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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Music and Lyrics (2007) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Music and Lyrics (2007) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Music and Lyrics (2007).
About the movie:
A washed up singer is given a couple days to compose a chart-topping hit for an aspiring teen sensation. Though he's never written a decent lyric in his life, he sparks with an offbeat younger woman with a flair for words.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Music and Lyrics (2007)?
a.
Lee J. Cobb
(Mike Figlia) and
Morris Carnovsky
(Yanko Garcos) were both members of the famous Group Theater (1931-1940) and appeared together in the original Broadway production of Odets "Golden Boy," Carnovsky played the father of the boxer. When the play was filmed with
William Holden
in his debut role, Cobb played the father.
b.
As a child,
Hugh Grant
took piano lessons from
Andrew Lloyd Webber
s mother. At some point, he stopped piano lessons and subsequently forgot what he had learned. Prior to the filming of the movie, he was taught to play the portions where his hands would be visible on the keys.
c.
Gene Tierney
was the first choice to star but dropped out due to her pregnancy.
d.
Hank Patterson
s film debut.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Music and Lyrics (2007)?
a.
In unadjusted dollars, this is the 8th all time highest grossing slasher movie.
b.
The trailer features some scenes not in the movie: A door is opened for Alex by a porter, during the "Battle of the 80s Has Beens" interview, Alex says that PoP broke up in 1992 and so basically he is a "90s Has Been".
c.
Spike Lee
: a news reporter.
d.
Jesse White
s film debut.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Music and Lyrics (2007)?
a.
First film of
Rachel Ames
(as Judith Ames).
b.
As with the other two films in the trilogy, author
Dan Brown
named main character Robert Langdon after
John Langdon
, a close friend and typography master who worked with Brown on ambigram designs for his book "Angels and Demons", as well as the films.
John Langdon
also designed an ambigram that was used in the movie
Monkeyshine
.
c.
This was the first commercially produced Hollywood film to open the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1967 (the festival began in 1947 under the name of the First International Festival of Documentary Films).
d.
Hugh Grant
had to be convinced to sing himself and initially wanted nothing to do with his singing parts. After practicing and performing in the studio, he then felt so comfortable with it and announced he would perform the big concert scene live. When it was played back he was highly amused and humbled by how terrible it sounded and was then happy to use the pre-recorded sound.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Music and Lyrics (2007)?
a.
The company name "InGen" is the Norwegian, Danish and Swedish word for "nobody".
b.
While filming in India, the entire crew became sick with food poisoning from eating chicken. John Byrum lost 25 pounds and directed much of the film with an IV in his arm.
c.
The films director/producer/writer
Marc Lawrence
offered "Dance With Me Tonight" to
Hugh Grant
while he was trying to find the right song to sing during one scene. What he didnt tell him was that Marcs 13-year-old son,
Clyde Lawrence
, wrote it. On the soundtrack, Clyde actually plays the piano.
d.
Edward Norton
was cast as Bruce Banner on the recommendation of
Lou Ferrigno
, who had starred in
The Incredible Hulk
as the Hulk. Ferrigno stated that
Edward Norton
reminded him of the late
Bill Bixby
, who acted beside him as Bruce Banner. Norton, who a big fan of the series, had also portrayed a similar character in
Fight Club
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Music and Lyrics (2007)?
a.
Two-thirds of the 560 special effects shots were completed by Sony ImageWorks effects house, while the remainder was done by
Phil Tippett
Studios.
b.
John Ford
recycled the stampeding of the pony herd sound effect from
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
for the rescue charge.
c.
During the premiere in Amsterdam, a woman pretended to interview
Hugh Grant
but ended up handcuffing herself to him, and walking the red carpet with him.
d.
Harry Gregson-Williams
, the films original composer, dropped out to work on
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Music and Lyrics (2007)?
a.
The interior Madison Square Garden scenes were actually shot at Nassau Veterans Memorial Colliseum. This is a smaller venue in Uniondale, New York, on Long Island.
b.
James Cagney
s performance as
George M. Cohan
is ranked #6 on Premiere Magazines 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.
c.
In the scene where Eliza is practicing her "Hs", she sits down in front of a spinning mirror attached to a flame. Every time she says her "Hs" correctly, the flame jumps. If you look closely at the paper she is holding in her hand when it catches fire, you will see handwritten upon it the dialog that she and Professor Higgins have been saying previous to this. "Of course, you cant expect her to get it right the first time," is the first line written on the paper.
d.
Features the policemen Coffin Ed and the Grave Digger, also seen in the previously released
Cotton Comes to Harlem
and
Come Back, Charleston Blue
, both from the 1970s. Those films took place in the then contemporary 1970s (despite adapting novels written in 1965 and 1966, respectively). However, A Rage in Harlem takes place in the 1950s (when the novel was published).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Music and Lyrics (2007)?
a.
Martin Fry
, lead singer of 1980s pop band ABC, coached
Hugh Grant
with his singing and dancing.
b.
When the movie was first released on VHS in 1991, the tapes were light or "ghost" grey.
c.
Paul Newman
did his own bicycle stunts, after his stunt man was unable to stay on the bike, except for the scene where Butch crashes backwards into the fence, which was performed by cinematographer
Conrad L. Hall
.
d.
Edward Norton
was offered the role of Vincent.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Music and Lyrics (2007)?
a.
The tanks used in the Fish feeding scenes were actually big plastic/fiberglass mock-ups that were wheeled around on big dollies.
b.
The movie features footage of a baseball game being played between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The footage shows Dusty Baker hitting a home run off of Phil Niekro. Also, a clip can be seen of a scoreboard during the game showing the Braves leading 4-3. This places the date of the game at 7 June 1982.
c.
During production, the working title of the movie was "Music and Lyrics By..."
d.
John Wayne
formed a close friendship with
Laurence Harvey
during filming. He later said Harvey should have received an Oscar nomination instead of
Chill Wills
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Music and Lyrics (2007)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 17, 1952 with
Barry Fitzgerald
and
Ann Blyth
reprising their film roles.
b.
The t-shirts worn by the contestants in the hot dog eating contest display a yellow, red and turquoise logo, which is identical to New Mexico state license plates. The plates consist of a yellow background, red numbers and letters, and turquoise graphics on the bottom. A large portion of Beerfest was filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
c.
A UK band called Pop! used the same name as
Hugh Grant
s fictional entourage, complete with the punctuating exclamation mark. They released three top 40 hits before disbanding.
d.
The original play by
Owen Wister
and
Kirk La Shelle
opened in New York on 5 January 1904.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Music and Lyrics (2007)?
a.
The first cut of the film was 2 hours 15 minutes. The final cut was 1 hour 53 minutes.
b.
One of the principal reasons
Rae Dawn Chong
was cast as Ika was because she was completely comfortable with being nude.
c.
Hugh Grant
learned to play piano for the film, and both he and
Drew Barrymore
learned to sing. However, while you can watch Hugh play on screen, the audio you hear of the piano performance is actually vocal coach
Michael Rafter
.
d.
Because of the low budget, each of the crew members homes is featured as a prominent location in the film.
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