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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Selena (1997) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Selena (1997) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Selena (1997)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Selena (1997).

About the movie: The true story of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, a Texas born tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Selena (1997)?
a.		Steven Spielberg began filming Munich the day this film opened, and released it the same year.
b.		Stellan Skarsgård and Kat Dennings share a birthday.
c.		Orson Welles provides the voice for much of Roderigos dialogue.
d.		Selenas historic Houston Astrodome concert was recreated at the San Antonio Alamodome.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Selena (1997)?
a.		Only about two or three process (visual effects) shots appear in the entire film, early on when David Niven and Cantinflas are in the balloon and we see them looking out over the Pyrenees. These shots were accomplished by animation cameraman William Williams, who also worked on the process shots for Alfred Hitchcocks Vertigo.
b.		When the future Marty McFly attempts to play his guitar, he plays part of the main riff of Power of Love by Huey Lewis and The News, the theme song for the original movie.
c.		During the filming of Bellas birthday party, Jackson Rathbone got so into character that both Peter Facinelli and Kellan Lutz had to hold him back. During one of the takes, Elizabeth Reaser was knocked to the ground.
d.		More than 20,000 girls auditioned for the roles of Selena at different ages.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Selena (1997)?
a.		Jennifer Lopez became the highest paid Latina in Hollywood history by playing Selena, earning a then-unheard of, $1,000,000.
b.		Among the assault rifles used in the movie are a Steyr StG 77 AUG, An M-4 carbine, a H&K G36, and a SIG 552 rifle used by Frank when he is checking shipping containers for the Chinese people.
c.		In the movie poster, the two Es in the word "Greek" are made to look like the Greek letter Sigma, which is S, not E. To a Greek, it reads "My Big Fat Grssk Wedding".
d.		Scottish Screen contributed 300,000 pounds towards the films budget.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Selena (1997)?
a.		Delayed release and heavily restricted by MPAA after the Columbine shootings because of the violent content.
b.		Film debut of Mickey Shaughnessy.
c.		Salma Hayek was considered for the role of Selena, but she refused because she wanted to play Frida Khalo (in Frida) and did not wish to play two different Mexican heroines.
d.		The play, "Kongo", opened in New York on 30 March 1926.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Selena (1997)?
a.		Ronald Reagan and Walter Matthau were among the actors considered for the role of Sgt. Warden.
b.		In the long shot of Jolson performing on the "runway", Al Jolson played himself; his only appearance in the film.
c.		Among the actresses considered to play the title role were Leticia Miller, an unknown who bore a striking resemblance to Selena, and Bibi Gaytán, a Mexican soap opera actress (coincidentally, Selena had guest-starred on a soap opera Gaytán starred in, called "Dos mujeres, un camino").
d.		A prominent scene in the movies trailer, where Fisch tells Randall, "That is definitely NOT in the manual!" isnt in the theatrical release of the film because it actually comes from an alternate ending. In the alternate ending, Fisch successfully holds onto Randalls fingertips, getting him into the helicopter and saving him. The writer, director, producer, and others involved in the film preferred the ending where Randall dies, as it had more emotional impact.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Selena (1997)?
a.		Sam Mendess first film without cinematographer Conrad L. Hall who had died in 2002.
b.		Jackie Guerra wanted the part of Selenas sister, Suzette, so badly that she lied at her audition, saying that she was an experienced drummer, when in fact she had never played the drums. After her inexperience was finally revealed, Selenas real sister Suzette gave her private lessons.
c.		In an article titled, "Disneys Laughin Place" by Frank Stephenson, we read that, "Following its debut, the NAACP registered its official displeasure of what it called the films racial stereotyping a charge echoed by the National Urban League."
d.		The original title of the film was "Brewster McClouds Amazing, Sexy Flying Machine".

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Selena (1997)?
a.		Ewan McGregor had not read the original novel prior to filming.
b.		Nicolas Cage researched his character by binge drinking and visiting many hospitalized career alcoholics. Elisabeth Shue associated with prostitutes and interviewed them on the strip in Las Vegas.
c.		When Jennifer Lopez signed on to be Selena, she expected to be providing her own vocals. But it was felt that since the movie would be released so soon after Selenas death her fans would not approve of hearing any voice other than hers. So Lopez was coached to lip-sync instead of being provided the vocal coaching she expected.
d.		The role of Veritas originally went to Viggo Mortensen, but was accepted by Sean Patrick Flanery when scheduling conflicts arose.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Selena (1997)?
a.		The studio where "I Could Fall In Love" is recorded in the movie, is Studio A in Q-Productions, where Selena actually recorded her English Album.
b.		The whole cast and crew stayed in the cabin where Drew takes Mark. Matthew Montgomery (Mark) and Aaron Orr (Drew) shared a room. It can be seen in the film: Its the room Mark sleeps in.
c.		Bruce Campbell helped promote the movie by bringing it along with him on his book tour for his autobiography, "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-Movie Actor."
d.		The cars used in scene between the cops and thieves were the actual cars from the case.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Selena (1997)?
a.		One of Francis Ford Coppolas top five favorite films of his own.
b.		Insisting on authenticity, director Joshua Logan filmed in several Kansas towns, including Hutchinson, only 75 miles from Udall, a town leveled by a tornado days after filming began. "Its gotta look like Kansas and it will if I have to kill every last one of ya!," the volatile Logan yelled at his cast. William Holden suffered a leg gash on a railroad signal light, Kim Novak was stung on the hip by a bee underneath her $500 Jean Louis gown, and Rosalind Russell was "bruised from earlobe to toenail during a wild gambol across a suspension bridge." A local 70-year-old "spinster" saw her film debut canceled when she broke both legs and several ribs during a fall down an embankment. Filming was interrupted almost daily by hailstorms and "wailing" tornado warnings. The actual picnic was on a muddy fairground at Halstead, Kansas. Cast and crew were "half-consumed" by "carnivorous" bugs. Phone calls had to be made from old-time crank telephones at Halsteads Baker Hotel.
c.		To prepare for her role, Jennifer Lopez lived with Selenas family
d.		In addition to Iron Man, the comic book ROM is also seen in the mom-and-pop store, the storyline of which involves a hero sacrificing his human body and having his mind placed into a robot in order to save his people.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Selena (1997)?
a.		Film used approximately 64,000 fans/extras, especially in the case of the stadium scene.
b.		The first film in the Final Destination series to be presented in 3D.
c.		The adaptation of short story "The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick was originally planned as a sequel to Total Recall by writers Ronald Shusett and Gary Goldman (later joined by Robert Goethals). The setting was changed to Mars with the Precogs being people mutated by the Martian atmosphere, as established in the first film. The main character was also changed to Douglas Quaid, the man played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The project eventually fell apart but the writers, who still owned the rights to the original story, rewrote the script, removing the elements from "Total Recall". This script was eventually tossed out when writer Jon Cohen was hired in 1997 to start the project over from scratch. The only original element from the early script which made it to the final film is the sequence in the car factory, an idea that Steven Spielberg loved.
d.		The "Space Prison" exterior was re-used footage of Moonbase from UFO and Space: 1999.

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