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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Magnolia (1999) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Magnolia (1999) - Part (5) 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.
Anouks imaginary kangaroos name is spelled Pantoufle, not Pantouf. This is clear in the closed-captioning. Pantoufle means "slipper" in French (this makes slightly more sense in the book, where Pantoufle is a rabbit).
b.
Everytime we see Donnie (
William H. Macy
) in his car, the same song is playing on the radio ("Dreams" by UK artist
Gabrielle
).
c.
According to actress Lee Purcells interview, she was chosen for the main role (to be teamed with Michael Douglas) among dozen of other young girl, by
Steve McQueen
himself whose company produced this movie.
d.
Originally the getaway was a much longer sequence in which a bullet-wounded Handsome Rob reluctantly hands over the driving to Left Ear, despite the fact that he cant drive "stick". After narrowly avoiding pedestrians at the Staples Center, getting stuck in traffic in Downtown L.A. and driving into a shop window, Rob takes over the driving. Some footage from this sequence appears as deleted scenes on the DVD release.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
The opening credits feature the track My Great Escape by Marc Cohn. A prelude is also heard later in the movie. However, this track was not released on any medium other than the movie itself.
b.
Felicity Huffman
:
William H. Macy
s wife, plays the cast handler on "What Do Kids Know".
c.
The big fight sequence between
Gene Autry
,
George J. Lewis
and
John L. Cason
was originally used in
The Big Sombrero
.
d.
In preparing for the part of Vice Squad Officer Tom Walsh,
Gary Swanson
spent ten weeks researching the background of Vice Squad officers.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
Shannen Doherty
, who played Renee in
Mallrats
, wanted the role of Bethany Sloane
b.
Bette Midler
claims that
Danny DeVito
called her twice after the premiere of this film: once to congratulate her, and a second time only twenty minutes after the first call, during which he and Midler both broke down in a nervous frenzy over how terrible the movie was, and how both of their careers were over. The film, however, went on to become a box-office smash.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 28, 1949 with
Jeanne Crain
,
William Holden
and
Edmund Gwenn
reprising their film roles.
d.
Thomas Jane
: A barely recognizable cameo as a young Jimmy Gator.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
Exodus 8:2 is alluded to over a hundred times throughout the movie.
b.
Chorus girls were paid just 25c per day, from which they had to pay their car fares from Harlem to the studio in New Jersey.
c.
Based on a journal written in 1927 by Laura Inzinna Ecobelli, grandmother of writers
Lora Lee Ecobelli
and
Tom Ecobelli
.
d.
Lux Radio Theatre version starring
Merle Oberon
,
Herbert Marshall
, and
Rod La Rocque
aired June 22, 1936.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
According to her official site,
Miriam Margolyes
asked not to be credited in this film due to the size of her role.
b.
In the movie it is women who have become infertile, while in the book it was men.
c.
This project was originally announced in 1999 through Artisan Entertainment
d.
During filming of the battle sequences, many of the extras got so into their characters that they caused real injury to each other. At the end of one shooting day, a total of sixty injuries were treated at the productions hospital tent.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
The film had its World Premiere in competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January 2006.
b.
There were reported walkouts when
Magnolia
was first released into cinemas.
c.
Michael Biehn
initially wasnt interested in the movie because, after reading 15 pages of the script, he thought it was just another slasher movie. His agent convinced him to keep reading. Biehn liked the satirical approach to the genre and decided to do the movie.
d.
Part of the movie was filmed at Hamilton High School in Los Angeles.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
Rex Harrison
reportedly hated the film.
b.
Tommy Flanagans menacing scar shown in the scene where hes taken away by the police is real.
c.
This would later inspire an ABC TV series of the same name that ran for a total of 11 episodes in 1979.
d.
Paul Thomas Anderson
screened the film
Network
to his production team before filming began.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
Original writer
Daryl Haney
was sacked after his agent contacted executive producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.
and told him that Haney would not do any more work on the project unless he received a large pay increase (even though Haney had never told his agent to do any such thing). The screenplay was completed by a second, unknown writer, who was credited as
Manuel Fidello
.
b.
Both
Philip Baker Hall
and
Jason Robards
characters opt to take a smoke from their cigarettes, but choose not to before they confess of their regrets. And only one of them actually lights it.
c.
Robert Harris from the film Cabin Fever (2002) is seen in the hospital waiting room.
d.
Graeme Garden
has, for many years, been making a pun of the title of this movie in an on-running joke on the BBC Radio series "Im Sorry I Havent a Clue".
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
Paul Thomas Andersons favorite film of his own.
b.
The film was released in the United States on star
Scatman Crothers
70th birthday.
c.
The movie that Ray is watching while lying down is
Race with the Devil
.
d.
The original play Chicago opened at the Music Box Theater on December 30, 1926 was directed by George Abbot and ran for 172 performances.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Magnolia (1999)?
a.
Magnolia
was originally supposed to be a short and intimate film. But the more Anderson worked on the characters the more intricate it became. So the plot expanded from there.
b.
When Clay Dalton mentions traveling to his parents cabin that has trees and is private, this is a direct reference to the cabin used in
The Evil Dead
and
Evil Dead II
.
c.
When he makes tea for Gandalf, Bilbo mentions "cold chicken and pickles". A line from "The Hobbit" has Gandalf telling Bilbo to bring out the cold chicken and pickles.
d.
Reportedly, explicit frontal nudity shots of
Nastassja Kinski
had been allegedly shot during production. Apparently, Kinski requested to producer
Ned Tanen
this nude footage not be allowed to be included in the movie. Details of this story are summarized in the book "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls" by
Peter Biskind
.
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