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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Kicking the Dog (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Kicking the Dog (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Kicking the Dog (2009).
About the movie:
Twelve friends spend one last great summer together, partying and reminiscing, ultimately realizing they will soon go their separate ways in life.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kicking the Dog (2009)?
a.
Last release from Avco Embassy Pictures. The company was sold to
Norman Lear
after the release of this film and the companys name was changed to Embassy Pictures.
b.
Nobody Knows is based on Blue Shift the comic book series created by Brian Meredith and Gigi Edgley.
c.
The idea for the story was inspired when a woman who auditioned for
Carter Stevens
told him her special talent was roller skating. Screenwriter
Wesson Smith
came up with the tagline after he overheard what the lady said and then quickly wrote a script to match said tagline.
d.
Based on writer-director Scooter Lammeys life, the "ranch dressing" scene was actually "mayonnaise" when it occurred in real life. The condom scene was also nearly identical to the actual event.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kicking the Dog (2009)?
a.
Kevin Williamson
wrote a script for this movie, until they hired a new writer and disregarded his draft.
b.
Final film of
Frank Lovejoy
.
c.
The title of the film was a popular slang phrase in the 1920s that meant the equivalent of "really cool", "great", "the best".
d.
Two of the three songs on the soundtrack by Tom Karpovich - "Donna Jean" and "Jailhouse Blues" - were recorded in about 1978, but the original master was destroyed in a fire. The songs were dubbed from an LP record onto a CD and included in the movie, which explains the "scratchy" sound of a needle on a record. The third song "Lets Get Drunk Together" was re-recorded for the movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kicking the Dog (2009)?
a.
Harris trademark stick was not originally in the script. It was a prop brought onto the set by an extra, who gave it to
G.W. Bailey
to keep.
b.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 8 seconds (quite fast for an early CinemaScope film)
c.
The movie was shot mostly during the day with all windows covered to imitate night time so Scooter Lammeys parents could return to their house at night to sleep.
d.
No effects or prosthetics were created for Stus missing tooth. Actor
Ed Helms
never had an adult incisor grow, and his fake incisor was taken out for the parts of filming where Stus tooth is missing.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kicking the Dog (2009)?
a.
During one of the fencing scenes between
James Caviezel
and
Guy Pearce
, a move was performed incorrectly and Pearce was actually stabbed through the skin on his side. They took him to a hospital, and after he was patched up, he was bragging about the wound proudly, while Caviezel apologized profusely the whole time.
b.
Liev Schreiber
accidentally gave away the twist ending while he was promoting the film on
The Daily Show
. During the interview
Jon Stewart
referred to a "hot Russian spy" to which Schrieber replied, "Are you talking about me or Angelina?" Realizing his slip Schrieber quickly added, "Shes the hot Russian spy. Im the good- Im her boss. Sorry. Whoa."
c.
The film debut of
Kurt Thomas
, a former Olympic gymnast and his only starring role in his career.
d.
Scooters parents never read the script, knew the content of the movie, or even saw a trailer until he premiered the movie for 200 of his friends and family.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kicking the Dog (2009)?
a.
Evan Glodell and Tyler Dawson, now old friends, originally met in 2003 after Evan saw him in a small play and cast him as the role of Aiden. The early version of the film was to be shot on a camcorder, mostly inside Evans small apartment. Five years later, after an attempt to make Bellflower and working on many other projects (and at one point becoming roommates), they finally returned to the original purpose of their meeting when the current version of Bellflower went into production in 2008.
b.
Shot in 20 days, 18 1/2 of those at Scooter Lammeys parents home.
c.
Was intended as the first in a series based on the comic strip character; it was a failure at the box office, so the series was scrapped.
d.
At the end of the film, the four main characters receive Distinguished Service Crosses.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kicking the Dog (2009)?
a.
Due to the constrictive deformity of his mouth, Merrick never spoke as clearly in real life as he does in the film. Dr Treves often had to act as Merricks interpretor for visitors. Those who knew him well, such as hospital staff and friends, grew used to his impeded speech but it remained indistinct and worsened as Merricks condition deteriorated.
b.
Writer/Director
Randy Scooter Lammey
s Mom repainted the entire interior of the house to provide a better backdrop for filming and lighting. She then repainted it again after the movie was completed to hide the damage from the shoot.
c.
Filmed between late July and mid-October 1951, the film was held back until its Manhattan premiere at Radio City Music Hall on August 21, 1953, due to director
George Stevens
s extensive editing.
d.
Final film of
Hillary Brooke
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kicking the Dog (2009)?
a.
Real beer was used during the exterior party scenes, resulting in some of the actors actually being drunk during the scenes they were "acting" drunk.
b.
Voted "Best Film of the Noughties" by UK newspaper The Times.
c.
Although the whales in "Pines of Rome" were computer animated, their eyes were all hand-drawn. This was done because the software available to the studio at the time was not advanced enough to create convincing eyes with the expressiveness desired by the filmakers. This was not a problem by the time "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" went underway, and the CG characters for that segment have fully expressive features.
d.
Actors Melissa Vestal and Greg Vestal are married not only on-screen, but in real life as well.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kicking the Dog (2009)?
a.
Originally planned as a vehicle for
Jeanette MacDonald
10 years earlier, but the somewhat racy content put the musical on hold at MGM, until it was a hit on Broadway in 1938.
b.
The pairing of
Louis Prima
and
Alice Faye
in
Rose of Washington Square
has a unique connection to
Walt Disney
s
The Jungle Book
since the former played the orangutan King Louie and the latter was the wife of
Phil Harris
who played Baloo the bear and together they sang "I Wanna Be Like You".
c.
Played opening night at the Drake Film Festival in Bagnoli, Italy in 2009.
d.
Final film of
Eugene Pallette
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kicking the Dog (2009)?
a.
The Husky Daughter scene, in which Ronald doesnt know the girls name, is based on a time writer/director
Randy Scooter Lammey
went to a girls house for a date and couldnt remember the girls name when the father opened the door.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.
Rob Huth is Justin Kadys real lawyer.
d.
Writers
Michael Crichton
and
Michael Backes
quit the project largely over disagreement with director
Philip Kaufman
that one of the lead characters should be changed into an African-American.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kicking the Dog (2009)?
a.
Actor
Brendan Wynne
, who portrays "The Chubby Kid", didnt know how to ride a bike and crashed into the porch in the first take of the Husky Daughter" scene. He was then aimed away from the house so he only had to go a few feet before leaving the frame.
b.
An early press release announced that
Ellen Barkin
was cast in the film. Her part was eventually recast.
c.
All the shacks in District 9 were actual shacks that exists in a section of Johannesburg which were to be evacuated and the residents moved to better government housing, paralleling the events in the film. Also paralleling, the residents had not actually been moved out before filming began. The only shack that was created solely for filming was Christopher Johnsons shack.
d.
The DJs in the futuristic night club are the members of British trance group
Orbital
. They also composed the song playing in the background: "Technologicque Park".
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