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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) - 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: Joe Versus the Volcano (1990).
About the movie:
When a hypochondriac learns that he is dying, he accepts an offer to throw himself in a volcano at a tropical island, and along the way there, learns to truly live.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)?
a.
Filmed in 1973 - two years before its actual release - which explains how
Faye Dunaway
could have turned down the female lead to star in
Chinatown
which also shot at around the same time.
b.
Ridley Scott
offered the small role of English King Richard I to
Russell Crowe
, but due to scheduling conflicts, Crowe was unable to do it. The part eventually went to
Iain Glen
.
c.
The scene where Joe goes shopping (supposedly in New York City) was actually filmed on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. You can see the familiar Gucci sign.
d.
Artists who opt to participate in the Digital Dailies on the official website use their titles as pseudonyms to obscure their names.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)?
a.
Colin Firth
told interviewer Terry Gross that the scene in which his character discovers his boyfriend has died was shot at the same time that John McCain was conceding the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Firth said that "hearing John McCain conceding defeat was not conducive to tragedy in that moment for me."
b.
Henry Fonda
shot his major cameo in 2 days.
c.
At the end, Joe refers to the "crooked road" he traveled. He walked the crooked sidewalk to the factory, drove the crooked road from the airport, then walked the final crooked path to the top of the volcano, all of which were in the same lightning bolt shape.
d.
Lin Shaye
was the only cast member to star in both the original Dumb and Dumber and the sequel.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)?
a.
The title is derived from Miguel de Cervantes novel "Don Quixote." Quixote tilted at windmills because he was sure they were giants. In this movie, Justin states that Quixote was crazy to be convinced that windmills are giants. But to wonder if "they might be giants" - thats another matter.
b.
Director
Cecil B. DeMille
took a unit to shoot on Californias Mt. Ranier and was warned by a guide to be sure to be off the mountain by 3:00 p.m. DeMille ignored the warning and at 4:30 a fierce blizzard hit the mountain. The unit, consisting of 12 people, was forced to split up and try to make their way several miles down the mountain to the inn where they were staying. On the way they had to abandon $20,000 worth of camera equipment, and were forced to burn camera tripods, film boxes and tent pegs for warmth so as not to freeze to death. They made it to safety several hours later.
c.
"Joes Lullaby" (a.k.a the lamp theme) is inspired by the tune "Loves Roundabout" (La Ronde de lAmour), written by Louis Ducreux and Oscar Straus.
d.
Peter Benchley
: reporter on the beach.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)?
a.
The crooked company logo bears a striking resemblance to the logo used by the Southern Company, an electric utility company based in the southeastern US.
b.
Nine "Bearded Dragon" lizards were on call for the parts of the lizards in the film. A non-toxic childrens finger paint was used on the lizards to make them appear bright in color. Computers helped create some of the lizard action and production created fake life-like lizards for some of the other scenes.
c.
The setting was changed from the 1930s to the Edwardian era at the suggestion of the Sherman Brothers (
Robert B. Sherman
and
Richard M. Sherman
).
d.
At the time it was filmed, the prop representing Bail Organas speeder was built from the windshield to the rear. It wasnt until post-production that the front of the vehicles design was chosen. Lucas based the hood and front of the speeder on the design of the Tucker automobile. Unlike the Tucker, Bails speeder only has the cyclops eye headlamp, and not the outer two headlamps.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)?
a.
The movie is based on a short student film directed by
Kevin Reynolds
when he was in USC film school. The student film is basically just the skydiving sequence, based on a true story.
Steven Spielberg
, having seen the student film, recruited Reynolds to direct a full-length movie based on it.
b.
When Joe operates the main drain valve, he is closing it.
c.
Batz was originally going to live in the basement of an apartment, but the guy who owned the basement location asked for too much money. The location was switched to a mansion instead.
d.
This was one of the few films in which
Douglas Fairbanks
did not perform most of his own stunts. Shortly after filming began, Fairbanks badly hurt his wrists while attempting a running mount of a horse when the animal got spooked and took off just as Fairbanks was jumping on her. Veteran stuntman
Richard Talmadge
, who had previously doubled for Fairbanks in other films for stunts that the studio deemed too dangerous for him to perform, was hired as Fairbanks stunt double for most of the stunts in this film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)?
a.
In one scene, a character is seen reading the book "In Praise of the Sensitive Man" by Anais Nin. Nin was a great admirer of Henry Jagloms work and dedicated part of that book to praising his film
A Safe Place
.
b.
Quentin Tarantino
has the "Pussy Wagon" parked in the driveway of his home.
c.
Hungarian title translates to: "undercover beauty".
d.
Not only did
Meg Ryan
play all three female leads but also did the voice of the flight attendant welcoming the flight to L.A.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)?
a.
The company logo is seen in the entrance to the factory, in the crumbling wall in Joes house, in the shape of the lightning bolt that sinks the boat, in the way up to the volcano, and, in the films trailer (included on the DVD) is the lightning bolt that travels up the films title and strikes the top.
b.
The vehicle that
Roy Scheider
is seen driving is a 1973 Pontiac Ventura Sprint coupe.
c.
Was nominated for the
William Shatner
Golden Groundhog Award for Best Underground Movie. The other nominated films were
Hooligans
,
Nine Lives
,
Up for Grabs
and
Sunnyvale
.
d.
Marilyn Manning
was
Arch Hall Sr.
s secretary at the time of filming.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)?
a.
With the exception of being sucked out of a Cloud City window,
Mark Hamill
did all of his own stunts.
b.
When Joe and Angelica are overlooking Los Angeles in her convertible, her license tag on the rear reads "BAAD GIRL". When she is dropping him back at the hotel in the next scene, the front plate reads "GOOD GIRL".
c.
Anthony Perkins replaced
Roddy McDowall
on short notice.
d.
In the spoof of the
Psycho
shower scene Bugs pours a can of Hersheys chocolate syrup down the shower drain, a reference to the fact that
Alfred Hitchcock
used Boscos chocolate syrup in the original scene to better simulate blood in black and white.
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