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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Punch-Drunk Love (2002) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Punch-Drunk Love (2002) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Punch-Drunk Love (2002).

About the movie: A beleaguered small-business owner gets a harmonium and embarks on a romantic journey with a mysterious woman.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Punch-Drunk Love (2002)?
a.		During the scene where Barry is at the supermarket looking for the cheapest Healthy Choice food item, he is being followed by an out-of-focus character in a red outfit. Its Emily Watsons character, before theyve been introduced.
b.		The brainchild of Mike Medavoy, who was born in Shanghai in 1941 and who developed the story through his Phoenix Pictures shingle, project was subsequently bought by Harvey Weinstein while still at Miramax; it took eight years in the making.
c.		Julia Roberts was far from the first choice for the role of Vivian. It was offered previously to many successful A-list actresses including "brat pack" member Molly Ringwald (who starred in The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink). Ringwald turned it down because she felt uncomfortable with the content in the script, and did not like the idea of playing a prostitute. She has since stated in several interviews that she regrets turning the role down.
d.		Despite receiving top billing on the DVD releases of this film, cult hero Bruce Campbell only makes a brief appearance in the film as a policeman at the end.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Punch-Drunk Love (2002)?
a.		The wide-screen DVD release from Universal substitutes two songs during the disco shootout. The first is "Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones and the second is "Im A Man" by Keith Emerson. Earlier VHS releases from Universal Home Video, as well as some TV versions, also contained the altered songs.
b.		Several aliens can be seen throughout the film. Among them: One in the opening courtroom scene in the back. One behind Moon (Dian Bachar) as he pulls a shoelace out of his mouth. And one peeking out of the barn during the Lets Hang the Bastard! dance scene.
c.		The four blond brothers who go after Barry and beat him up are actually brothers in real life.
d.		When Mulan sings "Reflection" in her fathers shrine, her reflection appears in the polished surface of the temple stones. The writing on the temple stones is the names of the Disney animators who worked on the film written in ancient Chinese.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Punch-Drunk Love (2002)?
a.		Rance Howard, who plays the role of an angry farmer at the council meeting, is the father of famed actor and director Ron Howard.
b.		Sean Penn was originally going to play Dean Trumbell but had to drop out.
c.		Fay Wray was in negotiations to appear in the film before she died. Peter Jackson wanted her to deliver the legendary last line: "Oh no, it wasnt the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast." Instead, Jack Blacks character now makes a reference to her as he is searching for a leading actress for his film, suggesting a "Fay" as a possible candidate. Colin Hankss character responds by saying, "Shes already filming something for RKO," which in reality was the original King Kong. Black responds, "Cooper. I should have known," a reference to original Kong director Merian C. Cooper.
d.		After the movie was released, Angela Cartwright was quoted with saying, "I was disappointed in certain aspects of the film and in hindsight I realize it was really a film about water, fire and stunts."

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Punch-Drunk Love (2002)?
a.		John C. Reilly was originally supposed to play one of the men who come from Utah to collect the money. But Reilly thought that it was a strange role for him, considering how everyone would recognize him and would wonder why he was not doing more. So he dropped out.
b.		In the book, Admiral Cutter is one of the villains for his support of the covert war, but Robert Ritter went from an ultimately-heroic character who supports Jack Ryans effort to save the soldiers during the book to an all-out villain in the movie. In addition, the book ends with Jack Ryan condemning the President but electing not to expose the covert war (and a later Tom Clancy book reveals that the President deliberately lost the next election as penance for his actions), while the movie ends with Jack Ryan preparing to tell all about the covert actions in front of Congress. Screenwriter John Milius hated this story development because it made Congress look like a 100% noble body rather than a pit of snakes.
c.		Marni Nixon was once widely believed to have sung in this film, but she does not.
d.		Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire were the driving forces that got Sandman into this film. During press interviews for the first two Spider-Man films, Raimi and Maguire repeatedly mentioned Sandman as a villain they would like to see in a future sequel.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Punch-Drunk Love (2002)?
a.		During The Happenings shoot, Robert Walker Jr. was working on two projects at the same time. The second week of filming he did double duty shooting an episode of The Time Tunnel, where he played Billy the Kid.
b.		Throughout his career, Walter Brennan approached roles in one of two ways: with teeth or without, as he had false teeth. In The Gnome-Mobile, he had it both ways: teeth in for D.J. Mulrooney, and teeth out for Knobby the gnome.
c.		At one point in the film, Adam Sandler (Barry) is being followed by the Steadicam as he talks on the phone. During one take, the front of the camera accidentally bumped into a table and knocked the camera briefly, causing the shot to jump from Sandler to an image of an out-of-focus piece of the set and then quickly re-adjust. Paul Thomas Anderson loved the effect and wanted to do it again, so the crew did more takes and right at the same point in the dialog, they smacked the front of the matte box on the camera to re-create the look.
d.		Paul Thomas Anderson simulated the dialog in the fake porn movies by adapting actual dialog from real porn movies. He said he did so people could not say the porn dialog "sounded fake".

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Punch-Drunk Love (2002)?
a.		The address listed to return the frequent flyer promotional coupon is Healthy Choice Frequent Flyer Offer, P.O. Box 440201 Dept A, El Paso, TX 88544-0201. This is almost exactly the listing from the original promotion, except the second line read "Dept. A" instead of E.
b.		When Bogamill calls Axel, Axel answers as George "Kingfish" Stevens. "Kingfish" is a character from the "Amos & Andy" comedies.
c.		Chevy Chases character Ty, makes several references to owning or working in a "lumber yard". Co-writer Brian Doyle-Murrays father worked in a lumber yard.
d.		Though Claire Foys character is revealed to be named Anna at the end of the film. She is listed simply as "The Girl" in the credits.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Punch-Drunk Love (2002)?
a.		Courtney Love was considered for the role of Dorothy Boyd.
b.		The signed photographs above Romeos bed are of Constance Bennett and Gwili Andre, among others.
c.		When Barry says, "Thats very food," it was actually just a typo that the director decided to keep.
d.		The first movie to be shot with a 3D camera, to be released in 3D, and released in IMAX 3D to be nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Punch-Drunk Love (2002)?
a.		Voted #1 in Total Films 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time list (November 2005).
b.		Singer John Waite, who appears in the film, proposed to Jon Anne Willow for R. Michael Gull during a 2007 concert.
c.		According to John Leguizamo in his autobiography, his frequent improvisation angered Patrick Swayze so much that Swayze tried to punch him in the face.
d.		The film was inspired by an article in Time magazine about David Phillips, a University of California civil engineer who stumbled upon a lucrative frequent-flyer promotion. By purchasing 12,150 cups of Healthy Choice pudding for just $3,000, he accumulated 1.25 million air-miles.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Punch-Drunk Love (2002)?
a.		Original title: "The Philosopher King".
b.		The mime that appears early in the film is a homage Mel Brooks Silent Movie, in which Marcel Marceau, a famous mime, had the only spoken line.
c.		One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by Harry Medved and Randy Lowell.
d.		Barry gives a Master Card number to the sex line. Master Cards begin with the number "5" (Visa is "4," AmEx "3").

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Punch-Drunk Love (2002)?
a.		The film originally started with Rod Serlings classic voiceover, but it was replaced with one by Burgess Meredith, who starred in four episodes of the original Twilight Zone series - Time Enough at Last, Mr. Dingle, the Strong, The Obsolete Man, and .Printers Devil.
b.		The film has no opening titles. All titles and credits appear at the end.
c.		According to Michael Biehn, the person who inspired him to direct was Robert Rodriguez. While shooting Planet Terror, Rodriguez told Biehn that he shouldve made a grindhouse movie himself. Biehn wasnt very sure about it, but promised himself hed have done it one day. A few years later, while in Canada working on Xavier Gens The Divide, Biehn saw a guy in a restaurant reading Robert Rodriguezs book "Rebel Without a Crew"; he remembered his promise and put things in motion to make this movie.
d.		Jordana Brewster originally wanted the lead role of Amy Bradshaw. However, writer/director Angela Robinson convinced her to play the part of supervillain Lucy Diamond.

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