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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - Part (3) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - Part (3) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - Part (3)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Little Miss Sunshine (2006).

About the movie: A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)?
a.		Perla Haney-Jardines film debut.
b.		The film was dedicated to Rebecca Annitto, the 14-year-old niece of producer Peter Saraf, who was killed in a traffic accident in 2005. She appeared as an extra in scenes at Panns Restaurant and the convenience store.
c.		The music video playing loudly on TV while Clive Owen helps his daughter study is "Trouble" by Pink.
d.		The HD/3-D process is the same used by director James Cameron for his IMAX feature Ghosts of the Abyss, although the projection is different. Cameron used polarized projection only viewable in special venues. Rodriguez used the traditional anaglyph (notable for its scarlet red and cyan blue lensed glasses) projection. The cameras used for the film consisted of two custom-designed Sony HDC-950 cameras (HDCAM) which have had their image sensors separated from the main body of the camera and rehoused 70mm apart - the same distance between a pair of human eyes. This also allowed director Robert Rodriguez to view immediate 3D playback on-set.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)?
a.		Alfred Hitchcock was impressed with this film. As a result, Robert Altman was hired to direct episodes of Hitchcocks TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
b.		In the DVD documentary, Eva Marie Saint recounts how Alfred Hitchcock, dissatisfied with the costumes the studio had designed for her, marched her to Bergdorf Goodman and personally picked out clothes for her to wear.
c.		Bryan Cranston ("Stan Grossman") and Dean Norris ("State Trooper McCleary") have supporting roles, and also star together in AMCs Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad is also set in Albuquerque.
d.		Although the movies theme song, "Eternally (Terrys Theme)," was written by Chaplin with words by Geoffrey Parsons, only the music was used in the film.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)?
a.		According to the script, the chance cube that Watto rolled with Qui-Gon was fixed to land on red. Thats why he was so mad that Qui-Gon tampered with it to land on blue.
b.		In the film, Grandpa asks Dwayne how old he is, to which Dwayne replies hes 15. In reality, Paul Dano who played Dwayne, was 22.
c.		A very young Patty Duke has a small cameo as one of the 4D Mans victims.
d.		According to Paul W.S. Anderson, Kurt Russell worked out three or four hours a day for eighteen months to get himself into the "pumped-up" condition we see in this film. Anderson says the making of ;Soldier; was actually postponed to allow Russell to do this, because Russell thought it was so important to Sgt. Todds character; Anderson made Event Horizon in the interim, and Russell made no other movies during that time.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)?
a.		The Emcee at the pageant is a parody of the official emcee at the child beauty pageants, Tim Whitmer (aka Mr Tim) whom can be seen or heard in various child beauty documentaries.
b.		The scene in which Robbie Thurston is hunting for terrorists in the woods was actually Deane Weislogels screen test prior to casting.
c.		Clarice Starling was chosen by the American Film Institution as the sixth greatest film hero (out of fifty), the highest ranked female on the list; Hannibal Lecter was chosen as the #1 greatest film villain (also out of fifty).
d.		During the fight between the Green Goblin and Spider-Man near the end of the movie, Willem Dafoe accidentally clipped Tobey Maguire on the chin with one blow.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)?
a.		The character Dwayne was originally supposed to have a Mohawk.
b.		References to Homers Odyssey: - The names of George Clooney and Holly Hunters characters (Ulysses and Penelope) - one-eyed Big Dan as the Cyclops (blinded with a burning pole) - the three girls by the river as the Sirens - Ulysses wife marrying someone else when he comes home - the old-man disguise - the changing of one of Ulysses companions into an animal - the Baptists as the Lotus-eaters - the Ku Klux Klan has a rank of Grand (or Exalted) Cyclops - they catch a ride on a hand-pumped railway that is being operated by a blind prophet, who tells them that they will not find the treasure they seek. The prophet character in the Odyssey was Teiresias, whom Odysseus consulted in the underworld when he needed information on how to get home again - the movie theater scene as the trip through the Underworld. - Odysseus nearly drowned, but clings to a piece of wood. - Odysseus and Everett both reveal themselves by performing an act no one else could: Odysseus strings a special bow and fires it through seven rings; Everett sings "Man of Constant Sorrow" as only the leader of the Soggy Bottom Boys can. - "Pappys" given name, Menelaus, is the same as the king who declared war on Troy in the first place. - the Latin equivalent of the Greek name Odysseus is Ulysses. - "Sing in me O Muse...", the line at the beginning of the film, is the first line of the Odyssey. - the killing of the cattle of Helios by the "fools" in the Odyssey is mirrored by Baby Face Nelson shooting the cows. - every time Ulysses falls asleep something bad happens. - the song which plays throughout the movie is called "Man of Constant Sorrow", Odysseus means "man who is in constant pain and sorrow". - a man of constant sorrow is also a description of Odysseus. - Pappys opposition for Governors has the first name Homer. - when Ulysses first meets Big Dan in the restaurant there is a statue of Homer in the background. - There is a "Blind Bard" who pays the boys to "sing into his can". Homer was often (and probably erroneously) thought to be a blind bard who told his stories verbally to his students.
c.		Close-ups of the giant shrews were filmed using hand puppets. The wider shots used dogs made up as the shrews.
d.		Much of the soundtrack was later used for the Japanese cooking show, Ryôri no tetsujin, AKA "Iron Chef".

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)?
a.		Elpidia Carrillo, who played Anna in the first Predator film, has her name listed in the sequels credits yet doesnt seem to appear in the actual film. Look carefully during the scene inside Peter Keyes mobile headquarters and you will spot her. When Keyes (Gary Busey) describes how the creature activated a self-destruct device in Predator, you can briefly spot Anna on one of the video screens. Carrillo filmed a debriefing scene in which she talks to the camera and describes the events of the first film, but it was cut from the sequel.
b.		The car Marianna Hill drives in the film was owned by associate editor Morgan Fisher.
c.		The production crew made sure Abigail Breslin really was listening to music in her headphones to keep her from hearing Alan Arkins profanity-laced scenes.
d.		Screenwriter John Michael Hayes based Lisa on his own wife, whod been a professional fashion model when they married.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)?
a.		When Walter first drives to the King Edward Hotel the O and the T of the Hotel are broken, however, the H, E and L are lit up. 2 unlit letters and 3 lit letters. 2 and 3 = 23
b.		Though they are supposed to be mother and son, the difference of age between Toni Collette and Paul Dano is just 12 years.
c.		This was Alfred Hitchcocks last film for Paramount. By the time principal photography started, Hitchcock had moved his offices to Universal and the film was actually shot on Universals back lot. Universal owns the film today as well, even though the Paramount Pictures logo is still on the film.
d.		Tony Currans agent did not want him to take the role of Skinner. He reasoned that since the character is invisible for most of the film, no one would care about who was playing him. Once the film came out Skinner became a fan favorite.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)?
a.		Right after the mambo number, as the male dancer (choreographer Bob Fosse) leaves the stage, the Joe Hardy character shakes the dancers hand and says, "Great work, Fosse!"
b.		Michael Arndt had to quit his job as Matthew Brodericks assistant to write Little Miss Sunshine.
c.		The films opening prologue is a quotation of a Nazi mandatory loyalty service oath for Soldiers of the German Armed Forces. It states: "I swear by God this sacred oath: That I shall render unconditional obedience to Adolf Hitler, Führer of the German Reich and people, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, And that I shall at all times be ready, as a brave soldier, to give my life for this oath . . . "
d.		One innovation of Robert Altman was the almost constant overlaying of dialogue: as many as four conversations could be happening at once in a given shot. While this was considered unorthodox and revolutionary at the time, Altmans instinct was vindicated when audiences agreed that the technique contributed to the feeling that war was "messy and confusing". The technique has been emulated on several occasions since.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)?
a.		Eleven extras playing Wehrmacht soldiers were injured on the set when they fell out of a moving lorry (truck). One suffered a serious back injury, the rest had bruises, cuts, and head injuries. An insurance company investigation concluded that an extra closed the side panel improperly, causing it to open while the lorry was in motion.
b.		All of the girls acting as participants in the "Little Miss Sunshine" beauty pageant, except Abigail Breslin, were veterans of real beauty pageants. They wore the same costumes, including hair and makeup, and performed the same talent routines as they had in their real-life pageants.
c.		Bette Davis emphatically turned down the Mae West role expressing her contempt for the book.
d.		Screenwriter Arthur Laurents assures that in the original play, the character of Cadell (played by James Stewart) allegedly had an affair with one of the two murderers while in school.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)?
a.		The part of J. Aubrey Piper was originally to be played by Lee Tracy, but his contract was terminated by MGM when, during the production in Mexico of Viva Villa!, he got drunk, urinated off a balcony onto a passing patrol of Mexican soldiers (who almost shot him) and was deported from Mexico. Spencer Tracy got the part with the help of Frank Morgan, and afterwards signed a long-term contract with MGM.
b.		Just past the middle of the movie, an exterior image of New York is shown. One of the buildings has "Schoonmakers Painters Supply Store" painted on it. Thelma Schoonmaker has been Martin Scorseses editor for years.
c.		Thomas Haden Church turned down the role of Richard Hoover, a decision he said he later regretted.
d.		WILHELM SCREAM: During the end credit sequence when Billy Crystal is tiny and riding the hockey puck. When he uses the cat "horn" to scare the goalie, the goalie lets out the scream.

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