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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mnemonica (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mnemonica (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Mnemonica (2009).
About the movie:
Bucky Kaps is a loner, and Alice Klosterman wants his attention. Too bad for Alice. Bucky's mind is caught up by the memory of his dead friend, Meghan. The competition becomes fierce between a loner, a ghost, and a young girl in love.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mnemonica (2009)?
a.
Anne Hathaway
prepared for the part by volunteering for a week as an assistant at an auction house.
b.
John Huston
played one of his infamous practical jokes on
Bruce Bennett
in the campfire scene in which he eats a plate of stew. Bennett knew that his character was starving so he wolfed down the food as quickly as possible. Huston then demanded another take. And another. In both extra takes the rapidly filling-up Bennett again had to eat a large plate of stew. Unbeknownst to him, Huston had been happy with the first take. The cameras werent even rolling for the second and the third. He just wanted to see how much food Bennett could lower before he became too stuffed. As soon as the joke was revealed, Huston added insult to injury by calling for a lunch break.
c.
For Alices poem, "The Battle", Chris Deleo asked Neal Hecker to write something from the point of view of a desperate teenage girl.
d.
During preproduction, it was still undecided who would play the role of the Stranger - Director
Shane Sooter
, or Co-Director
Jefferson Moore
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mnemonica (2009)?
a.
June 2008 Ranked #5 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Animation".
b.
The scene where Bucky Kaps steals the metal box from Meghans shed was re-shot several times over the course of a year.
c.
The Killbot claws were made from plastic toy grippers adapted with electric solenoids
d.
Michael Winslow
(Jones),
David Graf
(Tackleberry) and
George Gaynes
(Cmdnt. Lassard) are the only actors who appeared in all 7 Police Academy movies. Winslow even goes a step beyond this, as he is the only actor to not only appear in all 7 Police Academy movies, but also had a regular role on
Police Academy: The Series
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mnemonica (2009)?
a.
This picture was the second and final film of a two picture contract between star actor
Burt Reynolds
and producer
David Merrick
. The first movie in the deal had been
Semi-Tough
.
b.
Despite her resemblance to Dawn Wiener, the character of Alice Klosterman was based on the directors idea of a young, Aunt Bee.
c.
Based upon an incident in the Soviet film The Thirteen See:
Trinadtsat
directed by
Mikhail Romm
and made about six years prior to this movie.
d.
The Italian pop version of the song "The Circle of Life", sung in Italian by
Ivana Spagna
, was a major hit in Italy in 1994/95, alongside the original version by
Elton John
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mnemonica (2009)?
a.
The 1984 novel by Warren Adler that the film is adapted from was based on the January 1982 "Air Florida" plane crash into the Potomac River, flying out of National Airport, Washington, D.C.
b.
Filming ran from November, 2007 through August, 2009.
c.
Singer
Andy Williams
debuted as one of the singing boys surrounding
Bing Crosby
during the song "Swinging On A Star". Williams and his three other brothers were performing as the Williams Brothers and were all cast in the scene.
d.
John Sayles
used the profits from the film to fund his own projects. It was also his scriptwriting debut.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mnemonica (2009)?
a.
The video title comes from the film "Paura nella città dei morti viventi", which was released in America in 1983 as "The Gates of Hell".
b.
Sanchez and Myrick wanted Heather to have a sort of Captain Ahab quality (obsessively documenting everything).
Heather Donahue
had that. Mikes function in the film is to say the things the audience is probably thinking. And Josh (for a time) is the team peacemaker.
c.
Bucky Kaps was originally a minor character with two, maybe three scenes.
d.
Sandra Bullock
s costume during the Taco Bell sequence was made of stones and gems weighing approximately 40 pounds. After the fight scene outside the restaurant when her character gleefully jumps and replays the action, her dress actually started to rip, which is why she is holding her arms to her sides after Stallone walks away.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mnemonica (2009)?
a.
Chris Deleo earns his living as a professional close-up magician. Both Kimberly Naughton and Zach Mandel work at a local magic shop. Kimberly Naughton has won several awards for her stage magic act. Eric DeCamps, who plays Mr. Klosterman, is an award winning stage and close-up magician.
b.
After finishing this film,
Cary Grant
was quoted as saying, "All I want for Christmas is to make another movie with
Audrey Hepburn
," Although this sadly never happened, Grant was offered the role of Higgins in
My Fair Lady
, and requested Hepburn as his co-star in
Father Goose
..
c.
James Purefoy
was originally cast as V. He left the project because he couldnt breathe behind the Guy Fawkes mask.
d.
An 8 minutes and 30 second sequence was shot with Doc fighting some men who kill a spy colleague of his. It was later cut.
William Goldman
speculated it was cut because it was violent. He felt it was a grievous excision, one to the detriment of the film. With the scene missing, Docs character seems less flawed than he really is.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mnemonica (2009)?
a.
In addition to Gen. Savage (inspired by Gen. Frank Armstrong), many characters in this film were based on real-life people. Maj. Gen. Pat Prichard (played by
Millard Mitchell
) is based on Maj. Gen.
Ira C. Eaker
, first commander of the 8th Bomber Command. Col. Keith Davenport (
Gary Merrill
) is based on Col. Charles B. Overacker, first commander of the 306th Bomb Group. Lt. Jessie Bishop (
Robert Patten
) is based on Lt. John Morgan, a B-17 co-pilot who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for landing his plane after his pilot was severely wounded during a bombing run. Maj. Joe Cobb (
John Kellogg
) is based on Maj. (later Col.)
Paul Tibbets
, who later became famous as the pilot of the B-29 "Enola Gay" which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 (Tibbets himself served as a technical advisor for this movie). Sgt. McIlhenny (
Robert Arthur
) is based on Sgt.
Donald Bevan
, who was shot down over Germany in 1943 and became a POW. Bevan later co-wrote the play
Stalag 17
, with fellow POW
Edmund Trzcinski
, based on their prison camp experiences.
b.
The original working title for this film was "Infected", but was changed during production to avoid copyright issues with a gaming company who manufactured a video game of the same name.
c.
Buckys Hallway and Shanes house are the same location.
d.
Shot in five days.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mnemonica (2009)?
a.
It was originally intended to be a PG-13 movie, which included a naked version of the picture that featured Jamies head and a models body. The copy that is actually shown is the only one that was edited to show her with clothes. All the copies that the characters in the cafeteria have are the naked versions.
b.
The mansion was actually a three-wall set, constructed in a remote area in the Utah hills.
c.
Buckys room, Scoochs room and Lloyds living room were all filmed using different areas of the directors home.
d.
During rehearsals, the two actors had trouble finding the chemistry they needed for their scenes together. To better understand what each needed from the others role,
William Hurt
suggested they try an experiment where they would switch roles, with Hurt as Valentin and
Raul Julia
as Molina. The role-switching rehearsal went so well that Hurt initially suggested to director
Hector Babenco
that they should switch parts for the film as well. Obviously, the switch did not occur, but Hurt states that it was a very useful experiment in helping them more fully understand their own characters.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mnemonica (2009)?
a.
Both
Mila Kunis
and
Natalie Portman
have praised choreographer
Benjamin Millepied
for altering the choreography enough to allow them to do most of their own dancing and to help them appear like professionals.
b.
"Scooch", played by John Stengel, is Chris Deleos favorite character.
c.
Although a quarter of the film is set in Iceland, none of the main cast actually went there. Only the second unit and stunt crews did.
d.
Arnold Johnson
is credited as a cast member in the opening credits, but is omitted in the more comprehensive end credits. Therefore, the opening credits are listed first in the IMDb cast list and rest of cast list is filled in from the end credits, as required by IMDb rules.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mnemonica (2009)?
a.
The F-22 in the closeup ground shots is serial number 6, deployed to Edwards Air Force Base. This is one of the last "pre-production" F-22s, and is one of the first fully operational aircraft. (The first 5 airframes were later retrofitted to also be fully operational). Interestingly, the pole model outside of Stark Industries is labeled as "YF-22", meaning the first flying prototype for the competition between the YF-22 and the Northrop YF-23. The size of this pole model indicates that it may be one of the original wind-tunnel models.
b.
Buster Crabbe
plays an Olympic swimmer in the film. Before entering acting, Crabbe was a two-time Olympian, a bronze medalist in 1928 and a gold medal winner in 1932.
c.
The television show Bucky watches is Chris Deleos first film, "Why Neal"; a documentary about the strange life of his friend, Neal Hecker. Some of Bucky Kaps was based on Neal Hecker.
d.
Director Jack Kentalas most-listened-to song during production was the appropriately-named "Agoraphobia" by the band Deerhunter.
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