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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Living in Oblivion (1995) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Living in Oblivion (1995) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Living in Oblivion (1995).
About the movie:
Film about filmmaking. It takes place during one day on set of non-budget movie. Ultimate tribute to all independent filmmakers.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Living in Oblivion (1995)?
a.
Director
Tom DiCillo
didnt want to beg people for money to make this film, so he asked his actors if they would work for free. All of them agreed and most of them even put up money themselves. Eventually anybody who contributed a few dollars got a part in the movie.
b.
Over 30 members of the cast and crew were temporarily blinded by the misuse of UV lights in the vampire autopsy scene.
c.
Steve Martin
decided to have his Inspector Clouseau character marry Nicole at the end of the movie because he claimed that all of his movies that ended with weddings became commercially successful.
d.
Jack Weston
s final film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Living in Oblivion (1995)?
a.
According to
Shirley MacLaine
in her autobiography "My Lucky Stars," the idea for this film was hatched when
Bob Fosse
was hospitalized for a heart attack. MacLaine claims she was the one who gave Fosse the idea to do "a musical about his death" though she said Fosse seemed to not remember this later. Fosse did, however, offer her the role of Audrey Paris, she wrote.
b.
The lines spoken by Colonel Montgomery to the outraged Colonel Shaw when he orders the burning of Darien - "Secesh has got to be swept away by the hand of God like the Jews of old" - are the actual words of Montgomery, quoted in a letter from the real Shaw to his family.
c.
The only scene in the movie that is not a dream sequence is the filming of the dream sequence in the film that the characters are making.
d.
The "water" cascading over the falls in the Naboo capital city was actually salt.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Living in Oblivion (1995)?
a.
Even when writing the script,
Paul Thomas Anderson
knew he wanted the score to heavily feature the harmonium.
b.
Prof. Plum indicates at dinner that he works for the World Health Organization, part of the United Nations Organization. This means he works for UNO WHO.
c.
In real life, the Indians would later play the Baltimore Orioles in the 1997 ALCS. Games One, Two and Indians pennant clincher in Game Six took place at Camden Yards where the movie was filmed.
d.
Shot in 16 days.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Living in Oblivion (1995)?
a.
The recurring theme of the film is dream sequences. The lead characters last name "Reve" means "dream" in French.
b.
Derek Cianfrance
spent 12 years making the movie. During that process, Cianfrance said that he wrote about 67 drafts, mostly each draft containing content added / modified based on on-set improvisations, inspirational encounters etc., while he worked on several documentaries to secure more funding for the movie.
c.
In the opening scene, Special Effects Technician for The Crazies,
Regis Survinski
plays the insane father who murders his wife and torches the house. The children of Cinematographer
S. William Hinzman
play the terrified kids in the scene. The house was originally slated for destruction by the local fireman as a practice run and Romero got permission to film the burning of it.
d.
Loudon Wainwright III plays Uncle Dale in the film, and on one of Claires play list in the Road trip scrapbook, you can see "Oh What a World" by Rufus Wainwright listed. Rufus is Loudon Wainwrights son.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Living in Oblivion (1995)?
a.
The stopwatch that a sound tech uses at the end of the movie is a Russian stopwatch Agat. The name can be seen written on its front both with the Made in USSR sign in Russian.
b.
Despite being one of Tohos most popular monsters, Mechagodzilla did not appear in the film, having been the focus of the two immediately preceding films:
Gojira tai Mekagojira
and
Gojira tai Mosura tai Mekagojira: Tôkyô S.O.S.
.
c.
In the Hoedown Throwdown scene, Mileys little sister
Noah Lindsey Cyrus
can be seen dancing by Mileys grandmother in the film.
d.
A pair of Batman pajama bottoms can be seen hanging from the line in the scene where Batman talks to the little boy in the Narrows.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Living in Oblivion (1995)?
a.
Although Tremors was not a big hit during its theatrical run, the film became a runaway smash in the home video market, and ultimately tripled its original box office gross with VHS sales and rentals.
b.
Holds the world record of the motion picture with the longest movie title ever, with a total of 38 words in its complete title.
c.
The idea that
Brad Pitt
was the model for the buffoonish Chad Palomino character is a myth. Pitt himself was slated to appear as the Palomino character, until a
Legends of the Fall
scheduling conflict forced him to drop out. Apparently,
James LeGros
*was* mocking a self-absorbed Hollywood star; it just wasnt Pitt.
Tom DiCillo
says that while he cant name any names, LeGros confided that he had lifted all of the Palomino characters mannerisms from a star with whom he had just finished working.
d.
Several of the major battle scenes had to be re-shot, as extras were seen wearing sunglasses and wristwatches.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Living in Oblivion (1995)?
a.
Tom diCillo originally wrote this as a half-hour showcase for
Catherine Keener
.
b.
The film was originally going to be directed by
Rob Reiner
, who dropped out during pre-production for unknown reasons. The films writer,
James C. Strouse
, then took over directorial duties.
c.
The music video for
Tupac Shakur
s 1996 hit "California Love" was shot at the Thunderdome set and features vehicles and clothes inspired by the Mad Max series.
d.
Premiered at the MassBay Film Festival in Worcester, MA in 2006.
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