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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Surrogates (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Surrogates (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Surrogates (2009).
About the movie:
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surrogates (2009)?
a.
Jim Jarmusch
s scene was originally intended for
William Hurt
who was to reprise his role from
Smoke
. But Hurt was unavailable.
b.
The "answering machine" opening came together from discarded shots of a depressed Hennessy. As scripted, the answering machine played a key role in the original, unused, ending, but was re-arranged with dialogue from another scene to start the movie.
c.
Susan Cabot
s movie debut.
d.
The unusual shoulder patch worn by Colonel Brendon is the 26th Infantry Division. A former division of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, it has been deactivated since 1993. The insignia is actually a stylized "YD", for their nickname, "The Yankee Division".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surrogates (2009)?
a.
In the scenes of Gort carrying both Helen Benson and Klaatu up the ramp and into the ship, lightweight look-alike dummies were used because of
Lock Martin
s inability to actually carry either actor himself.
b.
Based on the true story of
Azie Faison Jr.
,
Alberto Martinez
and
Richard Porter
. The trio controlled much of the drug trade in New York City in the 1980s.
c.
In the "beauty shop" where Maggie works a device can be seen for holding the "faces" of surrogates, the device is actually a Gorillapod, a flexible tripod for cameras.
d.
Originally slated to be filmed at Berry College in Rome, Georgia, the project was moved to Delaware because it would have been too expensive to create fake snow on the campus grounds.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surrogates (2009)?
a.
Radha Mitchell
read the comic book while filming.
b.
The shots of the horsemen riding on the road were the first scenes shot for the movie. They were shot two days before the rest of the filming began.
c.
Taylor Handley
impressed the director and producers so much when auditioning for the film, that they cast him immediately after the audition.
d.
The lit circular arrow sign for "Exit 11 Motor Village" now lives on the north side of Bartons 93 casino in Jackpot Nevada. The picture of
Bruce Willis
has been replaced with the 93 logo.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surrogates (2009)?
a.
Sabrina García
actually did not speak Spanish so all of her lines were dubbed by another actor.
b.
The infamous scene in which Bobby (played by
Ned Beatty
) is raped and ordered to "squeal like a pig" by the hillbilly played by
Bill McKinney
was somewhat improvised. The novel and original screenplay detailed the rape with no porcine lines. Beatty later claimed credit for the pig idea, but
Christopher Dickey
, son of author
James Dickey
, stated in his book "Summer of Deliverance" that the line was suggested by a crewman.
c.
The VSI building was depicted by using a digitally altered version of the Dallas Bank of America Plaza (informally known as "The Green Building"). The interior of the building is actually in Cambridge, MA and is home to Genzyme and Momenta Pharmaceuticals. It was designed by Steven Ehrlich Architects & SMMA.
d.
The lyrics to the song playing in the opening feast at Hogwarts come from
William Shakespeare
s famous play Macbeth. The lines in the play are spoken by witches, who are called the "Weird Sisters". In the novels, the Weird Sisters are a popular wizarding band.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surrogates (2009)?
a.
James Coco
s final movie.
b.
Some scenes were filmed at the Draper Factory in Hopedale, Massachusetts.
c.
The artwork of Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish Painter, 1864-1916) served as visual inspiration for the whitewashed interior of Jacks parents home in Lightning Flat, according to cinematographer
Rodrigo Prieto
.
d.
Star Denise Masino had porcelain fangs custom fitted to her teeth. But they caused her to lisp when she spoke, so they were removed for dialog scenes. Subsequently, fangs were put back into certain shots using CGI.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surrogates (2009)?
a.
A close-up shot of Stricklands FBI file shows his date of birth as 21 December, 1969 and birthplace as Lynn, Massachusetts. These are also the real date of birth and birthplace of actor
Jack Noseworthy
who plays Strickland in the film.
b.
The real life incident became a part of police training on how to deal with hostage situations and crowds that were out of control.
c.
When not filming,
Billy Zane
had a habit of running down to buy sushi in a store wearing his Phantom costume.
d.
Daniel Craig
quit smoking and had
Simon Waterson
as a personal trainer to get into shape.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surrogates (2009)?
a.
The Simpsons movie debuted in Springfield, Vermont on 21st July 2007. 20th Century Fox held a contest to select 1 of 16 possible Springfields (spanning from Oregon to Nebraska to Massachusetts) to decide which city would host the premiere. Springfield, Vermont won, just beating out Springfield, Illinois.
b.
During the opening montage showing the development of the surrogates, there is a shot of an Asian man with an android twin. This is actually footage of Dr.
Hiroshi Ishiguro
of Osaka University and his creation - Geminoid, a prototype android double of himself.
c.
While Miss Sue fibs to Michael about where the bodies are stored, she is telling the truth about the University of Tennessee and its association with the FBI. The University has a facility, started by William Bass (often called BARF - Bass Anthropological Research Facility), that does study the stages of decomposition of human remains in a variety of scenarios.
d.
Iris McQuillan-Grace
was originally cast as Veronica and
Ashley Bates
as Kerry. During the first week of filming they were forced to switch roles due to scheduling conflicts, even though scenes were already shot with them in their original roles.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surrogates (2009)?
a.
The actor who plays Inspector Clouseau at the end of the film, seen only from the back, was
Joe Dunne
.
b.
Patti Bolog, who played the role of Susan, learned that she was pregnant the morning after being told she had won the part. Despite illness from the pregnancy, she kept her pregnancy secret from the filmmakers throughout the three-month-long shoot, fearing the role would be recast.
c.
The opening credits, interspersed with futuristic news footage runs to almost four minutes in length.
d.
In 1964 Seymour Cassel appeared as a parking attendant on a segment of the series
Who Killed Annie Foran?
, which co-starred John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surrogates (2009)?
a.
Charlie Miller, Max Malini, Dai Vernon/"The Professor", Larry Jennings, Nate Leipzig and Jacob Daley are all famous sleight-of-hand magicians. In fact, nearly every major male character in the film is named for a sleight-of-hand magician.
b.
Actress
T.J. Carson
is only identified in Taboos trailer (a special feature on the films DVD).
c.
The weapon appears to be based on an ozone generator - with a bunch of added parts to make it look more exotic and weapon-like.
d.
While promoting the movie on "Live with Regis and Kathy Lee",
Danny DeVito
said that Jimmy Hoffa, Jr. had visited the set one day and that when
Jack Nicholson
emerged from the make-up trailer made up as Hoffa himself, Jimmy Jr. wept and said "Thats my dad." At the time the movie was released (1992), Jimmy Jr. would not have seen his father in 17 years (Hoffa disappeared in 1975).
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Surrogates (2009)?
a.
The film was rejected for a UK video release in 1987 by the BBFC after the distributor refused to make cuts to a double murder scene and shots of topless women being killed.
b.
Jonathan Mostow
s first film since
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
.
c.
Kim Basinger
,
Daryl Hannah
and
Melanie Griffith
were each offered the role of Alisons mom, but both turned down the part.
d.
During the filming of the tsunami scene,
Jake Gyllenhaal
needed to use the restroom very badly, so he went in the water tank.
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