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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : No Country for Old Men (2007) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : No Country for Old Men (2007) - Part (3) 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.
Carson Wells mentions to
Stephen Root
s character that one floor in a building seems to be missing. This may refer to the fact that most buildings do not have a thirteenth floor, which many considered an unlucky number. Building owners often rename the floor 14, or give the floor some other use and rename it a letter. The novel implies that the floor in question - the 17th - isnt listed in the buildings directory for security purposes, and is thus "missing".
b.
The movie on the lawn at the Jewish summer camp was
King Rat
.
c.
The launch code that Joshua "figures out" for himself at the end of the movie is: CPE 1704 TKS
d.
"Colors of the Wind" was the first song written for the production and helped define the tone and direction of the film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.
Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner also appear silhouetted on the elevator door as it goes up.
b.
Future screenwriter
Alvin Sargent
has a bit part in the film. He was paid $400 for a weeks work in Hawaii. Sargent would later go on to win an Oscar for
Julia
, also directed by
Fred Zinnemann
.
c.
Karl Urban
is a longtime self-described "religious" fan of the Original Series. He used to watch it on Saturday mornings in New Zealand with his dad. Shortly before word came down about the development of this film, he bought the complete series on DVD and watched them with his son.
d.
Joel Coen
,
Ethan Coen
: [
Stanley Kubrick
] One of the killings later in the movie takes place in room #114, a number seen repeatedly in Kubricks films.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.
Wellss landlady is named "Mrs. Turner." Sherlock Holmes refers to his landlady as "Mrs. Turner" once (in "A Scandal in Bohemia") even though her name is "Mrs. Hudson" in all the other stories.
Nicholas Meyer
, a Holmes aficionado and author of three well-known Holmes pastiches, is familiar with this inconsistency in the Holmes canon (he even mentions it at one point in his DVD commentary on
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
) and apparently included it as an inside joke, along with the several other Holmes references in the film.
b.
During the course of the movie, George Aaronow (
Alan Arkin
) and Dave Moss (
Ed Harris
) talk about selling the Glengarry leads to a man named "Jerry Graff".
Jerry Graff
is an actor who has starred in only four movies, all of which have been written and directed by
David Mamet
(
Things Change
,
Homicide
,
The Spanish Prisoner
and
State and Main
).
c.
Colleen Porch
originally auditioned for the role of the Succubus.
d.
Contrary to their usual process,
Joel Coen
and
Ethan Coen
did not write the script with actors in mind for the characters.
Stephen Root
ended up being the only actor in the cast with whom the Coens have previously worked.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.
John Travolta
turned down the lead role (which went to
Richard Gere
). Reportedly, one of the reasons Travolta turned it down was because he wanted final cut and director
Paul Schrader
would not give it to him. See also
An Officer and a Gentleman
.
b.
The Swedish title spoils the film, as it tells where the money is hidden.
c.
The director,
David Zucker
appeared at the end of the 11 April 2006 episode of
Dr. Phil
to present to guest
Donna Harrison
a small role in this film.
d.
Josh Brolin
broke his shoulder in a motorcycle accident two days after winning the part in this film. In an interview with NOW magazine, he reported thinking as he flew over the car that hit him, "Fucking shit! I really wanted to work with the Coens." His injury turned out to be non-issue since his character is shot in the shoulder very early in the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.
The three main characters, Moss, Bell, and Chigurh, do not share any screen time together.
b.
According to
Brad Pitt
, the film was shot sequentially.
c.
When the Blue Raja (
Hank Azaria
) sits on the fork he shouts Claven - the catchphrase of Prof. Frink from
The Simpsons
whom he voices.
d.
Parker Posey
learned to play the mandolin for her role as Sissy Knox.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.
Although the single most alluded to person in the film, Louis Farrakhan is only seen briefly as the men watch the footage of the March at the hospital. He is being escorted to the podium and viewed from the back.
b.
All the girls did their own stunts.
c.
Was initially taking place and to be filmed in Paris, France. But Prague has then been chosen for its cheaper cost and more exotic look.
d.
Carla Jean is the only character to talk to all three main characters.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.
For the second time in a "Star Trek" movie, Spock (
Zachary Quinto
) quotes Sherlock Holmess famous mantra, "If you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." Spock (played by
Leonard Nimoy
) uses the same line in
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
, where he refers to Holmes, without naming him, as "an ancestor of mine." Data (
Brent Spiner
)also uses the line in
Star Trek: The Next Generation
.
b.
Will Eisner
s and
S.M. Eiger
s "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" was first launched as a comic book in Jumbo Comics #1 in 1938. Their work as creators of Sheena went uncredited in the credits of this movie.
c.
Josh Brolin
was making
Grindhouse
when he was turned on to role of Moss. He asked the films director
Robert Rodriguez
if he could borrow a video camera for his audition tape, and he ended up having his audition elaborately shot with the theatrical camera they were using, directed by
Quentin Tarantino
, and with
Marley Shelton
as Carla Jean. When the Coens saw Brolins tape, their response was that they loved the lighting.
d.
Elvis Presley
liked the costumes so much that he used those at home too.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.
We are told that
John Lennon
was living in the Manhattan building called The Dakota, where
Rosemarys Baby
was filmed in 1968 - directed by
Roman Polanski
, whose pregnant wife, the actress
Sharon Tate
, was murdered in 1969. The murderers were
Charles Manson
and his followers, who titled their death spree "Helter Skelter" after the 1968 song by
The Beatles
.
b.
Wilfrid Hyde-White
: As Heavenly Voice #1.
c.
Contains five Academy Award winning actors -
Gene Hackman
,
Ernest Borgnine
,
Shelley Winters
,
Jack Albertson
and
Red Buttons
.
d.
Tommy Lee Jones
and
Barry Corbin
also appeared together in
Lonesome Dove
, which also featured
Josh Brolin
s wife,
Diane Lane
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.
When Mayes makes a comment about the group of FBI agents being in the jungle, Leavitt calls her Axl, referring to
W. Axl Rose
the singer of the band
Guns N Roses
who had a hit with "Welcome To The Jungle". "Welcome To The Jungle" is also the German title for
The Rundown
, a previous movie by director
Peter Berg
.
b.
The computer screen and readout in the bunker near the end refer to Project Wildfire. This was the code name used in The Andromeda Strain which deals with a crashed satellite that infects a community with a deadly organism. The zombie virus in The Night of the Living Dead was blamed on a crashed space probe.
c.
The motorcycles used by the "death squad" cops through most of the movie are Moto Guzzi Eldorado police bikes. However, Triumph 500cc T100 Tiger motorcycles were used during the scenes on the aircraft carrier at the end. These would have been favoured by the stunt riders as they are lighter and easier to handle than the Moto Guzzis.
d.
Voted 2nd best film of 2008 by Empire, narrowly missing the top spot to
The Dark Knight
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: No Country for Old Men (2007)?
a.
The only film of the 2000s to gross under $2 million in its opening weekend, and later win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
b.
Many of the screams heard are stock sound effects that can also be heard in many Republic movie serials.
c.
In the scene where Willy Wonka (
Gene Wilder
) drinks from a flower-shaped cup and then eats the cup, the cup itself was made of wax.
Gene Wilder
had to chew the wax pieces until the end of the take, at which point he spat them out.
d.
Focus Features was involved very early on but dropped out in 2004.
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