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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Opponent (2010) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Opponent (2010) - 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: Opponent (2010).
About the movie:
The owner of a small-town junkyard offers a cash reward to whomever can kill her uninvited, space-suited alien guest when its spacecraft crash-lands into her barn...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Opponent (2010)?
a.
When Linnea Gold tosses the slug like creature into the air and blasts it with her pistol, she says "Thrill me", the catch phrase of Det. Ray Cameron (Tom Atkins) in Night of the Creeps, who was fighting almost identical alien slugs in that film.
b.
Reportedly,
Burt Reynolds
and
Kathleen Turner
constantly fought during the filming of this movie.
c.
Though the film is set in Washington State, it was filmed in Sweden. Some of the cast members in smaller parts are Swedish actors who are dubbed by actors with American accents.
d.
This film made $1 million despite the fact that over 50% of the U.S. had already seen it on TV.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Opponent (2010)?
a.
Actress
Adrienne LaValley
learned to pole dance for the role of Linnea. She had only a few days to pick up the skill.
b.
Among the original passengers who return for the second film are the hysterical woman who gets slapped (during the courtroom scene), the middle-aged couple who talk about the weird things theyve done, and the old lady who endures Teds boring stories. Also, if you look at the peripheral passengers, youll see a Asian man in what appears to be a soldiers uniform. This may or may not be a slight reference to the Asian soldier in the first film who commits suicide after listening to Teds stories in the first film.
c.
The "Sgt. Candy" scene, which was included in early prints of the film, explains why all the Terminators look like
Arnold Schwarzenegger
. Arnolds character (Sgt. Candy) has a Southern US accent. When one of the scientists questions it, another scientist replies (in an Arnold voice over), "We can fix it." The actor portraying this scientist is
Jack Noseworthy
. This scene is available as a special feature on the DVD version.
d.
Natalie Portman
worked with
Barbara Berkery
, the dialectologist who also worked with
Gwyneth Paltrow
, to perfect her English accent.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Opponent (2010)?
a.
In a subplot of the film, which was cut, Frank Castle finds out that Howard Saint got his information from his friend FBI Agent Jimmy Weeks. He eventually stalks him and drives Weeks to commit suicide. This was included in the extended DVD cut.
b.
Macaulay Culkin
was mentioned in the "Disco Bloodbath" book.
c.
Francis Ford Coppola
, who considered offering the role of Willard to
Al Pacino
, said that Pacino would probably have played the role if they could have filmed the movie in his New York City apartment.
Jack Nicholson
also was offered the role but turned it down.
d.
Writer
John Doolan
is shot through the head with a crossbow in this film. He was also killed with a stick through the head in
Banshee!!!
which he also wrote and was produced by the same company.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Opponent (2010)?
a.
The score cost $10,000 dollars.
b.
With the exceptions of
Candace Cameron Bure
and
Mary-Kate Olsen
and
Ashley Olsen
, the entire family cast from
Full House
had speaking roles in this movie.
c.
The location used for the campsite and gates was bulldozed by the town overnight during the production due to a municipal scheduling error.
d.
Film debut of
Dwight Frye
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Opponent (2010)?
a.
Originally produced on Broadway in 1959 with
Laurence Olivier
as Becket and
Anthony Quinn
as King Henry. When Quinn left the play to make films, Olivier took over the role of Henry and
Arthur Kennedy
was brought in to play Becket.
b.
Due to a camera failure, 20 minutes of footage from the first day of shooting was lost. The scenes were re-shot 11 months later. The lost footage mostly features Rita and Meghan in the kitchen.
c.
John Ritter
and
Norman Fell
play policeman in this movie appearing together a few years before they worked together on the TV series _Threes Company (1977 TV Series)_.
d.
In the jail at the end of the movie, on Andys wall theres a cover of Life magazine with a picture of
Truman Capote
, author of the book on which this film is based.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Opponent (2010)?
a.
According to
Seth Rogen
,
Steve Carell
was so nervous that the film would be shut down by the studio, he had the writers prepare a back-up version of the script that didnt contain a single word of profanity.
b.
The trike that
Johnny Knoxville
uses in the film is the original bike that
Phil Kaufman
used in 1973.
c.
The table used in the apartment to support the TV was found in the garbage on their way to set on the day of shooting. And on their way home, a drunk man in the subway commented on how nice of a table he thought it was. When he asked where the team got it, they responded, "in the garbage." The table now belongs to proud owner,
Jason Friedman-Mendez
.
d.
Due to rain, the scenes involving finding the crashed alien ship had to be moved indoors. To cover for the continuity problems, a hole was digitally created in the garages roof in post production.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Opponent (2010)?
a.
The parts that the mechanic puts on the Cadillac are from a 1950 International Harvester pickup truck.
b.
Nobody knew until the day of the shoot that the cheerleader costumes were labeled CUFK. At that point, it was too late to do anything about it, so the scenes were shot.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 31, 1948 with
Fred MacMurray
,
Frank Sinatra
and
Alida Valli
reprising their film roles.
d.
This film is heavily influenced by the
Alan Clarke
TV drama from 1989 of the same name (_Elephant (1989)_). Both films chronicle senseless killings and contain many long an wandering takes of its main characters.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Opponent (2010)?
a.
Nearly every member of the above-the-line crew makes a cameo and is killed on-screen, including the director, producer, writer, and cinematographer. The sound recordist, key grip, gaffer, FX artist, and several PAs also make cameos.
b.
When Prof. Broom holds the two ripped pieces of paper he found on Kroenen, they initially form the shape of a yellow Star of David - which the Nazis required Jews to wear for identification.
c.
Won the Grand Prize of the 2003 Chicago 72 Hour Feature Project. Proposals for the 72HFP came from all over the world, and twelve were selected from three different countries. Hanging had its world-premiere at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago, Illinois on June 23, 2003. The film screened a second time on June 28 upon the announcement of its win.
d.
When Cosmonaut Boris (Jim Dowdall) meets General Zod on the moon, the approximate Russian translation is, "What is your name? Identify yourself!"
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Opponent (2010)?
a.
Rain Phoenix
, older sister of
Joaquin Phoenix
, can be seen playing a tambourine as part of Larrys band. She had previously starred in
Gus Van Sant
s
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
.
b.
The prop hammer used to hit the alien in the finale of the movie disintegrated after only a single impact and had to be rebuild on the spot.
c.
Producer
Nicolas Chartier
caused a controversy in February 2010 by sending out emails to Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members, requesting that they vote for this film for the Best Picture Academy Award, "not a $500 million film" -- an obvious reference to
Avatar
, another frontrunner for Best Picture. AMPAS rules prohibit members from sending mailings disparaging competing films. In the end, the Academy stopped short of denying Chartier from winning an Oscar, and instead revoked his invitation to the awards ceremony; he received his Best Picture Oscar afterwards.
d.
Based on the life of Nashville guitar player
Hank Garland
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Opponent (2010)?
a.
Philip Kaufman
: playing an impatient man rapping on the window of a phone booth occupied by
Donald Sutherland
.
b.
The junkyard where the movie was shot was active during shooting. At several points during the movie, heavy machinery can be seen operating in the background of the supposedly deserted yard.
c.
The Kings wife is voiced by
Lynda Petty
, who is
Richard Petty
s real-life wife. Mrs. "The King" is a 1974 Chrysler Town and Country station wagon, modeled after the car in which the Pettys drove themselves and their children to the races during the 1970s.
d.
Co-writer / producer
Carlton J. Albright
struck several deals in the course of making this film. One involved giving to the favored charity of the cemetery caretakers in order to use the cemetery seen in the film. Another involved hiring a local girl as a production assistant so her father would agree to the use of his house.
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