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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sweet and Lowdown (1999) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sweet and Lowdown (1999) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Sweet and Lowdown (1999).
About the movie:
In the 1930s, fictional jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet and Lowdown (1999)?
a.
P.L. Travers
wanted the animated chalk-drawing sequence removed from the film, but
Walt Disney
refused.
b.
Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2007 (#02, tied with
Inland Empire
and "Still life")
c.
Sound effects of the falling knife were created by Producer Scott LoCicero. He used a long steel rod and threw it around in his empty garage. The sound was then slowed down with added reverberation.
d.
Woody Allen
: [writer] Blanche is a novelist.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet and Lowdown (1999)?
a.
In the first scene, on New Guinea, when the soldiers assemble for mail call, the first name called is "Chris Nyby".
Christian Nyby
was the film editor of the picture.
b.
Giselle was originally supposed to be blonde, but in time they figured that red hair worked better.
c.
The song "On the Beam" was written for the film but not used.
d.
Woody Allen
pays a clever homage to
Federico Fellini
s
La strada
. The characters of Emmet (Penn) and Hattie (Morton) correspond to Zampano (Quinn) and Gelsomina (Masina) including the final scene with Emmets/Zampanos breakdown and repentance.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet and Lowdown (1999)?
a.
Director
James McTeigue
cited such films as
Panic in the Streets
,
The Getaway
and
Badlands
as influences for his film.
b.
Ben Affleck
s character was supposed to be a New York Mets fan (or Yankees - sources differ), but Affleck, a Boston Red Sox fan, persuaded director
John Woo
to change the team to the Red Sox.
c.
It was also supposed to be in 3-D. Some elements of the 3-D effects, such as the ants having extreme close-ups and the flame throwers shooting straight into the camera, were used in the film.
d.
"Sweet and Low-Down", by
George Gershwin
, is a song on the soundtrack of
Woody Allen
s
Manhattan
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet and Lowdown (1999)?
a.
The scene towards the end of the film in which Emmet Ray is drunk in a New York bar was filmed in "Chumleys," a bar on Bedford Street in Greenwich Village.
b.
Ursula has six tentacles, plus two human arms, making eight limbs which qualify her as an octopus.
c.
The term "proton pack", was never officially used on screen until the Ghostbusters are in the subway tunnel and Egon says, "Before we go any further, I think we should get our proton packs."
d.
The producer of this movie, who was also the editor of a magazine, financed it by hiring only one writer to write the entire magazine, even though he was given a budget to hire twelve writers. He used the other eleven salaries to back "Dragula."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet and Lowdown (1999)?
a.
The old building that became Xanadu was the Pan Pacific Auditorium on Beverly Boulevard, near CBSs Television City in Hollywood, California. It was built in 1935 but was only used for exteriors in this movie. Interiors were filmed on Stage 4 of the Hollywood Center Studios. The Pan Pacific Auditorium was destroyed by a fire in 1989. A community center now sits on the site, featuring a single version of the Pan Pacifics 4 curved deco spires
b.
Woody Allen
had planned an initial version of this movie (originally titled "The Jazz Baby") as his first film for United Artists. When UA insisted upon a comedy, Allen shelved the idea for nearly three decades.
c.
The Simpsons short "Family Portrait" from
The Tracey Ullman Show
was in front of the film in its original release. The original VHS release also had the short.
d.
Average Shot Length = ~8.5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~8.1 seconds.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet and Lowdown (1999)?
a.
Lord Crawley and his identical twin brother (who dont get along) tersely acknowledge each other by their first names, Jerry and Dean. This is a reference to
Dean Martin
and
Jerry Lewis
, who were the most successful comedy team of the 1950s, yet were known to have had several heated arguments late in their joint career. They finally split up amidst a great deal of bitterness in 1956 and didnt speak to each other for twenty years.
b.
Rosie ODonnell
was offered the role of Hattie. She turned it down due to her disdain for Allens relationship with
Soon-Yi Previn
.
c.
Isaac Hayes
, the composer of the Shaft theme song,
Gordon Parks
, the director of the original
Shaft
, and
John Singleton
, director of this version, all have cameos.
d.
Stanley Kubrick
s first wife, Toba Metz, worked as a Dialogue Director in the movie.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet and Lowdown (1999)?
a.
In the scene where Emmet Ray sees Django Reinhardt for the first time at the gas station and faints, right behind the trees is the Nyack High School Football team. They were asked to be quiet during the filming of the scene and had a stop their practice a number of times.
b.
The real
Jimmy Braddock
weighed 17 lbs at birth. He was one of 5 boys and 2 girls born to his Irish parents.
c.
When Ardath Bey steals the scroll from the Egyptian Museum, he was supposed to have left powdered skin in the form of a hand-print, as he did when he escaped from his tomb after awakening when the scroll was read. The scene in which the hand-print was discovered was cut from the film, though.
d.
Star
Ed Kemmer
, a former World War II fighter pilot and a licensed private pilot, would not allow a stunt pilot to do his flying scenes, insisting on doing them all himself.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet and Lowdown (1999)?
a.
According to many cast members, the hardest part of filming the dodgeball scenes was not flinching when they knew they were about to be hit by a ball.
b.
Every song thats played in the background is either played on Charlies iPod or has its album mentioned by Charlie.
c.
The film is dedicated to Isabella Rogers and
Derek Grieves
.
d.
The guitar that Sean Penn plays in the movie is a Selmer Maccaferri of about 1932 (though it seems likely that its a reproduction of the rare instrument and not an original) This is the same kind of guitar played and made famous by Django Reinhardt.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sweet and Lowdown (1999)?
a.
Columbia booked this across the United States as a standard double bill with IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA.
b.
This is the first Friday the 13th film to have another Voorhees (other than Jason) in the movie since
Friday the 13th
.
c.
Samantha Morton
received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and she has no spoken lines at all.
d.
Isabelle Adjani
and
Ornella Muti
were each offered the role of Iris, but both turned it down.
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