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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Requiem for a Dream (2000) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Requiem for a Dream (2000) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Requiem for a Dream (2000).
About the movie:
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island individuals are shattered when their addictions become stronger.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Requiem for a Dream (2000)?
a.
Kevin Costner
is shown at times drinking Shiner Bock Beer. This beer is brewed in Shiner, Texas, and not well-known nationwide. Where has this beer been in movies before? In
Fandango
, in the hands of Kevin Costner.
b.
The word heroin is never actually said by any of the characters in the film.
c.
The opening sequence at the bank is loosely based on the 1997 North Hollywood Shootout. Several radio calls (e.g. "Theres nothing we have that can stop them!") are also taken verbatim from the recording of the 1997 incident.
d.
Patrick Wilson
was originally cast in the film but he dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Requiem for a Dream (2000)?
a.
Hugh Wilson
: the motorist who suffers a fender-bender during Hightowers late night driving session with Mahoney.
b.
To get into the character of Marion, who is a dress designer,
Jennifer Connelly
started making clothes for herself, and ended up making most of her own wardrobe.
c.
Rappers
Beanie Sigel
and
Guerilla Black
auditioned for the role of Biggie. Singer
Sean Kingston
also auditioned and publicly claimed he had gotten the role.
d.
Sissy Spacek
wasnt considered for the role of Carrie until her husband, art director
Jack Fisk
, convinced director
Brian De Palma
to allow her to audition. Until that, De Palma was wedded to the idea of
Amy Irving
playing Carrie; when Spacek got the part instead, De Palma gave Irving the smaller role of Sue.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Requiem for a Dream (2000)?
a.
An early promotional article on the film misspelled the title "Laser Blast", where as the films official title is spelled as one word.
b.
Jayne Meadows
found herself on the set of another
Tyrone Power
film when she accompanied her husband, screenwriter Milton Krim, to Italy for the filming of
Prince of Foxes
.
c.
Development of a live-action adaptation of the "Lord Of The Rings" books had been in process as far back as 1957, when Hugo award-winning science fiction magazine editor
Forrest J Ackerman
had successfully convinced
J.R.R. Tolkien
himself to grant him permission to attempt one. In the 40+ years before
Peter Jackson
finally managed to film the trilogy,
John Boorman
,
Stanley Kubrick
, and even
The Beatles
had all either attempted or expressed interest in filming their own adaptation.
d.
In an easter egg on the directors cut DVD, we learn that the "third thing that drives most people crazy" in Tappy Tibbons infomercial is "no orgasm".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Requiem for a Dream (2000)?
a.
Dave Chappelle
was offered the role of Tyrone but turned it down.
b.
Milos Forman
claims
Courtney Love
showed up to their first meeting while under the influence of drugs. Just when he was going to dismiss her, he realized that Love was perfect for the role of Althea. Forman offered her the role on one condition: that Love would stay clean and undergo regular drug testing during filming. She complied. To this day, Love credits Forman with getting her off drugs which led to a career renaissance.
c.
For the scene where Sheridan (
Wesley Snipes
) escapes by swinging onto a moving train, which was shot in East Harlem in New York, stuntman
Clay Donahue Fontenot
literally performed the stunt as it is seen in the film - he swung from the building on a 70 foot long reinforced cable and landed on the roof of a train station alongside a passing train. Because of the logistics of the scene, no safety net or airbag could be used, making it a one time only shot. It took ten weeks to plan the shot, and eight hours to set it up. It lasts for seven seconds in the film.
d.
Joan Crawford
married co-star
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
in a well orchestrated publicity event for the film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Requiem for a Dream (2000)?
a.
The USS Grissom bridge was the USS Enterprise bridge redressed with pink chairs, and the bar where Dr. McCoy tries to charter spaceflight is the redressed Enterprise sickbay.
b.
Neve Campbell
was the first choice for the role of Marion Silver, but declined when she found out the role required on camera nudity.
c.
Although uncredited,
Gene Kelly
had two incredibly talented choreography assistants. These ladies were none other than
Carol Haney
("The Pajama Game") and
Gwen Verdon
(Broadway star of "Can-Can", "New Girl In Town", "Damn Yankees", "Redhead", "Sweet Charity" and "Chicago"). In fact, Kellys taps during the "Singin In The Rain" number were post-dubbed by Verdon and Haney. The ladies had to stand ankle-deep in a drum full of water to match the soggy on-screen action.
Gene Kelly
had also recommended
Carol Haney
for the role of Kathy Selden.
d.
In Oct. 1957, this film was being shown on a double bill with
Short Cut to Hell
, largely on the drive-in theater circuit.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Requiem for a Dream (2000)?
a.
The character Tiffany Rogers was not originally in the script until after
Rachel McCord
auditioned for the role of Jini Jacobs. Though
Elizabeth Nicole
ended up playing Jini Jacobs,
Nathanael Coffman
was so inspired by
Rachel McCord
s audition that he wrote the role of Tiffany Rogers for her - the unnervingly sexy raging alcoholic-loner of McDermott High.
b.
The project started in the 1960s, but was abandoned in the 1970s. However, in the mid-1980s,
Chris Columbus
finally restarted the project. In the original plot,
Jane Fonda
was considered to play the lead role. However, Jane was too old for the character and the part moved to
Bridget Fonda
. But Bridget also withdrew from the project before auditions began.
c.
The boxing match in the third flashback was filmed in a boxing arena for an audience of 2000 spectators.
Burt Lancaster
trained for two months with a boxing champion and played the part of the Swede with realism, against a real boxer, until his 2nd KD and TKO.
d.
Tappy Tibbonss regimen consists of "three things, which is all I did to change my life". #1, "no red meat", and #2, "no refined sugar", are repeated throughout the film. #3 can only be glimpsed by freeze-framing a scene with the whiteboard that Tappy is writing on (it can also be accessed (and you can view the entire third section) on the directors cut DVD, by choosing the Chapter Selections; scroll to 21-24 and press up twice before pressing Enter).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Requiem for a Dream (2000)?
a.
Director
Oliver Stone
s first two choices to play
John McLoughlin
were
Mel Gibson
and
George Clooney
.
b.
The prison gym scene where
Tom Selleck
s character works up the nerve to kill the other inmate, was filmed at Norwood Jr. High School (formally Norwood High School, currently Norwood Middle School), Norwood, Ohio, in the original mens gym. Built circa 1912, the gym is the only one of its kind in the Cincinnati area with a running track suspended above the gym and bolted to the wall about 30 feet from the ceiling.
c.
The "Sons of the Desert" theme song is a pastiche of several popular tunes, including "Give My Regards to Broadway."
d.
In each characters last scene they turn onto their right side and pull their knees up to their stomach, assuming the fetal position.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Requiem for a Dream (2000)?
a.
As a child,
Merian C. Cooper
lived close to an elevated train which kept him awake at night when it clattered across the tracks. This was the inspiration for the scene where Kong destroys an elevated train.
b.
Due to the shortage of English speaking actors in Italy, some of the extras were U.S. Air Force personnel from the 31st Fighter Wing, stationed at nearby Aviano Air Base.
c.
Storm Cloud, the horse used in the filming of Unrequited, was a direct descendant of the race horse, Storm Cat and a distant relative to second most famous race horse in the world, Secretariat.
d.
In an interview with
Charlie Rose
,
Ellen Burstyn
stated that in her opinion playing Sara Goldfarb was her best acting achievement.
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