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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Poetic Justice (1993) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Poetic Justice (1993) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Poetic Justice (1993).
About the movie:
In this film, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice, a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Poetic Justice (1993)?
a.
The names of the two crows, Elwyn and Brooks, is a reference to author
E.B. White
, whose full name was Elwyn Brooks White.
b.
Director of Photography Andrew Laszlo campaigned successfully to have a scene early in the film where there is a sudden rainstorm, because this allowed him to "wet down" the streets for the rest of the movie and produce lighting effects that wouldnt have been possible on dry surfaces (it also worked well with the films limited budget).
c.
Otto Preminger
originally wanted
Bob Dylan
to score the movie. He invited Dylan and his wife to a screening of a rough cut of the movie in Premingers Hollywood mansion. After the screening Dylan surprised everybody from his entourage, who thought the film was a disaster, by requesting a second screening but at one condition: he wanted to be left alone with his wife in the house during it. Preminger happily obliged, convinced that Dylan would accept the job. However, Dylan showed no further interest in the movie. He acknowledged later that he and his wife werent interested at all by the film but they loved the mansions style so much that they requested this second screening to freely explore it, write down what they liked and take inspiration for their own house.
d.
Janet Jackson
requested that
Tupac Shakur
have an AIDS test before his kissing scene with her. He refused.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Poetic Justice (1993)?
a.
Rob Reiner
s Castle Rock Entertainment secured the rights to
Jeff Maguire
s screenplay for $1 million.
b.
Peter Bogdanovich
s favorite film amongst the ones he has directed.
c.
The character of Flying John in the "Rhapsody in Blue" segment was originally based on
Al Hirschfeld
s caricature of writer
Alexander Woollcott
. The final design is a caricature of film historian
John Culhane
, who was also the inspiration for the character Mr. Snoops in
The Rescuers
.
d.
The poetry that Justice writes was actually written by Maya Angelou. Maya Angelo makes a cameo appearance as Aunt June.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Poetic Justice (1993)?
a.
Many of the characters in the film are based on real-life characters from the New York theater world. Aside from
Roy Scheider
,
Leland Palmer
s character was based on his wife/frequent star
Gwen Verdon
.
John Lithgow
s character was also based somewhat on the New York theater director
Michael Bennett
, director of "Dreamgirls" with whom
Bob Fosse
had a longstanding rivalry. The character of producer Jonesy Hecht was based upon his fellow longtime rival
Harold Prince
.
Ann Reinking
was more or less playing herself. The character of songwriter "Paul Dann" is a swipe at
Stephen Schwartz
, with whom he had unhappily worked on "Pippin."
Jules Fisher
, the lighting designer on many of Fosses shows, and later the producer of his show "Dancin", makes an appearance as a lighting designer in the scene with John Lithgow. The film is based on Fosses real-life heart attack while directing the original 1975 Broadway production of "Chicago."
b.
Although
Patty Duke
had been playing
Helen Keller
in the play for more than year, she almost didnt get the part in the film adaptation. The studio felt that being a teenager, she looked too old to play a seven-year-old. However, they decided to use Duke after deciding to use
Anne Bancroft
, who played Dukes original Annie Sullivan in the play.
c.
Ice Cube
was offered the role of Lucky, but refused because he claimed that he was not at a point in his career where he would play in a romantic movie.
d.
Samantha Morton
was originally cast as
Harper Lee
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