Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : No Country for Old Men (2007) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : No Country for Old Men (2007) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007).

About the movie: Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.		George Reeves was originally going to co-star alongside John Wayne in this movie, so reported The Hollywood Reporter. Like Susan Hayward in this film, Reeves was going to be loaned by studio Paramount Pictures to the Republic Pictures studio. However, the Army Air Corps drafted Reeves and as such he couldnt appear in this movie.
b.		Originally, Megan Tice was supposed to play Margo, and Jasmine Ladjevardi was supposed to play Lucy. The parts were switched, however, because the actors wanted to play parts against their own personalities.
c.		Earlier drafts of the script before rewrites focused a lot more on just Marcus Wright and Kyle Reese, with John Connor making an appearance in the last few scenes. Christian Bale was first offered the role of Marcus but took more interest in the character of John Connor so rewrites took place to give him more of a substantial role throughout the film.
d.		The credited editor for this film, Roderick Jaynes, is a pseudonym for Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, who have co-edited, co-directed, and co-written all of their movies since Blood Simple. New York magazine reported that they devised the pseudonym when Guild membership rules would not allow two co-credited editors on the same film. Jaynes was nominated for an Oscar for editing Fargo and "No Country for Old Men", but he has never won one. Joel Coen told New York magazine that if Jaynes had won the Oscar, the Academy would have allowed the award presenter to accept the award on "his" behalf.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.		Heath Ledger had been in talks to play Llewelyn Moss, but withdrew to take "some time off" instead.
b.		The first and last exchange between Idris Elbas character and Paul Walkers character are exactly the same, albeit the lines are switched the second time around.
c.		Dammers (Jeffrey Combs) death scene was made extra gruesome when it was clear that the MPAA was going to give the movie an R rating instead of the PG-13 rating the makers were aiming for. He originally died of a shot in the chest, which was changed in post-production to his head exploding.
d.		At the beginning of the film, each characters name is revealed along with their occupation except the hookers and the escorts that show up to the Stag party. Each would play in the storys plot as the film goes along. They are: Michael Barnes: Victor Malicks business partner & attorney, a candidate for City Council. Timan Bernard: Accountant, Author of "Ethics in Business" Taylor Rundgren: Former football star, child care worker Jon DiCapri: Soap opera star, spokesman for "Stars Against Drugs" Pete Weber: Drug dealer, extortionist. Self employed. Daniel Kane: Gulf war veteran, post traumatic stress disorder Ben Marks: Owner of "Happy Home" greeting card chain Ed Labenski: Contractor, church treasurer Frank Grieco: Restaurateur, grandfather

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.		Nicol Williamson has not acted in any other movie or TV projects since completing this film.
b.		The preview time of 75 minutes was reported by the Motion Picture Herald in its issue of 13 June 1931, so that it is possible that footage was added before the general release. In any case, RKO lost $215,000 on the film.
c.		Joan Fontaines favorite movie.
d.		Contrary to most successful films made from books, much of the films action is taken word for word from Cormac McCarthys novel, and occurs in the same order. For instance, Bells final speech in the film is on the final page of the book. However, unusually for Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (usually known for their extremely loquacious characters), they decreased the amount of dialogue found in the book, substantially in some scenes.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.		Score music is used quite sparsely throughout the film, blending elusively into the background. Some can be heard during Bells opening narration, during Chigurhs quarter speech, when Bell shows up at the aftermath of the motel shootout towards the end of the film, and the closing credits.
b.		The telephone and fax numbers on the labwork are the actual numbers for Med-Health Services in Monroeville, PA, a real medical lab facility.
c.		Kate Hudson was cast in Scream 3, but replaced prior to the commencement of principal photography. Scream 3is listed among Hudsons credits on the back cover of the VHS box of Desert Blue. The role in which Hudson was cast is unknown, but speculation is that it was either Christine or Sarah.
d.		#10 in the Hong Kong Film Awards List of The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures. (March 2005)

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.		The lake practice scene was filmed at Mountain Lake in the mountains of Virginia in October. There are no close-ups because the actors were so cold that their lips were blue.
b.		Apart from the soundtrack of the trailer, this film is now considered lost. Please check your attic.
c.		Jean-Claude LaMarre was gone to cast a different actor to play Babyface Malone, but couldnt find one so he decided to play the role himself.
d.		Joel Coen and Ethan Coen share the record of four Oscar nominations for a single person for the same film (in this case, shared by the two) with Orson Welles four nominations for Citizen Kane and Warren Beattys for Reds. The Coens four nominations are for Best Picture (as producers with Scott Rudin), Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing (under the pseudonym Roderick Jaynes). Welles was nominated both Best Picture (also as producer) and Best Director, as well as Best Original Screenplay (won, and shared with Herman J. Mankiewicz), and Best Actor. On the other hand, Beatty was nominated for Best Picture (also as producer), Best Director (won), Best Original Screenplay with Trevor Griffiths and Best Actor.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.		After he blows up the car, Chigurh enters the Mike Zoss Pharmacy. Its a reference to Mike Zoss Drugs, a Minneapolis pharmacy where the Coen Brothers spent time in their youth. The Coen Brothers also named their production company Mike Zoss Productions.
b.		Serial killer Chick Prigusivac (Jeremy Renner) has a life-sized poster of Jeffrey Dahmer on his cell wall. Renner played the title character in Dahmer.
c.		Billie Burke (best remembered today as Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz) was considered for Aunt Pittypat Hamilton, but the producers thought she was too young (she was 54).
d.		Toby Kebbell plays John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Kebbell is no stranger to this kind of role. He previously played Pausanias, who assassinated Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great) in Alexander.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.		In 2000, Moviemail voted Blade Runner the 4th best film of all time. Also in 2000, BBC viewers voted it the 2nd best film ever made. In 2001, Empire magazine voted it the 16th best film of all time. In 2002, it was voted the 8th best film of all time in Channel 4s 100 Greatest Films poll. The same year, the Online Film Critics Society voted it the 2nd best science fiction film ever, whilst also in 2002, Wired magazine voted it the best science fiction movie of all time. Also in 2002, Sight & Sound voted it the 7th best film of the last 25 years. In 2004, in a poll amongst 60 prominent scientists, The Guardian also voted it the best science fiction film ever. In 2007, the American Film Institute (which is notoriously reticent to allow science fiction films into their top 100) listed it as the 97th greatest film of all time, and Empire magazine voted it the Best Science Fiction Film Ever Made in 2007. Also in 2007, it was named the 2nd most visually influential film of all time by the Visual Effects Society. In 2008, it was voted the 6th best science fiction film ever made as part of the AFIs 10 Top 10 lists. Also in 2008, New Scientist readers voted it the best science fiction film ever made. It is currently ranked the 3rd best film of all time by The Screen Directory and the best science fiction film of all time at Futurist Movies.
b.		Thomas Lennon wrote the character of Feng expecting to play it himself.
c.		Warner Brothers loaned Bette Davis to RKO for the role of Regina Giddens.
d.		Anton Chigurhs weapon is a captive bolt pistol. Its commonly used to kill cows before slaughter without risk of flying bullets.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.		Howard Hawks was concerned when Carole Lombard could not perform the kicking scene very well. Hawks took her out for a walk and recalls, "I asked her how much money she was getting for this picture. She told me and I said, What would you say if I told you youd earned your whole salary this morning and didnt have to act anymore? And she was stunned. So I said, Now forget about the scene. What would you do if someone said such and such to you? And she said, Id kick him in the balls. And I said, Well, he (John Barrymore) said something like that - why dont you kick him? She said, Are you kidding? And I said, No." Hawks ended the conversation with, "Now were going back in and make this scene and you kick, and you do any damn thing that comes into your mind thats natural, and quit acting. If you dont quit, Im going to fire you this afternoon." Hawks white lies did the trick, and the scene was filmed. In addition, Hawks claimed that after that, Lombard never began another movie without sending him a telegram that read, "Im gonna start kicking him."
b.		The police officer, Kevin Velinsky, is actually a real police officer for the city of Seal Beach. Kevin recently retired from the force.
c.		In the movie, Michael Douglass character lived in the suburb Indian Hill, which is a real neighborhood ten miles outside of Cincinnati. The scenes were actually filmed at a house in Hyde Park, an affluent suburb within city limits.
d.		The title is part of the first line from William Butler Yeats poem "Sailing to Byzantium". The full line is "That is no country for old men".

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.		Joel Coen and Ethan Coen used a photo of a brothel patron taken in 1979 as a model for Anton Chigurhs hair style. When he first saw his new haircut, Javier Bardem said "Oh no, now I wont get laid for the next two months". The Coens responded by happily high-fiving; Bardems response meant Chigurh would look as creepy as theyd hoped.
b.		Danny Huston compared his character of William Stryker to a racehorse breeder, who rears his mutant experiments like children but abandons them when something goes wrong.
c.		The actors who played the terrorist hijackers and the actors who played the passengers and crew on the flight were kept in separate hotels during filming. They also worked out in separate gyms and did not eat meals together. This was so that the director could capture the separation, fear and hostility between the two groups of antagonists and protagonists.
d.		Gerald R. Molen: films producer played Dr. Gerry Harding, the character who was out on the field with the sick triceratops.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.		The film was shot mostly in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Tommy Lee Jones convinced Joel Coen and Ethan Coen to film some scenes on location in West Texas.
b.		The beach house scenes were shot at the same place as the famous "shrinkege" episode on the television series Seinfeld.
c.		This picture was originally intended as being a vehicle for Roger Moore.
d.		The nightclub featured in the film was loosely modeled on the famous Forbidden City, a popular San Francisco night spot from the late 1930s through the 1950s.

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