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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Open Water (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Open Water (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Open Water (2003).
About the movie:
Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Open Water (2003)?
a.
In one scene Tony Stark refers to the government who wants his suit technology as the Freak Brothers. This is a reference to a 1970s underground comic called The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, a drug culture comic with three brothers named Phineas, Franklin and Fat Freddy.
b.
Actor
John Seeman
is credited as Nag Analf in the films credits. Nag Analf is Flanagan backwards and Flanagan is Seemans character name. Actor
David Book
is credited as Les Sek which is Kessel backwards. Books character is Dr. Kessel.
c.
The NAACP attempted to have this film banned. After that effort failed, it then attempted to have some of the films more extreme scenes censored.
d.
This film is inspired by a true story about an American couple, Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who in 1998 went with a scuba group (Outer Edge Dive Company) to an area off the coast of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. They were accidentally left behind due to a faulty head count taken by the dive boat crew. There were 26 other divers and 5 crew members who failed to notice that the couple was not on the boat. It was not until two days later on January 27, 1998, that the pair was found to be missing after a bag containing their passports and belongings was found in the dive boat. A massive air and sea search took place over the following three days, but failed to find them. The couple was never found.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Open Water (2003)?
a.
Geek" rhymes with "Zeke," which could explain how Big Z took the name of the Geek.
b.
When Jamie gives Landon her mothers book she says "Dont worry, its not a Bible". In the novel by
Nicholas Sparks
, Jamie does give him her mothers Bible which has her favorite passages underlined.
c.
Blanchard Ryan
is in fact deeply afraid of sharks and as a result
Daniel Travis
had to enter the shark infested waters first each day to assure her they were not in danger.
d.
Mickey Rourke
turned down the role of Jack Cates.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Open Water (2003)?
a.
The sharks used in this film were Caribbean Reef Sharks. The cast wore chain mesh under their diving suits for protection and though none of them was bitten by the sharks,
Blanchard Ryan
(Susan) was nipped by a barracuda on the first day of filming. In the movie, after Susan is bitten, her boyfriend says, "It was probably a barracuda seeing what you taste like."
b.
One of the DVD deleted scenes shows Inman finally arriving back at Cold Mountain only to find that Georgia is the only one at the house. Georgia tells Inman that Ada and Ruby are a long ways off in the mountains, and Inman sets off to find them.
c.
The burgundy t-shirt with gold lettering she wears that is cut off says "Oakton Cougars". The costumers found this t-shirt in a thrift store and bought it, then researched online where this school may be. Once they learned that it is a high school in Vienna, Virginia, they contacted the school to ask if they could use the t-shirt in the film.
d.
The ad that appears on the tail of the first bus that explodes says "Save the Clams" was an advertisement for The Bank of Santa Monica.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Open Water (2003)?
a.
Gene Hackman
learned to play the saxophone especially for the film.
b.
A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.
c.
Blanchard Ryan
and
Daniel Travis
spent over 120 hours in the water over the course of production.
d.
Just after the first scene in the nightclub TechNoir, we hear a police radio report a "two-eleven in progress at Bobs Liquor, corner of Third and Cameron," a possible reference to director
James Cameron
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Open Water (2003)?
a.
The filmmakers used Hollywood shark-wrangler
Stuart Cove
, wild sharks and well-timed bloody bait to create the films shark footage. No digital or special effects were used in the film.
b.
Patricia Arquette
,
Jennifer Connelly
,
Joan Cusack
,
Bridget Fonda
,
Jodie Foster
,
Melanie Griffith
,
Daryl Hannah
,
Holly Hunter
,
Jennifer Jason Leigh
,
Tatum ONeal
,
Mary-Louise Parker
,
Sarah Jessica Parker
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
,
Brooke Shields
and
Uma Thurman
were all considered for the lead before the role was offered to
Meg Ryan
. She, however, later changed her mind and left the project, which made director
Gus Van Sant
fear the film would be shelved without its top-line star. At this point,
Nicole Kidman
stepped in.
c.
Actor Jesse Martin had all of his belongings stolen from director Peter McGennis truck while having breakfast on the morning of his departure. Martin still took time to give autographs to the police at the crime scene.
d.
Roy Dotrice
(King Balor) and
Ron Perlman
(Hellboy) starred together in the TV series
Beauty and the Beast
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Open Water (2003)?
a.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
b.
This movie was financed by director
Chris Kentis
and his wife, producer
Laura Lau
, both avid scuba divers. The movie cost $130,000 to make and was later bought by Lions Gate for $2.5 million after its screening at Sundance.
c.
French visa # 44564.
d.
Junior Durkin
was
Cecil B. DeMille
s first choice for the role of Steve Smith.
Franchot Tone
was also considered but, at the age of 27, was deemed too old.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Open Water (2003)?
a.
In at least two scenes taxis are shown with an advertisement on the roof hoarding depicting a brand called "Red Mullet" - the name of director
Mike Figgis
s production company and its his face in the ad.
b.
When Dr. Evil meets Frau Farbissina again, he says "Wie geht es Ihnen?" and she responds with "Sehr gut Herr Doktor." This translates to "Hows it going?" and "Very good Mr. Doctor." In German, it is normal to refer to someone as Mr. Doctor, unlike in English where one would say Dr. Evil for example. In the German dubbed version, this is dubbed into Swedish.
c.
The two main characters are named after the actors who play them (
Blanchard Ryan
s full name is Susan Blanchard Ryan).
d.
In the original story, Isaac and Malachais names were William Renfrew and Craig Boardman, respectively.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Open Water (2003)?
a.
Roger Moore
was reportedly so impressed with the film that he went out and bought a DVD copy of it.
b.
John Gilbert
was initially cast as Carlos Margoli. Promised to be his comeback role after a string of flops, he filmed a few Technicolor costume tests with
Marlene Dietrich
(whom he was dating at the time). He had a heart attack in his dressing room only days before shooting started and was immediately replaced by
John Halliday
. A few days after his abrupt replacement, Gilbert died of alcohol-induced heart failure.
c.
When
Gregory Walcott
read the script, he told
Edward D. Wood Jr.
that it was the worst script he had ever read. He reluctantly signed on.
d.
Filmed on weekends and holidays with a crew that usually consisted of two or three people.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Open Water (2003)?
a.
The USS Missouri was used for several of the battleships during filming (primarily the USS West Virginia) by simply changing the life preservers with the ships names.
b.
Sam Mendes
had shown interest in adapting
Christopher Priest
s novel for the big-screen, but Priest insisted that
Christopher Nolan
direct the film, based on his love for both
Following
and
Memento
.
c.
The actors were tethered to the boat so they did not drift off into the strong currents.
d.
The necklace that the police detective wears has the same symbol as Mahoganys ring.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Open Water (2003)?
a.
Voted number 9 in Channel 4s (UK) "Greatest Family Films"
b.
Originally,
Sam Peckinpah
wanted to direct the movie. When
John Boorman
secured the rights, Peckinpah directed
Straw Dogs
instead.
c.
Body count: 11.
d.
Susan and Daniels last names are revealed on their ID cards; hers is Watkins, his Kintner. In
Jaws
, the skinny-dipping girl who serves as the sharks first victim is named Chrissie Watkins, and the second victim, the young boy who is killed on his inflatable raft, is named Alex Kintner.
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