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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Napoleon Dynamite (2004) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Napoleon Dynamite (2004) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Napoleon Dynamite (2004).
About the movie:
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Napoleon Dynamite (2004)?
a.
The music playing in the scene where a troop of German soldiers march through the streets of Salzburg is an arrangement of "The International", a Communist anthem. The song that represents Oxford in the film is "The Eton Boating Song".
b.
At one point, Paul Atreides says to his mother: "If we walk without rhythm, we wont attract the worm." This line is sampled in the song "Weapon Of Choice" by
Fatboy Slim
.
c.
The odd items and foods used in the opening credits: A plate of tater tots A plate with a burrito and rice A plate with sliced hard-boiled eggs A "U.F.O. Abduction Insurance" card A Preston High student ID card A plate with a steak (au jus) A plate of nachos A foil tray with a corn dog, peach slices and peas A banana and peanut butter and jelly sandwich on a paper bag A homemade foil-covered ninja star The checkout card for a library book titled "Bigfoot and Me" The checkout card for a library book titled "Science and Centaurs" The carton for a LemonHeads-like candy A tube of Chap Stick A drawing of a warrior holding a flag A drawing of a female centaur fighting an eagle A binder pocket containing 3 toy cars and a drawing of a spaceship A protractor, eraser and three pencils A plate with a burger and fries
d.
Shot in five days.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Napoleon Dynamite (2004)?
a.
Doris Day
wrote in her 1975 autobiography that this was one of the films that she did not want to do but was forced to do because her husband/manager
Martin Melcher
had power of attorney and signed her for it without her knowledge or consent.
b.
The film is based on a short film
Jared Hess
made in 2002 with
Jon Heder
. Almost everything from the short made it into the feature film. For instance, there is a scene where Napoleon and Pedro are at a state fair drinking milk in the feature film. In the short there is a line of dialog spoken mentioning taste testing milk.
c.
While several of the lead actors chose to meet their real-life counterparts,
Scott Glenn
elected not to meet with
Alan Shepard
. Scott said he wanted to get down Shepards character and nuances by observation and by hearing others points of view. After filming, the real Alan Shepard wrote the director and commented on Scott Glenns "spot-on" performance - except for "not being nearly as good-looking as he was."
d.
Although it is often described as a remake of the original
Tillies Punctured Romance
, in fact, this is an entirely different film from
Marie Dressler
s.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Napoleon Dynamite (2004)?
a.
A "Napoleon Dynamite" festival was held every year from 2004-08 in Preston, Idaho, the city where the movie was filmed. The festival had events that included a tater-tot eating contest, a football throwing contest, look-a-like contests and other type of festival events based on scenes from the movie.
b.
The song Mr. Darling and the children sing is "When I Was A Lad" from Sir
William S. Gilbert
and Sir
Arthur Sullivan
s "H.M.S. Pinafore".
c.
Was to originally be directed by
Sam Raimi
but he left the project early to direct
Darkman
. Producers brought in
William Friedkin
and the project suffered through several rewrites sending co-writer
Stephen Volk
into a breakdown. Friedkin eventually took over the writing duties.
d.
Director
George Sidney
was forced to leave for a few days because of illness, so uncredited associate producer
Roger Edens
directed the beautifully shot, fog-enshrouded "departure" sequence, including the performance by
William Warfield
of "Ol Man River." It is the one scene in the film that has been praised even by critics who detest this version of "Show Boat."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Napoleon Dynamite (2004)?
a.
Due to a busy shooting schedule and time constraints, the scene where Jay shaves his head had to be shot in director
Catherine Hardwicke
s own bathroom.
b.
Stiglitzs knife has written on it Meine Ehre heisst Treue, which means Loyalty is my honor. (lit. My honor is named loyalty)
c.
Summers boyfriend Don only wears the color white the entire movie.
d.
Film debut of
Leslie Bibb
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Napoleon Dynamite (2004)?
a.
George Raft
was originally cast as Sam Spade. He turned it down because it was "not an important picture," taking advantage of a clause in his contract that said he did not have to work on remakes. However, according to the author John McCarty, author of The Films of John Huston, in an ICONS Radio interview (10-07-07) the real reason Raft bowed out was because a successful screenwriter, John Huston, was going to direct his first movie. Raft didnt want to trust his part to this neophyte director.
b.
After completion of principal photography, there were approximately 50 hours of raw footage.
c.
Shirley MacLaine
s masturbation scene was shot seventeen times.
d.
At the 2005 MTV Movie Awards,
Jon Heder
reprised his role as Napoleon during the parody of
Batman Begins
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Napoleon Dynamite (2004)?
a.
Due to the films surprise success at festivals and in its limited release, Fox Searchlight re-edited the film to add a 5-minute epilogue at the end. This epilogue, which was filmed after the initial theatrical run, features a surprise "wedding scene", which cost about half of what the entire feature cost to make.
b.
Many Harry Potter fans went to see
Happy Feet
just to see a trailer for this film.
c.
In August 1957, this film was being shown on a double bill with
Tammy and the Bachelor
.
d.
Harolds two co-workers, played by
T.J. Jagodowski
and
Peter Grosz
, appear together in a series of commercials for Sonic Drive-In.
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