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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Office Space (1999) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Office Space (1999) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Office Space (1999).
About the movie:
Comedic tale of company workers who hate their jobs and decide to rebel against their greedy boss.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Office Space (1999)?
a.
The line "God forbid you ever get a taste for Jewish skirt. There is no future in it," was spoken by Scherner, but in the original script was supposed to be spoken by Goeth. This is why in the next scene where Goeth says "When I said they didnt have a future I didnt mean tomorrow" doesnt really make any sense since he didnt say the line.
b.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld was named after Tom Blofeld with whom James Bond creator
Ian Fleming
went to school at Eton. His son is cricket commentator
Henry Blofeld
. Blofelds birthdate as given in the literature is the same date as
Ian Fleming
s birthday which is 28 May 1908.
c.
Ron Howard
s family shows up in several spots in the movie: his father is the elder Who that shouts "Put him in the Chair of Cheer!"; his daughter shows up as the red-head Who in the quick shot after the Grinch turns the lights in Whoville back on; his wife can be seen holding hands with the Elder Who when all the Whos gather around the tree.
d.
Artie Lange
auditioned for the role of Milton.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Office Space (1999)?
a.
The movie trailer of the film reveals parts of scenes that failed to reach the final cut, most obvious of which were flashbacks of the trial convicting Jon Foster.
b.
After initial conversations between
Neil Gaiman
and
Matthew Vaughn
about how to make the film, Gaiman found that Vaughn was most comfortable with all the action sequences and adventure bits but needed help with the romance side of the story. To complement Vaughns style and better capture all the aspects of the book, Gaiman introduced him to writer
Jane Goldman
, and the two hit it off and wrote the screenplay.
c.
While in the car to Toms party, Peter, played by
Ron Livingston
mentions to Joanna that the Nazis had "pieces of flair" they made Jews wear. In
Band of Brothers
, Livingstons character of Lewis Nixon assists in the liberation a Nazi concentration camp.
d.
The song "You Are My Sunshine" used as Governor Pappy ODaniels theme song was the theme song of Louisianas "Singing Governor" Jimmie Davis. It was made one of Louisianas official state songs in 1977.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Office Space (1999)?
a.
Several names in the movie are connected to real-life persons involved in Senator
Joseph McCarthy
s "witch hunt" investigations. The town of Lawson is named for screenwriter
John Howard Lawson
who stood up to HUAC and ended the Red Scare. Another writer,
Lester Cole
, gives his surname to the mayor. Luke Trimble is named for blacklisted screenwriter
Dalton Trumbo
. Appleton is named for Senator McCarthys Wisconsin home town. The movie
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
, seen briefly in the epilogue, is considered a metaphor for the McCarthy policies.
b.
The region was experiencing its second-warmest winter in 100 years. Filming of outdoor scenes had to be moved all over Minnesota, North Dakota, and Canada.
c.
The infamous "PC Load Letter" error that confounded Michael Bolton is a message that the printer was out of, or not recognizing the refill of Letter-sized (8.5x11 inches) paper. "PC" stands for "Paper Cartridge". Older model HP Laserjet printers commonly display this error. This error also occurs when attempting to print a non-letter-sized project onto letter-sized paper.
d.
This musical was
Frank Sinatra
s movie debut. His appearance, singing "Ill Never Smile Again" with
Tommy Dorsey
s band, was uncredited.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Office Space (1999)?
a.
The early scenes in the movie were filmed at the Inland Steel plant in East Chicago, Indiana.
b.
The directory that the bank software virus is stored on is "C:/LR427/Virus_CDEF" CDEF is a virus that dates back to 1990 and affected Macintoshes. It infects desktop files and can cause system crashes, anomalous behavior, and printing problems. It is obsolete now and was mostly harmless. It should be noted that "C:" relates to MS-DOS and MS-Windows.
c.
Frank Sinatra
expressed interest in this project, but production rights were granted to
Stanley Kubrick
first.
d.
The Universal make-up department submitted two alien designs for consideration by the studio executives. The design that was rejected was saved and then later used as the Mutant in Universals
This Island Earth
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Office Space (1999)?
a.
The building used as the toy company office is now a Home Depot hardware store.
b.
Patt Hyatt
dubbed
Ann E. Todd
s singing, Jean Garbo dubbed
Elinor Donahue
s.
c.
Jennifer Aniston
s character is named Joanna, which is Anistons own middle name.
d.
In a 1994 interview available on the liner notes of a Rhino compilation of Oscar winning songs, songwriter Jay Livingstone says that he came across the phrase "Que Sera Sera" in the movie
The Barefoot Contessa
, when
Rossano Brazzi
shows
Ava Gardner
his house, and she sees the inscription "Que Sera Sera" on the gate. He tells her that is the family motto, and it means Whatever will be, will be.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Office Space (1999)?
a.
Peter Sellers
turned down numerous offers to play the lead role, but made a cameo appearance as a jazz drummer in a restaurant scene. The scene was cut from the movie.
b.
Number of sugar packets Michael Bolton adds to his coffee: 5.
c.
The Pentagon office scene was filmed in the basement of Keating Hall on Fordham Universitys Bronx campus (the same room was used in the filming of the Georgetown University language lab scene in
The Exorcist
).
d.
The panties
Christina Ricci
wore in the film were bought by herself at Dillards department store. She also contributed cowboy boots, a Wrangler jacket, and a pair of shorts from her own closet.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Office Space (1999)?
a.
After the movie became a cult item,
Mike Judge
was offered a chance to make a sequel called "Office Space 2: Still Renting". But Judge said that he had been through enough anguish over the first one that he didnt want to put himself through the experience again.
b.
It is a manly film:
Gates McFadden
with
Louise Borras
(as Jack Ryans wife and daughter) and
Denise E. James
as a flight attendant have the only credited female speaking roles, and all of their dialog scenes are over before the end of the opening credits. There is an uncredited female engineer speaking in the background at Skip Tylers dry dock and another (non-speaking) flight attendant appears at the end, but apart from that there are no other women in the film.
c.
The expression "Im your huckleberry" spoken by Doc means "Im the perfect man for the job." It is not a reference to
Mark Twain
s Huck Finn, as that book was published in 1885 and this movie takes place in 1881.
d.
After the company finished filming in Munich, Germany, the studio and locations were then taken over by the
Cabaret
people. On the DVD alt-track, one of the kids remarks, "We moved out and Liza
Liza Minnelli
moved in".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Office Space (1999)?
a.
"Theater Guild on the Air" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 4, 1948 with
James Stewart
reprising his film role.
b.
Originally released in a version in which all scenes were suffused with the color gold, with one object in each scene (such as a rose) normally-colored. This was in reference to the houseboys drawing of a golden peacock in whose eye the world is a mere reflection. But that version puzzled audiences, so it was withdrawn and a normally-colored version released.
c.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
d.
The iconic red stapler coveted by Milton was created for the film by the prop department. They needed a bright enough color to be seen on film and chose red. After the film was released, Swingline began to receive requests from customers for red staplers. Having stopped offering red a number of years before, they made the decision to start offering the color once more.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Office Space (1999)?
a.
Began as a short animated skit on Liquid Television, Fall 1992. Directed by
Mike Judge
, it consisted of Lumbergh telling Milton to move his desk and then he takes his stapler, then Milton wants to burn the building down. This was later followed by the same on Saturday Night Live.
b.
According to rottentomatoes in 2007, this is the best reviewed movie of all time.
c.
The security station officers in the DEA Building in Washington are watching the episode of
Star Trek
called "Journey to Babel."
d.
Malia Scotch Marmo
did some rewrites on the final script but remains uncredited.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Office Space (1999)?
a.
Courteney Cox
and
David Arquette
met and fell in love on the set of this movie. They eventually married.
b.
The budget had ballooned from $12 million to over $22 million when the production was finally finished.
c.
Steven Spielberg
had approached
Steve McQueen
,
Dustin Hoffman
, and
Gene Hackman
for the role of Roy Neary.
Jack Nicholson
was also considered.
d.
The traffic jam in the opening scene was filmed on W Braker Lane near the Pickle Research Center in Austin, Texas.
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