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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mr 3000 (2004) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mr 3000 (2004) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Mr 3000 (2004).
About the movie:
Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr 3000 (2004)?
a.
The Red Pills known as Substance Death, a drug that alters a users reality, bear a striking resemblance to the Red Pills given to the character Douglas Quaid in the film
Total Recall
that, in this instance, are used to bring Quaid out of the Rekall Memory Implant-induced reality.
b.
All the artwork seen in Olivia Harris house was painted and provided by actress
Jessalyn Gilsig
, writer/director
Thomas McCarthy
s friend and co-star during their run in TV show
Boston Public
.
c.
The Decepticon Hightowers alternate mode is a Kobelco CK2500 Crawler Crane.
d.
At the start of the film, when Stan Ross is walking to the plate with 2,999 hits (the first time), the announcer says "Will this be the at bat..." then states the date..."that Stan Ross hits number 3000?" TV announcer Joe Buck asked an almost identical question when Mark McGwire was sitting on 61 home runs. McGwire stepped to the plate and hit number 62, breaking Roger Maris single-season home run record, set in 1961.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr 3000 (2004)?
a.
The film drew record crowds to Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers. Scenes were often shot between innings.
b.
There are actually eight actors playing eight different zombies in the film, although it appears that there are many more.
c.
Director
John Gielgud
had, of course, played Hamlet years before on stage. Cast opposite him, as Ophelia, was
Jessica Tandy
, whose husband,
Hume Cronyn
plays Ophelias father Polonius in this film.
d.
Disturbia was filmed on location in the cities of Whittier, California and Pasadena, California. The homes of Kale and Mr. Turner, which were supposed to be next door to each other, were actually located in two different cities.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr 3000 (2004)?
a.
Martin Scorsese
was originally set to direct but dropped out. In fact, it was Scorsese who recruited screenwriter
Richard Price
to write a draft. According to an interview with Neal Gabler, Price said, "Scorsese felt like he had already done Night in the City in all his other films... there was no challenge for him." It would be another six years before Producer/Director
Irwin Winkler
and
Robert De Niro
became interested in making the film.
b.
At one point in the film, Mrs. Fox tells Ash that he has "29 minutes to come up with a proper apology" for Kristofferson. In terms of the films run time, his apology actually occurs approximately 39 minutes later.
c.
Director
Richard Brooks
was as the Santa Anita race track where he met
Cary Grant
and struck up a conversation about this film; Brooks wrote the story but also wanted to direct but none of the studios would let him, but Grant asked for a copy of the script and loved it - so much so that Grant himself went to MGM and said he would love to do the movie but only if Brooks was the director.
d.
Stans "You dont like me" ads are a parody of basketball player Charles Barkleys "I am not a role model" ads from the early 1990s.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr 3000 (2004)?
a.
_Harvey Keitel_ was casted as Captain Benjamin L. Willard in
Apocalypse Now
but was replaced by
Martin Sheen
after the first week of filming. In "Three Seasons" he sits in a bar called Apocalypse Now (written in the same font as the film).
b.
Adapted from the "Nancy Drew" novel, "The Password to Larkspur Lane," first published in 1933. The original author of the novel was
Walter Karig
(using the Stratemayer Syndicate house pseudonym, "Carolyn Keene"). In the "Nancy Drew" books, Nancys boyfriend is named Ned Nickerson. For the 1938-39 movie series, his name was changed to Ted Nickerson (played by
Frankie Thomas
).
c.
The first film to use a cyan analog Dolby track on the release prints.
d.
According to her autobiography,
Jane Fonda
hung out with call girls and pimps for a week before beginning this film in order to prepare for her role. When none of the pimps offered to "represent" her, she became convinced she wasnt desirable enough to play a prostitute and urged the director to replace her with friend
Faye Dunaway
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr 3000 (2004)?
a.
last US Studio film of
Andy Devine
.
b.
Pre-production for the film included teaching the four actors how to ice skate for the hockey scenes.
Mark Wahlberg
and
Garrett Hedlund
were the only leads that already knew how to skate.
c.
In Stan Rosss 2nd at-bat of his last game, if you watch the long shot behind the second baseman frame-by-frame, he was indeed safe at first.
d.
The Serbian, Croat and Bosnian translation of the title is "Umri Muski" ("Die Like A True Man"; literary: "Die Manly" ). The pirated VHS translation back in 1988 was "Skupo Prodaj Svoju Kozu" ("Sell Your Skin At High Price").
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr 3000 (2004)?
a.
John Travolta
,
Richard Gere
, and
Denzel Washington
were each set to star in the film at some point.
b.
The dogs dances were based on the choreography of
Bob Fosse
.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 8, 1937 with
Cary Grant
reprising his film role.
d.
On the Anniversary edition of this picture on DVD, it is revealed on the documentary of the making of the film,
The Making of Steven Spielbergs Jaws
, that
Lee Marvin
was
Steven Spielberg
s first choice for Quint. When he refused,
Sterling Hayden
was his next choice.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr 3000 (2004)?
a.
This movie was filmed using short ends.
b.
In the film, Stan Ross repeatedly fails to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame despite making 3000 hits in his career. Since 1947, every retired player with at least 2800 hits has been elected on the first ballot, usually by a comfortable margin. However, baseball writers vote the players in. Stan Ross makes a point of telling the writers that they cant keep him out of the Hall, and they prove him wrong. In fact, they could have deliberately kept him out until the Veterans Committee elected him.
c.
This film received the first "No Animals Were Harmed" end credit ever issued to a movie by American Humane Society, the oversight organization responsible for monitoring animal actors during productions.
d.
The University of Oregon reluctantly allowed its campus to be used and gave the crew 30 days to complete filming. This meant that the cast and crew faced six-day work weeks and completed shooting with only two days to spare.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr 3000 (2004)?
a.
Bernie Mac
trained with the Chicago Cubs.
b.
Tom Hanks
,
Kevin Costner
,
Tom Cruise
,
Nicolas Cage
and
Charlie Sheen
were all considered for the part of Andy Dufresne. Hanks turned it down because he was committed to
Forrest Gump
. Costner liked the script a lot but was then embroiled in the filming of
Waterworld
.
c.
Original movie title was "Day Without End".
d.
The average summer tourist population of Marthas Vineyard before the film was released was approximately 5,000 people. After it came out, the population ballooned to 15,000.
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