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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Out of Africa (1985) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Out of Africa (1985) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Out of Africa (1985).
About the movie:
In 20th century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate but ultimately doomed love affair with a free-sprited big-game hunter.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Out of Africa (1985)?
a.
Before disarming the bomb, Tommy (
Robert Hutton
) tells the captain that his nickname back home was "Slim". Hutton was also nicknamed "Slim" in the movie
Hollywood Canteen
.
b.
About 70% of the movie was actually filmed in Africa.
c.
The names of the Dominatrixs man servants are Hans and Gruber a reference to
Die Hard
villain Hans Gruber.
d.
The Neimodians were originally to be computer generated creatures, but to save costs were changed into men wearing masks. Animatronic model designer
John Coppinger
quickly recycled animatronic masks from
The Fifth Element
to use as the basis for their facial movement.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Out of Africa (1985)?
a.
Composer Craig Safan wrote the score to "Angel" in under a week.
b.
There are several shots of Ariel, forlornly sitting on a rock, in a pose reminiscent of the "Little Mermaid" statue that sits in Copenhagen harbor.
c.
Parker Posey
was strongly considered to play Beth Macintyre, but
Darren Aronofsky
eventually decided to cast
Winona Ryder
for the role.
d.
Felicity is modeled on Beryl Markham, another writer who lived in East Africa and was supposed to be another of Denys Finch Hatton lovers. Markham was also one of the first women to fly across the Atlantic.
Sydney Pollack
was fortunate enough to meet the elderly Markham early in pre-production.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Out of Africa (1985)?
a.
The scenes set in a wintry Denmark were actually filmed in Northern England.
b.
In the original screenplay, Cristinas last name was Beck instead of Peck.
c.
The soap suds used for Ace Lannigans stain removing product Spot-O were special heavy duty suds created by the prop department to hold up under the hot lights.
d.
When the casting process started, the role was originally offered to
Natalie Portman
but she declined due to exhaustion.
Scarlett Johansson
was also considered but
David Fincher
considered her too sexy.
Jennifer Lawrence
was considered too, but she was rejected because she was too tall. Finally,
Rooney Mara
was cast.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Out of Africa (1985)?
a.
Having sex in the handicap elevator is based on a true story of sex addicts in rehab sneaking off to have sex in the handicap elevator. They thought it was the one place they would not get caught.
b.
In CB radio slang, Rubber duck is the first vehicle of the convoy.
c.
At Finch Hattons funeral,
Karen Blixen
reads from
A.E. Housman
s poem, "To an Athlete Dying Young." Her toast in the bar borrows from Housmans, "With Rue My Heart is Laden".
d.
The apprehension of criminals by arranging a "Meet the Yankees" breakfast was based on an actual event.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Out of Africa (1985)?
a.
Lara has been given several gadgets in the film which are specific nods at certain gameplay features (of the Tomb Raider game and games in general) - among them the reloader belt or back pack (allowing her to reload her guns very quickly and without fidgeting about with clips or bullets) and the back pack itself (which almost mysteriously "swallows" any item moved close to its bottom or side by Lara, like the first half of the Triangle).
b.
Nicolas Roeg
planned to direct the film in the early 70s, using a screenplay written by
Judith Rascoe
. The scene where Bror informs
Karen Blixen
of Finch Hattons death is a leftover from that treatment.
c.
Before she dies, Julia is seen waitressing at "The Purple Onion", a real San Francisco club where comedians such as
Phyllis Diller
and the Smothers Brothers (
Dick Smothers
and
Tom Smothers
) performed. When Julias boyfriend shows up, the comedian on stage is dressed like, and performing one of the monologues of,
Bob Newhart
, because he is Newharts son.
d.
Dwayne Johnson
was offered the lead role of John Grimm but chose the role of Sarge because he thought it was more interesting.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Out of Africa (1985)?
a.
Vox mentions a "Time Machine" musical and starts singing a song with the lyrics "Theres a place called tomorrow...". Such a musical and such a song do not exist, although its composer
Andrew Lloyd Webber
most certainly does.
b.
Early in the film, Baroness
Karen Blixen
is introduced to her servants. Although the scene is inter-cut with close-ups and other inserts in the film, the first take was filmed as one long shot. The prolonged take required Streep to meet and exchange dialogue with several other characters. As soon as director
Sydney Pollack
yelled "Cut," Streep, wearing a high-collared shirt and snug jacket, yelled "get this thing off of me!" and ripped open her jacket. A beetle the size of Streeps hand had crawled down the front of the jacket moments after the camera rolled, yet she continued filming the scene, Much of it remains in the final film.
c.
Stanley Baker
was cast at very short notice after the actor first cast had to be replaced.
d.
The motorcycle that Larry uses as a getaway vehicle is a rare 1942 Harley Davidson XA Military Side Valve 750cc Flat Twin with attached sidecar. This was Harleys copy of the German BMW/Zundapp military motorcycles.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Out of Africa (1985)?
a.
David Rayfiel
did an uncredited rewrite of the script.
b.
Kristy McNichol
reportedly turned down the role of Violet, due to conflicts with
Family
producer
Aaron Spelling
.
c.
During production of the film
Joel Miller
lost his father John Miller (XXXIII), both of his grandmothers, his close friend
Rigger Dan Beard
, and his dog. The film is dedicated to John Miller (XXXIII) ,
Yvette Jacobs
, and Rigger Dan Beard
d.
Tom Hiddleston
spoke of his role as Loki in an interview by saying, "I can tell you that its all of them against me. I am the super villain. So its Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Nick Fury forming a team because Ive got so bad ass."
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Out of Africa (1985)?
a.
Released in 1985, the centenary of
Karen Blixen
s birth.
b.
Noel Blanc
(
Mel Blanc
s son) was originally booked to provide all of the regular Warner Brothers male cartoon characters voices. But he and Warner Brothers couldnt agree on a contract, so the studio replaced Blanc with four other people to do the 12 male voices, instead of Blanc doing them all.
c.
The band at the party, the Loaded Blanks, are actually the hard rock band Great White.
d.
This movie was originally being developed by Cannon Films but development fell over due to financing problems.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Out of Africa (1985)?
a.
Michael Bay
originally turned down directing the film, considering it "a stupid toy movie." However, he wanted to work with
Steven Spielberg
and wanted to make the first family film of his career, and being a car buff, the idea of sentient cars interested him. He later admitted that not being a Transformers fan proved to be a blessing, as it enabled him to introduce the saga to other non-fans.
b.
DVD reproduction of the film was copied at 22 frames per second from the 35 mm print preserved and free (mostly) of scratches by the Library of Congress (AFI/National Film Board of South Africa Collection. The print is a total of 7 reels long.
c.
In reality, Karen and Denys romance was slightly different. They met at a hunting club, not out on the plains. He disappeared for two years on military assignment in Egypt. He started flying and taking tourists on safaris after he moved in with Karen, not before. The film never mentions that Karen miscarried their baby. In reality,
Karen Blixen
learned of her lovers death from some friends in Nairobi.
d.
After seeing him in this film,
John Cleese
decided to cast
Kevin Kline
in his movie
A Fish Called Wanda
.
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