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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).
About the movie:
A just divorced man must learn to care for his son on his own, and then must fight in court to keep custody of him.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)?
a.
Tyson Smith
: is a member of the band Living Room playing the didgeridoo.
b.
Yvette Mimieux
was actually underage when shooting began (she turned 18 during the shoot) and was not legally supposed to work a full shooting schedule, but did. She was inexperienced - as she worked on this film she kept getting better and better so that by the end of the shoot they wound up going back and re-shooting some of her earliest scenes.
c.
The German planes seen at the beginning of the film were HE-111 Bombers.
d.
Meryl Streep
wrote her own courtroom speech upon writer-director
Robert Benton
s suggestion, after she told him she wasnt satisfied with the way it was originally written.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)?
a.
The first cut ran 43 minutes longer than the eventual film.
b.
The original play opened on 12 October 1932 in London, England, UK.
c.
Extant version is a re-edited 1930 re-release of two films: _Jesse James Under the Black Flag_ (1921) and _Jesse James as the Outlaw_ (1921), with narration taking the place of most of the original inter-titles, plus musical accompaniment and sound effects. Each of the two original films has now been shortened to approximately half its original length, the mid-point between the two occurring about thirty minutes into the present film.
d.
On the DVD (at least the region-two and region-one versions), there is a feature that plays an edited version of the scene where Pete yells at Shaun and Ed for playing the music too loud ("Ive got to go to fucking work in four fucking hours!") that has been dubbed over for television airings, thus replacing all obscenities. "Fuck" is replaced with "funk," "prick" becomes "prink." The feature has the fitting title "Funky Pete" and is found in the alternate bits section.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)?
a.
Dustin Hoffman
offered the part of Teds one-night-stand to
Joan Lunden
, who was a news reporter at the time, after seeing her on WABC Eyewitness News. Lunden turned the part down when she learned that the role required some nudity.
b.
Release, scheduled for 20 October 1918, was delayed because of the influenza epidemic.
c.
The performance piece that Christine Jesperson submits to the museum, in which she admits her failings to a cheering crowd, was also one of several vignettes in a sound-based art project by Miranda July. This project was played on a loop in the elevators of the Whitney Museum of American Art, as part of the museums 2000 biennial exhibition.
d.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)?
a.
It is rumored that scream queen
Linnea Quigley
plays two different roles in the film.
b.
Quentin Tarantino
: [feet] The cab driver, Esmarelda, does not have shoes on.
c.
The Dapper Dans
, a barbershop quartet that performs in Disneylands Main Street USA, make a special appearance as the voices of the singing busts.
d.
Dustin Hoffman
worked extensively with
Justin Henry
on each scene, discussing them at length to put him at ease.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)?
a.
As of the Little 500 in 2005, the "Cutters" have had a team every year since this movie was made. However, the original "Cutters" team, created after the movies release, never included locals. Race guidelines dictate that all racers must attend the University.
b.
During the Mr. and Mrs. number
José Ferrer
was actually singing and dancing with his then-wife
Rosemary Clooney
, who was pregnant at the time.
c.
Robert Benton
advised cinematographer
Néstor Almendros
to base the look and color of the film on the paintings of Piero della Francesca. Almendros also used the work of
David Hockney
as an inspiration, and designed a realistic look, using source lighting in rooms with ceilings and available light in exteriors.
d.
Castle Thunder: During the storm sequence in which True Heart Bear and Noble Heart Horse have to deal with a dragon (one of Dark Hearts transformations).
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)?
a.
Kate Jackson
was the original choice for Joanna Kramer. She had to decline due to her commitment to
Charlies Angels
.
b.
The film derived from the first third of the original script. Shyamalan felt no connection to the last thirds of the text and decided to discard them.
c.
It has been widely rumored that Lukes injury early in the film was included to explain the difference in
Mark Hamill
s appearance, as a result of a car accident he had been in shortly after the release of the first film. In fact, however, that scene was already in the early drafts of the script before Hamills accident.
d.
Everybody was sick on the boat during the shooting. Between takes, the actors would throw up overboard.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)?
a.
Quints tale of the USS Indianapolis was conceived by playwright
Howard Sackler
, lengthened by screenwriter
John Milius
and rewritten by
Robert Shaw
following a disagreement between screenwriters
Peter Benchley
and
Carl Gottlieb
. Shaw presented his text, and Benchley and Gottlieb agreed that this was exactly what was needed.
b.
This movie was based on
William L. White
s book "They Were Expendable", which covered the exploits of Lieutenants John Bulkeley and Robert Kelly. Lt. Robert Kelly and U.S. Army Nurse "Peggy Smith" sued MGM,
John Wayne
and
Donna Reed
for their portrayal of them in the film. Although the film follows the book fairly closely, it does portray Lt. Kelly as impetuous and "hell bound for glory." Nurse Smith is shown romantically involved with Lt. Kelly. Wayne, Reed and MGM settled out of court for a nominal sum (less than $5,000.00).
c.
The meaning of Operation Cross Eagles, according to the film, was that Cross Eagles was the code name for the allied invasion of the Balkans.
d.
The set for the apartment was designed to fit exactly within the size of the apartments in the building used for exteriors.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)?
a.
The Reman Viceroys (portrayed by
Ron Perlman
) look is inspired by Count Orlok from the film
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens
. The Viceroys name was Vkruk, according to the writers.
b.
The original title of the film was "Brewster McClouds Amazing, Sexy Flying Machine".
c.
Quentin Tarantino
approached
Adam Sandler
to play Sgt. Donny Donowitz, but Sandler had to turn it down because the schedule conflicted with the filming of
Funny People
.
d.
Jane Fonda
turned down the part of Joanna Kramer.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)?
a.
The DVD contains two deleted scenes. One was an introduction with the Vikings coming to bury the Mask on the shore, while another was in the warehouse after Peggy turns Stanley over to Dorian; he picks her up and throws her into the printing press, with a newspaper printing out that shows her smashed face and says she died that night.
b.
Dustin Hoffman
, who had just gone through a divorce, contributed many personal moments and dialogue. Director
Robert Benton
, offered shared screenplay credit, but Hoffman turned it down.
c.
Ponyboy has a scab on his neck, that is visible in quite a few scenes, that was the result of being cut by a Soc in the original opening where Ponyboy is jumped by Socs after leaving a movie theater.
d.
In the end of the scene where Mufasa explains to Simba that the stars are old kings, we can see the constellation of Leo (the lion) in the sky.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)?
a.
The scene with Grace and Mike walking along the lake at night was shot at Echo Park in Los Angeles three months after the rest of the film. It was felt that the scene was needed to show the characters growing closer together.
b.
The inspiration for Grave Robbers came to writer/director Matt Francis in a dream one night. He was being chased from a morgue by professors from his college.
c.
The brain used in the film is real.
d.
The famous ice-cream scene, where Billy challenges his father by skipping dinner and going straight for dessert, was completely improvised by both
Dustin Hoffman
and
Justin Henry
. Director
Robert Benton
liked the scene so much that he decided to keep it in the film.
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