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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Over the Hedge (2006) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Over the Hedge (2006) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Over the Hedge (2006).
About the movie:
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating...and learns a lesson about family himself.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Over the Hedge (2006)?
a.
Sharon Clark was a Playboy Playmate of the year.
b.
Jon Favreau
wanted
Robert Downey Jr.
because he felt the actors past was right for the part. He commented: "The best and worst moments of Roberts life have been in the public eye. He had to find an inner balance to overcome obstacles that went far beyond his career. Thats Tony Stark. Robert brings a depth that goes beyond a comic book character having trouble in high school, or cant get the girl." Favreau also felt Downey could make Stark "a likable asshole", but also depict an authentic emotional journey once he won over the audience.
c.
Sean Yazbeck
(BBQ Barry) and
Lee Bienstock
(Lunch Table Larry) appeared in the film as a reward for winning their assigned task on the NBC TV series
The Apprentice
.
d.
Michael Saad who played the Sheriff was so full of theater and movie trivia, had such a great time he invested some money to insure the low budget gorilla-style film gets released.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Over the Hedge (2006)?
a.
Lee Van Cleef
was originally hired to play Deputy Harvey Pell. However, the studio decided that his nose was too "hooked", which made him look like a villain, and told him to get it fixed. He refused, and
Lloyd Bridges
got the part. Van Cleef was given the smaller role of gunman Jack Colby, one of the Miller gang.
b.
The town of Marfa near the Texas-Mexico border was used to simulate Bakersfield, California. A reason to support the use of the town is that there are many abandoned shafts dug out at the early 20-century. One of the shafts used in the film is a deep shaft, 60-70 feet that connects to a mechanically-dug perpendicular tunnel at the bottom. Other sets like the church where built from there.
c.
Film debut of
Sidney Miller
.
d.
Hammy suggests calling the hedge "Steve", saying that "Steve is a nice name". Hammy is voiced by
Steve Carell
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Over the Hedge (2006)?
a.
The art department went to a bowling alley to sketch the design of the perfect vending machine. They went to various supermarkets to sketch chip bags and bottles. They eventually got kicked out of a Safeway because the manager felt uncomfortable with them being there for such an extended amount of time.
b.
In a fight with
Lee Marvin
,
John Wayne
underestimated an uppercut. He crashed through a table and fell down. Director
John Ford
decided to leave the scene in the movie.
c.
Justin Long
s film debut.
d.
When Jonathan and his father enter the Tavern after the funeral of their family, a news program is playing on the TV in the background and discussing the murders. Someone immediately changes the channel and on comes (briefly) the 1986 concert footage of
Alice Cooper
s The Nightmare Returns tour.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Over the Hedge (2006)?
a.
Brendan Fraser
passed out while filming because the noose around his neck was too tight.
b.
The opening film of the 2008 Venice Film Festival.
c.
Bradley Cooper
was in talks to star.
d.
Took a crew of 237 more than three years to finish the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Over the Hedge (2006)?
a.
Gene Reynolds
, who plays Frankie, would go on to a successful career as a TV producer and director, most notably of
M*A*S*H
.
b.
In Salad Days, his first autobiography, Douglas Fairbanks Jr said that when
Raymond Massey
told Sir
C. Aubrey Smith
, who played Col. Zapt, that he didnt understand his own part of Black Michael, Smith said Ray, in my time Ive played every part in Zenda except Princess Flavia, and Ive never understood Black Michael either.
c.
The song "Edelweiss" was written for the musical and is little known in Austria. The song was the last that
Oscar Hammerstein II
wrote before his passing in 1960.
d.
Gene Wilder
was offered a prominent role but declined.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Over the Hedge (2006)?
a.
The same set piece was used to portray the main characters home in all three vignettes. It was redecorated and remodeled for each.
b.
The scene with the guys trudging through the swamp was shot in a single take.
c.
Erica Leerhsen
screamed so loudly during her screen test that people in other parts of the building called the police to report that a woman was being attacked.
d.
Live-action reference of fountains, willow trees, hedges, bottles shattering and umbrellas were used in designing the looks for the movie.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Over the Hedge (2006)?
a.
Francis Ford Coppola
cited his conversation with fellow director
Irvin Kershner
about surveillance as the basis and theme of the film.
b.
Although
Rosalind Russell
s character is always referred to as "Mama Rose" in reviews and discussions of this film, the character is never addressed that way by anyone in the movie; the closest anyone comes is "Madame Rose".
c.
Based on "Over the Hedge", a syndicated comic strip written and drawn by
Michael Fry
and
T. Lewis
. It tells the story of a raccoon named RJ and a turtle named Verne who come to terms with their woodlands being taken over by suburbia, trying to survive the increasing flow of humanity and technology while becoming enticed by it at the same time. Four collections have been published: Over The Hedge, Over The Hedge 2, Over The Hedge 3: Knights of the Picnic Table and Over The Hedge: Stuffed Animals.
d.
Dan OBannon
had been working on the screenplay for
Screamers
as early as 1981. The October 10, 1984 draft credits
Michael Campus
as co-writer. It is unknown whether Campus also intended to direct.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Over the Hedge (2006)?
a.
In 1966, ABC-TV paid 20th Century-Fox a record $5 million for two showings of the film, a deal that finally put the picture into the black.
b.
Cary Grant
was so convinced this film was not working, he begged to released during production. The film turned out to be a big hit.
c.
Filmed in 1981 but never released theatrically.
d.
Bruce Willis
replaced
Jim Carrey
as the voice of RJ.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Over the Hedge (2006)?
a.
The Persian word for "prison" is "zendân".
b.
The two booksellers Corso encounters in Toledo are actually the same actor,
José López Rodero
. Writer/director/producer
Roman Polanski
used a motion capture rig to use the same actor twice. The same man appears again later, playing two workmen cleaning out the bookstore. Rodero was an assistant director and production manager, not a professional actor. He was hesitant to accept these multiple parts.
c.
The director,
Kenneth Hawks
, was one of the ten killed in the midair collision during retakes. He was the brother of
Howard Hawks
.
d.
The forest side of the hedge is based on the hedge in front of the building where Dreamworks studio is run. The exterior of the hedge is based on the vines growing in their parking garage. The hedge is approximately 7 feet tall.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Over the Hedge (2006)?
a.
There is a character name "Mac" and another named "Windows"; since the film was made in 1982, this is purely coincidental.
b.
The makers originally wanted
Bill Murray
and
Harold Ramis
to voice RJ and Verne, respectively.
c.
Harvey Pekar
wrote a graphic novel titled "Huntington West Virginia On the Fly", about meeting
Shayne Barker
and filming his scenes in The Comic Book Lady. It is being published by Random House.
d.
Neve Campbell
never appears naked in any sex scenes (even in the Unrated version) because she has a no-nudity clause written into her contract.
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