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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Scrooged (1988) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Scrooged (1988) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Scrooged (1988).
About the movie:
A cynically selfish TV executive gets haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scrooged (1988)?
a.
Real life UFC competitors
Tito Ortiz
,
Randy Couture
and
Chuck Liddell
were recruited by producer
Joel Silver
for the cage fight sequence with
Jet Li
.
b.
Including the 2009 remake, Jason has killed 167 total people throughout the "Friday the 13th" series.
c.
A deleted subplot followed Statler & Waldorf who turned up at various points in the movie to comment (and heckle) the main action.
d.
The trivia game played by Franks brother is "whats the name of the boat on
Gilligans Island
?" Director
Richard Donner
was one of the original directors on the show.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scrooged (1988)?
a.
Condemned in the US because of its brutal handling of the narrative, but praised in Europe for its stylistic vigor.
b.
Alfonso Cuarón
was rumored to be circling the project just weeks before
Joe Wright
signed on to direct.
c.
June 2008 Ranked #3 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Romantic Comedy".
d.
At the end of the movie, when everybody is singing "Put a little love in your heart", Frank (
Bill Murray
) says (among many other things): "Feed me, Seymour!" This is a reference to
Little Shop of Horrors
, in which Murray has a small part.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scrooged (1988)?
a.
Much of the movie is filmed over
Humphrey Bogart
s shoulder so that the audience can be in on his point of view.
b.
Jon Gries
, who played the werewolf character Louie, also played a werewolf in another cult favorite,
The Monster Squad
.
c.
Originally,
Antonio Banderas
turned down the part of Pierre when he looked at the script and realized the whole film was about ballroom dancing. The producers begged him for a few minutes for them to explain the story. After hearing this, viewing a documentary on and meeting the real Pierre, Banderas signed on.
d.
The character name Calvin Cooley is a reference to President
Calvin Coolidge
who was known as a man of few words.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scrooged (1988)?
a.
The original writer,
Dalton Trumbo
, was blacklisted as one of the legendary Hollywood Ten, and therefore could not receive credit for the screenplay, even when it won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Instead, his friend,
Ian McLellan Hunter
, took credit for the story and accepted the Oscar. Trumbos wife, Cleo, was finally presented with the award in 1993, long after his death in 1976. The Oscar she received was actually a second one, because Hunters son wouldnt give up his fathers Oscar. Thus, two awards for Best Screenplay of 1953 exist. The story credit was corrected to credit Trumbo when the restored edition was released in 2002, nearly fifty years after the original release.
b.
The eighth of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies.
c.
This film was originally entitled UFO.
d.
The leader of the street carolers insulted by
Bill Murray
is
Paul Shaffer
. The others are
Miles Davis
,
David Sanborn
and
Larry Carlton
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scrooged (1988)?
a.
Dopey initially was to be a talking dwarf, but was made mute when a suitable voice was not found.
b.
Keith Harings "Free South Africa" poster is seen in a few background shots as it is in
Lethal Weapon 2
, also directed by
Richard Donner
.
c.
Tom Cruise
and
Paula Wagner
were originally attached as producers.
Roger Corman
, producer of the original
Death Race 2000
, had an option agreement with Cruise, with the idea that Cruise would play the lead. This never got off the ground as Cruise was unhappy with the first 3 versions of the script that had been submitted.
d.
The character names Flovilla, Eufaula, and Lavonia were all inspired by places in Atlanta. The name Lamar was inspired by comedian
Jonathan Winters
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scrooged (1988)?
a.
The swamp scenes were shot on Reelfoot Lake in northwest Tennessee, in the same location as was used for
Raintree County
and
In the Heat of the Night
.
b.
Sam Kinison
was originally slated to play the part of Eliot Loudermilk. The part eventually went to
Bobcat Goldthwait
due to his friendship with
Bill Murray
.
c.
A marquee from Loews Delancy Theater (NYC) showing this film is shown near the end of
The Naked City
behind actor
Paul Ford
.
d.
Singer/Songwriter Pepper McGowan was an extra during the mall scene.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scrooged (1988)?
a.
The role of Archie Gates was originally written for
Clint Eastwood
but Russell decided he wanted a younger actor. Clooney aggressively pursued the role but Russell wanted
Nicolas Cage
instead. But when Cage was cast in
Bringing Out the Dead
, Russell settled for Clooney.
b.
On the "Frisbee" show (when Frank is in the dog suit), there is a tree on the set with a heart engraving and "Dick Loves Lauren". Director
Richard Donner
is married to producer
Lauren Shuler Donner
.
c.
In the scene where Casy (Matthew Dorsey) is introducing his graves, he names "The Greens" and "The Burtons" - references to
David Gordon Green
and Tim Burton.
d.
The movies line "Frankly, my dear, I dont give a damn." was voted as the #1 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scrooged (1988)?
a.
Filmed back to back with
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
.
b.
When The Ghost of Christmas Present first appears in the movie, she says to Frank Cross, "Im a little muddled." This is a direct quote from Glenda the Good Witch in
The Wizard of Oz
when she first meets Dorothy in Munchkinland.
c.
Producer
Jerry Wald
hoped to coax
Greta Garbo
out of retirement for this role. He was unsuccessful.
d.
Olivia Wilde
s futuristic gear was so effective that when she showed up on the set one day as "herself" after 2 months work, she was stopped by a security official who demanded to see ID.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scrooged (1988)?
a.
Rosemary Clooney
, who sings the movie theme song "The Wonderful Season of Love" was married to the films director,
José Ferrer
, at the time the movie was made.
b.
The arcade game that
Jean-Claude Van Damme
and
Donald Gibb
are playing is called
Karate Champ
.
c.
All of
Bill Murray
s actor brothers -
John Murray
,
Joel Murray
and
Brian Doyle-Murray
- make appearances in this film.
d.
During the scene where the cadets are assigned to their star-ships, Uhura complains to Spock that she has been assigned to the Farragut. In Star Trek lore, the Farragut is the ship Kirk was assigned to after graduating from the Academy and before his promotion to Captain of the Enterprise.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Scrooged (1988)?
a.
When the Ghost Of Christmas Present (
Carol Kane
) grabbed
Bill Murray
s lip she tore his lip so badly that filming was halted for several days.
b.
When
Garrett Hedlund
is breaking into Encom, he forges himself access and when the door opens, he says "Now that is a big door." This is directly related to the original
TRON
when
Jeff Bridges
forges access into Encom with the same comment when the door opens.
c.
A small pair of metal dice can be seen hanging in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon as Chewbacca makes preparations to depart from Mos Eisley. They dont appear in subsequent scenes, because they were stolen from the set and not replaced.
d.
Filmed in sequence.
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