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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sherlock Holmes (2009) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sherlock Holmes (2009) - 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: Sherlock Holmes (2009).
About the movie:
Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
Attempting to escape the clutches of wearing a tight corset every morning,
Rachel McAdams
would trick the costumers by pushing her stomach out or eating a big breakfast of oatmeal before being laced up. However, they eventually caught on to her ruse.
b.
Marilyn Monroe
recorded a vocal version for the theme to the film. It was to be played over the opening credits, but an instrumental overture took its place in the final version. The title track later appeared on an LP in the mid-70s, with Marilyns three other songs from the film.
c.
Scott Jacoby
told Seventeen Magazine in 1977 that the hamster they used in the cigarette scene was already dead, but that the shot gave
Jodie Foster
the fits anyway. Foster went on record as saying one of the producers on this film was "nuts", explaining that he wanted her to show more skin and she refused. Foster had a terrible time with the sexual scene upstairs with Mario. Although her older sister did the shot, Foster was very upset that viewers would think this was her and fought and cried with the producers, to no avail.
d.
This movie was actually written by
David S. Ward
who wrote
The Sting
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
A woman named Betsy Ann Smith from Wakefield, Virginia, won a bit part in this film as a prize on
The Price Is Right
.
b.
Jackie Earle Haley
said he was apprehensive about taking on the role of a child murderer for "about a minute and a half".
c.
The B-17 used in the filming of this movie is the "Yankee Lady", owned and operated by the Yankee Air Museum of Ypsilanti, MI. This aircraft also appeared in the movie "Tora! Tora! Tora!" The B-17 named Sally B also made an appearance in this film.
d.
Rachel McAdams
,
Jude Law
and
Robert Downey Jr.
reportedly did most of their own stunts.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
In keeping with the theme that the late 90s are a "new world" for the Webbers, the main characters are named Adam and Eve.
b.
In 1989, a new musical adaptation was produced for Broadway. It opened Nov 12, 1989 at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York and ran for 1,017 performances. Among the replacement cast members during its long run were
Cyd Charisse
as Grusinskaya (the
Greta Garbo
role in this film) and
John Schneider
as Felix Von Gaigern (the
John Barrymore
role in this film).
c.
Bradley Cooper
was considered for a role.
d.
Before the scene where Sherlock Holmes reenacts the black magic ceremony, we see a brief shot of an inn called The Punch Bowl. The Punch Bowl is the name of
Guy Ritchie
s pub in Mayfair, London.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
Gore Verbinski
s first animated film.
b.
Both
Twiggy
and
Joey Heatherton
were offered the title role.
c.
The outfits worn by the navvies are the same ones worn by the railway workers in
Return to Cranford: Part 1
.
d.
Gerard Butler
s first days of filming were five weeks into production, where he and
Emmy Rossum
did "Past the Point of No Return" which took three days to film.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
The sword-fighting sequence was staged using
Steven Seagal
s own martial arts students.
b.
Once again, Walt Flannigans dog is mentioned, just as in other View Askew movies.
c.
Guy Ritchie
s first film to be rated 12 in his native country (UK), and his first film where he has not been part of the writing process.
d.
Michael Myers full name is never mentioned in the final film. In fact, the only time anybody refers to him by name is in the opening scene.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
Warner Brothers had so little faith in the film that, in an unprecedented move, it offered its first-time producer
Warren Beatty
40% of the gross instead of a minimal fee. The movie then went on to gross over $50 million.
b.
The first film produced by
John Wayne
.
c.
The story The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual mentions that Holmes practiced shooting his pistol by putting VR (Victoria Regina) on his wall with bullet holes. In the movie, Holmes shoots VR in the wall in his room with a gun.
d.
On the airplane the Narrator mentions that they have the exact same briefcase. And although Tyler opens his, we never see the contents of the Narrators.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
Although Irene Adler plays a large role in the movie, she only appears in one Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story, "A Scandal in Bohemia", briefly referenced in the movie. Holmes retains the portrait of Irene Adler acquired for his services in that story and also once refers to her as "woman" as he does in the latter story.
b.
The prologue takes place in November of 1912, as indicated by the newspaper with the headline "Wilson Elected" (referring to President
Woodrow Wilson
) being read by a streetcar passenger.
c.
Previously filmed as a 1958 segment of the TV series
Wagon Train
, bearing the same title.
d.
Three different MINI DV cameras were used in the making of the movie. The Canon GL1, The Sony VX2000 and the Panasonic DVX100. Each camera was chosen based on its technology and the look it would bring to the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
The 11 February 1998 draft of the script credits the following writers:
Duncan Kennedy
and
John Zinman
,
Simon Barry
,
Michael Frost Beckner
,
C.M. Talkington
,
Donna Powers
and
Wayne Powers
. Duncan Kennedy, Donna Powers and Wayne Powers are the only writers credited in the final film.
b.
The four symbols referred to in the movie, the Man, the Lion, the Ox and the Eagle, are also attributed to the four Gospels of the Christian Bible: Matthew (Man, the humanity of Christ), Mark (Lion, for courage and for action), Luke (Ox, for strength and perseverance), and John (Eagle, for clarity of sight and for divinity).
c.
To increase flexibility with the films editing process,
Kerry Conran
shot each of the dozens of extras (who werent physically interacting with the main characters) individually on the blue screen, so that he could manipulate them in the final shot to his own liking without having to re-shoot the entire scene.
d.
The coloration of Gills face simulates the characteristic lines around the mouth of voice actor
Willem Dafoe
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
Watsons line to Holmes, "You know that what youre drinking is for eye surgery?", is an obscure reference to Holmess cocaine usage. At the time, cocaine was used as a topical anesthetic for eye surgery. In the stories, Holmes injects cocaine.
b.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #4032,
Billie Dove
speaks to the audience about the picture.
c.
Joan Crawford
was approached for this film one month after she left
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
due to an "ailment" that prevented her from working (which is believed to have actually been sick of working with her arch enemy
Bette Davis
). Therefore,
William Castle
requested that Crawfords doctors sign a statement attesting that she was completely well before giving her the role.
d.
Steve McQueen
accepted the role of Hilts on the condition that he got to show off his motorcycle skills.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sherlock Holmes (2009)?
a.
Two dream sequences for this film were made in the 2-color Technicolor process. This was the first commercially released color footage to be lit with artificial light.
b.
Delivered to some theaters under the fake title "Elementary Education".
c.
Michaela Odone died on June 10th, 2000, of lung cancer. Eight years before her son finally succumbed to ALD.
d.
1,250 props and environments were created in the computer for the first film.
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