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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shrek (2001) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shrek (2001) - Part (4) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Shrek (2001).
About the movie:
An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming lord, wishing himself King.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shrek (2001)?
a.
The character nicknamed "Psycho" is actually named "Francis". Francis is Norman Bates middle name in
Psycho
.
b.
The film was shot entirely in sequence.
c.
Voted number 2 in channel 4s (UK) "Greatest Family Films"
d.
Last feature film of
Minor Watson
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shrek (2001)?
a.
The film was shot in small increments over a three year period. By the time it was completed, two actors had to be replaced because they were no longer available to finish the film. The previous actors work had to be re-shot, though one of them appears very briefly in a wide shot.
b.
Alfred Hitchcock
: [bathroom] "BM" is engraved on a ring.
c.
Cameron Diaz
has said that Princess Fionas romantic/practical nature was more like her sister rather than herself.
d.
While MGM liked the script they thought there was very little chance it would turn a profit. Despite the risk, studio production head
Irving Thalberg
let
King Vidor
film this as a pet project because Vidor had made many successful pictures for the studio - and even more importantly had made the studio a lot of money. As it turned out, the film grossed more than twice what it cost to make.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shrek (2001)?
a.
The film underwent some major re-editing after negative feedback was received at test screenings. The entire ending was changed, and the role played by
Tracey Ullman
disappeared from the film completely, despite the fact that she was featured briefly in the trailer for the film.
b.
While still working on this film,
Shrek 2
was already being made.
c.
Mikes murder was based on an actual strike case in which a miner was killed by three company policemen.
d.
This movie represents the most number of leading ladies / love interests that star heart-throb
Burt Reynolds
has had in any movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shrek (2001)?
a.
The large knife in the trunk of the car is an Emerson Kandahar custom knife.
b.
The chapter titles were: (1) The Priceless Ingredient; (2) The Story of Ybarra; (3) Will Yaqui Joe Tell?; (4) The Other Half; (5) Torrent Rush; (6) The Ledge of Despair; (7) The Lions Prey; (8) The Strands of Doom; (9) The Bridge of Death; (10) The Sheriff; (11) Parched Trails; (12) The Desert of Torture; (13) The Water Trap; (14) The Trestle of Horrors; and (15) Out of the Flame.
c.
Michael J Hausers vision for the film was inspired by the recent film
Hot Fuzz
. He wanted the film to have the same look and feel, but without all of that cheeky British humor.
d.
The song "All Star" by
Smash Mouth
, heard in the opening credits, was only placed in the film for test audiences until a new song could be found. But But test audiences loved it, and the producers kept it in. When the producers decided to keep "All Star" they decided to let the band sing the last song in the movie, "Im a Believer."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shrek (2001)?
a.
Francescas House was burned in an arson fire on 6 October 2003, almost a year after the Cedar Bridge was destroyed.
b.
Mike Myers
recorded Shreks voice in a natural accentless voice before the film was test-screened. After watching it, he decided that the voice didnt sound right and had all of his lines re-recorded with a Scottish accent, based on the voice his mother used when reading him bedtime stories as a child.
c.
Even though they play enemies in this movie,
Emma Thompson
and
Imelda Staunton
are very good friends, have appeared together in many films, and even live opposite each other.
d.
Frank Sinatra
was cast as Billy, but backed out because each scene had to be shot twice (once in 35mm, once in 55mm). Three weeks after he left, they found a way to film the scene once on 55mm, then transfer it onto 35mm.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shrek (2001)?
a.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
The original Broadway production starring
Angela Lansbury
and
Len Cariou
opened at the Uris Theater on February 6, 1979, ran for 557 performances and won the 1979 Tony Awards for the Best Musical, Book and Score.
c.
Shrek compares ogres to onions, saying they both have layers. This refers to the
Henrik Ibsen
play Peer Gynt, where the title character declares himself an onion for similar reasons.
d.
The role of Rory Teller was intended for
Lauren Bacall
who turned it down and briefly incurred a studio suspension.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shrek (2001)?
a.
In 1942, Decca Records issued a
Bing Crosby
solo version of the
Johnny Burke
-
Jimmy Van Heusen
title song. A later commercial duet by Mr. Crosby and
Bob Hope
would be included on a Decca boxed album which otherwise was devoted to the Burke-Van Heusen score of
Road to Utopia
.
b.
Novelist
David Gregory
, author of A Day with a Perfect Stranger, upon which the movie is based, appears on the airplane as the voice of the captain.
c.
June 2008 Ranked #8 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Animation", the only non-Disney or Pixar film on the list.
d.
Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg
arranged for
Shia LaBeouf
to be on the casting shortlist for this film because he was impressed by LaBeoufs work on
Holes
. Disturbia, in turn, convinced Spielberg that LaBeouf could handle the action starring roles in
Transformers
and
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shrek (2001)?
a.
Steven Spielberg
was originally going to produce the film in 1991, when he was in charge of the studio Amblin Entertainment. Then, the film would have been in hand-drawn animation, and was going to star
Bill Murray
as Shrek and
Steve Martin
as Donkey.
b.
Film debut of
Peggy Dow
.
c.
The movies line "As far back as I could remember Ive always wanted to be a gangster." was voted as the #20 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
d.
Many cast members in studio records & casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Leona Maricle
(Julia Broadbank),
George Lessey
(Dean),
Joseph Crehan
(Editor),
Ann Codee
(Madamoiselle),
Creighton Hale
(Stage manager),
Pierre Watkin
(Mr. Winter) and
Frank Darien
(Stage doorman). Other cast members such as
Charles Sullivan
,
Jack Mower
,
Sam Harris
,
Herbert Rawlinson
and all of the college girls were credited by barely seen.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shrek (2001)?
a.
Simon calls a radio announcer to report that there is a bomb in a school. The name of the announcer is
Elvis Duran
, an actual radio announcer on the station Z100 (100.3 FM).
b.
Kathleen Freeman
s final feature movie.
c.
Herschel Bernardi
was nominated for the 1969 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Musical for "Zorba" in the musical adaptation of this movie.
d.
The movie was shot in Los Angeles, Long Beach and Twentynine Palms, California in fifteen days over a nine-month period.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shrek (2001)?
a.
Former president
Bill Clinton
visited the set while on location in Bangkok. Some news sources erroneously stated that he had filmed a cameo.
b.
Sir
Peter Ustinov
s final film.
c.
On "The Directors" (2007),
Wes Craven
suggested that
Eddie Murphy
ignored his requests to play the character vulnerable and instead felt compelled to showcase his comedic talents.
d.
Since many of the filmmakers are graduates of Notre Dame University, the film contains many allusions to that school: The universitys golden dome is seen on the back of Shreks vest the name of Farquaad comes from one of the universitys quadrangles, which was situated far away (i.e. a "far quad") Farquaads castle resembles the Universitys Hesburg Library the name of Duloc was taken from the latter part of "Notre Dame du Lac" (the Universitys full title, meaning "Our Lady of the Lake"), as well as the schools guide/disciplinary manual.
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