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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Notting Hill (1999) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Notting Hill (1999) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Notting Hill (1999).
About the movie:
The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Notting Hill (1999)?
a.
Bryan Singer was still under a three-picture deal with Fox from X2 when he decided to jump ship to direct this movie. As the consequence, his deal was terminated and one of his under-development projects with Fox, Logans Run was ultimately shelved and the third X-Men picture was under jeopardy. The vacants directors role for the third X-Men would go to Brett Ratner who lost to Singer for the first X-Men movie.
b.
The blue door was auctioned at Christies Film and Entertainment sale in London. Soon after, graffiti appeared on a wall close by saying something along the lines of "R.I.P. blue door" next to the new door. The original blue door is now on a property in Hope Cove, Devon.
c.
Despite their on-screen relationship,
Michelle Pfeiffer
and
James Spader
became friends during the making of this film and were still friends when Pfeiffers husband, TV producer David E. Kelley, was looking for the male lead for his series _Boston Legal (2003)_.
d.
Part of the SON OF SHOCK package of 21 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original SHOCK THEATER release of 52 features one year earlier.This was also the last of the 12 Columbia titles,the other 61 all being Universals.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Notting Hill (1999)?
a.
The house with the blue door used in the movie was sold the year following the release of the movie. The original blue door was removed and auctioned. The replacement door was painted black so that no one would recognize it. Soon however, someone later spray painted on the wall next to the door, "This is the Hollywood door." A different house was used when Thacker and Anna are practicing her lines on the roof.
b.
Star/Director
Kenneth Branagh
first encountered the full length version of the play while performing in the 1992 BBC Radio production of the play with co-stars
Derek Jacobi
and
Richard Briers
(who would reprise their roles as Claudius and Polonius respectively in the film). This radio performance anticipated the winter 1992 full text production of Hamlet by the Royal Shakespeare company - the one that would finally crystallize Branaghs interpretation of the character and lead to the film.
c.
This went straight to video in the UK after a disastrous run at the US box office.
d.
Director
Philippe Mora
had originally met author Strieber in London in the late 1960s. After Mora made his film
Death of a Soldier
in the 1980s, he ran into Strieber again. They got to talking and Strieber mentioned his recent experiences. Mora told Strieber that if he got around to writing about them, to let him know.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Notting Hill (1999)?
a.
John H. Auer
directed retakes and new scenes after
Chester Erskine
left the picture.
b.
Director Takashi Shimizu went to Los Angeles to meet with producers Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi in a small office at Columbia Pictures. The purpose was to develop a story outline for the sequels first draft, which also involved employees from Tapert and Raimis production company Ghost House Pictures, producer Taka Ichise, and writer Stephen Susco. According to Tapert, the session was roughly seven or eight hours of people suggesting ideas for the story.
c.
When giant Mojo Jojo rips open the side of the building hes climbing with the Powerpuff Girls in tow, it shows the interior of the second floor of Cartoon Network studios with caricatures of the actual employees.
d.
The real Travel Bookshop had a sign in its window saying "Were almost famous." It would sell non-travel books when it fitted in with a theme. For example, selling
Martin Amis
s "London Fields" when doing a Notting Hill theme.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Notting Hill (1999)?
a.
The fictional Anna Scott/
Matthew Modine
film William and Spike are watching, described by Spike as a classic, is called Gramercy Park, after the in style New York City neighborhood.
b.
Reshoots a year later caused a few unforeseen problems. One of the main ones was that Clifton Collins Jr had shaved off all his hair and mustache for another role so he had to wear a wig and a false mustache for his redone scenes.
c.
Guy Hendrix Dyas
: Production Designer: one of the journalists of Daily Planet who first notices the tremor at the building.
d.
Hilary Swank
was paid about US$3000 for her role.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Notting Hill (1999)?
a.
Given complete freedom by Universal Pictures,
Clint Eastwood
finished shooting four days ahead of schedule and $50,000 under budget.
b.
In the behind-the-scenes featurette, the Secret Service consultant for the movie stated that Eva Longoria far surpassed the other actors in "shooting school". In fact, he remarked that her score would beat about 90% of members of the Secret Service. Longoria mentioned that when she was younger she often accompanied her father to the gun range, so being around and handling guns wasnt new to her.
c.
Thackers bookshop is actually an antiques shop in real life, next to a butcher. One or two doors down from the butchers is an office for
Richard Curtis
production company.
d.
Charlize Theron
s first movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Notting Hill (1999)?
a.
The house with the blue door where William lives is real; it once belonged to Notting Hill screenwriter
Richard Curtis
.
b.
During the scene outside the restaurant where Mike and Olivia have their date, if you look closely you can see a black fuzzy mass on the patio of the House of Pies restaurant across the street. According to
Nicole Holofcener
on the DVD commentary, those were all members of the paparazzi.
c.
This is
Dustin Hoffman
and
Lily Tomlin
s first movie together, although the two of them were the original choices for Popeye and Olive Oyl in the
Robert Altman
film
Popeye
.
d.
The "Old Farmer" is driving a 1958 Mercury M-100 pick-up truck.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Notting Hill (1999)?
a.
The movies title became the name of a specialty type in the WWF during the mid-1990s where there were no disqualifications or countouts; matches ended only for pinfall or submission. This replaced various other names used for this type: Anything Goes, No DQ/No Countouts. However, these matches were usually not in a steel cage (as the Hogan/Beefcake-Savage/Zeus match was) and was never in an octagon-shaped ring (as in the movie).
b.
The last official film distributed and co-produced by Savoy Pictures, who went into bankruptcy soon after and had sold off all films that had been delayed or had not been released theatrically.
c.
The book William reads as he sits on the park bench at the end of the movie is "Captain Corellis Mandolin" by
Louis de Bernières
.
Captain Corellis Mandolin
was to be director
Roger Michell
s next film after
Notting Hill
, but he became seriously ill and had to be replaced by
John Madden
.
d.
Dick Purcell
died of a heart attack one week after completing shooting on this film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Notting Hill (1999)?
a.
In the final battle between Spider-Man and the Goblin, the CGI artists had to change the color of the blood pouring from Spider-Mans mouth to a clear liquid, indicating spit. This was to ensure a PG rating.
b.
The first scene of the movie, a spoof of
The Untouchables
, was meant to be used on the very first movie, but due to budget problems, the makers couldnt go on with the idea. They thought of using the joke on this last one because they figured enough people had watched "The Untouchables" so that they could understand what was going on.
c.
During the birthday dinner scene, Anna Scott is asked how much she made on her last film, and her reply is $15 million. This is the amount she (
Julia Roberts
) was paid for her role in
Notting Hill
.
d.
The novelty rap song "To Be or Not to Be (The Hitler Rap)" is not actually heard in the movie but it does feature on this movies soundtrack. The song was a music video tie-in for the movie and was also release as a 45 single on vinyl. The song peaked at the No #12 spot on the American Billboard charts during February 1984 and in the same year at No #3 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report). The song was banned from being broadcast on television and radio in Germany making it a highly controversial and politically sensitive single in that country. This was due to is treatment of Nazi involvement in World War II.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Notting Hill (1999)?
a.
Contrary to reference books on the subject, the film did not have Technicolor inserts according to Technicolors records.
b.
Some exteriors were shot at the Bel Air, California mansion also used in
The Beverly Hillbillies
.
c.
Omid Djalili
plays the Cashier at the Coffee Shop (uncredited) - he was filming
The Mummy
at the same time at the same studios so was conscripted to fill in the part, very conveniently. (Blink and you could miss him serving
Hugh Grant
the orange juice that he soon spills on Julia Roberts.)
d.
Due to script changes, Michelle Rodriguezs character wasnt added until a month before filming began.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Notting Hill (1999)?
a.
A young
Stanley Kubrick
was sometimes present on the set taking photographs for Look magazine
b.
Despite Thackers protestations, it seems that his store does *not* just sell travel books. On the shelf in the background (visible clearly in a later scene where he is receiving the gift from Anna), there is a copy of Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels by Roger Sabin. (Its a big orange hardcover.)
c.
The alien monster is the same one featured on the cover of the album "Walk Among Us" (1982) by The Misfits.
d.
After Dietrich "hires" Linda to be his nanny, Linda delivers a voice-over explaining the fortunate circumstances she had stumbled in to - including mentioning that Dietrich frequently entertained guests including Himmler and von Stauffenberg. von Stauffenberg is the officer played by
Tom Cruise
in
Valkyrie
.
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