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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Strangers with Candy (2005) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Strangers with Candy (2005) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Strangers with Candy (2005).
About the movie:
A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year-old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers with Candy (2005)?
a.
Historically, the only westerners fighting in the Japanese civil war were French military advisers under Jules Brunet who joined the Shoguns army. Even if most of them were fighting with French equipment, some did wear the samurai attire (like Eugene Collache).
b.
The role of Alice was originally intended for
Natasha Richardson
, but she was in France at the time that the scene was to be filmed. If
Allison Janney
hadnt been available, the next actress on their wish list was
Joan Allen
. They also considered the possibility of re-tailoring the part for
Jennifer Coolidge
.
c.
The film shows a white student girl who offers her help to Malcolm X and then gets rudely denied. Its actually based on a real-life event about which after leaving NOI Malcolm X regrets saying "Brother, remember the time that white college girl came into the restaurant - the one who wanted to help the Black Muslims and the whites get together - and I told her there wasnt a ghost of a chance and she went away crying? Well, Ive lived to regret that incident. In many parts of the African continent I saw white students helping black people. Something like this kills a lot of argument. I did many things as a Black Muslim that Im sorry for now. I was a zombie then - like all Black Muslims - I was hypnotized, pointed in a certain direction and told to march. Well, I guess a mans entitled to make a fool of himself if hes ready to pay the cost. It cost me 12 years."
d.
Originally to be directed by
William Wyler
, who actually scouted locations and toyed with the script. He had a different film in mind; tanks crashing through walls, etc.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers with Candy (2005)?
a.
In her one-line bit as a defense-plant welder,
Judy Holliday
delivered this observation: "I knew a girl once who had carborundum in her teeth, and she turned into a radio-receiving set."
b.
The Dead Marshes were actually a water-filled parking lot, the same one that had doubled up for outside the mines of Moria in
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
. Passengers in passing trains on the adjacent railway line were able to see
Elijah Wood
,
Sean Astin
and
Andy Serkis
performing on set.
c.
In a letter published in the Dec. 6, 1972 issue of Variety, director
David Greene
wrote that "John-Michael Tebelak and I are enjoying an ideally smooth working relationship... but he is not co-directing the film with me. He did not write the screenplay. He participated only minimally in pre-production planning and discussions, and attended very few rehearsals."
d.
David Letterman
jumped on board as a producer because he said that
Amy Sedaris
is one of the few people in this world that can actually make him laugh.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers with Candy (2005)?
a.
Production of this sequel to the original
Frankenstein
was publicized as early as 1933 by both Universal Studio press releases and the trade paper "Daily Variety", but director
James Whale
did not begin work on it until late 1934. With a budget under $300,000, it was originally entitled "The Return of Frankenstein".
b.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
was once considered for the role of Wonder Woman.
c.
Originally
Steven Spielberg
envisaged the film as being like a Boys Own adventure. However, after he started interviewing WWII vets, he realized that such a treatment would be wholly inappropriate.
d.
The pinup model in Jerris locker is
Amy Sedaris
. Sedaris also played the cocktail waitress in the "Teachers Lounge" scene.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers with Candy (2005)?
a.
As a promotion, Disney Channel had
Aree Davis
and
Marc John Jefferies
host a Halloween special in which they gave tips for pumpkin carving, costume ideas, and building a haunted house.
b.
The fisherman with the hook (gaff) at the beginning of the movie is a reference to the killer in
I Know What You Did Last Summer
.
c.
In promotional posters for the film,
James Stewart
appears to be billed first; however, in the film itself,
John Wayne
s screen card appears first, followed by Stewarts.
d.
David Rakoff
s character Boswell is named for Samuel Johnsons biographer James Boswell.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers with Candy (2005)?
a.
In the tape recorded sessions with
Kate Winslet
, Carrey accidentally wrecked the tape recorder when he got so much into the scene, he threw it across the room.
b.
Harry Reems
was originally signed to play Coach Calhoun. Producers got cold feet (for fear of his adult movie notoriety) weeks before filming and replaced him with
Sid Caesar
. Prosecuted by the federal government in 1976 on federal charges of conspiracy to distribute obscenity across state lines, Reems was convicted, but the conviction was overturned on appeal one year later.
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.
Snowball 37, the band whose logo appears on apparel worn by characters in the movie, is an actual touring band, made up of three members of the infamous Fagan family, who appear as students in the movie, and all but one episode of the TV series. The name of the band is a reference to a very well know conversation from
Kevin Smith
s
Clerks.
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Strangers with Candy (2005)?
a.
A lot of the members of
M. Night Shyamalan
family are doctors. This is the reason why he cameos as a doctor, as a tribute to his family.
b.
Some of the pictures in the lunch room were drawn by
Todd Oldham
, who also has a part in the film.
c.
Francis Ford Coppola
had only a year to write, direct and edit the film.
d.
The print restored by Kino is a 1929 re-release version that was re-edited, eliminating some scenes and inserting new material shot after the 1925 version was finished. These included a sound sequence with opera star
Mary Fabian
singing in the role of Carlotta. In the re-edited version,
Virginia Pearson
, who played Carlotta in the silent 1925 version, is credited and referred to as "Carlottas Mother" instead.
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