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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Spanglish (2004) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Spanglish (2004) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Spanglish (2004).
About the movie:
A woman and her daughter emigrate from Mexico for a better life in America, where they start working for a family where the patriarch is a newly celebrated chef with an insecure wife.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spanglish (2004)?
a.
The film had 13 previews to see the audiences reaction.
b.
Santiago Segura
: "Distinguished Customer" in the auction scene is a frequent player in movies directed by
Guillermo del Toro
, and voices Johann Krauss in the Spanish dubbed version.
c.
Tony Danza
was offered the lead, but he chose to film the television series
Taxi
instead
d.
The following dialogue from the film is a direct quotation from the Bible (I Corinthians 13): "When I was a child, my speech, feelings, and thinking were all those of a child; now that I am a man, I have no more use for childish ways. What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face-to-face. What I know now is only partial; then it will be complete-as complete as Gods knowledge of me".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spanglish (2004)?
a.
Ian Holm
was always
Peter Jackson
s first choice to play Bilbo Baggins.
b.
Shot in sequence.
c.
The party scene at the end of the movie was the first time that
Shirley Temple
was filmed in color. Color shooting required Temple to wear makeup for the first time in any of her films.
d.
John Turturro
based his performance on the films cinematographer
Barry Sonnenfeld
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spanglish (2004)?
a.
The tape that Flor uses to learn English is a real tape.
b.
Many of the cast members had also appeared in the Broadway stage revue "Shuffle Along" in 1921. Director
Oscar Micheaux
had seen the production and wanted to incorporate parts of the material into his film.
c.
Matrix goes into battle with an Valmet M78 light machine gun, an Uzi submachine gun, a Remington Model 870 combat shotgun and a Desert Eagle automatic pistol. He also commandeers an M60E3 belt-fed machine gun and an M16A1 assault rifle.
d.
The original script and Godzilla design were going to be very different to what had made it into the film. The script had Godzilla as a thousand years hibernated Reptilian Monster, that upon its awakening encountered and fought a shape shifting Alien Monster called during production "The Gryphon". Both creatures were designed by Stan Winston and the film was to be directed by Jan De Bont. At the withdrawal of De Bont (that in the end went to direct
Twister
because of budget constraints,
Roland Emmerich
and Dean Devlin (I) were hired, changing the script to adapt it more to the budget the studio had offered for the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spanglish (2004)?
a.
Donna Reed
,
Reginald Owen
,
Gertrude Short
, Dick Rich and
Gayne Whitman
were originally cast, but none of these actors appeared in the film.
b.
Larry on the train talks to Owen about the perfect beginning of a novel and mentions Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities. "It was the best of times it was the worst of times..". Momma then says, The night was sultry. This is a variation of the line,The night was so very sultry.. A quote from the same novel.
c.
The closing of the film was not scripted when filming began, so the director (
Mel Stuart
) had to call
David Seltzer
and ask him to think of something. Seltzer came up with the "happily ever after" bit in five minutes.
d.
Teenage actress
Sarah Steele
gained approximately 15 pounds for her role as Bernice. She is usually either a size 1 or 2.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spanglish (2004)?
a.
The first film to be shown at over 3,000 theatres in the U.S.
b.
Gastons walk through Paris while singing "Gigi" uses camera magic to make parts of Paris which are miles apart seem adjacent to each other. This technique, called "creative geography", was created and named by French filmmaker
Jean Cocteau
.
c.
There was a translator on the set as
Paz Vega
did not speak English and the director
James L. Brooks
did not speak Spanish.
d.
McCalls plane is a demilitarized Douglas A-26 Invader, a type used in WWII.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spanglish (2004)?
a.
Austin St. John
and
Amy Jo Johnson
were originally considered by producers of the "Power Rangers" show to take over as the Red Turbo Ranger and Pink Turbo Ranger, respectively.
Jason David Frank
and
Nakia Burrise
wanted to leave the show and
Catherine Sutherland
would have stayed as Kat, the Yellow Turbo Ranger. Both actors declined to return to the show full-time due to the exhausting work hours of the show and wanting to act in other projects.
b.
King Features Syndicate released the 3 Flash Gordon serials to US TV in 1951. Because the television show
Flash Gordon
, starring Steve Holland as Flash, was in syndication in late 1953, the three Universal Pictures Flash Gordon theatrical serials were retitled for TV broadcast.
Flash Gordon
became "Space Soldiers",
Flash Gordons Trip to Mars
became "Space Soldiers Trip to Mars", and
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
became "Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe". To this day both the 3 original "Flash Gordon" serial titles and the 3 "Space Soldiers" titles are used.
c.
Quentin Tarantino
: electronic voice on Jackies answering machine.
d.
Adam Sandler
turned down the role of Max in
Collateral
to do this film
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spanglish (2004)?
a.
Two new scenes were shot when test audiences found the ending unsatisfying.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 27, 1947 with
Betty Grable
reprising her film role.
c.
Ethel Kaye
was originally cast as Sara, but the resulting footage proved so disappointing that she was replaced.
d.
While filming this movie,
Robin Williams
frequently received calls from
Steven Spielberg
who at the time was working on
Schindlers List
. He would put him on speaker phone so he could tell jokes to the cast and crew to cheer them up. Some of the material that he used was material that he was using for this film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spanglish (2004)?
a.
Anne Bancroft
was originally set to play Deborahs mother but had to pull out of the film.
b.
There is a scene in the film where we see a live recreation of the painting "Nighthawks" by
Edward Hopper
.
c.
Irvin Kershner
: as the director of the Aegis commercial.
d.
This film contains the only known footage of New Orleans jazz clarinetist
Jimmy Noone
, who mentored
Benny Goodman
in Chicago in the 1920s.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spanglish (2004)?
a.
The climactic wedding sequence was supposed to be held in the backyard of the house doubling as the home of Chandras parents. While driving around the night before, Matthew Naclerio pointed out Bill OReillys house along the road. "Thats where well shoot the wedding!" (The house can be seen in the background throughout the scene.)
b.
Steven Spielberg
,
Francis Ford Coppola
,
Robert De Niro
,
Elijah Wood
,
Dean Devlin
and
Liam Neeson
are all known to have visited the set of the last ever Star Wars movie during filming.
c.
During production,
Liam Aiken
grew four and a half inches (11.4 cm), requiring adjustments to his costume throughout. By the end of the movie, he is visibly taller than
Emily Browning
who portrayed his older sister.
d.
Though it was cut from the final version, it is revealed in the deleted scenes that Flor and Cristina came to the US via a small plane flown by Flors husbands friend who flirted with Flor during the plane ride.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Spanglish (2004)?
a.
500 Oregon National Guardsmen play the 2 armies.
b.
The Marineland park location that was used for Dr. Leopolds lab was previously used for another monster film:
Revenge of the Creature
.
c.
The character of Ivy Peterson was taken not from
Robert Louis Stevenson
s original novella, but from the 1931 film version. Ivy never appears in the original story, nor, for that matter, does Jekylls fiancée.
d.
Sarah Steele
was cast from over 2,000 young actresses.
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