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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lost in Translation (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lost in Translation (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Lost in Translation (2003).
About the movie:
A movie star with a sense of emptiness, and a neglected newlywed meet up as strangers in Tokyo, Japan and form an unlikely bond.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost in Translation (2003)?
a.
Val Kilmer
spent several hours a day in the makeup chair for placement of numerous fake tattoos on his chest, arms and back.
b.
Bette Davis
was originally sought for the part of "Shirley Drake" and
William Holden
was considered for "Maurice Novak" (The Hollywood Reporter, 1958).
c.
The inspiration for having Bob Harris do a Suntory whisky commercial was partially inspired by the fact that
Sofia Coppola
s father,
Francis Ford Coppola
, made a real Suntory commercial with
Akira Kurosawa
in the 1970s.
d.
When Axel Olson (Bo Svenson) crashes in a water-pond after Waldo (Robert Redford) has caused his wheels to fall off, his Curtiss JN4 "Jenny" has transformed to a disguised De Havilland 82 "Tiger Moth".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost in Translation (2003)?
a.
Gerard Butler
stated that the movie was filmed in an actual prison that was still taking in inmates. During certain times of the day, the inmates would be transferring into the prison and looking confused as to why there was filming equipment all over the place. As a safety precaution the film crew locked themselves behind the cages for safety.
b.
Sofia Coppola
designed many of the shots for the film by taking a series of photographs throughout Tokyo and then recreating them with the cast and crew, using the photos as references.
c.
On the first day of production, the producers sent a telegram to
Steven Soderbergh
; they teased him good-naturedly, telling him theyd heard reports that he couldnt direct traffic. Twelve years later, Soderbergh won the Oscar--for directing
Traffic
.
d.
The casting of
Edd Byrnes
was easy. Executive producer
William T. Orr
originally cast Byrnes on
77 Sunset Strip
, and
Richard L. Bare
directed numerous episodes of the show.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost in Translation (2003)?
a.
Filmed in 27 days.
b.
During the filming of Dr. Stanley, all the lights went out and the shoot had to be suspended.
c.
Rose Windsor
, a member of the British Royal Family, worked - and is credited as - an Art Department Assistant on this film. Her wedding to a member of the Royal Family was featured in OK! magazine - largely due to
Prince William Windsor
s girlfriend
Kate Middleton
attending her wedding. She specifically asked to be credited on Harry Potter as Rose Windsor rather than her full Royal title.
d.
Due to a language barrier, Russ Bradford is handed the October 1955 issue of the "Ladies Home Journal" instead of the "Sports & Field" magazine he requested.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost in Translation (2003)?
a.
Sofia Coppola
wrote a lot of the film based on her life. The character of John (
Giovanni Ribisi
) was loosely based on her then husband
Spike Jonze
. Rumor has it that the
Anna Faris
character, Kelly, was supposedly
Cameron Diaz
, with whom Spike Jonze worked with on
Being John Malkovich
, though Coppola denied the connection in an Entertainment Weekly interview.
b.
Ruth McDevitt
s last feature film.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 15, 1945 with
Dorothy Lamour
reprising her film role.
d.
To simulate the USS Oklahoma capsizing, the crew constructed the worlds largest-ever gimbal. It took special effects supervisor
John Frazier
four months to design and a further four months for he and production designer
Nigel Phelps
to build. It weighed 700,000 pounds, was made of pure steel, could rise 25 degrees into the air and do a 180-degree barrel turn. In the film, as the Oklahoma rolls over, the back 450 feet is CG but the front portion is the real gimbal with over 150 real stuntmen on it.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost in Translation (2003)?
a.
Although
Kathryn Grayson
would replace
James Melton
in the closing song, Victor Records issued, in early 1945, a commercial disc of Mr. Melton singing "Theres Beauty Everywhere" with
Al Goodman
and His Orchestra (music by
Harry Warren
, lyrics by
Arthur Freed
).
b.
Eva Green
was originally cast as Julie but dropped out to a scheduling conflict with
Dark Shadows
.
Laetitia Casta
was cast in her place.
c.
To make the actors feel more comfortable during the sex scenes,
Jim Van Bebber
would often direct naked.
d.
Francis Ford Coppola
,
Sofia Coppola
s father, urged her to shoot the movie in High Definition Video because "its the future", but she chose film because "film feels more romantic".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost in Translation (2003)?
a.
Some of the footage from the fire sequence would be reused in later films.
Roger Corman
never expected the audience to recognize this footage.
b.
Although Alice was a 12 year old girl, actress
A.J. Langer
was almost 17 when she played the character in this movie.
c.
The TV camera used in the scene where Bob appears on the Japanese show is an Ikegami HK-388W with a Fujinon Ah24x lens, mounted on a Vinten Vector 700 pan and tilt head - typical studio equipment.
d.
The church in the movie is St. Peters church in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, about 20 miles north of the movie house in Toms River. They also used the park across the street from the church, Pleasure Park, for the priest playing basketball scene. They used local kids as players, and had to ask them to take it easy and let the priest get the ball from time to time.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost in Translation (2003)?
a.
Arthur Burghardt
, the actor playing Great Ahmet Khan, was a vegetarian. For the scene where he was to munch on a piece of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Burghardt stuffed his cheeks with paper towels and smeared the grease on his face before the camera rolled, instead of actually eating meat.
b.
"Kenneth Eissberg", the attorney, is based on the former CEO of the Winnebago company.
c.
The views of Shibuya were filmed from the 2nd floor window of Starbucks.
d.
John Cleese
shot his part in two weeks.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost in Translation (2003)?
a.
According to his diaries
Lindsay Anderson
declined the chance to direct as he thought the script was awful.
b.
During the non-union shoot in San Francisco, crew members struck and were joined by star Sarah Polley, who walked the picket line. Striking crew members report that they were quite touched by her action, which was more than a gesture, but rather a sincere belief in workers rights. On her part, Polley called her union, the Screen Actors Guild, to tell her of her action, and the union representative told her theyd back her if she crossed the picket line. SAG assumed that she was calling to ask whether she could defy the strike and cross the picket line! A shocked and dismayed Polley stayed out with the strikers, and the strike ended after three days when their grievances were met. Subsequently, Polley has stated that she has been told that she lost several job offers due to this incident as producers dont want a union militant despite the film industry being a craft industry dominated by the guild (union) system and she did what she felt was right.
c.
Some dialogue was improvised, including
Bill Murray
s lines in the photo shoot and his conversation with
Scarlett Johansson
about his Shiatsu massage.
d.
Ben Campbell
: the real life Ben Campbell as a Planet Hollywood blackjack dealer.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost in Translation (2003)?
a.
The film begins in the then standard square frame format before expanding into the much wider Todd AO format. This was done solely to showcase the size of the screen.
b.
Developed a cult following upon its release to VHS. This revived its theatrical run in Grindhouse theaters during the 80s.
c.
Shot as a test pilot in December 2004 in three days.
d.
Sofia Coppola
wrote the lead role specifically for
Bill Murray
, and later said that if Murray turned it down, she wouldnt have done the movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost in Translation (2003)?
a.
The world premiere was at the Tower Theater in Los Angeles.
b.
The painting in Charlottes hotel room in Tokyo was done by
John Kacere
called "Jutta" (1973). Kacere is a famous photorealist who specialized in photographing women in lingerie.
c.
Because of the films shooting schedule, many action sequences and scenes in the film were shot by the films Second Unit, including much of the car sequence where
Wesley Snipes
escapes the clutches of the Asian gang that kidnapped him early that morning.
d.
When
Akira Kurosawa
was fired from the production, the Japanese sequences were at least three weeks behind schedule.
Elmo Williams
solved the problem by hiring two Japanese directors, to head two production units, as replacements.
Toshio Masuda
would handle the dramatic scenes. He had directed approximately 25 features in only a decade.
Kinji Fukasaku
had experience directing large scale action scenes and scenes involving special effects.
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