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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003).
About the movie:
The Looney Tunes search for a man's missing father and the mythical Blue Monkey diamond.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)?
a.
The Camp used in the film is Camp Mini-Yo-We in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.
b.
Robert Mitchum
was cast at short notice as Mr. Bosworth because the original actor cast dropped out due to a serious illness.
c.
The last film project of
Marc Lawrence
.
d.
Elmer Bernstein
reused portions of his musical score the following year in
Robot Monster
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)?
a.
Although
James Stewart
is 64, he refers to Harvey as being 63 1/2 tall in the film and looks up at him during the entire film. Thats because this is Harveys height in the original play by Mary Chase. In a 1990 interview, Stewart said that he had decided that for the film, Harvey was going to be 68, so that he could indeed look up at him.
b.
When Neo is in the elevator on his way up to see the Oracle, to his right one can see "KYM" carved into the wall. This apparently refers to
Kym Barrett
, costume designer.
c.
Joe Johnston
lobbied for the directors job but schedule problems during the post-production of
Jumanji
forced him out.
Steven Spielberg
was also adamant to direct this sequel himself, promising Johnston the directors chair for the third movie, which he indeed directed.
d.
Last cinema feature of
Peter Graves
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)?
a.
Sue Lyons outstanding performance as "Lolita" earned her the "Most Promising Female Newcomer" award at the 1963 Golden Globes.
b.
Ling Bai
completely shaved her head bald for her role as Tuptim.
c.
Steve Martin
read the script and would only do the film on one condition, in the scene where aliens chase Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny, a Dalek ( from
Doctor Who
) is one of the aliens used. Warner Bros. accepted.
d.
The role of Cathy, Selmas best friend, was originally written for an African-American woman. However,
Catherine Deneuve
, who had written to
Lars von Trier
several years earlier about the possibility of doing a film together, expressed interest in the part. Von Trier cast her and slightly rewrote the part as a French immigrant woman to accommodate Deneuve.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)?
a.
According to a 1986 interview with
Ralph Bakshi
, he met producer
Steve Krantz
, and told Krantz of his plans to start a studio for producing animated films for adults. Bakshi had planned to produce
Heavy Traffic
as his first feature film, but was told by Krantz that he was more likely to get funding if the production was an adaptation of anothers property, which led them to
Robert Crumb
s "Fritz the Cat." Bakshi states that he did not originally intend to direct the film because he had already spent years working on animated series starring animal characters and had wanted to make a feature film starring human characters.
b.
Originally, Nick (
Victor Mature
) was supposed to die after he allowed Tommy Udo (
Richard Widmark
) to shoot him repeatedly, so Udo could be prosecuted for his murder. However, it was decided that it was too depressing to have Nick die, so in the narration by Nicks wife, Nettie, she says that Nick survives.
c.
When Elmer Fudd is chasing Bugs and Daffy through the museum, the music playing is from the piano suite "Pictures at an Exhibition" by
Modest Mussorgsky
, a cycle of piano pieces describing a walk through an art gallery (by a man with a limp) and the different paintings he stops to look at.
d.
One of the bridges being used in Melbourne was months away from completion, so the studio paid to add tar, lines, and lights to the highway for filming. Afterward the work was ripped up and redone to meet Australian safety standards.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)?
a.
The last film
Jerry Goldsmith
would score. Due to Goldsmiths failing health, the last reel of the film was actually scored by
John Debney
, though Goldsmith was the only credited composer in marketing materials. Debney got a small credit at the end as "Additional music by".
b.
The auction website featured in the movie is the actual website of the production company.
c.
Mike Horner
takes over the role of Bill Harlow, a porn version of Phillip Marlow, previously played by Rick Savage in two movies.
d.
The voice of Lightning McQueens agent Harv, is provided by
Jeremy Piven
who also plays Vincent Chases agent in the TV-series
Entourage
. The UK release featured the outspoken
Top Gear
host
Jeremy Clarkson
as the voice of Harv.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)?
a.
Princess Leia and Obi-Wan Kenobi never actually meet. The closest they get to meeting is when she sees him from a distance during the lightsaber duel.
b.
WHILHEM SCREAM: When Damian Drake throws the grenade in the picture video
c.
This movies titles spelling is often confusing as to whether it is one or two words. Pre-release publicity for this film spelled the title with two words, Cabo Blanco. This is also how the real place in Peru and the setting in the film is spelled. The movies title is usually seen as a one word title as with
Casablanca
(and probably was spelled with just one word because of it). The one word version is how the title is spelled during the opening credits title cards. The film also has a subtitle that says Where legends are born.
d.
Since fantasy is Xanadus dominant trait, certain mattes, including a couple of time-lapsed cloud effects matted over the departure along the highway of one of the muses, and another matted above
Gene Kelly
as he sits on a beach playing a clarinet, dont look 100% realistic. This was intentional, done with the hope that the various sequence take a mythical ambiance that looks unreal, rather than phony.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)?
a.
Alfred Hitchcock
was considered for directing this film.
b.
Writing original music for the movie was halted multiple times because musician Phillip English had to pawn his computer and instruments to pay rent. He also worked as a pizza delivery driver during the production.
c.
Several performers in studio records and casting call lists were not seen in the movie. These were, with their character names,
Charles Coleman
(Mrs. Blys Butler),
Josephine Whittell
(Woman Customer),
Mitchell Lewis
(Orator) and
John Skins Miller
(Pickpocket). According to a news item,
Robert Benchley
was to have a featured role, but he wasnt in the movie either.
d.
WILHELM SCREAM: When Drake is fighting the interpreters in the "TV in the Painting" Scene.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)?
a.
Richard Dreyfuss
plays a husband and teacher whose first name is "Glenn." It is interesting to note that the actual first name of the actress who plays his wife is "Glenne."
b.
The cubism-style painting by
Pablo Picasso
in Merricks office is the "Femme Assise (Jacqueline)" from 1962.
c.
When we first See Dusty Tails (
Heather Locklear
), she is wearing a Southern Belle-type dress and hat, and being lowered from the rafters on an ornate, vine-covered swing. This is a nod to a scene from
Walt Disney
Worlds "Country Bear Jamboree" attraction, where the animatronic character "Swingin Teddie Berrah" is lowered from the ceiling wearing a similar dress and hat, on the same type of swing. Even Foghorn Leghorns introduction for Dusty mimics the MCs intro for the Walt Disney World character.
d.
At the time of the films production, Universal built a special stage to film miniature scenes. A gantry was constructed above the stage so a model biplane could be flown over a huge miniature set. The stage is still on the Universal lot and is numbered 27. The stage also contains a large water tank. At one time it was known as the John Fulton Stage since when the stage was built, Fulton was in charge of all visual effects for Universal.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)?
a.
Andy Partridge
, of the British pop group XTC, was originally tapped to write the songs for this film. When Partridge backed out over the compensation he was offered, the producers called on
Randy Newman
instead. Partridge eventually released demo versions of the four songs he composed for the film.
b.
Jenna Elfman
s character, Kate Houghton, is named after
Katharine Hepburn
. Houghton was Hepburns middle name.
c.
As the script went through several different versions over the years, every draft of the script always included the same four characters: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron and Starscream.
d.
The high school scenes were mostly shot at Pompton Lakes High School, yet the school and town receive no mention in the closing credits.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)?
a.
The extreme failure of this film discouraged Warner Bros. from releasing the newer Looney Tunes shorts that Warner Bros. Animation completed, and canceled those in production.
b.
Janus Blythe
at first refused to pick up the rattlesnake in the film. Producer
Peter Locke
tried to convince her to pick it up, but Blythe said she would only do it if Locke would pick it up too. Peter Locke quickly touched the snake and Blythe complied by picking up the snake in the scene.
c.
Shirley MacLaine
wrote that since this was filmed in Mexico, it took substantial time to send the film to California for processing and return it for dailies. When MacLaine finally saw the dailies, she was appalled at how overstated her false eyelashes looked, as she was playing a hooker posing as a nun. She regretted that she could not remove them for the rest of the filming because the footage would not match.
d.
Walter Hill
originally wanted the Warriors to be an all-black gang. Producers disagreed. He also wanted an initial subtitle which read "Sometime in the future" but Paramount thought it sounded too much like Star Wars.
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