QuizAssess
Home
Popular Quiz Categories
Home
Hollywood Movies Famous Trivia Quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jellyscream! (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Jellyscream! (2008) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Jellyscream! (2008).
About the movie:
A rural State Park is terrorized by a mutant, man-eating, bipedal, humanoid jellyfish and it's up to a ragtag team of local law enforcement officials to stop it before it reproduces and replaces humans as the dominant species on Earth.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jellyscream! (2008)?
a.
When Frodo is leafing through Bilbos Book in Rivendell, a page with dwarven runes is shown. The runes translate thus: "Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last light of Durins Day will shine upon the keyhole." This is a reference (actually a direct copy) to a map in the book "The Hobbit" and the runes tell of the secret entrance into The Lonely Mountain.
b.
Near the end, the tracking image Captian Gantu uses to track the location of Stitch on Hawaii is the icon for the Disney theme park in Florida, EPCOT Center - Spaceship Earth.
c.
Most of the extras on the beach panic scene were people who were just at the beach. When filming started most of them expressed interest in participating, ending up in the final film.
d.
The movies line "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I dont know." was voted as the #53 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jellyscream! (2008)?
a.
A studio record of the original negative states, "Junked 12/27/48". Warner Bros. destroyed a number of its negatives during the late forties and fifties due to nitrocellulose decomposition.
b.
Madonna
was trying to lose weight, or rather not to gain any. So when the script called for her to be eating, shed spit out the food at the end of the take!
c.
The jellyfish blood was a mixture of flour, water, and food coloring, which unbeknownst to the effects crew is the formula for paper mache. This caused quite a problem, as it ruined the costumes and took hours to wash out of cast members hair.
d.
Numerous uses of repetition and reflection throughout, including: The mirror on the way out of Ernies restaurant; Scotty sees Madeleine reflected in it right after he has seen her for the first time. The numerous reflections and repetitions of Madeleine throughout, including at least two women whom Scotty mistakes for her. The metaphorical or dream mirrors that Madeleine describes as lining the corridor of her life. Midge paints herself into the portrait of Madeleines ancestor, and, in one shot, sits next to the self-portrait, as if doubled. After showing Scotty the portrait, Midge sees herself reflected in the glass of the window. Judy as Madeleines reflection. Madeleine as repetition or reflection of her ancestor. Scotty repeating his former life. Judy falls from the tower to her death the same way Madeleine did There is a motif of spirals in the film, as literal shapes in the opening credits, and as the more abstract shape of the movies plot, as well as the shape of the pivotal tower staircase.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jellyscream! (2008)?
a.
Michael Williams
, who plays Union Cane, was a real-life boxer, just as was
Tommy Morrison
(who plays Tommy Gunn). He and Morrison were to have an actual match about a month after Rocky V was released, but it had to be canceled when Williams was hurt. The match was being hyped as "The Real Cane vs. Gunn Match".
b.
The patches worn by the park rangers were modified "Reno 911!" patches. It was cheaper for the production crew to use the existing design than creating a whole new one.
c.
Several wives and girlfriends of current Red Sox players were extras in the wedding shower scene.
d.
M. Night Shyamalan
: [Acting in his own film]
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jellyscream! (2008)?
a.
For most of the killings they used a gun that essentially fired fake blood at the characters instead of squibs. This unfortunately created too realistic of an effect resulting in them having to edit out much of the deaths for the censors.
b.
The whiskey used in the film was made from a number of different things at different times. In some scenes actual whiskey was used. Other times sweet tea was used. Most prominently the whiskey was water mixed with diet coke.
c.
The babys name, Pubert, was the name originally suggested (and rejected) for Pugsley by
Charles Addams
when he was asked by the producers of
The Addams Family
to name the hitherto unnamed characters in his cartoons.
d.
One of the films posters showed
Angelo Evans
looking like a boyhood version of
Al Pacino
straight-talking, Godfather style. Writer-producer-director
Robert Duvall
had worked previously with Pacino in
The Godfather
and
The Godfather: Part II
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jellyscream! (2008)?
a.
Since MGM is part of Columbia Pictures and owned by Sony, the company managed to promote some of its products in the film. The notebook that
Daniel Craig
uses is a VAIO FG series notebook, Vespers hand phone is a Sony Ericsson M600i model, Bond uses the K800i model (the best hand-phone of 2006 besides Nokia N93).
Jeffrey Wright
and
Eva Green
also used a Cybershot T-50 digital camera (contains a touch screen manipulation feature). Also, this is the first movie to feature the new Sony high definition format: you can clearly see a Bluray recorder in the surveillance video room where Bond infiltrates.
b.
Yale is never mentioned by name during the film, but there are plenty of references: - At the boat race, every team is mentioned by its school name, except for "The Bulldogs." (Theyre the Yale team.) - The characters wear Ys on their sports uniforms. - The Skulls are said to have "322 alumni worldwide." The Yale secret society Skull & Bones uses the number 322 as an identifier on many of its symbols. - The characters are seen celebrating at a pizza parlor they refer to as "Morys," drinking from a big golden cup. Morys is an actual place, and the tradition with the song and the big golden cup is accurate; however, its a formal restaurant, not a pizza parlor, and actual Morys cups are traditionally silver. - The new Skulls are sent to raid "Snake & Skeleton." There is a Yale secret society called "Book & Snake." - Some campus shots seem to purposefully mimic Yale buildings. Theres a tower that looks a lot like Harkness Tower, and the dining hall looks like the one in Saybrook College.
c.
The jellyfish explosion at the end was done by creating a miniature of the monster and shooting it several times with a pair of shotguns.
d.
Among Wonkas lines are the following quotations: "Is it my soul that calls me by my name?" from
William Shakespeare
s "Romeo and Juliet"; "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by" from the
John Masefield
poem "Sea Fever"; "A thing of beauty is a joy forever" from
John Keats
s "Endymion: A Poetic Romance" and "Round the world and home again, thats the sailors way!" from William Allinghams "Homeward Bound". "We are the music-makers..." is from Arthur OShaughnessys "Ode", which also gave us the phrase "movers and shakers". "Where is fancy bred..." and "So shines a good deed..." are from
William Shakespeare
s "Merchant of Venice". The lines to the song "Sweet lovers love the spring time... " are from Shakespeares As You Like It. "Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker" is from "Reflections on Ice Breaking" by
Ogden Nash
. "The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last" is a quote from
Oscar Wilde
s "The Importance of Being Earnest". These literary quotations were not in
Roald Dahl
s original script. They were added for one reason or another by
David Seltzer
when he re-wrote the screenplay.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jellyscream! (2008)?
a.
The red uniform that is used at the end of the movie is not original. The Spanish Riding school never used a red uniform. Disney found the original brown uniform too simple for a gala opening and introduced these uniforms.
b.
Corey Feldman
and director
Rob Reiner
tested thirty different laughs before deciding upon the one for Teddy Duchamp. The laugh happens to be similar to that described in Kings story.
c.
In one of the short sequences during the end credits, a green Hummer says to Sarge at the SUV boot-camp: "Yo, Ive never been off-road." This is a sarcastic reference to the tendency for Hummers, while designed as off-road vehicles, often to be purchased and used in pristine suburban surroundings.
d.
The jellyfish was nicknamed "Heat stroke" because the creature costume was partially made from insulation and rubber. Filming of the creature took place in 106 degree temperatures and the actor inside could only stand four or five minute takes before having to be stripped and doused with water to avoid heat exhaustion.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jellyscream! (2008)?
a.
The score was recorded in a day.
b.
The role of Kirk was specifically written with Kirby Heyborne in mind.
c.
The large Space Jockey sculpture was designed and painted by
H.R. Giger
himself, who was disappointed he couldnt put any finishing touches on it by the time filming came about for the scene. Also, the Space Jockey prop was burned and destroyed by a burning cigarette left on the model. Los Angeles. The unfortunate event was covered by local TV news stations that evening.
d.
While the characters feelings, ideas and the general time line of the story is fictional, many of the specific events in the movie have been extracted from the directors life.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Jellyscream! (2008)?
a.
Interesting name:
John Creasey
(with the second "e") was a popular and prolific British writer of crime and detective fiction, the original creator of
The Baron
and Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard (filmed more than once, most notably with
Jack Hawkins
as Gideon in
Gideons Day
.
b.
Toward the end of the movie, one of the street punks says to the police chief "Check out East Warehouse on Lairdman Island." The creators of the Ninja Turtles were
Kevin Eastman
and
Peter Laird
.
c.
After viewing an early screening of the film, actor
Ron Leibman
("Major Vaughn Liceman") requested his name removed from the final film credits.
d.
Filming took so long to complete that some scenes were shot in 100+ degree weather while others were done in near freezing temperatures.
Year: 2008 related famous movies quizzes
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Horton Hears a Who! (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Kataude mashin gâru (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Grizzly Park (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Man in the Silo (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Single Woman (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Scaring the Fish (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Love Guru (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Punisher: War Zone (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Prom Night (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Doomsday (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pig Hunt (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Secret (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Victim's Song (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Deception (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lost Stallions: The Journey Home (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Matter with Clark (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : ROT: Reunion of Terror (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Promotion (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Make It Happen (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Wrestler (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Adam Resurrected (2008) Quiz
Related genere famous movies quizzes
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Old School (2003) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Lucky Me (1954) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Kids Are All Right (2010) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) - Part (10) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Be Cool (2005) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Running Scared (1986) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Everyone's Hero (2006) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Smugglers' Cove (1948) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Seeing Other People (2004) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Much Ado About Nothing (1993) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Yes, Giorgio (1982) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Mermaids (1990) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Avenging Angelo (2002) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Meet Dave (2008) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Bedtime Stories (2008) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Back by Midnight (2004) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Green Card (1990) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Overboard (1987) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : The Goonies (1985) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Addams Family Values (1993) - Part (7) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : One Fine Day (1996) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : It Had to Be You (1947) Quiz
Famous quotes from Hollywood movie : Problem Child 2 (1991) - Part (2) Quiz