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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Magnolia (1999) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Magnolia (1999) - 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: Magnolia (1999).
About the movie:
An epic mosaic of several interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
Exasperated crews often referred to the film as "Blood Runner".
b.
Peyton Reed
cites the popular auctioning website eBay as a good source for finding period costumes and props to use in the film.
c.
The film is based on a stage play first produced in 1996 by Pacific Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia. The plays US Premiere was at the Victory Theatre in Los Angeles. In 1998, the play was adapted and expanded into a novel.
d.
The telephone number (877) TAME-HER is shown on the "Seduce and Destroy" infomercials within the movie. Dialing this number used to give a recording of
Tom Cruise
giving the Seduce and Destroy pitch.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
While filming the snakes scenes inside the Well of the Souls, First Assistant Director
David Tomblin
at one point had a python bite his hand and latch on without letting go. Tomblin then calmly asked someone to grab the python (still attached to Tomblins hand) by the tail and whip it, so that the snap would send a wave up the snakes body and force it to let go. A stage hand did just that and the python released its bite from Tomblins hand. Tomblin then got medical attention on his hand and the python itself was not injured.
b.
The phone number that Phil (mis)dials looking for Frank, (818)775-3993, is later revealed to be the number to Lindas pharmacy (printed on the prescription bag).
c.
The script was written in part by
Richard Matheson
, but he was dissatisfied with the result and was therefore credited as Logan Swanson.
d.
At the party given by the Austrian nihilists, the symbol of the famous industrial band
Einstürzende Neubauten
can be seen on the upper left-hand side of the screen.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
Spielberg was going to direct this and wanted Bill Murray as Dusty Bottoms (instead of Chevy Chase), and Robin Williams as Ned (instead of Martin Short) but walked away from the project to make ET instead.
b.
Claudia Wilson Gator snorts cocaine off of a CD jewel case. The CD is "Im with Stupid" by Aimee Mann, who wrote and performed several songs for the film.
c.
One Reel of this five-reel film (Reel 5) Survives in the Library of Congress, the rest of the film is presumed to be lost.
d.
The character name of
Helena Bonham Carter
s character is derived from Serena Burnes, a character in the novel T2: Infiltrator, written by S.M. Stirling.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
The trailer for the movie features shots filmed especially for it, featuring each character, in a specific location from the film in which they where prominently featured, looking directly at the camera and saying their name. They are (in order): Stanler Spector in the library, Jimmy Gator on his shows set, Donnie Smith in a dentists chair, Earl Partridge in his death bed, Frank "TJ" Mackey in the interview chair, Linda Partridge in her car in the rain, Phil Parma at Earls front door, Rose Gator in her car at an intersection, Claudia Wilson Gator at the restaurant, Jim Kurring at the police station, and a frog sitting on the green light of a traffic light with a magnolia flower rising and blocking it out.
Ricky Jay
narrates the trailer.
b.
Author
Peter Benchley
can be briefly glimpsed as one of the U-boat shipmates in the prologue of the longer version of the film. The roles of the young Treece and Coffin were played by the sons of
Robert Shaw
and
Eli Wallach
.
c.
The map General Phillips uses to brief Dutch is a map of Brazil. The map show a geographic feature called Chapada das Mangabeiras.
d.
In February, 2005
Hope Davis
replaced
Michelle Pfeiffer
to play Slim Keith.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
In every living room there is a picture of a flower on the wall.
b.
Director
Andrew Stanton
originally planned to reveal the fate of Marlins wife gradually through flashbacks seen periodically as the story unfolded. After a few early in-house screenings, he found that Marlin came off as too much of a worrywart, and decided to reveal the entire back-story up front, thus making Marlin more appealing by establishing the reason for his over-protectiveness.
c.
The title and some lines from the poem "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking" by
Walt Whitman
are used as intertitles in the movie.
d.
According to a review in the Variety Movie Guide, this movie was "Based on the writer-directors i.e.
Samuel Fuller
own experiences as a GI, pic was announced as a
John Wayne
starrer in the late 1950s and came close to realization on many other occasions, but only came together when producer
Gene Corman
found means to make it almost entirely in Israel."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
After promising to edit out several offensive scenes such as the infamous farting sequence,
Mel Brooks
in fact never cut a single scene except one: after the room is darkened and Lilly informs Bart "Its TWUE! Its TWUE!", Bart quietly states "Youre sucking on my elbow".
b.
In the Smiling Peanut bar there is a chalkboard that lists two teams, "The Frogs" and "The Clouds". Both are plays by the ancient Greek comedic playwright
Aristophanes
.
c.
Although it was trimmed down from 75 minutes to 63, this film was Foxs third biggest grosser of the year and #20 on the list of the 50 top moneymakers of 1943.
d.
In the shot in which
Alfred Hitchcock
s cameo occurs, the music briefly changes to "Funeral March of a Marionette" by
Charles Gounod
, which is best known as the main theme for
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
Robert Zemeckis
was asked at a Q&A session at USC what was in the unopened packaged. He replied that it was a waterproof, solar-powered, satellite phone. To hear him say it for yourself on the DVD, do this: Start at the Special Features Main Menu and enter the Video & Stills Galleries. When you see "Raft Escape" press left on your remote to highlight the "World Of Time" logo.
b.
The credits for the "What Do Kids Know?" game show give the web address www.wdkk.com which led directly to the movies official website. The web address "www.seduceanddestroy.com" led to the films official site, too. Both these links are now dead.
c.
When director
David Smith
took ill, producer
Albert E. Smith
(who was also his brother) took over direction of the picture until David became well enough to return.
d.
One of the albums Jesse flicks through in the record shop (the blue album with the face at the top) is "Sleepwalkers" by
The Kinks
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
Robin Askwith
and
Warren Clarke
were interviewed for a role called Andy.
b.
At the tattoo parlor in the Atlantean city, there is a sign that says "EAT FISH".
c.
The idea of Margot losing part of her finger was originally written for the character of Margaret Yang in
Rushmore
.
d.
Exodus 8:2 reads, "And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
The name of Bullwinkles alma matter is Whassamatta U.
b.
Three incomplete nitrate prints of this film survive (put together to create complete film) in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and none are listed for preservation.
c.
Along with the scenes further explaining The Worm, there were many other scenes and dialogue exchanges included in the script but not used for the final film, including: - A scene in which Jimmy talks with Paula, the dancer he is sleeping with in the opening credits. - Extended dialogue between Gwenovier and Frank, about "Subjective human experience and terrible things", which was referenced in the final cut but not shown. - A brief dialogue between Jim and Claudia after he asks her on a date, in which they both find they have the same favorite restaurant. - We see what happens to Stanley between the events of that days game show, and him talking to his sleeping father. - Further explanation during Earls monologue concerning the reasons why he mistreated his first wife. - The tone of Franks confrontation with his father is considerably different, with him showing less hostility, more genuine sympathy and concern, and attempting to wake him up. - It is made clear in the script that Jimmy doesnt survive the fire in his house caused by the destroyed television. - We see Marcies confession for what happened to the "guy in the closet".
d.
The famous "Space, the final frontier" monologue is heard for the first time since the original TV series, now narrated by
Leonard Nimoy
, however it has been changed slightly. Instead of saying, "...its five-year mission..." and "to seek out new life," it now says, "her ongoing mission..." and "to seek out new life forms".
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
Frances McDormand
: the mayors secretary
b.
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
is the son of former ABC-TV announcer
Ernie Anderson
, who started his career as a Cleveland late-night monster-movie host named "Ghoulardi".
Paul Thomas Anderson
s production company is called Ghoulardi Pictures. One running Ghoulardi gag was to make fun of Parma, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb known for its Polish population.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
s character is named Phil Parma. One of Ghoulardis catch phrases was "Stay sick!" When Donnie Smith (
William H. Macy
) remarks to Thurston Howell (Henry Gibson) that he is sick, Thurston replies, "Stay that way."
c.
Stars
Nicole Kidman
and
Aaron Eckhart
have both co-starred in movies in the Batman franchise: Kidman played Chase Meridan in
Batman Forever
, and Eckhart played Harvey Dent/Two Face in
The Dark Knight
.
d.
Shortly before the shoot of the musical number, two actors suffered leg injuries. Director
Allan Piper
re-choreographed the dance, putting all of the actors on crutches.
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