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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Memento (2000) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Memento (2000) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Memento (2000).
About the movie:
A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Memento (2000)?
a.
Originally,
Owen Wilson
had no plans to act in the film at all.
b.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
Christopher Nolan
s white Honda Civic can be seen parked next to Leonard Shelbys Jaguar at the motel.
d.
It took only six weeks for
WALL·E
to gross over $200 million in the USA.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Memento (2000)?
a.
The twenty-third of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
b.
The medical condition experienced by Leonard in this film is a real condition called Anterograde Amnesia - the inability to form new memories after damage to the hippocampus. During the 1950s, doctors treated some forms of epilepsy by removing parts of the temporal lobe, resulting in the same memory problems.
c.
Robert DeLaughter served a federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to an obstruction of justice charge on 30 July 2009. He was released on 13 April 2011.
d.
Casting
Dick Van Patten
playing a tough guy gambler/bookie surely drew laughs around Hollywood at the time. While Pattens known as a nice guy, hes also known as a serious, hardcore gambler who introduced his sons to gambling while in their teens. Vincent Van Patten, in fact, is a serious poker player and has played and done television commentary on poker tournaments.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Memento (2000)?
a.
In the reversed opening scene, the footage of the shell casing reversing is really writer/director
Christopher Nolan
blowing on it, since it would have been too difficult to try to get the shell casing in a close-up view as it hit the ground, while keeping the camera still. In order to get a better looking scene in reverse, they didnt simply film it forward and reverse it in editing. They actually fed the film through in reverse, making a crisper picture. However, this specific shot was not meant to be filmed in reverse. It was done accidentally, and so they had to, in editing, reverse it. That means its a shot of a simulated reversal, recorded backwards, and then manually reversed to get the desired effect.
b.
The crew had a hard time getting the shot where the monkey delivers the letter from Batman to the Penguin. Evidently,
Danny DeVito
s make-up terrified the animal.
c.
The temperatures were so cold at time during shooting that the camera and other wiring froze. They had to be thawed by the fireplace inside the cabin.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Memento (2000)?
a.
Dick Smothers
character, Senator, is partly based on Nevada Senator
Harry Reid
, who was chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission. The scene in which Sam Rothstein is denied a license by the Nevada Gaming Commission is based on a December 1978 hearing when
Harry Reid
was the commissions chairman; some of Reids statements are used in Smothers dialogue. The scene was shot in an actual courtroom in the Clark County Courthouse, which was later closed in 2005.
b.
Paul Schrader
told HX magazine that
Woody Harrelson
refused to do any publicity for this movie because he was dissatisfied with his own performance in it.
c.
The tattoo parlor in the movie is named after
Emma Thomas
, who is writer/director
Christopher Nolan
s wife and the movies associate producer.
d.
Douglas Sirk
directed, uncredited, the opening sequence with Jenny Hager as a child.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Memento (2000)?
a.
Although the opening scene is literally shown backwards every single sound effect is in fact a "normal" forward-played sound effect. The only sound played backwards is Teddy screaming, "No!"
b.
Reel 2 of this five-reel film survives in the Library of congress.
c.
The monster was played by the directors five-year-old son.
d.
To cheaply create the effect of something coming out of the tunnel and jumping up in the observers face, the dream sequence in which Brendan sees Emily coming out of the tunnel is shot in reverse. You can see this because the water appears to be flowing out of the tunnel, while in all the other shots, its flowing in.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Memento (2000)?
a.
The 1996 smash Broadway revival renewed interest, and new names became leading candidates for starring roles, including
Goldie Hawn
and
Madonna
.
Nicholas Hytner
was brought in as director, and he had
Wendy Wasserstein
re-write
Larry Gelbart
s script. The project again went on hold when Madonna withdrew and
Nicole Kidman
chose to do
Moulin Rouge!
instead.
b.
The movie was filmed in Southern California, in and around the Sunland/Tujunga area. Other driving scenes were filmed in Burbank on Victory Blvd.
c.
After previewing Warner Bros. upcoming releases of the Public Enemy and Little Caeser, MGM production chief
Irving Thalberg
commissioned writer
Francis Marion
to come up with MGMs first real "talking" gangster picture.
d.
When Bogamill calls Axel, Axel answers as George "Kingfish" Stevens. "Kingfish" is a character from the "Amos & Andy" comedies.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Memento (2000)?
a.
The chairs that Dr. Evils henchmen use are Keilhauer "tom" chairs, made in
Mike Myers
hometown of Scarborough, Ontario.
b.
Christopher Nolan
s screenplay was based on his brother
Jonathan Nolan
s story "Memento Mori". But the screenplay is still considered original (rather than adapted) because Jonathans story wasnt published until after the film was completed.
c.
The scenes of
Tim Allen
racing a shopping cart were shot at the Target Store in Minnesota.
d.
In casting the dual role of twins Hallie and Annie, director
Nancy Meyers
kept saying, "Im looking for a little
Diane Keaton
... Diane is so alive on screen and thats what I wanted from the actress in these parts."
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Memento (2000)?
a.
In the Summer of 1952, RKO reissued this film as a double feature with
King Kong
. RKO "cashed in", as young theatergoers, due to this films title, were expecting to see a second "creature" film.
b.
Christopher Nolan
s first choice for the role of Leonard was
Alec Baldwin
.
c.
The full-size gondola built for the film is now in the possession of a Lakehurst, NJ-area historical society, who have been known to display it at local airshows and other aviation-related events.
d.
April Monique Burril was pregnant during filming.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Memento (2000)?
a.
This film was actually made in 1968 but due to MGMs financial problems and frequently changing management, the film was not heavily promoted. When it was released in 1970, it was not a box office success.
b.
The film took 25 days to shoot.
c.
The last movie shot at the Warner Brothers Ranch in Calabassus.
d.
Although
William Goldman
adapted the script from his own novel,
Robert Towne
did an uncredited rewrite.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Memento (2000)?
a.
The camera Leonard Shelby uses is a Polaroid 690.
b.
Three actors in the film have played Tom Ripley, the character introduced by
Patricia Highsmith
in her 1955 novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
Dennis Hopper
played Ripley in
Der amerikanische Freund
,
John Malkovich
played Ripley in
Ripleys Game
, and
Barry Pepper
played Ripley in
Ripley Under Ground
. Ripley has also been played by
Alain Delon
in
Plein soleil
and Matt Damon in
The Talented Mr. Ripley
.
c.
Final film of
Buzz Barton
.
d.
The movie was funded in conjunction with New Mexicos Film Investment Program.
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