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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Reservoir Dogs (1992) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Reservoir Dogs (1992) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Reservoir Dogs (1992).
About the movie:
After a simple jewelery heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reservoir Dogs (1992)?
a.
Directly prior to the scene showing the colored bottles of soap, you see two shirts hanging on the wall, and a rag in the distance on the floor. These are appropriately in sync with the surnames of the characters in their present states. Mr. White and Mr. Pink are upright and close to each other, corresponding to the two shirt colors, while the orange rag laying in the distance would be the position of Mr. Orange in the next room.
b.
The high altitude sun in Wyoming caused shooting issues in the scene where the prisoners are stripped to their underwear and forced to stand outside all day. Due to technical issues, the scene was shot over and over and the prisoners in the background become sunburned on one side of their bodies only as extras were not provided sunblock.
c.
Lochlyn Munro
only worked one day on this film.
d.
The movie was the featured film attraction at the grand opening of the Uptown Theatre in Chicago, Illinois on 20 August 1925.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reservoir Dogs (1992)?
a.
Quentin Tarantino
originally wrote the role of Mr. Pink for himself.
Steve Buscemi
originally auditioned for the part of Mr. White.
Michael Madsen
originally auditioned for the part of Mr Pink.
George Clooney
read for the role of Mr. Blonde/Vic Vega but was turned down, and
Christopher Walken
refused the same role.
Vincent Gallo
turned down the role of Mr. Pink.
Samuel L. Jackson
auditioned for the role of Mr. Orange. Once
Tim Roth
was cast,
Quentin Tarantino
originally wanted him to play Mr. Blonde or Mr. Pink.
Robert Forster
and
Timothy Carey
auditioned for the part of Joe Cabot, and the film is dedicated to Carey.
b.
The writing credit was changed to "
Mandy Nelson
" shortly before the films release.
c.
In the scene where Jake Sully is in prison, his back is to the camera and you can see the back of his wheelchair. The brand of wheelchair he is in is "Grunt", which is another term for a Marine infantryman.
d.
When Simon, posing as the city engineer, meets Ricky Walsh, you can see a blurry but visible red sign on the building in the background. This is the Home Insurance Company building and that company purchased the red cover so that it would be seen in the movie as they felt that the original bronze signage would not be visible.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reservoir Dogs (1992)?
a.
Initially estimated to have a 2007 release date, this film was abruptly green-lighted in mid-August 2004 for a 2005 release, when director
Steven Spielberg
and star
Tom Cruise
happened to become available when other projects stalled.
b.
Michael Madsen
had difficulty filming the torture scenes. He was particularly reluctant when he was required to hit actor
Kirk Baltz
. When the cop, pleading for his life, says that he has a child at home (a line not in the script), Madsen, himself a new father at the time, was so disturbed by the idea of leaving a child fatherless that he couldnt finish the scene.
c.
According to
Tom Hanks
,
Charlize Theron
was the first actress to audition for her part and the first person to be cast in the movie.
d.
In the scene where Ursula hits Foster in the head with a snowcone, there is a set-up to indicate that the snowcone is solid. There was a mid-scene switch scheduled in which the hard snowcone would be replaced with a softer one. However, the switch did not occur during several of the takes and hence,
Paul Soter
took a solid block of ice to the head about nine times before they got it right.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reservoir Dogs (1992)?
a.
At the beginning of the movie, when Laurie runs into the school auditorium, we see a sign promoting the schools production of Faust, directed by "Joe Bob Briggs", with "Roger Gorman" listed as the head of the drama department (or some similar title). Joe Bob Briggs (real name:
John Bloom
) hosted a late-night b-movie program, and Roger Gorman is a reference to famed movie director
Roger Corman
.
b.
The accounting department claimed shooting was 4 days behind schedule on only the second day.
c.
To avoid alienating the films backers, producer
Lawrence Bender
had the tamer scenes shot first, so that the dailies would strengthen the backers confidence before getting to the nasty, violent scenes.
d.
Apparently, this movie has the first ever recorded use of the phrase "lock and load", said by
John Wayne
. "Lock and load" is a military command meaning to apply a weapons safety catch, and then load it with ammunition. The expression was used once in this film for this meaning and once as a metaphor to get drunk, as in get loaded.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reservoir Dogs (1992)?
a.
The film contains 272 uses of the word "fuck".
b.
Richard Pryor
s lines were mostly ad-libbed.
c.
In October 2010, the real
Sean Parker
told Vanity Fair that he actually once met
Justin Timberlake
and that Timberlake wanted to get to know him better for his preparation for his role in this movie. Parker then replied getting to know the real Sean Parker wouldnt help Timberlake at all, because the Parker from
Aaron Sorkin
s script has little to do with the real person.
d.
Considering the films running time, it could have possibly been longer. According to the book The Making of King Kong, there was a scene written and filmed where Denham, Driscoll and the Venture crew build rafts to cross the swamp, only to be attacked by an aquatic creature (a "Piranhadon"). This scene ended up being included in the extended edition of the film. There was also mention of a scene where Lumpy the cook shoots a large flightless bird.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reservoir Dogs (1992)?
a.
The lead role was written for
Kevin Costner
, but he was heavily committed to
The Postman
, and suggested
Harrison Ford
for the part.
b.
According to Julian Fellowes, the last scene between Mrs Croft and Mrs Wilson, beginning after Croft enters the room and hushes her sister, was completely improvised by the two actors.
c.
The first of nine films to feature
Spencer Tracy
and
Katharine Hepburn
.
d.
Quentin Tarantino
wanted
James Woods
to play a role in the film, and made him five different cash offers. Woods agent refused the offers without ever mentioning it to Woods as the sums offered were well below what Woods would usually receive. When Tarantino and Woods later met for the first time, Woods learned of the offer and was annoyed enough to get a new agent. Tarantino avoided telling Woods which role he was offered "because the actor who played the role was magnificent anyway". It is widely accepted that the role that Tarantino was referring to was Mr. Orange.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reservoir Dogs (1992)?
a.
In the first scene, on New Guinea, when the soldiers assemble for mail call, the first name called is "Chris Nyby".
Christian Nyby
was the film editor of the picture.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 27, 1947 with
Betty Grable
reprising her film role.
c.
During filming, a paramedic was kept on the set to make sure that Mr. Oranges (
Tim Roth
) amount of blood loss was kept consistent and realistic to that of a real gunshot victim.
d.
The filmmakers have said in interviews their story is based on a 2001 National Public Radio "All Things Considered" report about two women in the Seattle suburbs who started a biohazard removal/cleaning service. They are best friends, not sisters.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reservoir Dogs (1992)?
a.
The warehouse where the majority of the movie takes place was once a mortuary, and thus is full of coffins. Mr. Blonde doesnt sit down on a crate, its actually an old hearse he perches on.
b.
In 1990 there was serious at talk at 20th Century Fox of remaking "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" with
Sean Connery
and
Michelle Pfeiffer
in the leads, but the poor box-office for
The Russia House
killed it.
c.
The movie premiere was hosted at the Beverly Centre Mall in Los Angeles, with cast and crew in attendance.
d.
The only music heard in the film comes from commercials and television show themes.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reservoir Dogs (1992)?
a.
David Duchovny
auditioned for a part.
b.
Warner Brothers wanted to release the film under the title Hans Island as they thought international audiences would be confused by an action film titled Enter the Dragon. The Deadly Three, a title referring to the Bruce Lee,
John Saxon
and
Jim Kelly
characters, was also considered as an alternate title for the film
c.
Although the film accurately portrays
Baby Face Nelson
as a kill-crazy gangster, contrary to what the film shows in his introductory scene, where
John Dillinger
fights Nelson, the two outlaws got along well together in real life.
d.
This movie was part of a cycle of gender role-playing switch movies made by Hollywood during the 1980s and probably starting with
Kramer vs. Kramer
. The set of pictures include
Mr. Mom
;
Baby Boom
,
3 Men and a Baby
, and
Paternity
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Reservoir Dogs (1992)?
a.
Bills last words, "I die a true American", were the last words of his true-life counterpart, Bill Poole.
b.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1995.
c.
In his memoirs,
Charlton Heston
says he was asked to play the lead.
d.
The final answer print of the film came back from the lab just 3 days before its world premiere at Sundance.
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