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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Small Talk (2009) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Small Talk (2009)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Small Talk (2009).

About the movie: Follows the lives of five friends and the choices they make as they enter real life after college.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Small Talk (2009)?
a.		Much of this movies financial failure is blamed on the fact that it was released on 4 December 1941, only three days before Pearl Harbor was bombed.
b.		Needing a way to connect certain scenes, the idea for the film within the film was developed. In certain scenes the characters are watching a awful film noir movie which has some of the most terrible lines ever written.
c.		Shot in twenty days.
d.		There are no opening credits to the film, nor title. The only credits seen are at the end, starting with "Directed by Michael Mann". The title is at the end.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Small Talk (2009)?
a.		Director of Photography Dan Heigh mentions that the "hero angle" of shots of Helmut slowly rise throughout the film, starting with the camera looking down at Helmut in the early scenes and ending with the camera looking up at Helmut in the last scenes. 00:35:43
b.		The band 3 Doors Down recorded an alternate version of their song "Be Like That" for the soundtrack. The first 2 lines were different than the version on their album "The Better Life".
c.		Because very few auditioned for the part, Jess was played by Writer/Director Jonathan Green.
d.		The set used for the hospital scene is that from TV Series Scrubs.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Small Talk (2009)?
a.		All of the alcohol in the film is either water or root beer.
b.		The last film project of John McIntire.
c.		Originally the first crash in Death Proof was to take place on an overpass, and after the cars hit, they were to fall off and land on a highway. Another car going 80 mph was to crash in to them once they reached the highway causing there to be another female victim.
d.		The close-up of fake label on sulfuric acid bottle identifies Gidding Chemical as manufacturer. Nelson Gidding was the screenwriter.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Small Talk (2009)?
a.		Clay Burke who plays the Priest actually works for Images Model/Talent Agency and helped cast many of the characters for the film.
b.		Over the course of a year the studio considered at least 100 directors for the film before finally settling on Dennis Iliadis after being impressed by his 2004 film Hardcore.
c.		This adaptation of an Alistair MacLean paperback page-turner was released between the MacLean filmed-novel adaptations Caravan to Vaccares and Golden Rendezvous.
d.		Russell Scalise: The writer/producer appears as a valet that Heather Graham covers in vomit.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Small Talk (2009)?
a.		Easter Egg: when the commentary track is turned on, watch during chapter 23 ("The Great Escape") when Stanley locks himself in the office. Weird Al jumps on-screen from the commentary to "warn" Stanleys character (Mystery Science Theater style) about whats about to happen.
b.		Almost all the on-board scenes were filmed on the USS Lexington. Lexington was an Essex-class "fast carrier" commissioned in February, 1943. Even some of the "Japanese carriers" shown in birds-eye views were actually Lexington (with the film reversed to put the island superstructure on the port side whereas all US carriers had them on the starboard side) Lexington, decommissioned in 1991, was the longest serving carrier in history. Lexington is now a museum ship at Corpus Christi, Texas.
c.		Bills was originally written as a very lively bar, but due to the lack of extras was rewritten as a dive that is no longer a place to be.
d.		Shaun tells Liz that hes going to take her to "the place that does all the fish". When he opens the phone book you can see that the restaurant is literally called The Place That Does All the Fish.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Small Talk (2009)?
a.		While shooting the scene when George is talking to Katies grave, there is a small clinking noise in the background. This is because while shooting this scene there was a grave being dug.
b.		Sydney Tamiia Poitier auditioned for the role of Uhura.
c.		When Uncle Arthur (in the form of his actual character from the show, materialized briefly in the real world) wants to drive Jack somewhere, Jack brings up an episode where Uncle Arthur was a bad driver. Uncle Arthur replies that it really wasnt him, that hes a good driver. Uncle Arthur was originally played by Paul Lynde, and before Uncle Arthur was a character on the show, Paul Lynde guest starred as a driving instructor with anxiety problems. Therefore, it wasnt Uncle Arthur he referred to but another character played by Paul Lynde.
d.		In the scene where Kekata reads the smoke to find out more about the white men, he compares them to "ravaging wolves." The wolves then circle Kocoum, and Powhatan stops them with his arm. This foreshadows the end of the movie, when Thomas (a white man and "wolf") kills Kocoum, and Radcliffe attempts to kill Powhatan.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Small Talk (2009)?
a.		This is the only Get Smart production or Get Smart movie which does not feature CONTROL as Maxwell Smarts intelligence agency.
b.		The role of George was actually secured by an actor named Stephen Stocker, but he dropped out two weeks before the shoot. He was then replaced by Mitchell Colley who had just moved back to Lexington, Kentucky from Los Angeles.
c.		Sarah Jessica Parker was considered for the role of Nicole Hurley.
d.		At the end of the film, Ramius quotes a poem that is attributed to Christopher Columbus. According to director John McTiernan the poem was actually written for the film by screenwriter Larry Ferguson.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Small Talk (2009)?
a.		There has been much debate over the aspect ratio of the 1998 re-release. Apparently Orson Welles wanted to shoot the movie in flat widescreen (1.85:1), but Universal ordered him to film it in Academy ratio (1.37:1). When the film was restored, the production team offered to do the restorations in full screen, but Universal had them release it in widescreen, which the DVD is. However, TV viewings in 4:3 help viewers see the full framing that Welles clearly intended for the picture.
b.		Will says he changes the names of his girlfriends in the story he tells his daughter. Maya figures out their real names. Emilys real name is revealed to be Sarah, by Will when meet in the park. Summers name is Natasha mentioned by Maya when she speaks to her father.
c.		For the duration of shooting, the filmmakers actually lived in George and Jesss apartment.
d.		In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #2867, Henry B. Walthall introduces Monte Blue and the film.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Small Talk (2009)?
a.		There are many pop culture references in the dialogue of Small Talk. There are also a few in the background- the white board in George and Jesss apartment has several different movie quotes on it, Danas apartment has two different references to Alan Moores Watchmen, and the "Avenge Me" smiley face on the back wall of George and Jesss apartment.
b.		In the stadium fight scene, David Mamet handed out $100 bills to background in the stands if they answered trivia questions correctly in order to get them to look in the right direction and "appear" interested.
c.		In later interviews, Lucille Ball would say that making this movie "was about as much fun as watching your house burn down." Reportedly she found the costumes uncomfortable, and the hats and wigs induced headaches.
d.		When leading lady Jean Harlow was entombed in Glendales Forest Lawn Cemetery in 1937, she was dressed in the gown she wore in this film.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Small Talk (2009)?
a.		Rod Lurie was offered the chance to direct the project, but passed
b.		James Burke (Ice Man) is in studio records/casting call lists for this movie, but he did not appear or was not identifiable.
c.		After CLU has collected Kevin Flynns data disc from Castor/Zuse, his Black Guard put up bombs in the club. CLUs final words, as he leaves, are "End of Line". This is in direct reference to TRON when the Master Control Program (MCP) stated this when it terminated communications with anyone "inferior" to itself.
d.		In the opening scene when Dana is leaving her job, the exterior is actually that of R.T.s bar and Grill- the inside of which served as Bills.