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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Serial Mom (1994) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Serial Mom (1994) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Serial Mom (1994).
About the movie:
A sweet mother takes a little too much at heart for the defence of her family.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serial Mom (1994)?
a.
The trial of the doctor in the film for sending birth control booklets through the mails paralleled the
Margaret Sanger
case in 1915, when she was tried for the same reason.
b.
To promote the movie,
M. Night Shyamalan
made a humorous parody video for the Internet taking the premise of the movie, but instead having it take place on an escalator.
c.
The original casting choices for Alex and Clear were
Tobey Maguire
and
Kirsten Dunst
.
d.
Body Count: 7.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serial Mom (1994)?
a.
The two reporters bylines in the newspaper articles are "Anita Hanjaab" and "Mike Oxsbig", which sound just like... Well, you can figure it out.
b.
In the original script, Bob Barnes was originally named Bob Baer, after
Robert Baer
s father.
c.
The movie Scotty is watching as he masturbates is Chesty Morgans "Deadly Weapons."
d.
In the original script, the models name was Christina Brady. It was changed to Kitty Bennett for the movie. Then, when this movie was adapted for the "20th Century Fox Hour of Stars" presentation in June 1957, the characters name was changed back to Christina Brady.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serial Mom (1994)?
a.
Rufus the cat is a caricature of animator
Ollie Johnston
.
b.
In the sound effects department the workers are creating sound effects for a piece of film with the train Casey Junior. Casey would pop up in Disneys next film,
Dumbo
. Likewise in the art department, the animators are making sketches for "Dumbo". Bambi also makes a minor appearance in this film, a year before
Bambi
was released.
c.
The video store in the film is
John Waters
actual local video store.
d.
John Dearth
and
Lawrence Davidson
were both favored for the role of Brouhordier.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serial Mom (1994)?
a.
A poster of the band L7 can be seen in Chips room, briefly, on the back of his bedroom door. L7 plays as the band Camel Lips in the movie.
b.
Emma Stone
s (Jules) reaction to getting hit in the head by
Jonah Hill
(Seth) was improvised. At the end the writers decided to keep it in the final cut.
c.
Real-life friends
Tom Hanks
and
Bruce Springsteen
both happened to win their respective Oscars for Best Actor and Best Song.
d.
When Ian sits in the tent with Gina, the German poem that he recites is called "Gefunden", which means "Found". It tells of finding a little flower in the woods, which he replants in his garden and now continues to branch out and bloom. Written in 1813 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a widely recognized German writer and mathematician.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serial Mom (1994)?
a.
Opening credits say "This film is a true story. The screenplay is based on court testimony. Sworn Declarations. And hundreds of interviews conducted by the film-makers. / Some of the innocent characters names have been changed in the interest of a larger truth. / No one involved in the crimes received any form of financial compensation."
b.
The title, "Abby Singer," refers to a famous Hollywood production term named after a 1950s and 1960s assistant director, who would announce "this is the next-to-the-last shot for the day." The final shot of the day is traditionally referred to as "the martini."
c.
The original Broadway production of the play the screen play was based on, "The Admirable Crichton", was written by
J.M. Barrie
(author of "Peter Pan"), opened at the Lyceum Theater on November 17, 1903 and ran for 144 performances. The play starred
William Gillette
, noted play author and first actor to portray the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
d.
The frog spearing scene was achieved by the director cutting out a section in the spearing stick, then using a wire hanger and hot glue mechanism to insert the frog into the empty section.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serial Mom (1994)?
a.
In the closing shot, when the family is climbing over the hills to safety, it is not really
Kym Karath
as Gretl on the shoulders of Captain von Trapp. In the DVD version, it is revealed that while in Austria,
Kym Karath
gained a lot of weight. This was one of the last shots filmed and so she was evidently a bit too heavy to be carried on
Christopher Plummer
s back. Plummer requested a stunt double and that is whos seen being carried on his back.
b.
Woody Allen
said he made a conscious decision not to show any blood to maintain the light, farcical tone of the film.
c.
The name of the horse on which one of Snaps henchmen places a bet is High Hat - the name of the horse ridden by
Harpo Marx
in
A Day at the Races
.
d.
John Waters
said on the DVD commentary that the hardest location to secure was the church.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serial Mom (1994)?
a.
"A prayer for the wild at heart, trapped in cages" was the subtitle to the play Stairs to the Roof by
Tennessee Williams
, who was cousin to cast members
Laura Dern
and
Diane Ladd
.
b.
Columbia Pictures was originally going to make the film before it ended up at Savoy Pictures.
c.
James Brolin
,
Lyle Waggoner
and
Perry King
all auditioned for the part of the Man of Steel.
d.
A commercial soundtrack for the film was never released, because the producers did not want it to compete with the debut albums by
Kelly Clarkson
and
Justin Guarini
. However, the song "Timeless", sung by Clarkson and Guarini, was included on Justins debut album, "Justin Guarini".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serial Mom (1994)?
a.
Lupin says that he was very close with Harrys mother. This may seem at odds with the books story that Lily Evans was a close friend of Lupins rival Severus Snape. However,
J.K. Rowling
revealed that after graduating from Hogwarts, Lupin still found it difficult to find paying work, because nobody wanted to employ a werewolf. James and Lily, therefore, financially supported him.
b.
The snow in the film was coincidental, and the script was updated to accommodate it.
c.
Anthony Ochoa (II) was originally going to film
Venous Red
as a remake of his first project. Writers Cameron Kohl (II) and Oliver Oytas advised him to re-write the story with elements from his first project and film
Venous Red
as its own story.
d.
The original choice for the lead role was
Susan Sarandon
, but her asking price was too high for such a low budget film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serial Mom (1994)?
a.
The ASPCA refused to allow an actual fly to be killed in the opening kitchen scene, so the art director made a fake "dead" fly.
b.
Nina Foch, who played
John Ritter
s mother-in-law in the film, was originally Ritters acting coach when he was a student at Hollywood High School and he was really nervous when he met up with her again on the set of the movie.
c.
This was the first full-length feature film to utilize stop-motion animation in the creation of its creatures.
d.
The movies line "Ill get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!" was voted as the #99 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100). "Toto, Ive got a feeling were not in Kansas anymore" was #4. "Theres no place like home." was #23.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Serial Mom (1994)?
a.
Throughout the film,
Jerry Lewis
gives a Scout salute, rather than a military salute.
b.
Lucky McKee
was the original director and had been shooting for weeks when he was fired and replaced by
Trygve Allister Diesen
for unknown reasons.
Angela Bettis
(a frequent McKee collaborator) was also attached to the project, playing the role of Carrie, but was fired and replaced by
Kim Dickens
for, again, unknown reasons.
c.
Gunnar Hansen
said that, during filming, he didnt get along very well with
Paul A. Partain
, who played Franklin. A few years later, Hanson met Partain again and realized that Partain, a method actor, had simply chosen to stay in character even when not filming. The two remained good friends up until Partains death.
d.
The copyright holders of the song "Tomorrow," as heard when Mrs. Jenkins watches Annie (1982) in her living room, charged $60,000 for the rights to use the song because of the explicit content of John Waters past films.
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