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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mallrats (1995) - Part (5) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mallrats (1995) - 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: Mallrats (1995).
About the movie:
Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mallrats (1995)?
a.
Kevin Smith
: [cousin Walter] One of the main characters has a cousin Walter who is sexually odd. Brodie Bruce (
Jason Lee
)s cousin Walter sticks cats up his ass. In
Clerks.
, Randal (
Jeff Anderson
)s cousin Walter broke his own neck trying to give himself fellatio. This cousin Walter is the same person, ergo Brodie and Randal may be cousins.
b.
Robert De Niro
auditioned for and was almost cast in
The Godfather
in a minor role. When
Francis Ford Coppola
was casting this film, he saw
Mean Streets
and knew he wanted De Niro for a major role in this sequel.
c.
John Cassavetes
only worked for one day.
d.
The building used was demolished in 1967. It was replaced by the 52-story tower 140 Broadway, noted for its large red cube in the plaza.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mallrats (1995)?
a.
Ib Melchior
was given screen credit and worked as special advisor to Mark Koch in
Lost in Space
because he was the creator of the original "Space Family Robinson," (1960) - a screenplay, which became Irwin Allens
Lost in Space
TV series. Melchior was never credited for the creation, until the details were exposed in Ed Shifres "Space Family Robinson: The True Story" (Windsor House - 1996) and re-published as "Lost in Space: The True Story" (Windsor House - 1998). The book was extremely controversial and earned Melchior a monetary settlement and recognition as the creator of what became Lost in Space. The book was critically acclaimed with excellent reviews from Hollywood notable writers.
b.
Kevin Smith
: [
Jaws
] T.S. was going to propose to Brandi at Universal Studios "after Jaws popped out of the water". Character names Brodie, Bruce, and Quint are references to the same movie.
c.
Sigourney Weaver
suffered nightmares for two weeks after reading the script.
d.
Dabbs Greer
s last film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mallrats (1995)?
a.
The first-ever day of filming on the James Bond official series took place on 16 January 1962 for
Dr. No
which was exactly ten years to the day that James Bond creator
Ian Fleming
started writing the novel "Casino Royale" on 16 January 1952, though some sources state that this is the 15th or 17th.
b.
Stan Lee
initially did not want to be in the film as himself. He felt the dialogue werent things he would say.
Kevin Smith
responded that it was just pretend to which Lee replied, "Okay Spider-Friend".
c.
According to the DVD audio commentary, it was the decision of director Guy Green that the movie be filmed in black-and-white, although color was available.
d.
Thomas Jane
did the film because his mother, a big
Stephen King
fan, told him to.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mallrats (1995)?
a.
The only film by
Kevin Smith
that he did not edit himself, although he and
Scott Mosier
cut the extended version thats on the Tenth Anniversary DVD.
b.
This movie had its theatrical release in Germany at the end of August 1952. Prior to this, there had been strong reservations about the film being released there. Both The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter in November 1951 announced that reservations about this picture being released in Germany were held by many American-Jewish organizations, some German Government officials as well as the US State Department.
c.
According to director
Terry Zwigoff
,
Steve Buscemi
was so uncomfortable playing the role of Seymour that whenever shooting was finished for the day, he would immediately change his clothes so he could look completely different.
d.
According to their publisher,
The Rescuers
helped put all of British author
Margery Sharp
s "The Rescuers" novels on the bestseller lists; not just "The Rescuers" and "Miss Bianca", on which the film is based, but all nine of them.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mallrats (1995)?
a.
Alyssa Milano auditioned for the role of Rene Mosier.
b.
One of the first features to be filmed on the Sony XDCAM EX format on the PMW-EX1.
c.
In the original script there was a scene revealing the Capt Wander was the one having an affair with Ludlows wife.
d.
The premiere of this film took place two days after
Elizabeth Taylor
s real-life marriage to "Nicky"
Conrad Hilton Jr.
. The publicity surrounding the event is credited with helping to make the film so successful.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mallrats (1995)?
a.
According to
Wes Craven
the film was shot on cameras rented from a famous California pornographer.
b.
Buffalo Bills dance was not included in the original draft of the screenplay (although it appears in the novel). It was added at the insistence of
Ted Levine
, who thought the scene was essential in defining the character.
c.
This film was given an "X" rating for extreme violence when it was first submitted to the MPAA; one slight edit had to be made to a single scene so the movie could secure an "R" rating.
d.
Kevin Smith
: [comic books] Brodie is a comic book collector; there is a comic book store in the mall; comic book creator
Stan Lee
appears in the movie; Brodie and T.S. discuss Supermans sex life.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mallrats (1995)?
a.
In the beginning of the film Jason Bourne is looking in the mirror and says, "Weet je wie ik ben? Hou dan godverdomme op met dat gezeik en zeg het me." Its Dutch, and means, "Do you know who I am? Then cut the goddamn bullshit and tell me." It is one of the few instances where Dutch is used correctly in a Hollywood production, as it is often substituted for German.
b.
When Brody is trying to cut in line at the comic book store and is being yelled at, the "fan boy" says, "Tell em, Steve Dave!" The man named Steve Dave yelling at Brody is played by
Bryan Johnson
, and the fan boy is played by
Walter Flanagan
. This catchphrase was later used as the title of a podcast that Johnson and Flanagan both take part in.
c.
A persistent myth is that
Michael J. Fox
had to learn to skateboard for the film. In fact, he was a reasonably skilled skateboarder, having ridden throughout high school. However,
Per Welinder
acted as a skateboarding double for the complex scenes,
Per Welinder
also choreographed and coordinated the skateboarding action together with
Robert Schmelzer
.
d.
Associated Press correspondent
Richard OMalley
and ABC News correspondent
Lyford Moore
play themselves in the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mallrats (1995)?
a.
Mike Nichols
,
Arthur Penn
, and
Hal Ashby
were each originally slated to direct this movie.
b.
The zorse used in the film is a half zebra and half horse. His daddy is the zebra.
c.
Gloria Swanson
was originally cast as Memnet, but she was then having difficulties getting a backer for a musical stage version of
Sunset Blvd.
so she had to depart from the project (The musical eventually had to be abandoned in the early 1960s, even after a cast album was recorded during out-of-town tryouts).
d.
Kevin Smith
: [star wars] Many visual and spoken references throughout.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mallrats (1995)?
a.
Hitchcock films that this movie pays homage to include
Psycho
;
Vertigo
;
Rebecca
;
Rear Window
;
The Birds
;
North by Northwest
;
Marnie
and
Spellbound
.
b.
Was the second York Pictures Corporation production, a company owned by
Dean Martin
and
Jerry Lewis
. Prior to making the film, the duo paid $850,000 to extract themselves from their contract with Screen Associates, the company that had underwritten Yorks participation in
At War with the Army
, companys previous production.
c.
This is
Leonard Nimoy
s first live-action film role since
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
.
d.
Kevin Smith
: [off-screen grab] When Ivannah offers to let Brodie examine her, T.S. grabs him from off camera and pulls him out of the tent.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mallrats (1995)?
a.
MGM inherited the production when the company was founded in 1924; with the film over budget and getting out of control, the studio halted production and relocated the shoot from Italy to California, under the supervision of
Irving Thalberg
.
William Wyler
, one of sixty assistant directors for the chariot race, went on to direct the remake
Ben-Hur
.
b.
Spencer Tracy was initially reluctant to take on the part of Manuel, mainly because he had to sing in several scenes and get his hair curled. His new curly locks provided a lot of amusement to his friends and fellow actors. Joan Crawford, for instance, referred to him as Harpo (after Harpo Marx, the curly-haired Marx Brother).
c.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
(Huey Lucas) and
John Ortiz
(Javier Rivera) both went on to play the title role in stage productions of Othello; Ejiofor in 2007 in London and Ortiz in 2009 in New York City.
d.
The content of the dialogue between Quint and Brodie about whether Superman would be able to have sex and/or a baby with a non-superpowered woman is taken from a classic 1971 essay by science fiction author
Larry Niven
called "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex."
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