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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Philadelphia (1993) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Philadelphia (1993) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Philadelphia (1993).
About the movie:
When a man with AIDS is fired by a conservative law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Philadelphia (1993)?
a.
The library scene was filmed in the Furness Building at the University of Pennsylvania. This building is actually a Fine Arts library.
b.
Leading actor
Gregory Walcott
was at the time a busy Hollywood contract player who attended the same Baptist church as executive producer
J. Edward Reynolds
.
c.
The book that Seth gives to Maggie is "A Moveable Feast", a set of memoirs by
Ernest Hemingway
.
d.
The film is dedicated to
Michael D. Haller
and
Jack Nitzsche
, "our brothers in arms". Haller and Nitzsche were respectively the production designer and the composer of
Sean Penn
s first two films :
The Indian Runner
and
The Crossing Guard
. Both passed away, Haller in 1998, Nitzsche in 2000.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Philadelphia (1993)?
a.
Jon Lovitz
refers to
Bill McKinney
, playing one of the "hick" robbers, as "pig boy". Bill McKinney played the "squeal like pig, boy" rapist in
Deliverance
.
b.
Before shooting the scene where tanks were lined up for sale, the filmmaker had to warn NATO, lest they think a real war was being started when they see satellite images of the set.
c.
The films workings title included "People Like Us", "At Risk" and "Probable Cause".
d.
During production of this film, Ingrid Bergman entered into an extra-marital affair with
Roberto Rossellini
and became pregnant. The resulting scandal in America effectively blacklisted her from the North American movie market and she was even condemned by politicians and religious figures. She was finally forgiven and welcomed back to America upon the success of
Anastasia
, but her Hollywood career was temporarily ended by this movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Philadelphia (1993)?
a.
Based on "Boutonniere," Coley Sohns award winning short film which premiered at Sundance in 2009.
b.
Lord Crawley and his identical twin brother (who dont get along) tersely acknowledge each other by their first names, Jerry and Dean. This is a reference to
Dean Martin
and
Jerry Lewis
, who were the most successful comedy team of the 1950s, yet were known to have had several heated arguments late in their joint career. They finally split up amidst a great deal of bitterness in 1956 and didnt speak to each other for twenty years.
c.
According to the TLC network program "Hunt for Amazing Treasures", a unique six-sheet poster for the original 1931 release, showing Karloff as The Monster menacing
Mae Clarke
, is worth at least $600,000 US and is possibly the most valuable movie poster in the world. The only known (original) copy is owned by a private collector.
d.
There was a statistic that there were 53 gay men who appeared in various scenes in this movie and within the next year, 43 of them had died.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Philadelphia (1993)?
a.
Ardath Bey (the name Imhotep assumes after his exhumation) is an anagram of Death by Ra (Ra is the Egyptian sun-god).
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 26, 1950 with
Joan Crawford
reprising her film role.
c.
EASTER EGG: In the "Options" menu, key in 11 enter 3 enter 8 enter you will see bloopers mostly of R2-D2 falling during various takes of the film.
d.
Daniel Day-Lewis
,
Michael Keaton
and
Andy Garcia
were all offered the role of Andrew Beckett.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Philadelphia (1993)?
a.
Demme decided to record the opera scene live so Hanks could get a better performance with the music playing. This proved extremely tricky in the editing suite (music is usually added in post-production).
b.
The "Illustra" scenes were filmed at a real department store, Boscovs. It easy to distinguish by the square chandeliers and neon department signs on the walls.
c.
Virginia OBrien
s first credited screen appearance.
d.
The only non-Caucasian prisoner in the 2500-man prison is Japanese
Tetsu Komai
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Philadelphia (1993)?
a.
The film co-stars four of the
Degrassi: The Next Generation
kids:
Lauren Collins
(Paige),
Aubrey Graham
(Jimmy),
Jake Epstein
(Craig) and recurring character
Ishan Davé
(Linus).
b.
The courtroom scenes were filmed in an actual courtroom that the city let the producers used. It was not a set.
c.
The scenes of Victoria building her "army" were based on the novella The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, written by
Stephenie Meyer
and distributed, in first draft form, to the cast. One particular line, given by Edward to Jane, indicates he knew about the alliance alluded to in the novella, but, with no proof, it was something he could do nothing about.
d.
Scott McNeil
originally recorded tracks for Slyly and Bernard before being replaced by
Eric Idle
and
Bob Newhart
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Philadelphia (1993)?
a.
Originally produced by the Actors Conservatory Ensemble at the Lex Theatre in Hollywood.
b.
The motto on the double archway in the Seahaven town center is UNUS PRO OMNIBUS, OMNES PRO UNO: "One for all, all for one" in Latin, thus fitting the premise of the Truman Show. The motto is also the used in the
Alexandre Dumas père
s novel, The Three Musketeers.
c.
Originally, director
Jonathan Demme
was going to cast a comedic actor in role of Joe Miller as he felt it would be a good counter balance for
Tom Hanks
who had already been cast and to give an audience the "its OK" to watch a film about a gay man dying of AIDS. Demme had considered casting either
Bill Murray
or
Robin Williams
but when
Denzel Washington
showed interest in the part, he gave the role to him instead because Demme had wanted to work with Washington for the past few years.
d.
When this film was first televised by NBC in 1970, it was cut to less than an hour, leaving out all musical performances including the gospel sequence.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Philadelphia (1993)?
a.
Prior to the films release in 1987, several cuts had to be made in order to recieve its "R" rating due to excessive close-ups in various fight scenes.
b.
Director
Jonathan Demme
wanted people not familiar with AIDS issues to see his film. He felt
Bruce Springsteen
would bring an audience that would not ordinarily see a movie about a gay man dying of AIDS. The movie and the song, "The Streets of Philadelphia", did a great deal to increase AIDS awareness and take some of the stigma off the disease.
c.
Nick Castle
has cited the film Dumbo (1941) as his primary inspiration for this film.
d.
While they are stocking up on ammunition in the gun store, the music from the gun store in the original film can be heard playing very lightly in the background.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Philadelphia (1993)?
a.
Hermes, the Messeneger, is shown during the ending of the film playing the keyboard.
Paul Shaffer
, who provides the voice for Hermes, plays the keyboard as his primary instrument on the
Late Show with David Letterman
.
b.
The van Waldenberg name was taken from the family name of one of the writers.
c.
The photo of Surinder (Lalits late brother), was actually a picture of a friend of
Mira Nair
who had recently died.
d.
Filmed in sequence.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Philadelphia (1993)?
a.
When the group first gets to the bed and breakfast, they hear the song "The Freshmen" on the radio and sing to it. "The Freshmen" was written and performed by Brian Vander Ark, who appears as a zombie and wrote the original score to the film.
b.
The film has over 100 visual effects shots.
c.
Tom Hanks
lost 26 pounds during his role for this film.
d.
Filmed in 37 days.
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