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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : My Fellow Americans (1996) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : My Fellow Americans (1996) Quiz
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About the movie:
Kramer and Douglas, two former presidents from opposite ends of the political spectrum, become reluctant...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fellow Americans (1996)?
a.
Robert Forster
improvised the jokes in regard to his receding hairline, which a delighted
John Sayles
wrote into the script during shooting for the other characters.
b.
Writer-director
Rudy Durand
made potential crew members read the screenplay. He only hired people to work on the film whom he felt liked the script.
c.
Lauren Bacall
only has 11 lines in this film.
d.
No re-shoots were required, a rarity for a movie as big as this.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fellow Americans (1996)?
a.
The play was also the source for the 1905 opera by Richard Strauss (based on Hedwig Lachmanns German translation) with a libretto by the composer.
b.
Ronnie Gay
,
Lamar Jackson
and
Quinnon Sheffield
were real Georgia State Troopers at the time of the filming of the movie.
c.
At the beginning of the movie when Peter Gusenberg (
George Segal
) asks the barkeep where hes getting his beer from, the barkeep answers, "A fellow named Slausen", to which Gusenberg replies, "Slausen? The only Slausen I know works for Caponi, Al Caponi." Believe it or not, Gusenbergs pronunciation of
Al Capone
s name is in fact a source of debate amongst historians. Though hes known as "Capone" with an "E", early arrest sheets and Chicago Tribune articles listed Capones name as "Caponi" with an "I". However, the Chicago Tribune was known at the time for their blatant spelling errors (like "clew" for "clue") and may be responsible for this misconception of Capones name.
d.
The train used in the movie is a functioning tourist train located outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fellow Americans (1996)?
a.
Christian Bale
was cast but dropped out.
Ben Affleck
replaced him.
b.
The symbols under Sirius Blacks picture on the Wanted Poster translate as "more or less human."
c.
The language spoken by Kainan and his computer in the beginning of the movie is actually Icelandic as it was pronounced in the 12th century. The dialog between him and the computer is as follows: Kainan asks: "Staður" (=location). Computer responds: "Stadhur: Noreg, taeknistig: Jarnold" which means "Location: Norway, Technology: Iron age". Kainan asks: "Leita skips" (Vessel search). Computer responds: "Leita....engin skip fundust" which means "Searching - no ships found". Kainan says: "Senda merki" (which actually means "send signal" but is translated as "language"). Computer responds: "saeki talmal: norrænu" which means "Loading dialect: Norse". When Kainan has buried his friend he says: "Far vel, herra" which is subtitled as "Sleep well, sir" but more correct would be "Fare well, sir".
d.
Jack Lemmon
did all of his own stunts for this movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fellow Americans (1996)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 8, 1944 with
Merle Oberon
reprising her film role.
b.
This was originally supposed to be a
Walter Matthau
/
Jack Lemmon
movie. with the role of Matt Douglas written for Matthau. However, due to illness, Matthau pulled out and was replaced by
James Garner
.
c.
Ranked #3 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Sports" in June 2008.
d.
Conans response to the Mongol Generals question, "What is best in life?" are the main characters very first lines of dialog and it is a full twenty minutes into the movie before he delivers them.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Fellow Americans (1996)?
a.
The library where
Barbara Hershey
researches her disease in is called Dennison Library. It is located at Scripps College, a competitive womens liberal arts college in Claremont, California. The library was originally designed to be a chapel before becoming a library, which is why it has such a unique and beautiful look.
b.
The scene on the train where
James Garner
and
Jack Lemmon
jump to escape the government agents is strikingly similar to Garners scene in The Great Escape where Garner and Donald Pleasance jump off a moving train to escape pursuing Nazi soldiers. Garner even pushes Lemmon off the train first as he had to do with Pleasances character who said, "I prefer you just give me good push."
c.
There are approximately 1100 names in the closing credits.
d.
Filming took place in London, and
Bill Paxton
met his future (and second) wife
Louise Newbury
on a #37 bus there.
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