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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rio (2011) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rio (2011) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Rio (2011).
About the movie:
When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio (2011)?
a.
The smugglers airplane is a Short SC-7 Skyvan.
b.
Julie Croteau
was a baseball double for actress
Anne Ramsay
, who played Helen Haley. Croteau was the first woman to play mens NCAA college baseball, for St. Marys College of Maryland (Division III).
c.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #31 Greatest Movie of All Time.
d.
When Ira McClaren meets Jim at the beginning of school and asks him where he is from, he answers "American Falls", which is one of the filming locations.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio (2011)?
a.
Amelia says in the movie that she became a pilot, "for the fun of it!" This refers to the book
Amelia Earhart
wrote called The Fun of It (1932). It is a memoir of her flying experiences and an essay on women in aviation.
b.
Glenn Close
and
Sharon Stone
both turned down the role of Lilly Raines.
c.
The library disaster was done in one take. It would have taken an entire day to re-shoot if a mistake had been made.
d.
Nico and Pedro were named after two of the films music department crew, while Rafael was named after the films storyboard artist,
Rafael Zentil
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio (2011)?
a.
The small turquoise-and-black, blue-and-black, and red-and-black birds seen in some parts of the film (such as Nigels song "Pretty Bird") are honeycreepers.
b.
In the film,
Michael Hauser
s character wears a purple and gold jersey. The jersey was actually his high school football jersey.
c.
Two cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Patsy Flick
(The Greek) and Phil Regan (Romeo). Regan had a production number with
Jane Froman
that was cut from the final print. A Modern source lists many other actors in the cast, two of which were not seen:
Craig Reynolds
(Announcer) and
Bill Elliot
(Young Man).
d.
The actress credited as "Skiba", who appears as the homeless woman under the opening credits, was actually the films make-up artist,
Mary Ann Skiba
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio (2011)?
a.
The user name on Lindas computer is "Bluebird"
b.
Michael Biehn
is dubbed.
c.
Fox Searchlight bought the rights to distribute the film at 2006 Sundance for $10.5 million.
d.
In October 2008 Knotts Berry Farm theme park in Buena Park, California, had a Quarantine-themed walk-through "maze" for the parks 36th annual Knotts Scary Farm Halloween Haunt. It was their third movie-themed Halloween Haunt maze, after
Beowulf
and
The Grudge 2
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio (2011)?
a.
Even though the scenes were shot around the Portland area, a significant part of the film is set in Seattle, where
Brendan Fraser
studied acting at Cornish College of the Arts and where both of his parents reside.
b.
While shooting the scene where he undresses,
Clark Gable
had trouble removing his undershirt while keeping his humorous flow going and took too long. As a result the undershirt was abandoned altogether. It then became cool to not wear an undershirt which resulted in a large drop in undershirt sales around the country. Legend has it that in response, some underwear manufacturers tried to sue Columbia.
c.
Nicos type of bird is a canary
d.
When the Russian Consul, berating his code-breakers and underlings, begins hitting the desk with his shoe, this is a humorous reference to Russian leader Nikita Kruschevs actions at the United Nations in October of the previous year (1960), when Kruschev banged the rostrum with his shoe in anger at statements made by the Filipino delegation.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio (2011)?
a.
Motion picture debut of
Pernell Roberts
.
b.
Nigels full name is Cocks Nigel Cockatoo, Tulios full name is Tulio Monteiro, and Blus full name is Tyler Blu Gunderson.
c.
Well known for his roles in horse-themed films dating back to the 1930s, this was
Mickey Rooney
s first horse-related project in fifteen years, since _"New Adventures of the Black Stallion, The" (1990)_ television series ended in 1993.
d.
Lloyd Kaufman
initially offered to have his scenes shot outside of the Troma Building in New York. When it seemed this would never happen,
Justin Channell
,
Zane Crosby
, and
T.J. Rogers
attended one of Lloyds Make Your Own Damn Movie master classes at University of Pittsburgh. As soon as the class was over, Channell ran up to
Lloyd Kaufman
and asked him to shoot the scene. Channell is a huge fan of Kaufman and even runs one of the official Troma fan sites, entitled Tromatized!
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio (2011)?
a.
The first cut of the movie ran 2 hours and 5 minutes.
b.
Rachael Leigh Cook
,
Rosario Dawson
, and
Tara Reid
had to go to a "Band Camp" for two weeks to learn how to play the actual songs in the movie.
c.
The quote "I want to be alone" spoken by
Greta Garbo
in this movie was listed at #30 in AFI List of Top 100 Quotes From U.S. Films.
d.
Pedro is a red-crested cardinal.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio (2011)?
a.
Both Blu and Jewel are Spixs macaws.
b.
The movie
Catherine OHara
is watching on television in the beginning of this film is
Jezebel
starring
Bette Davis
. She follows along with the dialogue suggesting she is very familiar with the movie. The dialogue is also repeated at the end of the film when OHara is teaching the acting students.
c.
Universal was in dire straits in 1937-38 as it sought to plug the cash drain created by the Laemmles, who had been ousted during the costly production of
Show Boat
. While none of these B-pictures was especially successful, the Crime Club deal is an example of the new regimes willingness to work creative marketing tie-ins.
d.
The film is considered to be a takeoff of Frank Capras "Its A Wonderful Life"
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio (2011)?
a.
Story art reveals that Nigel had a metal or robotic talon in early versions of the story.
b.
A brief scene where Jeremy and Darla are on their first date was filmed in the parking lot adjacent to Eleanor Tinsley Park.
c.
The role of Payton was the most heavily auditioned, with around 20 girls reading for the part, including
Olivia Kinter
who ended up being cast as Natalia. The role ultimately was given to
Olivia Sutton-Smith
immediately after her audition.
d.
Though the original Panavision negative and prints were believed lost in a Universal vault fire, there exists a black and white copy of the film which is in the hands of a collector. It was taken from a worn 16mm film print. There is also a 2 minute color Panavision wide-screen trailer in existence, the only known color reference material for this "lost" film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio (2011)?
a.
The first film from Blue Sky Studios since
Ice Age
to have human characters.
b.
Producer
Tom Karr
raised $200,000 budget from the money he earned as a concert promoter for acts such as
Led Zeppelin
,
Three Dog Night
,
The Temptations
and
Rod Stewart
.
c.
Working titles for the film were "At The Hour of Our Death" (visible on the slate during the behind-the-scenes footage of the movie) and "The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell," which director Watkins said was inspired by the
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
novel, "Mother Night."
d.
One of the earliest of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. However, because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and may not have ever been televised.
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