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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Madagascar (2005) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Madagascar (2005) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Madagascar (2005).
About the movie:
Spoiled by their upbringing with no idea what wild life is really like, four animals from New York Central Zoo escape, unwittingly assisted by four absconding penguins, and find themselves in Madagascar, among a bunch of merry lemurs
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Madagascar (2005)?
a.
When the camera pans backward from Alexs crate in the ocean, the sea foam around him creates the head of a lion. Foam makes the face, and the absence of foam around that makes the mane. Alex is in the left eye of the face.
b.
To get the ambiance of the film, production designer
Raymond Zibach
and art director
Heng Tang
spent years researching Chinese art and kung fu movies. This effort, combined with the rest of the crews extensive research and knowledge of Chinese culture, so impressed the Chinese that there were meetings by official government cultural bodies to discuss why their own country has not produced animated films of such quality themselves.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 7, 1951 with
Clifton Webb
reprising his film role.
d.
The main street set in Godrics Hollow is the same set used for the Hogsmeade set in
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
, albeit with some set dressing changes.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Madagascar (2005)?
a.
Was supposed to come out in 1980. According to
Robert Altman
, 20th Century Fox went through a regime change and wouldnt release it. Altman eventually released the movie himself in April 1982.
b.
The look of the jungles in Madagascar is based on the paintings of
Henri Rousseau
.
c.
The car used in the movie is a FIAT Regata - it was produced from 1983 to 1990.
d.
In his first meeting with Clarice Starling, Lecter describes the drawing on his cell wall as "the Duomo, seen from the Belvedere" in Florence, Italy. Lecters line, in fact, foreshadows Buffalo Bills location; Starling later finds Buffalo Bill living in Belvedere, Ohio.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Madagascar (2005)?
a.
The breakfast scene where Donnie bets his kids $20 that they cant get through the whole meal without saying "three words"- and his daughter replies "you lose"- is based on a famous incident involving President Calvin Coolidge and writer Dorothy Parker. Seated next to Coolidge (who was known as "Silent Cal" for his quiet manner and disdain of small talk), Parker turned to the President and said "Mr. Coolidge, Ive made a bet against a fellow who said it was impossible to get more than two words out of you" to which Coolidge allegedly replied, "You lose".
b.
The German actor
Gerald Schaale
is the usual dubbing voice of
David Schwimmer
, but in the German version of Madagascar he didnt dub Schwimmers character Melman, but the sweet lemur Mort instead.
c.
The color of each characters car is the same color as their playing piece in the game.
d.
The original Broadway production of "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" by
Kate Douglas Wiggin
and
Charlotte Thompson
opened at the Theater Republic on October 3, 1910 and ran for 216 performances.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Madagascar (2005)?
a.
To make the movie as authentic as possible, director
Paul Greengrass
cast a number of real-life participants in the events of September 11, 2001 to play themselves. The principal "real-life role" in the movie is
Ben Sliney
, the FAAs National Operations Manager, who made the decision on 9/11 to shut down all air traffic operations in the United States. Sliney had just been promoted to the National Operations Manager position, and September 11, 2001 was his first day on the job. (This explains why he receives applause from the FAA flight monitors when he walks into the control center in Herndon, VA, at the beginning of the movie.) Several officials who were with Sliney in the FAA control room on 9/11 play themselves (including
Tobin Miller
,
Rich Sullivan
, and
Tony Smith
). In the scenes at Newark Airport, several air traffic controllers who were in the Newark control tower on 9/11, and who witnessed the air attacks on the World Trade Center, play themselves. In the scenes at the air traffic monitoring centers in Boston, New York, and Cleveland, the air traffic monitors are all played by real-life air traffic controllers, including several who were at these locations on 9/11, and who monitored the hijacked flights. In the scenes at the Northeast Air Defense Command Center (NEADS) in Rome, NY, most of the military personnel are played by real-life military air traffic controllers, including several people (notably Major
James Fox
) who were at NEADS on 9/11. Also, on United Flight 93, the actors playing the pilots in the movie are real-life airline pilots, and the stewardesses are played by real airline stewardesses, some of whom actually work for United Airlines.
b.
During all the horrors that proceeded while filming Poltergeist (1982), only one scene really scared
Heather ORourke
: that in which she had to hold onto the headboard, while a wind machine blew toys into the closet behind her. She fell apart;
Steven Spielberg
stopped everything, took her in his arms, and said that she would not have to do that scene again.
c.
The USS Poe ship in this film was portrayed by the real-life Fletcher Class destroyer DD-538 USS Stephen Potter for this movie. This vessel was named after World War I naval aviator Ensign Stephen Potter (1896-1918). The ship was chosen because of it was used during the Second World War.
d.
When Alex and Marty find each other on the beach and Alex remembers that he is mad at Marty, Marty swears by assigning words to the letters of an acronym. They are "O"h "S"ugar "H"oney "I"ce "T"ea.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Madagascar (2005)?
a.
Myrna Loy
wrote in her autobiography that she was wearing a flesh-tinted body suit in the supposed nude scene.
b.
In the scene where George and Nina Banks are eliminating who will be invited to the wedding, among the names they mention are Steve and Stephanie Tyrell. Steve Tyrell did the several of the songs in this film and also in the sequel, Father of the Bride Part 2.
c.
The lead quartet were originally to be a lion, a zebra, a hippo, and an okapi. Melman was changed to a giraffe to make him a more familiar animal.
d.
Melvins last name was changed from Ferd (as it was in the original) to Junko for the sequels.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Madagascar (2005)?
a.
The submarine used in this movie was the USS Ronquil (SS-396). Her hull number was repainted to 509. The first nuclear powered United States Submarine was the USS Nautilus (SSN-571).
b.
Melman the giraffe wears tissue boxes on his feet. This is a reference to
Howard Hughes
who was also a hypochondriac and suffered OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). In his later years, Hughes wore tissue boxes on his feet believing this would keep away germs.
c.
Originally produced with a running time of nine hours. It was only shown once at this length, at a private studio screening. That screening was on 12 January 1924 at the M-G-M studios.
d.
In 1922, a petition signed by 14,000 White Sox fans was delivered to Kenesaw Mountain Landis regarding Buck Weaver being reinstated. Landis denied the request.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Madagascar (2005)?
a.
The airplane that the Lemurs hold court in is a Lockheed Electra, the same airplane as
Amelia Earhart
disappeared in on July 2, 1937.
b.
The traffic jam on the freeway was shot on a new and unopened section of Interstate 5 near Bakersfield, Ca.
c.
The first EON Productions James Bond movie to feature the Columbia Pictures logo. Ironically, in 1967, Columbia Pictures produced the James Bond spoof
Casino Royale
and was attempting to remake the film before it took over MGM.
d.
Patrick Crowley
,
Oliver Wood
,
James Mazzola
: Dirty Mikes "Boys".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Madagascar (2005)?
a.
Griffin Dunne
s directorial debut.
b.
The only time Rico did not have a voice; he was later voiced in spin-offs and sequels by
John Di Maggio
.
c.
Writer
William Nicholson
added the aspects of the film in which Maximus discusses the afterlife, seeking to make the character more accessible to audiences.
d.
The VSI building was depicted by using a digitally altered version of the Dallas Bank of America Plaza (informally known as "The Green Building"). The interior of the building is actually in Cambridge, MA and is home to Genzyme and Momenta Pharmaceuticals. It was designed by Steven Ehrlich Architects & SMMA.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Madagascar (2005)?
a.
When originally issued on Home Video by the Magnetic Video corporation, the film was separated into 2 parts, as VHS could only hold 2 hours of videotape at the time and the alternative would have been to time compress it. (See also _Superman (1979)_.)
b.
Casting directors
Mary Vernieu
and
Anne McCarthy
left the film after both a lengthy casting period and over differences with the director. A third casting director,
Christine Sheaks
, was brought aboard. Sheaks had little to do, since most of the film was cast by Vernieu and McCarthy.
c.
The production temporarily re-opened the retired Tiger Stadium known as Navin Field for approximately one week. The stadium originally opened in 1912 and closed 87 years later when the Detroit Tigers departed for their new facility. The stadium was then demolished after the production completed filming.
d.
Jeffrey Katzenberg
admitted that he was disappointed with the films third act.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Madagascar (2005)?
a.
His role as Captain De Martino was the final film role for Gordon Mitchell who died at the age of 80 before the films release.
b.
Director
Tom McGrath
based his voice of one of the penguins on the voice of friend and composer
Shawn Patterson
; known for his
Charlton Heston
impressions and frequent failed use of the "Jedi mind trick".
c.
In the South African release, the Chatterbox Phone is voiced by Jeremy Mansfield, a popular DJ known for his telephone practical jokes.
d.
Margarets date of birth is November 5, 1960. Thats also
Tilda Swinton
s date of birth.
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