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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Nurse Betty (2000) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Nurse Betty (2000) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Nurse Betty (2000).
About the movie:
Comedy about a widow's post-traumatic obsession with a soap star.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nurse Betty (2000)?
a.
Even though this film does not take its title from the book that it is based on, this movie still shows a close-up of the "Education for Death" source novel and its dust-jacked (as was quite customary of Hollywood movies of the day) clearly showing the book title "Education For Death", at the beginning of this film.
b.
Jonathan Richman
and
Tommy Larkins
, performed together in
Kingpin
which was also directed by The Farrelly Brothers.
c.
Although this was the first feature film with a Vitaphone soundtrack (therefore being the first film with a completely synchronized soundtrack), it is by no means the first sound film. The first sound film can be dated back to 1895; the process was re-discovered and improved by a French company (using a gramophone) in 1910. In 1913
Thomas A. Edison
announced that all the problems of sound films were solved, and showed what he called "the first sound film." As in the earlier efforts,
Nursery Favorites
had a gramophone that appeared to synchronize with the film. There was one problem: the film was projected at the wrong speed, and the soundtrack was slowed down inadvertently. This problem happened all too often, and a frustrated Edison abandoned his process. In 1921
D.W. Griffith
employed various experts to film a sound introduction for his film
Dream Street
, which still exists, and the performance went off without a hitch. Griffith soon stopped using sound because he thought it was financial suicide, stating "Only 5% of the world speaks English, so why should I lose 95% of my audience?" However, by 1925 sound had arrived in the form of radio, and it was inevitable that film would follow. Movie studios tried various innovations to keep audiences coming (Technicolor, wide screen, etc.) Warner Brothers, then a lesser film company, bought the old Brooklyn-based Vitagraph Studios and its all-important network of 34 film exchanges (the film distribution network vital to each studio) in 1925 and laid out plans to become a dominant force in the film industry. Sam Warner, one of the four Warner brothers, felt the future was in sound and convinced his skeptical older brother
Harry M. Warner
(the money man) to throw their lot in with Western Electrics 16" disc-based recording system, forming the Vitaphone Corp. on April 20, 1926, as 70% stockholders. Oddly, Sam never envisioned the system for voice synchronization; rather, he saw it as an economical way to add the added dimension of musical accompaniment. The Vitaphone process solved the synchronization problem electro-mechanically, corresponding the projection speed with the recorded disc by utilizing the same motor for both devices. While cumbersome in both recording (editing was impossible) and play back (discs were fragile), Vitaphone represented the peak of technological innovation, albeit briefly. This film, the first Warner Bros. feature to utilize the Vitaphone process, debuted in a gala premiere on August 6th 1926 and while it was a hit, it signaled an industry format war unrivaled until the 1980s Beta vs. VHS battle. Warners
The Jazz Singer
would become a monster hit 13 months later, solidly proving the publics interest in sound. But there were several sound systems then in development and none were interchangeable and the major studios like MGM and Paramount adopted a wait-and-see attitude that persisted well into 1929. The most practical, Foxs Movietone (sound on film) system, eventually won out and Warners abandoned recorded discs in 1930 but kept the Vitaphone trademark before the public into the 1940s.
d.
The scalping scene had to be trimmed in order to get an R rating.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nurse Betty (2000)?
a.
The only movie directed by
John Hughes
that was distributed by Warner Bros.
b.
James Cagney
had been advised by his doctors and caregivers that making a film at this point in his life was very important for his health. The actor never flew, so he and his wife took an ocean liner to London, where his scenes were filmed. It is a tribute to his professionalism that despite his numerous infirmities, he generously stayed on set during his fellow actors closeups to give them line readings.
c.
Scenes involving
Christopher McDonald
as a racist, red-neck truck driver who sells porno to
Chris Rock
and
Morgan Freeman
were cut from the final film.
d.
Many of the exterior scenes were shot on the same two blocks to avoid using up too much money on gas. This is most obvious in the first chase scene, when the Mariachi supposedly runs away from the hotel hes staying in, yet it can be seen just over his shoulder soon afterward.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nurse Betty (2000)?
a.
Paul Threlkeld
, the grip on the soap opera set of the show-within-a-show, was the dolly grip for the movie.
b.
The movie makes connections to three of the four historical assassinations of American presidents. 1) Frank Horrigan was on the Secret Service detail of
John F. Kennedy
. 2) Mitch Leary call himself Booth, the assassin of
Abraham Lincoln
. 3) Mitch Leary tries to shoot the president with a gun concealed in a handkerchief, which was how
Leon Czolgosz
assassinated
William McKinley
. The fourth, James A. Garfield, was assassinated by Charles Julius Guiteau, July 2, 1881.
c.
The painting in Charlottes hotel room in Tokyo was done by
John Kacere
called "Jutta" (1973). Kacere is a famous photorealist who specialized in photographing women in lingerie.
d.
Marks the first appearance of
The Beach Boys
music in a
Wes Anderson
film. Anderson had originally thought of using their recording of "Sloop John B" for the final scene in
The Royal Tenenbaums
, but later changed his mind.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nurse Betty (2000)?
a.
The character of Carly is based on a primary character that was introduced in the second season of
Transformers
. However, she was revised to be of English nationality in keeping with
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
s nationality.
b.
In a 30 second TV spot for "Nurse Betty", the blood on Bettys nurse dress from helping the young man in the ambulance was dyed blue per MPAA guidelines.
c.
Renny Harlin
s son Lucas appears as the little boy with the hat in the street car.
d.
The song the Rome taxi driver tries to sing is the traditional song, "The Streets of Laredo", also known as "The Cowboys Lament".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nurse Betty (2000)?
a.
The studio wanted someone from the cast of
That 70s Show
for the role of Carter and had originally given it to
Ashton Kutcher
. Kutcher dropped out due to creative differences, and
Topher Grace
auditioned and got the part. Grace had auditioned four times for the role, and had to convince producer
Paul Weitz
that he was right for the role, by highlighting his raising by his father, a businessman with sharp negotiation skills.
b.
Dieter Dengler
was captured not once but twice in real life. The scene where he was captured while drinking from a river is based on his second capture.
c.
Production Designer
Charles Breen
used
The Wizard of Oz
as inspiration for the look of the film. If you look closely, youll find hidden references that pay homage to the 1939 film.
d.
Bette Davis
claims that
Edmund Goulding
worked on the script and added the character of Judiths best friend Ann so that Judith would never have to complain about her tragedy.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Nurse Betty (2000)?
a.
The accident scenes were shot in two days with FDR highway shut down to regular New York traffic.
b.
The house on the hill that David/Greg takes Betty during their date is the same house, which featured in
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
c.
The scenes inside the phone booth took 10 days to shoot; the other 2 days of the 12 day schedule were used on exterior shots of the booths surroundings.
d.
The part of "De Lawd" was originally written to be played in blackface by
Al Jolson
. When that fell through, it was offered to
Paul Robeson
, who refused it. It was eventually given to
Rex Ingram
.
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