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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Surfer, Dude (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Surfer, Dude (2008) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Surfer, Dude (2008).
About the movie:
A wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer experiencing an existential crisis.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surfer, Dude (2008)?
a.
Matthews black and white striped shorts in the film are likely an homage to iconic big wave surfer Greg Noll, who was known for wearing similar "prison-striped" board shorts.
b.
"Fort Hawley" mentioned twice in the movie was the actual historical Fort Hall, a well-known trading post established in 1834 along the Snake River in present-day southern Idaho.
c.
Jake McClain
had originally tried out for the Reverend Lewis Conquest role. While on the set, he would follow Blair Peery around while repeating, "Im Lewis."
d.
When Walter Wichita Garrett reviews the press clippings, two of them refer to "Eugene Xavier", the remainder refer to "Maurice Xavier."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surfer, Dude (2008)?
a.
The films translation in Russia is "Fraud"
b.
James Finlayson
s and
Charlie Hall
s final film with Laurel and Hardy.
c.
The hearse driven by surfers and carrying surfboards is likely a tribute to mid 20th century big wave surfing pioneers who drove such a vehicle.
d.
It is estimated that if all the celebrities who did cameos were to charge their normal asking prices, the budget for the film would be in excess of $100 million on salaries alone.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surfer, Dude (2008)?
a.
Cookie mentions a tabloid story about Harris Glenn Milstead being released from jail and
Divine
says that she hadnt heard that name in years. Harris Glenn Milstead was Divines own real name.
b.
In the end shot where the alien ship surfaces, its supposed to be spring or summer. However, the film was being shot towards the beginning of winter, so the actors put ice cubes in their mouths so they wouldnt breathe out mist.
c.
In the scene where Travis gets bucked off his horse after Denver throws water on it,
Ben Johnson
did his own stunts. They used a genuine rodeo bucking horse and
John Ford
promised Johnston if he rode the horse he would not have to do anymore dialogue for the day. which apparently pleased Johnston. Johnston lasted 4 bucks and came off so hard he was almost knocked out. Unfortunately the shot was ruined by one of the wranglers running out to him and asking if he was all right as he lay on the ground. Ben Johnston had to get up and ride the horse again. This time he lasted ten bucks before he bailed off and Ford got his shot.
d.
Woody Harrelson
has called being in this film "the most non-work Ive ever done."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surfer, Dude (2008)?
a.
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.
b.
To pitch the movie to backers (and, later, to explain his aesthetic ideas about it to various cast and crew members), director
Curtis Hanson
put together a group of 18 period images illustrating different aspects of what he hoped to convey with the movie. These included the "Welcome to Los Angeles" postcard thats in the first shot of the movie. Photos of tract housing, orange groves, and the glamour shot of
Veronica Lake
are framed on Lynn Brackens wall. Hanson also chose studio photos of two lesser-known 1950s actors (
Aldo Ray
and
Guy Madison
) to show to
Guy Pearce
and
Russell Crowe
what he envisioned as models for the characters Ed Exley and Bud White. Exleys model was Madison, while Whites was Ray. This film takes its name from "Confidential", a notorious 1950s-era movie star tabloid, which is fictionally portrayed herein as "Hush-Hush".
c.
Rachael Taylor
and
Sophia Bush
both turned down playing Danni Martin.
d.
The character Isuro Tanaka was something of an anomaly of that time. At the time of the films release, there were no Japanese players in the Major Leagues, and only one Japanese player had ever played (briefly) for a ML team. The influx of Japanese players in US Major League baseball didnt begin until a few years after the films release.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surfer, Dude (2008)?
a.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
b.
The quote that Dr. Wick uses during her first meeting with Susannah is from
Lucio Anneo Seneca
, a Roman philosopher and father of Stoicism.
c.
Tony Randall
was replaced by
Dean Martin
in the role of Michael Whiteacre. This was apparently due to MCAs insistence that there be an actor each from the four major entertainment sectors: night clubs, recordings, television, and movies, "a quadruple threat", so to speak.
d.
Willie Nelson
accepted his part without reading the script.
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