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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Seabiscuit (2003) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Seabiscuit (2003) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Seabiscuit (2003).
About the movie:
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seabiscuit (2003)?
a.
When Marieke mails the letter, there is a very short close up where you can read the address of Juan del Campo, meaning "John of the Field", living in Plaza de la Mierda, meaning "Shit Square".
b.
During filming a crew member commented to
Martin Kemp
what a great job the makeup department had done on the prosthetics that made it look like the veins in his forehead were bulging out. Kemp was confused, as he was not wearing any prosthetic makeup. The bulging veins were actually the result of an undiagnosed brain tumor.
c.
Last live action cinema film of
Jean Simmons
and first cinema film of
Jared Leto
.
d.
Some of the music in the trailer is from the Medal of Honor videogames.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seabiscuit (2003)?
a.
In the scenes filmed at Santa Anita racetrack you can see a statue of a horse by the paddock. This statue is a memorial to
Seabiscuit
that exists at Santa Anita. Another statue stands approximately 100 yards away; this is a tribute to
George Woolf
,
Gary Stevens
character in the film.
b.
Coincidently,
Brantley Foster
and
Katrina Leskanich
of Katrina & The Waves, who sing "Walking On Sunshine", are both from Kansas.
c.
In the scene where Andy arrives in the library as Brooks assistant and Brooks crow Jake is squawking,
Tim Robbins
had to time his line, "Hey, Jake. Wheres Brooks?", so that the crow wouldnt squawk over his line, since the bird could not be trained to squawk on cue. Robbins was able to adapt to this and time his line perfectly from learning the birds patterns in squawking, for which Director
Frank Darabont
praised him. Robbinss improvisation is noticeable, and we can see that when he walks into the room right up to the crow, he waits a short moment for it to squawk while looking at it, and then proceeds with his line after it does so.
d.
The sequel went through many titles. It was originally called "The Mask Of Zorro 2" and then that title was changed to "Zorro Unmasked" which had been the original script title by Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio. After their script was not used the title went to "Zorro 2" then to "The Return Of Zorro" before Sony pictures finally settled on the title "Legend Of Zorro".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seabiscuit (2003)?
a.
When the wedding scene was filmed, many tabloid magazines at time published photos of the "wedding" and suggested that
Elvis Presley
and
Ann-Margret
really had gotten married.
b.
The best selling home video of all time, with more than 55 million copies sold to date.
c.
Film debut of
Michelle Williams
.
d.
Gary Stevens
, who plays jockey
George Woolf
, was awarded the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 1996.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seabiscuit (2003)?
a.
Last film of
Eileen Herlie
.
b.
The neon in the "Parkway Lanes" sign had not worked for over 20 years. It was repaired by the production company. At night, the lit sign may be seen from the northbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway.
c.
Ex-racing driver Allen Padelford specially designed the MTV insert cars - a Mobile Technocrane Vehicle to allow filmmakers to shoot insert shots for horse race sequences. It run up to 45 mph and weighs at 28 thousand pounds. The car can fit a 30ft Technocrane dolly at the back and Wescam XR head at front. Another one was designed specifically two fit in two animatronic horses.
d.
Creative tensions between director
Scott Spiegel
and one of the films producers,
Brad Wyman
, resulted in Spiegel being replaced by another director,
Adam Rifkin
, three weeks into production. Wyman later stated that he regretted firing Spiegel and blamed it on the fact that he (Wyman) "wasnt a very good producer at the time." As a result, the writers of this movie -
Sam Raimi
,
Ivan Raimi
,
Bruce Campbell
, and
Scott Spiegel
- were so embarrassed with the end result that they all used pseudonyms instead of their own names in the credits.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seabiscuit (2003)?
a.
Seabiscuit author
Laura Hillenbrand
s boyfriend,
Borden Flanagan
, appears as the Farm Manager.
b.
In
Golden Years
(also based on a
Stephen King
concept), the pursuer of Harlan and Gina Williams, Jude Andrews played by
R.D. Call
, and their protector, Terry Spann played by
Felicity Huffman
, both worked for the secret US Government agency known as "The Shop" that kidnapped
Drew Barrymore
in
Firestarter
.
c.
Actress
Lisa Eichhorn
once said on her being replaced by
Barbra Streisand
: ""I could understand being replaced by
Amy Irving
or
Sissy Spacek
. Or someone else of my own age and nature. But
Barbra Streisand
? I thought
All Night Long
was some of my best work."
d.
Matt Cunningham
: Chainsaw victim.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seabiscuit (2003)?
a.
William Baldwin
agreed to
Raoul Ruiz
directing after reading a newspaper review of
Trois vies & une seule mort
.
b.
Ken Burns
: telling Gen. Hancock, "Please, sir, you must get down. We cannot spare you."
c.
While the movie describes
War Admiral
as being a huge horse close to eighteen hands tall, the real-life War Admiral was well known for being one of the smallest sons of
Man o War
. War Admiral was actually the same size as
Seabiscuit
, which was approximately fifteen hands tall.
d.
"Yusuf" is the Arabic form of "Joseph", the Biblical figure from Genesis 37-50, who had the gift of interpreting dreams. He was sold out by his brothers to slavery. Through his gift of dream interpretation he helped Pharaoh to prepare for the disaster of the "seven lean years" and was rewarded as a result. The same story is also told in the Koran.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seabiscuit (2003)?
a.
In the film,
Michael Hauser
s character wears a purple and gold jersey. The jersey was actually his high school football jersey.
b.
Costume designer
Walter Plunkett
had worked in films since 1929, and some of his recollections were the source for gags about the perils of early sound shooting.
Jean Hagen
loudly "tapping"
Gene Kelly
with her fan in "The Dueling Cavalier" is based on a similar incident with
Bebe Daniels
and
John Boles
in
Rio Rita
.
c.
Robert Duvall
turned down the lead role because he was making
Secondhand Lions
.
d.
At the start of the movie, Cody is asked if he has any other skills besides surfing. He asks "Like what? Singing and dancing?" This is a dig at the concurrently produced
Happy Feet
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Seabiscuit (2003)?
a.
The 35mm prints of this film come from a digitally grain reduced digital intermediate. As a result they are littered with grain reduction artifacts from start to finish.
b.
Author
Dean R. Koontz
was so disappointed by this adaptation of his novel that he pleaded with the studio to remove his name from the opening credits.
c.
Susan Seidelmans crew consisted of friends and people with whom she had worked at New York University film school when she was a student there.
d.
Unable to find white suits large enough to fit
Chuck McCann
, costumers had him wear old suits previously worn by studio character actor
Sydney Greenstreet
.
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