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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Singles (1992) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Singles (1992) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992).
About the movie:
A group of twenty-something friends, most of whom live in the same apartment complex, search for love and success in grunge-era Seattle.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
At the time of the films release, any work that did not include a copyright notice was assumed to be public domain. Since the film makers forgot to include this notice, the film slipped into the public domain. In was not until 1 March 1989 that a copyright notice was no longer required.
b.
Citizen Dicks album name "Touch Me, Im Dick" is a direct reference to the Seattle band
Mudhoney
and their song "Touch Me, Im Sick".
c.
The film was actually shot on Lake Havasu, Arizona, a popular place for real spring breakers, not on Lake Victoria. Producers debated using the real name, but opted for a fictional one for various reasons.
d.
Dom DeLuise
was the only actor to reprise his original role.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
In the "Expect the Best" scene, Debbie is offering some suggestions for her video look, one of which was what she called the "Edie Sedgwick".
Edie Sedgwick
is the second cousin of actress
Kyra Sedgwick
, who played Linda in this film.
b.
The musical soundtrack for this film proved so popular, it was used again in the Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers serials starring
Buster Crabbe
.
c.
Shooting began in mid January, 1940, released on April 19.
d.
Readers of
Roger Ebert
s "Movie Answer Man" column selected this movie as having the funniest title of all time.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
In the scene where Steve (Campbell Scott (I)) is buying pregnancy tests and comes across the grocery cashier (
Jeremy Piven
), the cashier mentions that he knows him from "Mr. Deegans class". Mr. Deegan is a teacher mentioned in
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
, which
Cameron Crowe
wrote.
b.
A certain Bride of Chucky promotional poster is a parody of one of the
Scream 2
posters.
c.
The movie was mainly filmed in Yugoslavia because the Yugoslavian army still had a large quantity of Sherman tanks in 1970.
d.
Charlton Heston
(Taylor) and
Linda Harrison
(Nova) are the only actors to appear in both this film and the remake,
Planet of the Apes
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
The Hunt for Red October
was released in March 1990, just as Major League Baseball was entering spring training. Lou Pinella and the rest of the Cincinnati Reds used this movie all season for motivation and swept the Oakland As in the World Series that October.
b.
A proposed alternate title for this film was "Come As You Are", named after the song by
Nirvana
.
c.
"Rope Burns: Stories From the Corner," a collection of short stories based on the experiences of long-time fight manager and cut-man Jerry Boyd, writing under the pen name
F.X. Toole
, was published in 2000 by Harper Collins. Toole was 70 at the time and had been writing and battling rejection letters for forty years. "Rope Burns" was his first published work. Soon after its publication he was commissioned to write his first novel, an epic story set on the Texas-Mexico border. He died on 2 September 2002 at age 72, just before his novel was finished. "Rope Burns" was dedicated to Jerrys partner and longtime friend Dub Huntley.
d.
Robert Quarry
based his portrayal of King Faraday on
Samuel Z. Arkoff
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
Rachel Weisz
was considered for the role of Daisy, but turned down because of scheduling conflicts with the different filming dates of the film.
b.
In
Eddie Fisher
s autobiography "Been There, Done That", he states that before
Danny Thomas
was cast in the lead for this film, there was a big rumor going around Hollywood that Fisher would be cast. Fisher believed he was too young at the time for the role, and that he thought Danny Thomas was brilliant in the part.
c.
Bradley Cooper
was considered for a role.
d.
The rock band Nirvana was supposed to contribute to the soundtrack but backed out.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
In the hearing to determine if Senior Chief Brashear can remain a diver, his insignia is gold and Chief Sundays is red. Chief Sunday has had a record of bad conduct. Gold chevrons are used if an enlisted man has a good conduct record of at least 12 years.
b.
Eleanor Parker
turned down the lead role.
c.
Jennifer Jason Leigh
was originally cast as Linda but dropped out.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 8, 1943 with
Charles Boyer
reprising his film role.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 1, 1954 with
Gene Tierney
reprising her film role.
b.
As scripted, the bums reaction in the confessional was, "Pass me the toilet paper - Im all out on this side." The line was changed in post production because executive producer
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
felt the original dialogue would get the film condemned by the Catholic church.
c.
Inspired by the death of singer Andrew P. Wood (
Andrew Wood
), the lead singer of Seattle bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. Andy Wood (
Andrew Wood
) overdosed in January of 1990, right around the time when
Cameron Crowe
was working on this script.
d.
Roald Dahl
was reportedly so angry with the treatment of his book (mainly stemming from the massive rewrite by
David Seltzer
) that he refused permission for the books sequel, "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator", to be filmed. Seltzer had an idea for a new sequel, but legal issues meant that it never got off the ground. Reportedly, Dahl was so unhappy that he refused to ever watch the completed film in its entirety. Once, while staying in a hotel, he accidentally tuned into a television airing of the movie, but reportedly changed the channel immediately when he realized what he was watching.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
When the group first gets to the bed and breakfast, they hear the song "The Freshmen" on the radio and sing to it. "The Freshmen" was written and performed by Brian Vander Ark, who appears as a zombie and wrote the original score to the film.
b.
In the movie, the Old Bailey is blown up at the beginning, and the Houses of Parliament are blown up at the end. In the graphic novel, the Houses of Parliament are blown up at the beginning, with the Downing Street saved for the grand finale one year later. The graphic novel also has the grand finale on the 10th of November, not the 5th.
c.
The pickup that hits the car with Steve and Linda says "Crowe Landscaping".
d.
The movie was inspired by Wim Wenders film "Wings of Desire." It remains one of the directors top 5 films.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
Juliette Binoche
was originally cast in the
Mira Sorvino
role. She had to pull out at the last minute. She is thanked in the movie credits.
b.
Contrary to popular belief, the film was already well underway when the celebrated "Seattle sound" became popular, rather than being designed as a vehicle to capitalize on its popularity. In fact, this film was supposed to begin production in 1984, right after
The Wild Life
but the project was delayed.
c.
Cybill Shepherd
claimed in her autobiography that the cast were "a rather sad group of actors, all trying to resurrect our diminished careers. Burr read his lines off a TelePrompter."
d.
Items from the set are on display at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
Originally,
John Belushi
wanted the final piece of music to be a punk rock song performed by Fear, the band fronted by singer/actor
Lee Ving
. The studio music supervisor rejected the song choice.
b.
Don Coscarelli
reportedly admitted during filming that he had run out of ideas after finishing the script for this sequel and had no clue which direction would the story take in case there was a fourth Phantasm movie. He jokingly added that if a Phantasm IV was ever filmed, it would actually be "just to make money out of it".
c.
Chris Cornell
(of Soundgarden and
Audioslave
) saw a list of Citizen Dick song titles, all completely made up, which would appear briefly in the film and decided to pen songs to match each title. One of those songs, "Seasons", appears on the film soundtrack. Another, "Spoonman", was later recorded by
Chris Cornell
s band Soundgarden. It became a hit in 1994 and can be heard in a rough version (perhaps a demo) in the film when an unseen person is posting Citizen Dick flyers.
d.
Snow storms constantly threatened the production, but always arrived at the location just after the production wrapped for the day, sometimes within minutes.
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