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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993).
About the movie:
After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend secret time with his children held in custody by his Ex.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)?
a.
Inspired partly by the LAPD Rampart scandals in 1999.
b.
The San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) bus used for Route 22 (Fillmore) is a real 1989 New Flyer bus built in Canada for the Muni fleet.
c.
Robert De Niro
lobbied for the role of Vincent Mancini. Director
Francis Ford Coppola
considered it, which would have included aging
Al Pacino
s Michael Corleone even more, but eventually decided against the idea.
d.
In a 2008 interview on the
Today
Show,
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
told the story of being on a European flight and asked to sit in an empty seat in the cockpit during takeoff so the crew could say they flew with Roger Murdoch.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)?
a.
The make-up of "Mrs. Doubtfire" took about 4 1/2 hours each day.
b.
The movie begins in the year 1998, where Leo and Sarahs astronomy club is on top of the hills looking at stars and where Dr. Wolf died in a car crash. A year passes, and its 1999, the year when President Tom Beck announces to the world that a comet would threaten to hit the Earth in one year on August 16. Therefore, the date of the Wolf-Beiderman impact is predicted to occur on 16 August 2000.
c.
Made by the filmmakers without the permission or creative influence from the Cuban or U.S. Government.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 24, 1950 with
Dorothy McGuire
reprising her film role.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)?
a.
The shot of police cars racing through the night is actually of Atlanta police cars.
b.
KTVU is an actual television station licensed to Oakland, California, and the logo (circle and number 2) used in the film is the actual logo the station uses to this day (November 2005).
c.
Annie (
Cherie Currie
)s shoulder tattoo of a cherry is real. Currie had got the tattoo during her tenure as lead singer of the band The Runaways in reference to their signature song "Cherry Bomb."
d.
According to
Jon Peters
and unbeknownst to
Harold Ramis
, if the shoot hadnt gone as planned or if Ramis dailies werent going to live up to what the studio had wanted, they had to pick a director just in case this happened. After the studio loved the dailies, they backed off and production went on as planned.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)?
a.
This film features the first public games of the Paralyzed Veterans Associations water polo and wheelchair basketball team members.
b.
During the scene when Mrs. Sellner comes to inspect Daniels apartment and Daniel/Mrs. Doubtfire is serving her tea, the icing on his/her face is melting off. This was not intentional. The heat from the set lights melted the icing on his face and
Robin Williams
improvised the bulk of that scene.
c.
A picture of the films producer
Frank Marshall
appears as one of the terminated agents in the file that Joan Allen faxes.
d.
The transformation of Cinderellas torn dress to that of the white ball gown was considered to be
Walt Disney
s favorite piece of animation.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)?
a.
Marvin Kaplan
s film debut.
b.
The address given by Miranda while on the phone with Mrs. Doubtfire is the actual physical address of the Hillard house used for the filming of the movie. 2640 Steiner St.
c.
Mary Stuart Masterson
did all of the bee stunts herself because her stunt double quit at the last minute.
d.
According to the documentary
Going Hollywood: The War Years
, two months after Italy surrendered in World War II, this movie was released with an Italian as a principal character - and a good guy. This was
J. Carrol Naish
playing Giuseppe.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)?
a.
Rene Auberjonois
has said he knew his scenes were edited out of the theatrical release, but was unaware that they had been added to the home video and broadcast releases. He first learned of it appearing at his first Star Trek convention to promote his role on
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
, and fans were asking him questions about his role in the movie. He added that he had completely forgotten the name of his character, Col West.
b.
The prosthetic mask used by
Robin Williams
in the film was actually a prop. The real makeup was made up of eight separate pieces.
c.
Both
Bette Davis
and
Olivia de Havilland
s characters have masculine given names -- "Stanley" and "Roy," respectively. Interestingly, the film never hints that there is anything unusual about their names, nor does it offer any explanation.
d.
The films writer,
Jeremy Sony
, originally wrote "Separation Anxiety" as a stage play, which was performed in 2007 by the Curtain Players in Columbus, Ohio.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)?
a.
Known for his trademark spontaneity of improvisation,
Robin Williams
was given free range by director
Chris Columbus
to do what he needed. However, his improvisation can occasionally spark off numerous references to other works that prove to be legal headaches for movie studios. The scene where Daniel speaks with his wife and refers to her clothes as "this lovely Dances With Wolves motif", required legal clearance for the studio to put it in the film. Associate producer
Paula DuPré Pesmen
later kept track of every reference Williams made while improvising.
b.
According to an interview with
Roy Horan
, while casting the bad guy role in L.A. Matthias Hues had reasonable acting ability but couldnt fight and dint know how to even punch or kick properly. He was athletic; so Roy put Matthias to training with the legendary Hwang Jang Lee. Matthias trained from morning to night, training footwork, kicks, punching, choreography and was ready by the final fight scene. The crew and director, Corey Yuen were all very impressed with his progress.
c.
"Unicom" appears to be a combination of the names "Universal" and "Viacom".
d.
While the movie is set completely in Texas the filming was all done in and around Santa Fe and Alamogordo, New Mexico.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)?
a.
In all European advertising for the film,
Colin Farrell
got top billing, but in all American advertising,
Jamie Foxx
got top billing.
b.
The only known surviving print of the film was found by
Elle Schneider
during production of the
Tom Graeff
documentary The Boy from Out of This World (2009).
c.
The scene where Daniel knocks down the prosthetic mask and it goes flying out into the street, required over 50 takes.
d.
Luigi Gjokaj is an actual boxer in real life. The scene of him at the boxing gym is the actual gym Luigi Gjokaj trains at.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)?
a.
Every single Goth who appears in the film has blond hair; not a single Roman has blond hair.
Julie Taymor
did this to emphasis the racial division inherent in the story.
b.
Gene Tierney
starred in the Broadway production as Patricia Stanley, she was to be loaned out to Warner Bros. but was cast in
John Ford
s
Tobacco Road
instead.
c.
In the opening credits, we see the retirement party for Sally Jupiter, which is a reference to the Last Supper painting. The Comedian is seated directly to Sallys right. In the Last Supper, Jesus is seated in the middle and the person on his right is considered by many to be Mary Magdelene. It is also suggested that Mary was the mother of Jesuss child. Therefore, the placement of the Comedian on Sallys right is a reference to him being the father of her child, Laurie.
d.
Mara Wilson
s film debut.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)?
a.
Owen Wilson
s feature film debut.
b.
The production temporarily re-opened the retired Tiger Stadium known as Navin Field for approximately one week. The stadium originally opened in 1912 and closed 87 years later when the Detroit Tigers departed for their new facility. The stadium was then demolished after the production completed filming.
c.
Tom Cruise
took no "up front" salary for this film.
d.
While extracting the false teeth from the wine glass, Mrs. Doubtfire jokes "Carpe Dentum... seize the teeth." This echoes "Carpe Diem... seize the day",
Robin Williams
recurring phrase from
Dead Poets Society
. Coincidentally, Williams had earlier appeared in the little-known movie
Seize the Day
.
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