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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shorts (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shorts (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Shorts (2009).
About the movie:
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shorts (2009)?
a.
Actress
Linda Darnell
, who played Ellen Stryker, was actually married to an airline pilot in real life at the time the movie was filmed.
b.
LeVar Burton
: the night watchman elf that Blizzard eludes to "borrow" the skates for Katie.
c.
The animals shown in the movie and referred to as yellow spotted lizards are in fact Bearded dragons with good makeup and CGI fangs. The Beardies were provided by the Sandfire Dragon Ranch.
d.
The role of Stacey Thompson was to be originally played by
Alexa Vega
, but a scheduling conflict with her film,
Broken Hill
, which was filmed in Australia lead to her having to be recast,
Kat Dennings
was cast instead.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shorts (2009)?
a.
Obscure reference: In the scene where Oceans crew is breaking the bank, so to speak, the numbers of amounts won are displayed near specific gamblers to show how much the house is losing. When the shot pans over to
George Clooney
, the number "5150" is displayed next to him. This corresponds to the health and safety code for placing a psychiatric hold on a deranged individual. In other words, a crazy person is often referred to as a "5150" around police and medical circles.
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 14, 1950 with
Barbara Stanwyck
and
Stephen McNally
reprising their film roles.
c.
During the siege scenes, large mortars are seen to fire huge cannon balls at the fort. On one day while attempting to capture the projectiles arcing through the air, basketballs spray painted black were actually fired from the mortars. Problem was, most of them either burned up in the barrel or briefly flamed in the air for several feet before falling to earth.
d.
Jon Cryer
(Dad Thompson) and
James Spader
(Mr. Black) last appeared together in the movie
Pretty in Pink
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shorts (2009)?
a.
Sonny Steele signs the divorce papers right-handed. However,
Robert Redford
is famously left-handed.
b.
Helvetica Black is also the name of a widely used font, her brothers name Cole Black is obviously a play on words (coal black).
c.
Jennifer Hudson
auditioned for the role of Joanne but lost to Tracie Thoms. She then was cast as Effie White in Dreamgirls, for which she won an Oscar.
d.
The film is dedicated to producer
Gregg Hoffman
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shorts (2009)?
a.
Maureen OSullivan
was initially cast in the role of "Edith Keating" but left to be with her husband, director
John Farrow
, who was with the RCAF in Canada.
b.
The sixth (of ten) dancing partnership of
Fred Astaire
and
Ginger Rogers
.
c.
Six episodes are announced in the film with title frames: Episode 0, "The Blinkers" (00:07-01:56); Episode 1, "The Wishing Rock" (30:33-41:22); Episode 2, "Alien8ed" (08:57-30:29); Episode 3, "The Miscommunicators!" (54:31-69:36); Episode 4, "Big Bad Booger" (41:37-54:27 but which is announced at 43:37 when Stacey exits the decontaminator); and Episode 5, "The End" (69:50-83:03).
d.
Star Drug Store has been a Galveston fixture since 1917. Its exterior, with its distinctive ceramic Coca-Cola sign, is seen in several scenes, and Schwimmers character uses a pay phone in the back of the soda fountain. It burned in 1998, shortly after the movie was released, and was closed for several years before reopening in 2001.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shorts (2009)?
a.
On September 11, 2009, Crystal Lee Sutton - the real-life model for Norma Rae Webster - died in Burlington, N.C. at the age of 68.
b.
One of the earliest of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. However, because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and may have never been televised.
c.
The signs that Maurice comes upon when going to the fair, according to movie commentary, read from top to bottom: Saugus, Newhall, Valencia and Anaheim, all towns in Southern California. The sign just above Saugus reads Ramona, another town in Southern California, although the commentary did not mention it specifically.
d.
Black Falls Community is in the shape of the wishing rock.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shorts (2009)?
a.
During the opening shots of Xanadu, the single light coming from the window of Kanes mansion stays in basically the same position of the frame even though the angles of the house change every few seconds.
b.
The film is presumed lost.
c.
There is a scene where Helvetica proceeds to eat food and drink with her feet this is probably a reference to
Quentin Tarantino
(a long-time friend of
Robert Rodriguez
) who is known to have a foot fetish and frequently uses close-ups of feet in his films.
d.
The exterior scenes of Malfoy Manor were shot at Hardwick Hall, one of the most significant Elizabethan country houses in England.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shorts (2009)?
a.
Released theatrically in the US on the same day as
Inglourious Basterds
by
Quentin Tarantino
. Tarantino and
Robert Rodriguez
last film was their collaboration
Grindhouse
.
b.
In a scene where Scagnetti is speaking with the warden, he says something about being as big as Jack Ruby. Later, Scagnetti is executed on live television, like Lee Harvey Oswald.
c.
The upside-down room in the Goblin City is directly inspired by a drawing by
M.C. Escher
(entitled "Relativity") - which can been seen in Sarahs room at the beginning of the film.
d.
"The Invisible" is based on the Swedish film
Den osynlige
, which was very loosely inspired by a novel of the same name by the Swedish writer Mats Wahl.
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