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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pearl Harbor (2001) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pearl Harbor (2001) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Pearl Harbor (2001).
About the movie:
Pearl Harbor follows the story of two best friends, Rafe and Danny, and their love lives as they go off to join the war.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pearl Harbor (2001)?
a.
This is the only movie to star both
Robert De Niro
and
Marlon Brando
, the first actors ever to both win Academy Awards for playing the same role, that of Vito Corleone in the
The Godfather
and
The Godfather: Part II
.
b.
To a certain extent, Rafe McCawley (
Ben Affleck
) is based on real fighter pilot
Joe Foss
, who had 32 confirmed kills during the War, and many more probables. McCawleys speech about the plane feeling like an extension of his body was taken almost verbatim from a conversation
Michael Bay
had with Foss.
c.
One of the first films to feature an extensive use of squibs.
d.
Actor Roger Conners (Drew) wears surgical wraps on his arms for several scenes, including one in which he has dialogue directly addressing them. This is actually because he fell into poison ivy while filming and had an extremely violent reaction to it which covered close to half of his body.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pearl Harbor (2001)?
a.
The tune that the Marquis de Sade keeps humming throughout the film is the French childrens song "Au Clair de la Lune" by
Jean-Baptiste Lully
, the second line of which becomes increasingly relevant - roughly translated, it is "lend me your quill so I can write a word".
b.
Adrien Brody
was considered for the role of Red Winkle, but he turned it down because he felt it was too small. The part ultimately went to
Ewen Bremner
.
c.
Xavier Palud
and
David Moreau
chose to direct this film over
The Last House on the Left
which ended up being directed by
Dennis Iliadis
.
d.
Spanish TV screened "Pillow Talk" on 20th July 1969 while everybody was waiting for the Apollo landing on the Moon. Suddenly, the film stopped and Spanish people could see the landing directly. The film was not reshown on TV until 1999, when Spanish viewers could, at last, see the ending!
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pearl Harbor (2001)?
a.
Kevin Costner
turned down the role of Col.
James Doolittle
.
b.
The film has never had a theatrical release. Production began in 1930 under the title "Contraband", stopped when the producers ran out of money, then began again under the title "Contraband Cargo". Production soon stopped again and was not resumed until 1939, when new footage was shot and footage from
Hell Harbor
was edited in. The film was still deemed not suitable for theatrical distribution, and it wasnt until 1949 that it was finally released - to television.
c.
Cardboard cut-outs of celebrities seen at the Lonely Guys party included
Dolly Parton
and
Tom Selleck
.
d.
Early in the films development,
Sydney Pollack
was first choice for director.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pearl Harbor (2001)?
a.
The Australian sailors at Oktoberfest have the ship name "HMAS Wala" on their caps. HMAS Waller is a Royal Australian Navy Collins-class submarine, another of the many submarine-related references in the film.
b.
The production had originally tried to use
Jesper Kyd
s music, but instead opted for an original score by
Geoff Zanelli
.
c.
There was a disagreement among
Katharine Hepburn
and
George Stevens
about the post-party scene. The script called for Hepburn to fall onto the bed and break into sobs, but Stevens wanted her to walk to the window and cry, with the rain falling outside. Hepburn could not produce the tears required, so she asked Stevens if she could do the scene as scripted. Stevens yelled furiously at Hepburn, which did the trick and the scene was filmed Stevens way, and Hepburns tears are real.
d.
Ashton Kutcher
lost the role of Danny Walker to
Josh Hartnett
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pearl Harbor (2001)?
a.
The scene between Rafe McCawley (
Ben Affleck
) and Evelyn Johnson (
Kate Beckinsale
) at the Queen Mary was written by
Michael Bay
himself.
b.
The only film acting role for roller skating legend
Jim Bray
who played the lead role of Bobby James.
c.
Martin Lawrence
was the original choice for Carter.
d.
last feature of
John Merivale
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pearl Harbor (2001)?
a.
Some of the directors who had been attached to the project over the years include
Tobe Hooper
,
Joseph Zito
and
Stephen Herek
. A longtime contender to direct was
Albert Pyun
when the film rights were held by Cannon, as he had already made a superhero adaptation with
Captain America
.
b.
The 2001 video release features an all new musical score and all new sound effects. In the original video release, the sound effects made by the cars (engines, tires, crashes, etc.) is authentic.
c.
"Mr. Sansweet", the character who sues Mr. Incredible in the movies early plot set up, is an insiders homage to
Steve Sansweet
, a
George Lucas
associate who handles fan club and memorabilia aspects for the company, and who also appeared uncredited in
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
.
d.
Charlize Theron
turned down the female lead to star in
Sweet November
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pearl Harbor (2001)?
a.
With one notable exception, all of
Diego Kontarovsky
s wardrobe was given to him by
Jeff Garlin
.
b.
In the scene where Cady was asked if her "muffin was buttered", the line was originally going to be, "Is your cherry popped?" The same goes for the girl who "made out with a hot dog" this was going to be "masturbated with a hot dog". These were omitted in order for the film to gain a PG 13+ rating instead of a R
c.
David Saire
was thought suitable for both Dr. Kuhn and Brouhandier.
d.
Jon Voight
considers himself an expert on
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
, and he petitioned
Michael Bay
to cast him in the role.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pearl Harbor (2001)?
a.
The Nationals were filmed in Oceanside, California.
b.
The narrator is
Will Lyman
. Lymans distinctive voice is often heard on
Frontline
, a documentary show where his narration is similar to that heard in the film.
c.
The script was originally called "Tennessee", and was sold to Disney for approximately $2 million.
d.
The exterior of the Trenton house was a facade.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pearl Harbor (2001)?
a.
After "The End" appears on the screen, the entire Vitaphone Symphony Orchestra and its conductor (
Herman S. Heller
) appears on the screen, partly in closeup, for about 15 seconds. The New York Times reviewer of 4 February 1927 noted that the Vitaphone synchronization process was so good that he, and probably most of the audience, had forgotten that there was no orchestra in the pit. When the orchestra and conductor were shown onscreen, the surprised audience loudly cheered.
b.
The producers originally hoped to cast
Matt Damon
,
Ben Affleck
, and
Gwyneth Paltrow
together in the lead roles. However, Damon and Paltrow could not commit to the movie due to scheduling conflicts.
c.
In the original script, the roles of Mike and Nick were reversed in the last half of the film. Nick returns home to Linda, while Mike remains in Vietnam, sends money home to help Steven, and meets his tragic fate at the Russian roulette table.
d.
For box office reasons,
Stanley Kubrick
intended to impose a happy ending. After several draft scripts he changed his mind and restored the novels original ending. Producer
James B. Harris
then had to inform studio executive
Max E. Youngstein
and risk rejection of the change. Harris managed by simply having the entire final script delivered without a memo of the changes, on the assumption that nobody in the studio would actually read it.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pearl Harbor (2001)?
a.
Jesse Corti
also voiced Lefou in the Latin American Spanish version of the movie.
b.
Ben Affleck
originally turned down the role of Rafe McCawley.
c.
In an interview, director
Edward Bernds
said that
Zsa Zsa Gabor
got very "testy" with the actresses playing the Venusian girls. They were mostly beauty contest winners, and were many years - and in some cases a few decades - younger than her. When she noticed that the crew was paying more attention to the tall, leggy, mini-skirted "Venusians" than they were to her, she became very difficult to work with. He said that Gabor gave producer
Ben Schwalb
such a hard time on the picture that Schwalb eventually wound up in the hospital with ulcers.
d.
A part of SR40 was re-named "Follow that Dream Highway" in honor of this movie having been filmed there. A sign in Inglis, Florida (about 13 miles north of Crystal River) proclaims that fact. However none of the movie was made in Inglis, it was filmed in adjacent Yankeetown. The city council of Yankeetown declined to name their stretch of road after Elvis because of concerns in regards to his drug addictions in later years.
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