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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ordinary People (1980) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ordinary People (1980) - Part (2) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Ordinary People (1980) - Part (2)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Ordinary People (1980).

About the movie: The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ordinary People (1980)?
a.		The play that Calvin and Beth attend at the beginning of the film is a community theater production of Bernard Slades "Same Time, Next Year".
b.		The scene with the cobra took two days to film, because the cobra refused to spread its hood for the longest time. During filming, Kelly Reno was separated from the snake by a pane of glass.
c.		The audition scene the producers chose for actresses who wanted to play Marcy was her notorious "Its like being on a plane..." scene, in which Marcy compares her dire situation to being on a plane doomed to crash. This was an unfortunate choice, on the part of the producers, as was the scheduled date for the auditions; September 11, 2001. The producers made efforts to call off the auditions, but due to the general chaos gripping the US that day, they found it impossible to contact many of the actresses before their scheduled audition times. Consequently, the auditions went ahead as planned. Cerina Vincents portrayal of this scene won her the role of Marcy.
d.		Tim Holt and Anne Baxter walk past a movie theater advertising a film starring Jack Holt, Tims father.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ordinary People (1980)?
a.		Walt Disney had not had a huge hit since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The production of this film was regarded as a major gamble on his part. At a cost of nearly $3,000,000, Disney insiders claimed that if this movie had failed at the box office, it would have been the end of the Disney studio. The film was a big hit. The profits from its release, with the additional profits from record sales, music publishing, publications and other merchandise gave Disney the cash flow to finance a slate of productions (animated and live action), establish his own distribution company, enter television production and begin building Disneyland during the decade.
b.		Michael J. Fox auditioned for the role of Conrad Jarrett.
c.		When Henry first goes to Wrigley Field as a pitcher, he goes to the players entrance. When he knocks on the door to be let in, an old man pokes his head through a hole in the door. At first he doesnt let Henry in, then Henry reveals who he is, and the old man says, "Well thats a horse of a different color," which is the same thing that was said in The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy and the gang get to Oz.
d.		Although it doesnt seem to be such a visual effects-heavy movie, there were over 150 such shots.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ordinary People (1980)?
a.		The picture of his early years as a cop that Harris (Denzel Washington) shows to Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) in one of the deleted scenes is a still frame from Ricochet
b.		Several scenes were shot 5 months after principal photography was completed. Temperatures were in excess of 110 degrees during principal photography. During the additional shooting it was around 30 degrees. Water had to be used to match the sweat captured on camera during the initial shooting.
c.		The movie was directed by Peter R. Hunt whose work on the James Bond movie On Her Majestys Secret Service was a significant factor in his hiring, as both this picture and that film are both predominantly set in snow-capped mountains.
d.		The high school used for filming was Lake Forest High School, East Campus. The East Campus pool was not large enough to move the filming equipment into the balcony and bleachers. The pool used was from Lake Forest College. The East Campus has been remodeled and no longer looks as it did when the movie was made.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ordinary People (1980)?
a.		The theme park, in reality Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, the section of the park is Gotham. Mr. Freeze (the ice blue coaster that goes vertical), Batman: The Ride (the yellow and black coaster) and the Flashback (the red and blue coaster with multiple loops) can be seen through out the scene.
b.		In real life, Gregori Efimovich a.k.a. Rasputin was a very controversial figure who, in fact, was the Romanovs advisor and Tsarina Alexandras most trusted confidant. Rumor has it that Rasputin told the Tsarina he was about to be assassinated and that if one of her relatives killed him, all the Romanov family would die within a year. While of course these facts were too dark to be included in the movie, there is a reference: during the song "A Rumor in St. Petersburg", an old woman tells Dimitri to buy "Count Yussupovs pajamas", while offering a pair of ragged clothes. Yussupov, who actually was a prince, really existed, was indeed related to Alexandra Romanov and was the one who killed the real Rasputin, along with a group of noblemen.
c.		Happys car is a 1973 Plymouth Duster.
d.		Mary Tyler Moore, the Best Actress nominee, has less screen time than Timothy Hutton, the Best Supporting Actor winner. Moore, along with Jack Lemmon presented Hutton with his award at the ceremony.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ordinary People (1980)?
a.		Kay Lenz was offered the role of Jeannine Pratt, but turned it down.
b.		Jamie Foxx had to wear eye prosthetics that really did make him blind for up to 14 hours a day during shooting.
c.		The sex scene between Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman occurs 69 minutes into the film.
d.		George Segal and Burt Reynolds, almost worked together before. Segal incurred a leg injury prior to filming on Lucky Lady and had to pull out of the project and was replaced by Gene Hackman.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ordinary People (1980)?
a.		John Cusack and Charlie Sheen turned down the role of David Murphy.
b.		Film debuts of both Timothy Hutton and Elizabeth McGovern
c.		When casting for the role of Robert Ford it came down to Casey Affleck and Shia LaBeouf. Affleck eventually got the role, because LaBeouf was felt to be too young.
d.		Warner Bros. production notes for the film reported that three endings were shot. According to a Nov 1955 Los Angeles Times , the end of the film was kept secret and the last five pages of the script were not distributed until ready to shoot.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ordinary People (1980)?
a.		Filmed over three days in November and December 2009.
b.		The baseball game featured in the film is from 8/4/1976. Pete Rose is seen striking out to end the top of the second inning, with Johnny Bench & Gary Nolan left on base.
c.		This films opening prologue states: "It is hard for a man to be brave when he knows he is going to meet the devil at four oclock."
d.		The restaurant scene between Conrad and Karen was filmed in Wilmette, Illinois at the Original House of Pancakes. A photograph of Robert Redford, taken during production for the film, hangs above the cash register at the front entrance.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ordinary People (1980)?
a.		Producer Sigmund Neufeld and director Sam Newfield were brothers. Sam "Anglicized" the family name and Sigmund didnt.
b.		Barry Flatman and Shawnee Smith also shared the screen in the 1986 television movie Easy Prey.
c.		Sylvester Stallone broke his neck while filming the fight scene with Steve Austin.
d.		The Last film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture without a Best Film Editing nomination.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Ordinary People (1980)?
a.		The first official Bond film to start without the famous gun barrel intro, which is shown just before the opening titles. It is also a distinctly different style to any previous film. A more traditional gun barrel was included in the next film, Quantum of Solace, but it is not shown until right before the closing credits.
b.		Robert Conrad was offered the role of Commandant Eric Lassard, but turned down the part, which he regretted later on, to the point that he took the part of the Police Chief in Moving Violations which was co-written and directed by Neal Israel, who also co-wrote this film.
c.		Donald Sutherland stutters slightly in a scene where he describes his sons death. Nobody realized it when they filmed the scene. That stutter was an accident but instead of ordering another take when watching dailies, director Robert Redford decided to use it because he felt it was perfect.
d.		The final scene involving the simulated murder of a cast member was shot much later than the rest of the film at the behest of the films distributor.

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