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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pollock (2000) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pollock (2000) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Pollock (2000).
About the movie:
A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pollock (2000)?
a.
Debbie Reynolds
appears briefly as herself in several shots; her face appears on the cover of the August 8th, 1949 issue of "Life" magazine seen in several scenes. The cover was her first for "Life". For the filming, the real cover of the "Life" issue was used, but the pages of the
Jackson Pollock
article inside are reproductions of the original, with
Ed Harris
s image substituted for Pollocks.
b.
The film was rejected for a UK DVD release by the BBFC in February 2008.
c.
Aidan Quinn
s character , Officer Hallet, has something called Heterochromia Iridium. Heterochromia Iridium is an eye condition in which one iris is a partial or completely different color then the other iris. Although it is unusual in humans, there are some celebrities with this condition.
Kate Bosworth
and
Jane Seymour
to name two.
d.
The FBI agent helping the shooter is wearing a Che Guevara T-Shirt in a scene.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pollock (2000)?
a.
The film was shot in 30 days.
b.
This was originally conceived as a vehicle for
Robert De Niro
and
Barbra Streisand
.
c.
Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
, when writing this film, loosely based the villain Hjalmar Poelzig, played by
Boris Karloff
, on director
Fritz Lang
. Ulmer knew Lang from the German-Austrian film scene and, though he was a huge admirer of Langs films, felt Lang to be a sadist as a director.
d.
When Jerry Langford is walking down the street, he is stopped by a woman talking on the telephone. When Jerry refuses to talk to someone on the phone, the lady says I hope you get cancer. This incident actually happened to Jerry Lewis. According to Scorsese, Lewis directed this segment himself.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pollock (2000)?
a.
According to the original script, after Jacob is nearly run over by the subway train, a sequence involving a man being raped in the subway station mens bathroom was supposed to occur. It was filmed but deleted from the final cut (parts of the scene can be seen in the Making-Of featurette
Building Jacobs Ladder
).
b.
Ed Harris
s father bought his son a book about
Jackson Pollock
simply because he felt Ed bore a strong resemblance to the painter. Ever since then, Ed Harris became fascinated with Pollocks life.
c.
When Ham is flipping though the channels looking for the Als Toy Barn commercial, all the other "stations" are clips from shorts and commercials Pixar produced through the years. There is also a logo for the NeXT computer developed by Pixars then CEO, Steve Jobs.
d.
The majority of the films cast credits are in two groups with each group being more or less in alphabetical order. The non-sex performers are in the first group while the sex performers are in the second.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pollock (2000)?
a.
Elisabeth Shue
s brother, actor
Andrew Shue
, has a role as an extra at the frat party. He is at the bar laughing at Daryl.
b.
Boris Karloff came onto the production because he was under contract with American International Pictures who were interested in doing another picture with Mario Bava.
c.
Ed Harris
had to gain about 30 lbs. to do the later scenes in the movie when
Jackson Pollock
is an alcoholic.
d.
While Roy Neary is talking with his wife, Ronnie, by telephone, the TV set in their living room shows an episode of the soap opera "Days of Our Lives", just before of the CBS News about the train accident (when Roy discovers the meaning and location of the Devils Tower National Monument).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pollock (2000)?
a.
The whole movie, except for the scenes where Ned Land and Conseil go ashore at New Guinea and meet the cannibals, and most of the underwater scenes with the divers, were filmed at the Disney Studio.
b.
Was distributed under multiple names including "The Executioner", "Massacre Mafia Style", and "Like Father, like Son". "Massacre Mafia style" was Mitchells preference.
c.
Michael Dorn
s film debut.
d.
Frances McDormand
was originally considered for the female lead.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pollock (2000)?
a.
Starring in and directing the movie was so strenuous for
Ed Harris
that he collapsed on the set and had to be briefly hospitalized.
b.
Cameron Mitchell
and
Russell Evans
were both considered for the lead role in January and February 1955, respectively. Also
Felipe Méndez
, January Svelk,
Jaime Del Rosario
, Jack Maner and Gilda Fontaine were originally going to appear in the picture.
c.
Paramount acquired the filming rights to this Augustus Tucker novel on 18 August 1939, and made the movie seven years later.
d.
Filmed in 1945, but not released until 1947.
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