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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Surf's Up (2007) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Surf's Up (2007) - 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: Surf's Up (2007).
About the movie:
A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surf's Up (2007)?
a.
Geek" rhymes with "Zeke," which could explain how Big Z took the name of the Geek.
b.
The song played by Dupea on the piano in the back of the truck driving down the road is Chopins "Fantaisie" in F.
c.
The "oil" that Denethor pours over himself and Faramir was a combination of water and glycerin, to achieve an appropriate glistening effect. Because this soaked the wigs and costumes, this scene had to be filmed in a single take.
d.
No location permits were secured for any of the scenes filmed. The crew had to have one man constantly serving as a lookout for police so they could stop filming if needed.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surf's Up (2007)?
a.
Originally SPEN was to have on-screen announcers appear as a walrus named Chunk and a seal named Rock, but were replaced
Kelly Slater
and
Rob Machado
signed on. However, the characters can still be found in the various Surfs Up video games, with Sal Masekela making an on-screen appearance in Chunks guise.
b.
The studio in Wellington, New Zealand was located very close to the local airport, so planes flying overhead often posed problems while shooting outside on the backlot.
c.
The first film from Blue Sky Studios since
Ice Age
to have human characters.
d.
A small pair of metal dice can be seen hanging in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon as Chewbacca makes preparations to depart from Mos Eisley. They dont appear in subsequent scenes, because they were stolen from the set and not replaced.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surf's Up (2007)?
a.
The character John Slade is a reference to Cactus Jack Slade in
The Villain
, played by
Kirk Douglas
.
b.
During the initial confrontation outside the hibachi restaurant, Kato punches a henchman through a window using a very fast short punch. This is an homage to
Bruce Lee
s famous "one-inch punch", which was said to be able to knock a person off their feet with a strike that only moved one inch.
c.
Often cited as the first fictional film to deal with the Vietnam War seriously.
d.
Reggie Belafonte was inspired by Bill Sharp, the promoter of the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards. Sharp is known for his spiked-up hairstyles and frequent media appearances on TV and in surfing documentary films such as the Billabong Odyssey.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surf's Up (2007)?
a.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
Was to be directed by
John Frankenheimer
.
c.
The real life relationship of Glenda Farrell, who plays Ma Tatum, and Tommy Farrell, who plays MSgt. William George Bailey, were mother and son.
d.
Originally, there were interviews with two of Zs old girlfriends, Doris and Sheila (voiced by
Mindy Sterling
and
Jane Krakowski
, respectively). They were cut to keep the focus of the film on Cody. Doris and Sheila do appear in the movie, when Z appears on the beach near the end.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surf's Up (2007)?
a.
The movie begins in the year 1998, where Leo and Sarahs astronomy club is on top of the hills looking at stars and where Dr. Wolf died in a car crash. A year passes, and its 1999, the year when President Tom Beck announces to the world that a comet would threaten to hit the Earth in one year on August 16. Therefore, the date of the Wolf-Beiderman impact is predicted to occur on 16 August 2000.
b.
In one scene, Mikey Abromovitz says "I feel a little light headed." That line was heard in Sony Animation Pictures first movie
Open Season
.
c.
Robert Altman
cast so many unknowns that after the few known actors (
Tom Skerritt
,
Elliott Gould
, etc.), the opening credits are entirely "Introducing...".
d.
Unlike most films, this movie was filmed in order. This allowed Libby Seymour to "wear down" like the character she plays. After 12-14 hours days, by the fourth day, she was nearly exhausted and it showed on her character, which was what we were hoping for. It had a major positive effect on the outcome of the film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surf's Up (2007)?
a.
The night time footage was shot on a different, slightly grainier stock.
b.
This was
Arthur Freed
and
Vincente Minnelli
s last musical for MGM.
c.
Karl Malden
(Leavenworth warden Harvey Shoemaker) introduces a new warden to the institution. He identifies one of the prisoners as "Sekulovich", Maldens own real name.
d.
Steve Carell
,
Andy Dick
,
Jessica Simpson
,
Eva Mendes
,
Ryan Seacrest
,
James Franco
,
Jessica Alba
: As themselves in the phony news broadcasts seen throughout the movie.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surf's Up (2007)?
a.
The movie theater marquee shows the title of the baseball classic
Bang the Drum Slowly
, also directed by a John Hancock (
John D. Hancock
) (no relation).
b.
Just under twenty years after this movie was made,
Clint Eastwood
would make another movie which had a car title which was
Gran Torino
.
c.
Although the movie takes place in Asia, the film was shot in Yugoslavia.
d.
In the brazilian dub of the film, Codys city is translated to Frio de Janeiro (Frio means "Cold" in English), as a reference to Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surf's Up (2007)?
a.
The relocation of the heart Mika Coretti and the tattooist from the introduction have is a real. "Situs Inversus" which is a congenital condition in which the organs of the chest and abdomen are arranged in a perfect mirror image reversal of the normal positioning. Most people with situs inversus have no medical symptoms or complications resulting from the condition and it only occurs in less than 1 in 10,000. NBA Basketball player Randy Foye and
Catherine OHara
are known to have it
b.
Bruce Dern
was the original choice for the role of Judge Noose, but he had other commitments.
c.
"Surfs Up" is also the title of an episode of
Even Stevens
, which
Shia LaBeouf
also starred in.
d.
The character of Dorrie was modeled on Allens own ex-wife
Louise Lasser
, who took an uncredited cameo in the film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surf's Up (2007)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "The Fourposter" by
Jan de Hartog
opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York on October 24, 1951, ran for 632 performances, starred real life couple
Hume Cronyn
and
Jessica Tandy
and won the 1952 Tony Award for the Best Play. The author wrote both the play and the screenplay for the movie versoion.
b.
Filmed mostly in the directors back yard.
c.
In the first appearance of SPEN Sports, there is a line "And now to dodgeball", in reference to
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
and its ESPN 8: the Ocho joke.
d.
The band that actually plays the music is John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band.
Michael Tunes Antunes
is a real sax player in the band.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surf's Up (2007)?
a.
Tyler is a year younger than the rest of the boys.
b.
Hitchcock wanted to cast
Eva Marie Saint
, whom he had previously directed in
North by Northwest
. However, the studio felt that, at 42, Saint was too old to play the female lead. They instead cast the younger and more popular
Julie Andrews
.
c.
Ronald Colman
had first-hand experience of shell shock - he had fought in the British army at the Battle of Ypres in World War I, during which he was also gassed.
d.
The voice-actors were encouraged to improvise their dialogue where appropriate.
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