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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mamma Mia! (2008) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mamma Mia! (2008) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Mamma Mia! (2008).
About the movie:
The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mamma Mia! (2008)?
a.
Initially,
P.J. Soles
was only cast for two weeks, but after she hit
Sissy Spacek
over the head with her red baseball hat during the volleyball scene,
Brian De Palma
decided to keep her around longer.
b.
Bill Andersons boat flies the flag of Sweden, native country of both
ABBA
and
Stellan Skarsgård
.
c.
ARIIA is voiced by
Julianne Moore
, who chose to go uncredited.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 10, 1950 with
Olivia de Havilland
reprising her film role.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mamma Mia! (2008)?
a.
Bette Davis
wanted the role of Mildred Rodgers because she thought it would be her breakout role after years of starring in films that were getting her nowhere. She begged Warner Brothers studio chief
Jack L. Warner
to let her out of her contract so she could make the film. He relented because he was sure she would fail, but when her performance sparked talk of an Oscar, Warner began a spite campaign by encouraging academy members not to vote for her. At the time, the voting campaigns and the tabulation of the results were handled by the heads of the academy (of which Warner had a membership) and it worked in his favor when Davis was left out of the Best Actress competition. Supporters of Davis, shocked by her omission, petitioned the academy for a write-in vote. She was added to the nominees as a write-in but she lost to
Claudette Colbert
for her performance in
It Happened One Night
. As a result of this incident, write-in votes were henceforth disallowed. Also, as a result of Warners coup, the academy decided to change its voting practices and hand over the counting of the results to the independent accounting firm of PriceWaterhouse who still does the official counting to this day.
b.
Benny Andersson
: playing piano during the Dancing Queen sequence
c.
Wayne Tower is based on the Chicago Board of Trade Building.
d.
When the villain Professor Rathe checks into the inn at the end of the credits, he signs the register "Moriarty" which is the name of Sherlock Holmes main nemesis in his adult years.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mamma Mia! (2008)?
a.
Cher
was offered the role of Tanya. On
Episode #19.42
she said she had to decline the role due to concert tour commitments.
b.
The student Patrick pays off in the hallway is the actual leader of the Lincoln High School marching band mentioned above. The same band is depicted in the marching scene and also recorded the song Patrick sings to.
c.
In early drafts of the script, there was a detective named Guy Finch. He was later removed because his part was found unnecessary.
d.
A rarity; filmed in America by a completely Russian Production team.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mamma Mia! (2008)?
a.
Several night scenes, including "I Have A Dream," were actually shot during the day, then treated in post-production.
b.
Steven Spielberg
and
Brian G. Hutton
both declined offers to direct this movie.
c.
Aramis statement, "I am a genius, not an engineer," is a pun in the original French ("Je suis un génie, pas un ingénieur").
d.
Due to a fire in one of Universal Studios film vaults that destroyed both the negative and prints of this film, it is considered a lost film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mamma Mia! (2008)?
a.
As Commandant Lassard is an avid golfer, his goldfish is appropriately named Birdie.
b.
The beginning of "Super Trouper" is sung live, a cappella, by the actresses.
c.
The exterior scenes on Ceti Alpha V were filmed on the same part of Paramount stage 8 where the set for Kirks apartment was later built (the apartment set, however, was saved for re-use in
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
). This part of the stage was later home to the Ten-Forward set on
Star Trek: The Next Generation
and sickbay on
Enterprise
.
d.
Kario Salem
and
Ehren Kruger
did uncredited work on the script.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mamma Mia! (2008)?
a.
UCLA Film Archives has the promotional trailer to this otherwise lost film.
b.
The films Spanish title is El Pantano Diabolico, meaning "The Diabolical Marsh."
c.
Björn Ulvaeus
: dressed as a Greek god during the closing credits sequence
d.
Franco Zeffirelli
reportedly decided to offer
Mel Gibson
the role of
Hamlet
after seeing his suicide contemplation scene in this film.
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