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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Modern Romance (1981) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Modern Romance (1981) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Modern Romance (1981).
About the movie:
Albert Brooks directs himself as a successful film editor with far too many issues that affects the relationship between him and his remarkably patient girlfriend.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Modern Romance (1981)?
a.
In the scene where the Angels are dressed as CSIs, one of the background actors is
Melissa McCarthy
who had a small role in
Charlies Angels
movie as Doris the receptionist at Red Star.
b.
Steve Martin
read for the part of Tony but did not get it.
c.
The director of Robert Coles films is
James L. Brooks
, who would later direct
Albert Brooks
in
Broadcast News
.
d.
The production company, Shrinking Violets, was formed because Megan Dunn and Jasmine Ladjevardi were rejected by an already established, all male production team. Shrinking Violets was formed to promote women in film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Modern Romance (1981)?
a.
After the Foley session ends, you hear over the loudspeaker "we have Heavens Gate, the short version". The long version of
Heavens Gate
came out during the filming of this movie.
b.
The song that the little girl is playing in the beginning of the movie and is also later played by Dusan is Frederic Chopins Nocturne Opus 55 No. 1
c.
A nationwide search for a young actress to play the part of Iris was narrowed down to five finalists.
Jodie Foster
beat
Mariel Hemingway
,
Jennifer Jason Leigh
,
Heather Locklear
and
Kristy McNichol
for the role of Iris.
d.
The lowest grossing film in
George A. Romero
s "Dead" trilogy. Nonetheless, its gained a cult following over the last two decades, and the director himself has stated that he considers it his best film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Modern Romance (1981)?
a.
Listed on a cinema marquee: (Left) Closed for repairs / (Right)
Sideways
, the next movie directed by
Alexander Payne
.
b.
Albert Brooks real life brother Bob Einstein (aka Super Dave Osborne) plays the sporting goods salesman.
c.
The various vehicles in the movie are live-action models painted white with black lines. Each frame of the live-action footage was Xeroxed onto cels and painted the same as the hand-drawn characters. This would become standard procedure at Disney and other studios until the mid-1980s, when computer animated models first came into use.
d.
For the scene where Jeff is thrown down a flight of stairs and hurt his leg, there wasnt a lot of acting involved. In reality, actor
Peter Barton
had really hurt himself and most of his limping was due to being in real physical pain.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Modern Romance (1981)?
a.
In the mine, the weapon that Deakins uses is a Ruger AC556K.
b.
The film underwent costly re-shoots in an attempt to inject some humor after it was found that test audiences werent sure if it was supposed to be a comedy.
c.
The The Hollywood Reporter announced on 22 May 1957 that
Nigel Balchin
was co-scriptwriter on this film with
John Gay
but Balchin is not included as a writer in this films credits so it is not known the extent to which his work (if any) contributed to the final shooting script.
d.
According to
Albert Brooks
,
Stanley Kubrick
called him up after the movie came out and said told him he always wanted to do a film about jealousy. Later Kubrick made
Eyes Wide Shut
, which explores the same theme.
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