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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Nanny McPhee (2005) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Nanny McPhee (2005) - 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: Nanny McPhee (2005).
About the movie:
Emma Thompson stars as a governess who uses magic to rein in the behavior of seven ne'er-do-well children in her charge.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nanny McPhee (2005)?
a.
The music played by the orchestra (when the conductor scolds Drew for interrupting with his own composition) is from "Scheherazade" by Rimsky-Korsakov.
b.
David Kelly
had previously starred in director
Kirk Jones
s
Waking Ned
. Jones had him flown over from Ireland to shoot a 25 second cameo, which never made the final cut.
c.
The only Terminator movie (as of June 2010) not to have the climatic final battle in a factory setting. It takes place in a Presidential Fallout Shelter instead.
d.
P.J. Byrne
, who plays Dr. Preston, has a cousin in real life that is treating the Crowley children at St. Peters University Hospital in New Jersey.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nanny McPhee (2005)?
a.
One of the main reasons for the title change from "Nurse Matilda" (the name of the books that
Emma Thompson
adapted) to
Nanny McPhee
was to distance it from the
Roald Dahl
character, Matilda, which was filmed by
Danny DeVito
in 1996.
b.
While the film makes a central point of the idea that Kathys voice is dubbed over Lina Lamonts, what is not told is that, ironically, in some of these songs - notably "Would You" and "You Are My Lucky Star" -
Debbie Reynolds
, the actress who plays Kathy, is actually dubbed by
Betty Noyes
. However, Reynolds own singing voice can be heard on the outtake footage of "Lucky Star" as performed next to the giant billboard of
Gene Kelly
.
c.
Bryan Singer
made Rogue a pivotal character in the film because her ability to drain people and nearly kill them was the most symbolic of alienation.
d.
According to a Motion Picture Herald news item, the film was banned in Germany "on the ground that non-Aryan actors had participated" in the production.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nanny McPhee (2005)?
a.
Like
Stargate
, this movie features a small military team sent into a dangerous and unprecedented situation along with a small number of civilian specialists. In that movie,
Kurt Russell
was the military team leader; this time hes a civilian.
b.
Ed Helms brought his own kayaking paddle and wetsuit to the shoot. The paddle was tied to the roof of his car.
c.
The village and the Brown house had to be built from scratch. One of the reasons for this was so the production wasnt troubled by modern items like power lines coming into view.
d.
Robert Hall
wrote the part of Jenny for
Ashley Laurence
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nanny McPhee (2005)?
a.
Cary Grant
initially accepted his role in Houseboat (1958) because he was dating
Sophia Loren
, whom he was madly in love with. After she married someone else, Grant, heartbroken, wanted to back out. He couldnt, but the director made sure the production was a smooth one.
b.
Paramount executives considered making this a live-action movie.
c.
Emma Thompson
got the idea for an adaptation of the Nurse Matilda books when she encountered some of them while dusting her bookshelf.
d.
Gimlis line "Nobody tosses a dwarf!" was filmed after the "Toss me" line in
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nanny McPhee (2005)?
a.
The pie that was thrown into
Angela Lansbury
s face near the end was actually thrown by
Emma Thompson
.
b.
The film originally received an "X" rating, but after a few seconds were edited from the sex scenes it received an "R" instead.
c.
Burt Reynolds
screen-tested twice for the role as teen character Paul Lawrence, but reportedly performed so woodenly that he was not chosen.
d.
Instead of the standard Blue Mountain opening logo used between 1975-87, the opening logo was a version of the Paramount logo used in the 1940s or 1950s which read: "A Paramount Picture". The only difference is that it also read "A Gulf+Western Company". This logo was also used in the sequels instead of the Blue Mountain logo or the CGI Majestic Mountain (in the case of
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nanny McPhee (2005)?
a.
The only Die Hard movie to take place over the course of more than one day.
b.
The first time
Angela Lansbury
has worn prosthetics in a film.
c.
The song played by Luthers band in the concert scene is "Lily and Parrot" from
Mark Kozelek
s real-life band, Sun Kil Moon off their first album "Ghosts of the Great Highway".
d.
The entire film was shot on location in Brazil.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nanny McPhee (2005)?
a.
The film takes place at Christmas but was shot in June. The temperature during the exterior scenes was upwards of 85 degrees so digital breaths needed to be added later. Since no air conditioning could be used during the interior scenes (because of sound), the temperature inside the poker room set exceeded 90 degrees on the final day of shooting.
b.
Emma Thompson
s transformation into Nanny McPhee only took an hour in make-up to accomplish.
c.
Ground corn was used as sand because it reflected well on camera.
d.
Mark Torgl
caught fire from the police officers flaming hands. You can see the fire drop on him during an overhead shot.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nanny McPhee (2005)?
a.
Henry Fonda
was asked by United Artists to make this film, so he did it as both actor and producer. He was, however, very frustrated at being producer and decided never to do so again.
b.
Much disagreement to the origin of the source material exists. Some contemporary sources believed the source was
Lytton Strachey
s 1918 biographical essay in "Eminent Victorians". Others contend
Michael Jacoby
was the author. Warner Bros. executive
Hal B. Wallis
contended that the life of
Florence Nightingale
was in the public domain, and that screenwriter
Mordaunt Shairp
did his own research. The MPAA agreed with Wallis; no source credit was necessary.
c.
40 tons of steel went into the making of the Brown house.
d.
Originally, it was unsure if there was going to be a sequel to
The Transporter
. However, after strong DVD sales, it was quickly given the green light.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nanny McPhee (2005)?
a.
Vader," pronounced differently, is the Netherlands Dutch word for "father". "Darth" is a made-up word, probably an abbreviation for Dark Lord of the Sith.
b.
Originally Klaatus death and resurrection at the end of the movie was meant to be permanent, reinforcing his God-like powers, but at the time the Breen Office - the film industrys censors - didnt like the ending, suggesting it was too left-wing, and insisted that director
Robert Wise
and writer
Edmund H. North
put in the line, "That power is reserved for the Almighty Spirit". Both Wise and North hated the line and thought it completely inappropriate - negating the concept of Klaatus race being all-knowing and all-powerful - but the studio wouldnt back them up and they were forced to put it in.
c.
Initially,
Jane Russell
was to have performed her "Lookin for Trouble" number in a bikini, a bathing suit that was quite racy for 1954. She wore the skimpy outfit for a production still (later reproduced in her autobiography) but complained that she felt "very naked" in front of the movies crew. Eventually a compromise was reached, and she appeared in the one-piece outfit shown in the movie.
d.
When
Celia Imrie
puts a worm into her mouth, it is not a prop or a special effect. She really did put a worm in her mouth and seemingly chew it, only to spit it out after the shot was in the can. No worms were harmed in the making of the film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nanny McPhee (2005)?
a.
The band uniforms that Truman was wearing belonged to the Blue Star Regiment of Riversides North High School.
b.
Kevin Spacey
was the third choice to play David Gale.
George Clooney
and
Nicolas Cage
both rejected the part. Nicolas Cage had the script and gave it to Parker, but was already busy with other projects.
c.
The main location was conveniently situated 10 minutes away from director
Kirk Jones
s home.
d.
Robert Shaye
: selling bus tickets in a booth.
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