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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Semi-Pro (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Semi-Pro (2008) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Semi-Pro (2008).
About the movie:
Jackie Moon, the owner-coach-player of the American Basketball Association's Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Semi-Pro (2008)?
a.
American Humane Association oversaw the one hundred species of animals that were used in the film. In scenes including both predators and prey, the animals were digitally added instead to ensure their safety.
b.
Michael Westphal
, one of the bench players for the Tropics, is the son of NBA player and coach
Paul Westphal
.
c.
Release prints were shipped to some theaters under the fake title "States Attorneys".
d.
In the myths, Hercules was one of the heroes/sailors on the Argo.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Semi-Pro (2008)?
a.
At one point
Christopher Lambert
was in contention for the lead role.
b.
The only film lowly PRC (ranked at the very bottom of all poverty row studios) ever to be released to all the largest theater circuits in the U.S.
c.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
d.
Will Ferrell
has stated that this would be his last sports-related comedy.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Semi-Pro (2008)?
a.
Set security advice came from an actual law enforcement officer, Michael Kotara, a Deputy with the Sacramento Sheriffs Department.
b.
Peter Lawford
was supposed to be in this film, but due to the
John F. Kennedy
/
Frank Sinatra
falling out, Lawford - Kennedys brother-in-law - took the brunt of the wrath from the "Chairman of the Board".
c.
In the film, Jackie Moon says that he had never vomited before, not even as a baby. In reality,
Will Ferrell
suffered from pyloric stenosis, a condition that causes frequent vomiting, as a baby. A scar on his upper right abdomen, from the surgery he had to treat this condition, appears in this and many other films.
d.
Marks the final film appearance of
Arthur Edmund Carewe
. He would suffer a stroke and ultimately commit suicide in 1937.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Semi-Pro (2008)?
a.
In the scene where Penny is seen carrying Rufus the cat off to supper, Penny grabs Rufus and uncomfortably carries him off in her arms, pushing him up with her knee as he begins to slip.
Ollie Johnston
, who animated this scene, explained that he did this in order to show the tender affection between Penny and Rufus, by having the cat be too fond of Penny to complain, since it would have been easier for Penny to walk away and have Rufus follow her.
b.
In April 2008, Rocky the Grizzly Bear, who wrestles
Will Ferrell
s character in this movie, killed
Stephan Miller
, one of his trainers and a cousin of a stuntman doubling for Ferrell, by biting him on the neck.
c.
Annabella Sciorra
was originally cast as The Wife but she later pulled out of the film.
d.
The film was one of the first to be voted onto the National Film Registry (1989).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Semi-Pro (2008)?
a.
Corto Maltese is also an island country in
Frank Miller
s The Dark Knight Returns, one of
Tim Burton
s inspirations for Batman.
b.
Lou Redwood threatens Cornelius Blanks with a Smith & Wesson Model 19 revolver, with a 4-inch barrel. It was commonly issued to police officers in the 1970s, and is still carried by some. Like most .357 revolvers, it can fire .357 or .38 and .38+P rounds.
c.
The role of Alice was set to be
Eva Green
s Hollywood movie debut, but she dropped out at the last minute.
d.
The all-black cast were largely amateur made up of "young men and women of race from ... the best families in New Jersey".
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Semi-Pro (2008)?
a.
Zooey Deschanel
chose her own song for the karaoke scene, the Sugartown song.
b.
Amy Sedaris
had a role, but her scenes were cut from the final film.
c.
Diane Lane
wanted
Viggo Mortensen
to be in the film so much that she gave up part of her salary so that the production could afford him.
d.
Four actors in this film were in Bond films prior to this movie;
Joseph Wiseman
played the title role as the first Bond villain Dr. No;
Donald Pleasence
played Bonds chief nemesis Ersnt Stravo Blofeld in You Only Live Twice.
Christopher Lee
also played a Bond villain as the title role The Man with the Golden Gun, and
Barbara Bach
played the main Bond girl Major Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Semi-Pro (2008)?
a.
This films primary legacy is the single released from the soundtrack,
Elton John
s version of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds". It also represented the only direct participation by
The Beatles
in the project:
John Lennon
plays guitar on the single, credited as "Dr. Winston OBoogie".
b.
The narrator for the Shasta Apple soda commercial is
Tom Bosley
of
Happy Days
fame. We see the commercial during the on court brawl.
c.
Finding "corn as high as an elephants eye" proved to be quite a challenge. Since filming was to take place out of season, no tall cornfields were to be found anywhere. The job was given to the people of the University of Arizona Agricultural Department, who planted each stalk in individual containers and held their breath. With rain and good luck, the corn grew to a height of 16 feet, causing
Oscar Hammerstein
to quip: "The corn is now as high as the eye of an elephant on top of another elephant."
d.
Film debut of
Dorothy Burgess
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Semi-Pro (2008)?
a.
At the sequence where Carlos waits outside an airport for Jason to pick him up, behind his Ferrari is a Nissan Sileighty (Nissan 180SX with Nissan Silvia S15 nose) driven by a pair of Asian carjackers. The Sileighty was formerly owned by the renowned Japanese tuning company, Signal Auto, who used the car to enter drifting contests by various drivers.
b.
For his book
Kevin Brownlow
interviewed a woman who remembered seeing the film when it first opened in 1928. She was thirteen but made herself look old enough to get in (the age limit was 16). She later married director
Norton S. Parker
.
c.
Jerry Minor
has an uncredited role as a DJ in the film. Minor is actually from Flint, where the movie is set.
d.
Twisted Sisters
Dee Snider
is the voice from the top of the mountain who announces "Last chair is through." Dees son Cody was the directors assistant on the picture and cameos in the lodge wearing a Twisted Sister T-shirt.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Semi-Pro (2008)?
a.
Beth Shea
then in her mid 20s was aged to play a character (Maria Jenkins) in her late 50s for this film.
b.
Adrian
, fashion designer for MGMs fabled leading ladies, unveiled the
Joan Crawford
soon-to-be-signature padded-shoulders look in this picture.
c.
MGMs biggest moneymaker of 1967.
d.
Except for the Flint Tropics, all of the team names and uniforms are the same as the real ABA.
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