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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Singles (1992) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Singles (1992) - Part (3) 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.
Eddie Vedder
: Drummer
b.
Victor Mattiece, the main villain, never appears in the film.
c.
A real-life fire at the Lasky Studio was filmed and incorporated into the plot.
d.
First completely original James Bond film, without reference to any
Ian Fleming
novel or short story.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
During filming,
Josh Brolin
asked
Robert Rodriguez
for a video camera so he could shoot his audition tape for
No Country for Old Men
. He ended up having his audition shot with the million dollar digital camera they were using for the picture, directed by
Quentin Tarantino
, and with
Marley Shelton
reading the part of his wife in the scene. The tape was then scored and edited by Rodriguez before being sent to
Joel Coen
and
Ethan Coen
. Their first response on viewing the tape was to ask who lit the set.
b.
The character of Roy Walley was based on a combination of the brothers
Roy Edward Disney
and
Walt Disney
, right down to the thin mustache.
c.
Joe Carnahan
worked on the film for a total of 15 months before quitting over creative differences with the studio bosses. He even filmed the moment when he quit, as he figured that it signified the end of his Hollywood career. That was not to be the case, however. He came back the following year with the cult hit
Smokin Aces
,
d.
Cameron Crowe
: reporter interviewing
Matt Dillon
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
(According to the filmmakers commentary on the DVD) the film was shot hand-held, except for a short sequence in Dan Dunnes apartment. The sequence in Dunnes apartment happens when he is not there, and it contains all static shots. These static shots were shot on a tripod.
b.
Scott Eastwood
, who plays fly-half Joel Stransky (who scored all the Springboks points in the final, including the winning drop goal), is the son of director
Clint Eastwood
.
c.
Chris Cornell
: man listening to car stereo when Cliff demos it for Janet.
d.
After one fight scene with
Fredric March
,
Carole Lombard
had to take the following day off to recuperate from her scratches and bruises. To discourage Marchs attentions, she invited him to her dressing room one night; after preliminary fumbling, March discovered to his disgust that she was wearing a rubber dildo. He never bothered her again.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
In the 1972 "Life" magazine article that inspired the film, P.F. Kluge and Thomas Moore describe robber John Wojtowicz as "a dark, thin fellow with the broken-faced good looks of an
Al Pacino
or a
Dustin Hoffman
". Al Pacino, of course, played the role based on Wojtowicz, and when he nearly quit the film early on, the role was offered to Dustin Hoffman.
b.
Eric Stoltz
: the talking mime
c.
Most of the vocal work done by the films stars, including that of singer Pops Staples, was not released. Instead, Talking Heads recorded an album featuring their versions of the songs. Nearly every song from the movie was released on a soundtrack album, performed by the film actors and nearly all of the background music as well. It included John Goodmans version of PEOPLE LIKE US.
d.
Although critically acclaimed, there are some film critics (including
Roger Ebert
) who accuse the film of excessive sentiment. They tend to attribute it to
David Lynch
relying heavily on
Frederick Treves
memoirs for source material.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
Chicos real name is David.
b.
The scene towards the end in which all the Mafia bosses meet was filmed twice. The first filming occurred in Queens, New York. After watching the scene,
Robert De Niro
offered some suggestions, including that Dr. Sobel (
Billy Crystal
) "really belt" Jelly (
Joe Viterelli
). So the scene was filmed again, this time in Miami, Florida. In the final cut, the two scenes were merged. The shots of the scene in which a room full of people can be seen were taken in Queens whereas the shots in which Dr. Sobel is talking to Primo Sidone (
Chazz Palminteri
) and slapping Jelly were shot in Miami. There are only two or three people in the room for the scene that was shot in Miami.
c.
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
bought the rights for the property in the mid-1940s for his remake
The Kid from Brooklyn
, as well as the original negative and almost all existing prints, and destroyed them.
d.
Jeff Ament
: Bassist/van driver
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singles (1992)?
a.
Filmed mostly on location in Archer City, Texas, the city upon which the fictional town of Anarene was based. The swimming pool scene (the site of Cybill Shephards nude scene) was filmed at the Burns estate in Wichita Falls. Ironically, the inside shots of the Royal theater were filmed at the still-active theater in nearby Olney, Texas. At the time of the filming, the actual Royal theater was nothing more than a shell. Likewise, the
Cloris Leachman
characters house was located in Holiday, Texas. Anarene was a once a real town, just a few miles from Archer City.
b.
One 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.
c.
Before
Carrie-Anne Moss
was cast as Natalie,
Ashley Judd
,
Famke Janssen
and
Angelina Jolie
were considered to play the role.
d.
Stone Gossard
: Guitarist
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