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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Simon Birch (1998) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Simon Birch (1998) Quiz
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About the movie:
A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Simon Birch (1998)?
a.
Based on an earlier TV production of the same material.
b.
Screenwriter
Daniel Pyne
contributed as an uncredited writer to this project.
c.
Though it is highly unlikely that Marcus Crassus and Spartacus ever spoke in real life, as depicted in the movie, Plutarchs biography mentions that in the last battle of the Third Servile War, Spartacus attempted to single-handedly take Crassus life before being taken down by Crassus personal guards. Therefore, it is likely that the two did see each other in person at one point.
d.
This makes the second movie that
David Strathairn
and
Joseph Mazzello
have portrayed father and son, the first being
The River Wild
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Simon Birch (1998)?
a.
Many crew members, including director
Robert Kurtzman
(man killed by piano) had small roles in the film, some times appearing in different scenes as different characters.
b.
Author
John Irving
doubted his novel, "A Prayer for Owen Meany", could ever be turned into a film, and sold the screen rights on the condition it not be released under the same name as his book.
c.
When
Joel Coen
and
Ethan Coen
approached
Javier Bardem
about playing Chigurh, he said "I dont drive, I speak bad English, and I hate violence." The Coens responded, "Thats why we called you." Bardem said he took the role because his dream was to be in a Coen Brothers film.
d.
The chasm deep in the heart of Bespin in which Luke and Vader have their lightsaber duel was created using a matte painting. The same strategy was used in the original film in the scene where Luke and Leia blast Stormtroopers across an inactive bridge.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Simon Birch (1998)?
a.
Both
John Berry
and
Robert Aldrich
directed additional scenes, uncredited.
b.
Originally, Smiths confrontation with Doyle and Hickey was going to take place in front of the Alamo Hotel (where Smith hangs a tommy gun off of the machete on the post). Smith was going to shoot Doyle in the crotch (as revenge for raping and enslaving Felina) and then blow his brains out. He would then slowly shoot down Hickey. A portion of this scene is included in the theatrical trailer which shows Hickey clutching his tommy gun and staggering as he croaks, "Ill see you in hell."
c.
The Room of Requirement was described as a room with no beginning or end. To achieve the sense of infinity, the effects crew spent 5 months designing the room by having rotatable mirrors installed that would minimize camera and crew reflection as well as to avoid the Hall of Mirrors effect (a common term in CG). Also, the lighting underneath the grille was quite bright to generate reflection, so the floor had to be in black, cast members had to have black velvet covering their shoe soles while the crew had to wear surgical shoes to prevent treading dust onto the floor set.
d.
A music video was released, where
Kenneth Babyface Edmonds
is featured alongside the bus from the movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Simon Birch (1998)?
a.
In the construction site chase sequence between Bond and the bomb maker, Bond is driving a forklift. Behind his head, on the protective screen, is a sticker that says "New Holland". This was the original name for the island of Australia.
b.
John Irving
himself provided the name Simon Birch for the producers to use in place of Owen Meany.
c.
Carl makes two references to
The Beatles
in this movie. The first was when Carl and Allison are in the Hollywood Bowl, and Carl begins to sing "Cant Buy Me Love". This is a reference to The Beatles as they had famously played at the Bowl frequently during Beatlemania. The second reference is after Carl plays the guitar and pulls the suicidal man off the ledge and shouts, "Ive got blisters on my fingers"! This is a reference to the song "Helter Skelter", in which
Ringo Starr
shouts this after the song ends.
d.
Vin Diesel
accidentally broke a stuntmans nose.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Simon Birch (1998)?
a.
Richard Harris
was originally cast as the doctor but after many arguments with
Barbra Streisand
he left the movie.
b.
Sandra Bullock
was, at one point, considered for the part of Rebecca Wenteworth.
c.
Don Bluth hated the final results of the movie after production was wrap up that he demanded to be uncredited as the director.
d.
According to Robert Osborne on TCM, this was a film that
Jack Lemmon
didnt really want to do, but he fulfilled a contract with the studio. And like the previous years "Under the Yum Yum Tree", this stupefied Lemmon that they were both very successful films.
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