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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Quiz Show (1994) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Quiz Show (1994) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Quiz Show (1994).
About the movie:
Dick Goodwin discovers game shows are fixed: pretty boy WASP Charles Van Doren is fed answers so he beats geeky Jew Herbie Stempel.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Quiz Show (1994)?
a.
Daveigh Chase
auditioned for the role of Cassie.
b.
In January, 1957,
Herb Stempel
and
Charles Van Doren
actually had a series of three scripted ties and
Charles Van Doren
finally won on the fourth game. While
Charles Van Doren
did lose to Vivienne Nearing, he actually played against her three times to a tie before losing. He had beat her husband, Victor Nearing, earlier in the year. He signed a 3-year contract for $150,000 ($50,000 a year in the movie, pretty much got it right) in April, 1957, to guest on
Steve Allen
s show, guest host the
Today
show, and be a panelist on NBCs radio show, "Conversations."
c.
Hilary Swank
and
Michelle Williams
were director
Sam Raimi
s first choices for the role of Evanora, but Disney wanted
Rachel Weisz
. Williams was eventually cast as Glinda.
d.
Filming on Monsterpiece Theatre was completed when "Rottentail" was wrapped, however the run time was shorter then the producers had wanted on the entire series. So
Ethan Terra
decided to put "Moonlighting" into production with 10 days of prep.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Quiz Show (1994)?
a.
The "No Smoking Is Permitted On Bridge" sign from the first scene was removed in later bridge scenes when
Gene Roddenberry
complained that smoking would not exist in the future.
b.
Herb Stempel
s son was actually only an infant at the time of the quiz show scandal.
Herb Stempel
had been trying to tell people that the show was fixed long before he lost his run; it was only after the CBS game show
Dotto
was exposed as rigged in May, 1958, did people start to listen to him, not publishing the accusations until August, 1958.
c.
Due to script changes, Michelle Rodriguezs character wasnt added until a month before filming began.
d.
Fred J. Lincoln
, who plays Lord Zazu, is just 10 years older than
Arlana Blue
who plays his daughter.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Quiz Show (1994)?
a.
Danny Elfman
originally wrote the part of BoneJangles looking for another musician to sing it, but after failing to finding a voice that fit, Burton asked Elfman if he would sing it himself.
b.
Two dream sequences for this film were made in the 2-color Technicolor process. This was the first commercially released color footage to be lit with artificial light.
c.
At one point,
Steven Soderbergh
was offered to direct with
Tim Robbins
starring as
Charles Van Doren
.
d.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #3 Greatest Movie of All Time.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Quiz Show (1994)?
a.
The production of "Affair in Trinidad" is credited to the Beckworth Corporation, named for
Rita Hayworth
and her daughter Rebecca Welles, but Beckworth wasnt an actual production company. It was a tax dodge set up by Hayworth and Columbia Pictures president
Harry Cohn
to allow her fee for the film to be considered a capital gain rather than a salary, and therefore taxed at a lower rate.
b.
In a recent interview, director
David Lynch
confessed that Lost Highway and Twin Peaks take place in the same world.
c.
Originally devised as a project for
Richard Dreyfuss
, with
Harold Becker
directing.
d.
The babysitters death scene originally had her being electrocuted while taking a bath. The scene was used later in
Bride of Chucky
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Quiz Show (1994)?
a.
Was 7th on Varietys list in its opening weekend.
b.
Charles Van Doren
s resignation was accepted at Columbia, and he went on to become editor of the Encyclopaedia Britannica for two decades (and wrote "How to Read a Book" and others, though didnt publish under his real name for many years after the scandal).
c.
The video for "Cancer For The Cure" by
The Eels
can be seen on a television Jane and Angela are watching.
d.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 17, 1949 with
Dana Andrews
reprising his film role.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Quiz Show (1994)?
a.
Make-up designer
John Caglione Jr.
s final design of Big Boy Caprice matches the intended design conceived by
Al Pacino
. Since then, Caglione Jr. became Pacinos personal make-up man in all of his films.
b.
Robert Redford
claims that he spotted the real
Charles Van Doren
s acting while he was watching the show during his tenure at acting school.
c.
Michael Faraday,
Jeff Bridges
character, was also the name of a real-life chemist and scientist who did pioneering work in the field of electromagnetism. Michael Faraday is also the name of a street in Reston, Virginia, in which the film takes place.
d.
Around 100 different copies of Roses outfit were made. It started out with soft summery colors and as the movie progressed it became grayer and eventually blood red. The change in the outfits were so subtle that it was barely noticeable.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Quiz Show (1994)?
a.
As of March 2010, the producers have released several very brief clips from this movie to
Jorja Fox
fans, but otherwise the movie is not yet available to the public.
b.
Tim Robbins
was originally going to play Charles Van Doren.
c.
In the original screenplay, Peter Shayne is a shoe salesman. At the suggestion of
Anthony Perkins
, writer
Barry Sandler
changed the role to a minister to better satirize American sexual mores.
d.
The motorcycle used is apparently the same 1978/9 750cc Triumph Bonneville T140E used in
An Officer and a Gentleman
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Quiz Show (1994)?
a.
The Mirror Queen using the blood of young girls to restore her youth is based on the legend surrounding Countess Elizabeth Bathory, one of the first serial killers, from the turn of the 17th century.
b.
A quote from Nick, "I dont know karate, but I know ka-razay!" when hes confronting Chuck, is actually lyrics from
James Brown
s 1974 single "The Payback" from the album of the same name.
c.
In several of the kitchen scenes, you see a womans hands stirring chocolate. These are not
Juliette Binoche
s hands, but an extras. Viannes bracelet was added to make it look like her.
d.
Although the setting is supposed to be Columbia University, portions of the movie were filmed at Fordham University in the Bronx.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Quiz Show (1994)?
a.
Before filming the scene in which Sheriff Dollard (played by
Chris Penn
) pulls the car over at the roadside,
Patrick Swayze
secretly placed a corn cob down the front of his underwear. Penns expression of shock upon putting his hand up Swayzes dress is not faked.
b.
Ed Masry
: can be seen over the shoulder of
Julia Roberts
in the scene with her kids in the restaurant.
c.
Before filming began,
Ralph Fiennes
wanted to speak with
Charles Van Doren
in person to get his accent down for the role. However, the feeling was that
Charles Van Doren
would not want to help with the film at all. So
Ralph Fiennes
and one of the films staff drove to the town in rural Connecticut where
Charles Van Doren
lives. They found
Charles Van Doren
sitting on a chair outside his house, and
Ralph Fiennes
pretended to be a lost driver and asked him for directions.
d.
A very subtle joke is that Guy believes his character is now safe since he is the security chief and has a name on the revival series. The named, main character security chief of the revival series this movie spoofs,
Star Trek: The Next Generation
, was killed off in the first season.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Quiz Show (1994)?
a.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #4032,
Billie Dove
speaks to the audience about the picture.
b.
Charles Van Doren
did talk to the grand jury and through his lawyer, saying he was innocent, and even claimed that, "it is silly and distressing to think that people dont have more faith in quiz shows." He offered to appear before the Congressional (House) Committee (on Interstate and Foreign Commerce), so they subpoenaed him to do so; in November of 1959 he confessed. He told reporters at the following press conference that he had been, "living in dread for almost 3 years."
c.
According to director
Ang Lee
, the films screenplay drew influences from monster tales like
King Kong
and
Frankenstein
; fantasies like Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Beauty & the Beast and Faust; and most particularly Greek mythological tragedies.
d.
Made for only £5 million.
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