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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Knocked Up (2007) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Knocked Up (2007) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Knocked Up (2007).
About the movie:
For fun loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knocked Up (2007)?
a.
In the movie Wallace is jumped, beaten down, and captured at Edinburgh Castle; in real-life, Wallace was captured near Glasgow.
b.
The Fishpaws live at "Wyman Way",
Jane Wyman
was the lead in
Douglas Sirk
s
All That Heaven Allows
, which is one of the films inspirations.
c.
Megan Fox
cannot ride a motorcycle, so when she shot her riding scenes someone had to push her so that she could get a good start, and when shooting ended someone was always on hand to catch her bike.
d.
Judd Apatow
has stated on the DVD commentary numerous times, that the film is partially based on the birth of his and
Leslie Hand
s first daughter, Maude. Scenes taken directly from reality include: Ben trying to get their doctor on the phone and cursing out numerous doctors when he cant the cantankerous staff physician who Ben has to take out in the hall to calm the argument on the way to the clinic where Allison throws Ben out of the car and they then heated argue at the clinic when he gets there and the scene where Allison tries to take a bath to calm herself just before going to the hospital
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knocked Up (2007)?
a.
To prepare for his role as Aramgeddon T. Thunderbird,
Andy Kaufman
practiced preaching on city streets. During filming, he never broke character.
b.
The maple leaf tattoo on
Jay Baruchel
s chest is real. He had it done when filming in L.A. on a previous project, where he was feeling very homesick for his native Montreal.
c.
Stuart Mackenzie first appeared on a sketch on
Saturday Night Live
, although this earlier incarnation of the character had the last name Rankin.
d.
One early attempt to film the musical was as an animated feature to be directed by
John Hubley
. It was during development of this unfinished project that Hubley first collaborated with future wife
Faith Hubley
(then Faith Elliot). The soundtrack for the animated film was already completed and the entire film had been storyboarded. The voice talents included Frank Sinatra (as Woody), Barry Fitzgerald (Finian), Jim Backus (Senator Rawkins), Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and from the original Broadway cast Ella Logan (Sharon) and David Wayne (Og). The project died when Hubley refused to "name names" when he testified before The House Un-American Activities Committee. Hubley was blacklisted and Chemical Bank, which was providing the financing, withdrew funding for the proposed film. Artwork done for the movie appears in the PBS documentary "Independent Spirits - The Faith and John Hubley Story" and the Sinatra prerecordings are available on the CD Box-set "Sinatra in Hollywood 1940-1964."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knocked Up (2007)?
a.
Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title Boneyard.
b.
Julie Christie
came out of retirement to play Gertrude.
c.
Robert Downey Jr.
turned down the lead played by
John Cusack
.
d.
The glider used in the film is a Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus, a German high performance two seater. However, it is physically impossible to reach from the rear seat to the front in flight. So this was arranged in studio. The glider was actually flown by
Thomas Knauff
, a famous glider pilot from USA. In the original film from 1968 there are similar scenes in another glider, a Schweizer 1-23, an American high performance glider from that time.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knocked Up (2007)?
a.
Contains an early audio jump cut: Gerry Trent in New York says, "Four-fifteen here. Lets see. Over there it must be ...", which cuts to Jim Woodward aboard ship, saying, "Nine-fifteen - were away on time."
b.
Chapter Titles 1. Atomic Defense 2. Flight to the Moon 3. Prisoners of the Moon 4. Into the Volcano 5. Bradford at Bay 6. Back to Earth 7. Into Another Century 8. Buried Treasure 9. Trapped in the Time Top 10.The Unseen Hand 11.Poison Gas 12.Door of Disaster 13.Sinister Rendezvous 14.River of Revenge 15.For the Peace of the World
c.
Much of the dialogue was improvised by the actors or fed to them in the moment by
Judd Apatow
just before a take.
d.
Stanley Kubrick
initially wanted to film
William Makepeace Thackeray
s most famous novel "Vanity Fair", but then decided that he couldnt do justice to its expansive plot within the limits of a three-hour film. He then decided to film "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq." instead. The announcement of a TV miniseries production contributed to his decision.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knocked Up (2007)?
a.
Screenwriter
E.L. Katz
directed the fake vampire film within a film "Evil Whispers". Director
Adam Wingard
has an appearance in it as the vampire hunter "Raymond".
b.
The shot where Schmidt has dozed off while writing a letter in his bathtub is supposed to resemble the Jacques-Louis David painting "Death of Marat".
c.
This film talks extensively about being Jedis and using Jedi powers.
Ewan McGregor
played Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels, making his role in this film rather surreal.
d.
In one scene, Ben (
Seth Rogen
) mentions that he likes
Munich
because Jews kick ass. This was not in the script but was improvised by Rogen on the spot. However, the final film uses only one-third of the complete improvisation (not included in DVD special features). After the film was released,
Steven Spielberg
phoned director
Judd Apatow
to compliment the movie and Apatow sent him the complete uncut improvisation of the scene. Rogen would later costar with Munichs
Eric Bana
in Apatows
Funny People
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knocked Up (2007)?
a.
This was Zoje Stages first film. It was made in 2002, but didnt screen until 2006. The budget of the film was just over $5,000 - most of which was the video camera package with which she shot it and the iMac on which she edited it.
b.
Body count: 6
c.
At nearly four hours long, this is longest running of all movies to win the Best Picture Academy Award.
d.
This movie was originally going to be a follow up to
The 40 Year Old Virgin
, having
Seth Rogen
and team to reprise their roles as the Smart Tech team.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knocked Up (2007)?
a.
The kids who play the children of Debbie (
Leslie Hand
) and Pete (
Paul Rudd
) are actually the real children of Mann and director
Judd Apatow
, her husband.
b.
Emily Brents line, "Those whom the gods would destroy..." is from the Greek dramatist
Euripides
. "The wicked flee . . ." is from the Book of Proverbs.
c.
Russ Tamblyn
(Riff) was dubbed for "The Jet Song" by
Tucker Smith
, who played Ice, his lieutenant in the movie.
d.
After the morning briefing, Gracie and the captain walk past a picture of Gracies mom on the wall.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knocked Up (2007)?
a.
The word fuck and its derivatives are said a total of 120 times throughout the film.
b.
It was very important to
Robert De Niro
that the movie felt authentic. He and director
Harold Ramis
would drive around Little Italy in New York looking for real people to cast for the movie.
c.
Originally, Dr. Ian Malcolms team included a fifth member, a paleontologist named Dr. Juttson. He was obviously inspired by the character Richard Levine from the novel. Dr. Juttson was dropped due to an already overcrowded cast, and most of his lines were given to Dr. Sarah Harding.
d.
Crowd extras were paid around $10.00 a day.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knocked Up (2007)?
a.
Jay Baruchel
is terrified of roller-coasters. In the opening sequence where they are at the amusement park he was forced to go on it by
Judd Apatow
. He only agreed to ride it once, whereas the rest of the cast rode the coaster 7 more times to get all the right takes.
b.
The MPAA gave this film an R rating, accompanied with the specific explanation "For graphic crude and sexual humor, violent images and strong language - all involving puppets."
c.
Lauren Bacall
sings and dances in this movie.
d.
The movie tied with
Ben-Hur
and
Titanic
to win the most Oscars (11) in a single year. It is also the only one of the three to win to have won a Screenplay Oscar.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Knocked Up (2007)?
a.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #79 Greatest Movie of All Time.
b.
More than 40 people were considered to direct the movie.
c.
Paul Thomas Anderson
originally included a sequence where Becky Barnett (
Nicole Ari Parker
) got beaten up by her new husband and called Dirk Diggler for help. Dirk said he would meet her but was so high on drugs that he crashed his Corvette (this is why the car is damaged in the final film) and ended up forgetting about Becky altogether. Anderson felt Beckys ordeal reflected real-life stories about porn actresses marrying ordinary civilians who would later become jealous, angry and violent over their new wives pasts in porn. He cut this scene after deciding to end Beckys story on the upbeat note we see: happily married, being wished well by her friends in the business, and ready to move with her new husband to a new life.
d.
Since "knocked up" doesnt mean anything in most languages, the films translation in Russia is "A little bit pregnant." In Brazil its "Slightly Pregnant". In Italy its Very Pregnant (Molto Incinta).
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