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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : LCRS (2010) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : LCRS (2010)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: LCRS (2010).

About the movie: Two years after the so-called 'Keckler Incident', Ben Blackfold and Charles Pinski find themselves facing the realities of life as filmmakers and the difficulties of moving on from their college years.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: LCRS (2010)?
a.		Bens comment to Adam about "dressing up like a robot" is a reference to Short Ends. in which Luke Reichley had a cameo appearance as the "So-Bot" in Travis Crowleys "Weedman" films.
b.		Leslie Nielsens character of Dr. Rumack was named after a family of the same name who lived next door to directors David Zucker and Jerry Zucker in Wisconsin back in their youth.
c.		In the late 1980s, Carolco Pictures bought the film rights of X-Men from Marvel. James Cameron was set to produce, along with his production company Lightstorm Entertainment, which was in line to distribute. Well-known X-Men Comic book writer Chris Claremont was involved in meetings with X-Men creator Stan Lee, James Cameron, and executives at Carolco about the project. After James Cameron moved on to the Spider-Man project and Carolco went bankrupt, the rights became available and were purchased by 20th Century Fox.
d.		A pair of screenprints seen in Amicos apartment depicting a revolver is a 1981-82 piece titled "Gun" by Andy Warhol, depicting how the gun has become a significant part of the American society, following an attempt on his life by Valerie Solanis in 1968. This piece was produced only with the revolver (similiar to what Solanas used in the near fatal attack) shown on the right side.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: LCRS (2010)?
a.		The white nightgown Evelyn wore when the ship was attacked became transparent when it got wet and had to be digitally painted white during post production.
b.		In preparation for the film, Robert Duvall (I) and James Caan took lessons in mastering their characters skills with Duvall taking lessons in using a rifle with infra-red scope and Caan learning to disarm the films villains with the use of a cane.
c.		Wil Wheaton was originally chosen to play Danceny, but the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation would not release him from his commitments, and the role went to Henry Thomas.
d.		Filmed over the course of four weekends on a budget of $200.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: LCRS (2010)?
a.		Chucks command module orbiting the planet is called Odyssey. This is the same name of the command module used in the Apollo 13 mission.
b.		In addition to Short Ends. and LCRS a third film was planned as part of the "Keckler Cycle." Entitled "LFOA," it would have seen the return of several characters from the first movie (Travis Crowley, Rose Blist and Daniel Litman) as participants in the film festival promoted by Ben and Charles.
c.		Writer James V. Hart started writing the screenplay in 1977. According to him, David Lean was the first choice to direct the movie, but was unavailable as he was working on Nostromo, which was eventually shelved after his death.
d.		The old Dodge pickup that tailgates Clark and the family in the opening scenes of the movie was previously used as Kurt Russells work truck in the movie Overboard.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: LCRS (2010)?
a.		The bulk of the score was film library music which was largely made up of music cues by Jerry Goldsmith from various "The Twilight Zone" episodes.
b.		The budget, opening weekend box office gross, and box office gross overall of this film are all virtually identical (within one million dollars) to that of House on Haunted Hill, which opened almost exactly two years earlier. Both films were adapted from stories written by Robb White.
c.		The filmmakers were given permission to use Longwaves "No Direction" on the condition that they produce an original video for one of the bands songs. As a result, the official video for "Satellites" was filmed over the course of an afternoon, between shooting days.
d.		The idea for the picture came about when producer Jed Buell overheard an employee of his production company, Spectrum Pictures, bemoaning the state of the film business and remarking that "if this economy doesnt turn around, well have to start making pictures with midgets". Buell loved the idea and put in motion what eventually became this film.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: LCRS (2010)?
a.		The bead work on Brooks Indian headdress in the movie poster says "Kosher for Passover" in Hebrew (kosher lpesach) although jokingly misspelled; it actually reads "Posher for Kassover" (posher lkesach).
b.		The fates of many of the Keckler students from Short Ends. are revealed through the course of the film. Thomas Pinksi has become a grade school teacher in Idaho, Tim La Lanne has produced a hit one-man play based off of his version of the events from the first movie, Daniel Litmans documentary has become a viral/pop culture meme, Rose Blist has transferred to Sarah Lawrence College in New York, Travis Crowley now works for the Tilling-Landers-Schreine talent agency, and David Lemmons has wound up as Todd Ulrights roommate. Only Melody Tafts whereabouts remain unknown.
c.		William Peter Blatty offered directorial responsibilities to John Carpenter. Carpenter turned him down, and Blatty ended up directing the picture himself.
d.		The name of the Western town where Dorothy Provine sings is "Boracho". "Borracho", pronounced the same way, means "drunkard" in Spanish. Since the reason the race stops in the town is to fuel the cars, or to give the cars a "drink", an additional significance of the name occurs.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: LCRS (2010)?
a.		The fort defense scene contains many references to Zulu: "Were all gonna die!", "Fire at will" and "Fall back into the compound", along with some similar camera angles.
b.		The film includes several segments from The War of the Worlds.
c.		The character of Brenna Blackfold was written specifically for Samantha Cross. She and Alek Talevich had been classmates in Fairhaven Colleges script writing courses, and the two were constantly asked to perform together due to their "mutual volume."
d.		Early in 1953, it was rumored that Audrey Hepburn would star opposite Marlon Brando as Desiree Clary in this film.