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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Problem Child (1990) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Problem Child (1990) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Problem Child (1990).
About the movie:
A young boy is just short of a monster. He is adopted by a loving man and his wacky wife. The laughs keep coming as the boy pushes them to the limits.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Problem Child (1990)?
a.
The photo of his wife, "Ma," that Grampa Minick has in his watch is that of
Margaret Mann
.
b.
Throughout the film Ben reads several self help books on parenting. Each book features a photo of the author on the back cover. The author photos are
John Ritter
in various costumes. This was mirrored in
Problem Child 2
when Lawanda Dumores photos of previous husbands are all John Ritter in costumes.
c.
In order to prepare for her role in the film,
Charlize Theron
spent an hour a day over the three-month shooting period in NYC with a psychotherapist to "practice schizophrenia."
d.
Orson Welles
always wore a fake nose when he worked, so when he would sweat on this film, his fake nose would slip. Make-up people had to keep applying material to keep the fake nose from falling.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Problem Child (1990)?
a.
When Prince Caspian is walking through the forest and meets Reepicheep, the forest floor is covered with ferns. The filmmakers found a forest exactly like it in Poland, but discovered that it was cheaper to bring fake trees and 5,000 potted ferns into a studio than to bring all of the equipment to Poland and get permission to shoot there. They also later found out that the forest floor in Poland was filled with brambles.
b.
This was the first major role of
Dennis OKeefe
and the first time he used that name. In bit parts earlier, he was on the books as "James Edward Flanagan" or "Bud Flanagan".
c.
Based on actual events.
d.
Dennis Dugan
s directorial debut.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Problem Child (1990)?
a.
The movie was shot in 15 weeks in the autumn of 1989.
b.
Film debut of
Glenn Strange
c.
Dennis Dugan
: as the All-American Dad who buys his son a canteen.
d.
When Randy is playing blackjack, Michael Buffer is seen in the background
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Problem Child (1990)?
a.
In 1999,
John Ritter
married
Amy Yasbeck
in real life.
b.
In 1978, when
Martin Scorsese
was at an all-time low due to a near overdose resulting from an addiction to cocaine,
Robert De Niro
visited him at the hospital and told him that he had to clean himself up and make this movie about a boxer. At first, Scorsese refused (he didnt like sports movies anyway), but due to De Niros persistence, he eventually gave in. Many claim (including Scorsese) that De Niro saved Scorseses life by getting him back into work.
c.
The films conductor,
Paul Gemignani
, was musical director and conductor for the original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd in 1979.
d.
Producer
Sam Spiegel
considered
Elia Kazan
, who directed
On the Waterfront
(which won Spiegel his first of three Best Picture Oscars), one of his closest friends. He chose Kazan, who was virtually retired, to direct
The Last Tycoon
. According to Spiegel biographer
Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni
, Spiegel had a father-son relationship with "Tycoon" screenwriter
Harold Pinter
, the great playwright. Spiegel was quite taken with Pinters genius, so much so it hurt the film adaptation of
The Last Tycoon
, wrote "Tycoon" director Kazan in his own autobiography, as Spiegel treated the screenplay as sacrosanct and wouldnt let Kazan change it to create more dramatic tension. Ironically, when Spiegel had first seen a screenplay written by Pinter in the 1960s (
The Servant
, he had been appalled by its lack of professionalism.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Problem Child (1990)?
a.
In the preview screenings for the movie, nobody applauded after the big song numbers. The animators wanted applause and so somebody stuck the Genie with an "Applause" sign at the end of "Friend Like Me". The joke worked and the sign was kept for the movie.
b.
The Curt Wild character is mainly inspired by
David Bowie
s relationship with two American 1960s underground rockers whose careers Bowie resurrected, Iggy Pop(I) and
Lou Reed
. Iggy Pop hailed from Michigan and shared Wilds long blond locks, while Reed underwent shock therapy for bisexuality as a teen and was rumored to have had an affair with Bowie before their falling out after Bowie produced Reeds album Transformer. Much central to the film is fictionalized such as the mythical, mysterious decade-long disappearance of "Slade", although he reincarnated himself as Tommy Stone, a blonde with a white suit (the thin white duke). Bowie wasnt as huge of a star as Slade is depicted here and never withdrew for so long from the public-eye as did the films character.
c.
Director
Stephen J. Anderson
and actor
Ethan Sandler
voiced a significant amount of the cast between them. Many of these characters interact, consequently, the two spent much time in voice-over sessions together.
d.
The only actor to appear in all three films and the short-lived cartoon series was
Gilbert Gottfried
.
Jack Warden
appeared in all three films, but not the cartoon.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Problem Child (1990)?
a.
The poster for the movie was a spoof of the poster for
Parenthood
. Imagine Entertainment produced both films. Director
Dennis Dugan
also appeared in the earlier film.
b.
The rabbi at the funeral is played by actor
Jeremy Piven
s real life father,
Byrne Piven
.
c.
Contrary to popular belief, the city where Qui-Gon discovers Anakin is not Mos Eisley, but another city called Mos Espa.
d.
Virtually all of the film was directed by
Fred Olen Ray
sans credit.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Problem Child (1990)?
a.
The first motion picture filmed entirely in The Woodlands, Texas, an affluent suburb of Houston.
b.
William Haines
, along with fellow silent screen veterans
Buster Keaton
and
Anna Q. Nilsson
, was approached to play one of
Gloria Swanson
s bridge partners. Swanson herself reportedly asked him to do it. Haines declined and fellow screen veteran
H.B. Warner
took the part.
c.
The doll that Junior takes the bow-tie from in the orphanage is a My Buddy doll that is missing its striped shirt and tennis shoes. When sold in stores, the doll never originally come with a bow-tie.
d.
In November of 2002, NFL Films showed Vinces story on ESPN during Monday Night Football. It was part of a special to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the boxing movie
Rocky
. The four minute piece about Vince captured the attention of Hollywood, and soon a film was in the works.
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