast as the teenage Gellert Grindelwald in
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
.
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