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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pieces of April (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pieces of April (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Pieces of April (2003).
About the movie:
A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pieces of April (2003)?
a.
The family photos seen in the rooms of the house are real photos of the Clutter family members.
b.
Charles Chaplin
originally conceived the idea for this movie 30 years previously (and was titled "Stowaway"), as a starring vehicle for his then-wife
Paulette Goddard
.
c.
One of the inspirations for the movie came from a story
Peter Hedges
had heard about a group of young adults who had "borrowed" an apartment so they could celebrate their first Thanksgiving in Manhattan together. The oven in the apartment did not work so they had to go door to door in the building, trying to find an oven in which to cook their turkey.
d.
Had to be re-titled "The Wedding Weekend" after a legal battle with the Weinstein Co over the use of "Shut Up and Sing" for the
Dixie Chicks
documentary
Shut Up & Sing
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pieces of April (2003)?
a.
Marlon Brando
s Oscar for Best Actor was either lost or stolen. The award did show up later when Brando was contacted by a London auction house, intending to sell the item.
b.
While the movie received generally favorable reviews, critics were divided on
Audrey Hepburn
s performance as Eliza. While some were critical of the fact that she was dubbed, others such as esteemed British dramatist Sir John Gielgud went on record as saying that Audrey Hepburn was "better than Julie Andrews!" in the role.
c.
Even though the film had a number of great songs, a soundtrack for this film was never released.
d.
Although the film is dedicated to
Peter Hedges
mother, who died of cancer, the only true aspect he incorporated is the line where Joy talks about the fictional singer "Smack Daddy". The line is almost word for word what Peters mother told him while in the hospital, the only exception being that she was talking about
Barry White
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pieces of April (2003)?
a.
This film was made because Twentieth Century-Fox needed a low-budget "monster movie" in the CinemaScope format to play on the bottom of a double bill with
Return of the Fly
, the sequel to its "sleeper" hit
The Fly
. Fox did not produce this film, however. It was made by independent producer
Jack Leewood
and bought by Fox.
b.
The song that is sung by Beth in the car is
Giuseppe Giordano
s "Caro Mio Ben".
c.
This is
Rob Zombie
s last Halloween movie. A new director,
Patrick Lussier
will be making
Halloween III
.
d.
Voted #2 film of all time by the American Film Institute.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pieces of April (2003)?
a.
The song "Snow" was written by
Irving Berlin
a while before the film was made but with a different lyric and title and indeed subject (it had nothing to do whatsoever with snow): it was called "Free" and it was recorded by the composer.
b.
After the original draft of the script was re-written, the character of Cochrane was added as a foil to Murphy and added the back story of Vietnam and their rivalry. Originally
Bryan Brown
was cast to play Cochran, but had to drop out because of a scheduling conflict with the mini-series, The Thorn Birds.
Malcolm McDowell
was cast at they very last minute and was not aware that he had to fly a helicopter as the Cochrane character has to in the film because of his fear of flying. Regardless of this he still took the role and did fly inside the helicopter.
c.
The sound that the knife makes penetrating the flesh is actually the sound of a knife stabbing a casaba melon.
d.
The title "Pieces of April" comes from a
Three Dog Night
song.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pieces of April (2003)?
a.
The use of black and white title cards to describe the action in the opening Cape Dorset sequences is a parody/tribute to Robert Flahertys documentary, "Nanook of the North".
b.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
When April is crying on the bed after her family has abandoned her she originally said, "I knew this would happen," before she asks what they are going to do with all the food. It was decided to remove this line as the director felt that it made her look like she was thinking of herself rather than others, going against everything we had seen of her up until that point. The dubbed over the line with additional crying sounds.
d.
When
Chris Pine
was cast as James Kirk, he sent
William Shatner
a letter and received a reply containing Shatners approval.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pieces of April (2003)?
a.
Ed Binns first film.
b.
Tony Ganios
s film debut.
c.
One night, after filming wrapped, a fire destroyed destroyed several sets, many of the actors trailers (among them
Tim Curry
s), all of the costumes, and 21 valuable vintage cars. Production was halted for two weeks while they were remaking all of the costumes. A Universal security guard hired to guard the cars later admitted to setting the fire.
d.
Shot in just 16 days on a budget of $100,000. Costs were kept this low by the film company InDigEnt cutting a deal with the unions. This meant that
Peter Hedges
was paid $10 to direct the film, and another $10 to write it. All the actors worked for $248 a day.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pieces of April (2003)?
a.
Universal Pictures first feature-length film (running about 75 minutes). Put into production after the runaway success of
The Birth of a Nation
.
b.
Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiyable in the movie . These were (with their character names):
M.J. Frankovich
(Golf broadcaster) and
Charles Lacey
(Golf pro).
c.
The soundtrack was one of the best selling albums of 1983 in Germany.
d.
The logo on Bobbys t-shirt is that of the German army (Bundeswehr).
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pieces of April (2003)?
a.
Although this movie carries the VITAPHONE trademark, in fact, the sound was looped onto the film by a sound-on-film process. This was the result of Warner Brothers having to carry the trademark of the obsolete process until it expired.
b.
Is the first original screenplay by writer/director
Peter Hedges
. All his others have been adaptations.
c.
Originally a Disney Channel original movie until it was funded by Columbia-TriStar, with Samuel Goldwyn Films owning the distribution.
d.
Surviving episodes of this serial are: Eps 2, half of Eps 4, half of Eps 6, Half of Eps 8,Eps 9,Eps 10,Half of Eps 11,and half of Episode 14. the episodes were each 2 Reels in length and are held by the Library of Congress and missing episodes of this serial are presumed lost.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pieces of April (2003)?
a.
At the beginning of the French Revolution segment, the sign we see outside of Mademoiselle De Farges hotel reads "Serving the Scum of Paris for 300 years". The French Revolution takes place in 1789 (according to the Piss Boy posing as King Louis, played by
Mel Brooks
). The previous segment depicting the Spanish Inquisition takes place in 1489 (according to
Orson Welles
introduction), which is exactly 300 years earlier.
b.
Writer/director
Peter Hedges
gave
Derek Luke
an audition without knowing anything about
Antwone Fisher
. After seeing the audition, Hedges not only cast Luke but described the experience as the best audition since
Leonardo DiCaprio
tried out for
Whats Eating Gilbert Grape
.
c.
Stanley Kubrick
worked for several months with effects technicians to come up with a convincing effect for the floating pen in the shuttle sequence. After trying many different techniques, without success, Kubrick decided to simply use a pen that was taped to a sheet of glass and suspended in front of the camera. In fact, the shuttle attendant can be seen to "pull" the pen off the glass when she takes hold of it.
d.
The films story came from a rejected live action
Beavis and Butt-Head
movie concept in the late-90s.
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