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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sophie's Choice (1982) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sophie's Choice (1982) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sophie's Choice (1982)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Sophie's Choice (1982).

About the movie: Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live in Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sophie's Choice (1982)?
a.		Meryl Streep begged director Alan J. Pakula for this role literally on her hands and knees.
b.		100,000 people lined the streets of Wellington for the world premiere. Thats roughly a quarter of the citys population.
c.		The original U.K. video release of the 25th Anniversary version was wrongly labeled as a P.G. rating, when it should have been a 12 rating, due to Roy Scheider saying the "F" word in the documentary. The mislabeled videos have been withdrawn.
d.		Sutherland credits Fellinis La Strada as one of his best, and the reason he knew Fellini was a genius.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sophie's Choice (1982)?
a.		The film is based on a combination of both the Ultimate Spider-Man comic series and the original Amazing Spider-Man series. For instance, this incarnation of Mary Jane Watson (the "girl next door" version) is from the Ultimates series, while this version of the Green Goblin is from the original Amazing Spider-Man universe.
b.		In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #91 Greatest Movie of All Time. It was the first inclusion of this film on the list.
c.		Prior to shooting, Sylvester Stallone trained for six months with legendary fight-trainer Jimmy Gambina, who was also the films technical advisor (and who plays the role of Jimmy, the trainer from Mighty Micks Boxing, in both this film and Rocky V). During this period, Stallone also studied every available piece of footage of boxers Rocky Marciano and Ezzard Charles.
d.		When Barney Ross and Lee Christmas arrive at the island, they hand their passports to the officer. Both passports list the actual birthdays of Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sophie's Choice (1982)?
a.		During the scene where Norma is leaving, she stands in front the car from Psycho. The music playing in the background at this part is also from Psycho. Janet Leigh, who plays Norma, played Marion in Psycho. The license plate on the car is also the same as the second car Marion buys in Psycho, NFB 418, which are Norman Bates initials.
b.		After seeing him in this film, John Cleese decided to cast Kevin Kline in his movie A Fish Called Wanda.
c.		The restoration of the Directors Cut took place in 2005. Most of the original elements of the film were not preserved, so Editor Kevin Stitt and Director Brian Helgeland had to make do with what was preserved from the original film stock and had to reassemble the film that way without the use of Avid film editing. At the same time, the blue tint in which the theatrical version looked visually was removed for more vivid color tones and contrast, but still preserving some of the grittiness of the theatrical cut.
d.		Almost every name in "X-Gen" has some connection - obvious or obscure - to figures or events from Generation X. Example: Kirks favorite beer, "Eddies Black Circle", is derived from the title of a Pearl Jam song. The etymology or literary use of other names gives hints about character and/or plot (the grunge band "Coupland", Prof. and Zoe Mehta, Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Tobi, the boy band "Teen Spirit," etc.).

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sophie's Choice (1982)?
a.		This was Kevin Klines second film. The Pirates of Penzance was filmed first, making it his film debut, however, due to delays in post production, it was released after Sophies Choice.
b.		Uschi Digards lines are in Swedish.
c.		Several members of the Pittsburgh Penguins make appearances in the movie. The most prominent member was Luc Robitaille, who scored the game tying goal. Markus Näslund - virtually an NHL unknown at the time, but later a league superstar with the Vancouver Canucks - also appears. The Chicago Blackhawks were played by the Cleveland Lumberjacks (Pittsburghs IHL affiliate at the time). Ian Moran (a Lumberjack at the time; now in the NHL) played Chris Chelios.
d.		Clementines hair goes through several color changes, blue, orange, red, green, and brown which seems to be her natural hair color. This helps the viewer keep track of where her relationship with Joel corresponds to the plot.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sophie's Choice (1982)?
a.		Before Meryl Streep was cast, Magda Vásáryová was to play the role of Sophie. Natalie Wood was considered for the role of Sophie.
b.		Bill Pope had planned on shooting the film with anamorphic lenses in order to replicate the classic "action film look", but was unable to because there were no anamorphic lenses available that could focus close enough to the puppets.
c.		To maximize profits from foreign distribution of the film, the studio suggested that any unpleasant characters other than the Nazis should also be from an enemy country, namely Italy. This is why Ugarte, Ferrari, and the dark European pickpocket are Italian.
d.		Bud Cort wanted Greta Garbo to play the part of Maude.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sophie's Choice (1982)?
a.		The quoted poem is iAmple make this Bed/i by Emily Dickinson.
b.		The helicopter used to portray Blue Thunder was a French-made Gazelle helicopter with bolt-on parts to change its appearance. Most notably the chin cannon assembly was too heavy, necessitating a weight attached to the tail to keep the nose from dipping forward in flight.
c.		The eighteenth of twenty-eight Blondie movies starring Penny Singleton as Blondie Bumstead and Arthur Lake as Dagwood Bumstead.
d.		When Barbie is going through Kens closet, they come across a blue and gold letterman jacket with a "K" embroidered on the breast and a "State" pennant laying across the front. Michael Keaton, the voice of Ken, graduated from Kent State University, whose colors are blue and gold.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sophie's Choice (1982)?
a.		Mark Wahlberg waived his own salary and took no upfront fee for this film. Christian Bale was paid only $250,000 for his role.
b.		Jack Nicholson had been trying to get this film made with his friend, writer Jim Harrison, for 12 years.
c.		When William Styron was writing the novel, he envisioned Ursula Andress in the role of Sophie.
d.		The corporate artwork in the Caliban building, which is knocked over in the climactic fight scene, represents a DNA double helix.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sophie's Choice (1982)?
a.		Meryl Streeps performance as Sophie Zawistowska is ranked #3 on Premiere Magazines 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.
b.		During the big football game near the end, when a bunch of players run off the field, the name on one of the players shirts is EXTRA.
c.		The taxi that Bourne drives during the car chase is a Russian-made Volga 3110.
d.		The Tolkien estate was never in favor of Peter Jacksons film adaptation but seeing as J.R.R. Tolkien signed the rights away in 1968 for $15,000, there was nothing they could do about it. Tolkiens grandson Simon came out in support of the production and was disowned by his relatives. Tolkiens son Christopher Tolkien later retracted any opposition.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sophie's Choice (1982)?
a.		Meryl Streep did the final scene (her choice) in one take and refused to do it again, saying that as a mother, she found it too painful and emotionally draining. Years later, Streep appeared on Oprah Winfreys show and the scene of her choice was shown. Meryl was uncomfortable while the clip was playing and she revealed that she had never watched the scene before that very moment.
b.		For the scenes when we can hear Jack typing but we cannot see what he is typing, Kubrick recorded the sound of a typist actually typing the words "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". Some people argue that each key on a typewriter sounds slightly different, and Kubrick wanted to ensure authenticity, so he insisted that the actual words be typed.
c.		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.
d.		The script took four months to write, and two years to edit.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sophie's Choice (1982)?
a.		During production of the film, temperatures dipped as low as 15F and snow was common. The winter conditions during the shoot, which are common to many inner cities across America, added great realism to the shoot.
b.		Filming took 70 days, as scheduled.
c.		Meryl Streep not only learned a Polish accent but also learned how to speak German and Polish in order to have the proper accent of a Polish refugee.
d.		On January 25, 2010, news hit that director David Hackl had officially been let go from the film. His replacement was to be series veteran Kevin Greutert, who directed Saw VI and served as editor for Saw, Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, and Saw V. This move was due to the fact that Greutert had signed to direct Saw VIIs main competition, Paranormal Activity 2, which was to be released on the same day. Fearing low box office grosses, Lionsgate enforced Greuterts contractual obligation to the franchise.

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