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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Swingers (1996) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Swingers (1996) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Swingers (1996).
About the movie:
Wannabe actors become regulars in the stylish neo-lounge scene; Trent teaches his friend Mike the unwritten rules of the scene.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Swingers (1996)?
a.
Letters written by Elinore Pruitt Stewart provided the basis for the film. These letters dated from April 1909 to November 1913 and were first printed in "The Atlantic Monthly."
b.
Average Shot Length = ~2.9 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~3 seconds.
c.
Jon Favreau
s grandmother,
Joan Favreau
, is the lucky gambler at the $5 minimum blackjack table.
d.
Dennis Hopper
says "fuck" in nearly every sentence. He is also the only one to use the word in this film, except for
Dean Stockwell
who says it once (on command by
Dennis Hopper
s character)
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Swingers (1996)?
a.
The movie is loosely based on the experiences writer
Jon Favreau
had when he first moved to LA. He had just broken up with a long term girlfriend and counted on his friends
Vince Vaughn
and
Ron Livingston
to cheer him up. The characters they play in the film are based on themselves.
b.
Dillon Freasier
(who plays H.W. Plainview, the son of the character played by
Daniel Day-Lewis
) was not an actor; he was an elementary student near the films West Texas shooting location. On the radio program "Fresh Air with Terry Gross,"
Paul Thomas Anderson
told Gross that when the production was trying to convince Dillons mother to allow Dillon to be in the movie, his mother wanted to figure out who Day-Lewis was, so she rented a copy of
Gangs of New York
(in which Day-Lewis plays a murderous gang leader nicknamed "The Butcher"). She panicked at the idea of her son spending time with the man she saw in that movie, so the There Will Be Blood casting department rushed to her a copy of
The Age of Innocence
, in which Day-Lewis plays a civilized and gentle man.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on Januray 29, 1945 with
Ginger Rogers
and
Ray Milland
reprising their film roles.
d.
Shannon Elizabeth
, (Justice) came up with the idea for her character to wear glasses because she said that "Justice is blind".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Swingers (1996)?
a.
Michael Dunn
s first film.
b.
The shots taken from the hood of the car in Las Vegas were done without a proper permit. The interior of the casino was not the Stardust as the exterior shots imply, but was instead a downtown casino that they paid money to use for the evening.
c.
The film clip featuring
Ingrid Bergman
and
Cary Grant
is from the
Alfred Hitchcock
film
Notorious
.
d.
The alien ship was on Earth for 28 years: the time-stamp in the first documentary scene shows 1982/06/01, while the eviction operation starts on 2010/09/08.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Swingers (1996)?
a.
Although the movie had been opposed by the Congress of Racial Equality, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) had written a letter describing the film as a difficult satire, but supported it. C.O.R.E.s protest led to the films eventual disappearance.
b.
The fictional character of Daniel Plainview bears some resemblance to a real, early 20th-century California oil tycoon named Edward L. Doheny. Both were from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; both were employed by Geological Survey and worked in Kansas; both tried a hand at mining before going into the oil business; and both worked with a fellow prospector named "H. B. Ailman." As for other Plainview-Doheny connections, the bowling alley scene in There Will Be Blood was filmed at Greystone Manor, a California estate Doheny built as a present for his only son. Also interestingly, the infamous "milkshake speech" Plainview gives is based upon transcripts of congressional hearings concerning the Teapot Dome Scandal, in which the very same Edward L. Doheny had been accused of bribing a political official.
c.
The 1964 Convertible Mercury Comet Caliente driven by
Vince Vaughn
was actually owned by co-star
Jon Favreau
.
d.
Lauren Ambrose
changed her mind about playing the role of the daughter whose obsession with dance and dieting almost kills her.
Keri Russell
soon took on the role. Russell had studied classical dance when she was younger. She said she just needed some catch-up classes.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Swingers (1996)?
a.
The film was mostly shot in Bangkok, Thailand, and at the time, several hundred male students from the International (American) School of Bangkok (ISB) were recruited as extras to perform in the multitude of shots showing American GIs throughout the film. As a courtesy, Robin Williams actually came to ISB and put on a stand up routine for all students in the 10th grade and above.
b.
Nicole LaLoggia
, the films line producer, also plays two roles in the film: she plays Michelles voice on the phone, and she appears as one of the bar patrons at the Derby (the brunette sitting to the right of Trent when Mike leaves the table).
c.
"West Side Story" played for almost two years on stage in New York, racking up a total of 732 performances.
d.
Composer David Helpling and Director Eller have never met. Helpling lives in San Diego and Eller lives in Charlotte. They communicated by email and phone.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Swingers (1996)?
a.
The shortest cut in the movie is two frames when the cops kick down the door to
John Leguizamo
s drug dealer house.
b.
Jude Law
has a real-life daughter named Iris. His character Grahams sisters name is Iris.
c.
Includes footage of Caruso as Canio in "Pagliacci" in a performance at the old Metropolitan Opera House which stood at Broadway and 39th Streets.
d.
The Word "Fuck" is used 95 times, "Bitch" is used 31 times and "Asshole" 13 times.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Swingers (1996)?
a.
Carolco had originally signed
Renny Harlin
to direct Gale Force (1999), a "Die Hard-in-a-Hurricane" action movie. The special effects proved too difficult at the time, so he was persuaded to direct Cliffhanger.
b.
When asked to approve use of the theme music for
Jaws
in a scene, Spielberg saw footage of
Vince Vaughn
, whom he hired for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
.
c.
The novel and film were based on actual missions flown by pilots of the U.S.S. Essex and U.S.S. Valley Forge against bridges at Majon-ni and Changnim-Ni, North Korea, in the winter of 1951-1952. The two rescue missions depicted in the film - the sea rescue of a pilot down in the Sea of Japan, and the attempted land rescue of a pilot down behind enemy lines -- both took place on the same day, February 8, 1952. However, unlike in the film, the jet pilot and rescue pilot from the U.S.S. Valley Forge who were shot down behind enemy lines both survived. They were captured by the North Koreans, taken to a prison camp, and released at the end of the war. At the time
James Michener
wrote his novel, the two pilots were officially listed as "Missing, presumed dead."
d.
Comic Book Artists
Mike Mignola
and
Timothy Bradstreet
worked as conceptual artists.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Swingers (1996)?
a.
The exterior of the movie theater was an actual theater, while the interior was a set created on the back lot at Universal Studios Florida.
b.
The exterior and interior of Mike Peters apartment was the actual building and room that
Jon Favreau
lived in at the time the film was filmed. Favreaus downstairs neighbor was actor
Adam Scott
.
c.
The spit-can that Budd (
Michael Madsen
) uses is labeled Oak Ridge Coffee. Oak Ridge is a town in Tennessee about 15 miles from
Quentin Tarantino
s hometown of Knoxville.
d.
All the actors worked for less than their usual fees.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Swingers (1996)?
a.
Ridley Scott
and
Jordan Cronenweth
achieved the famous shining eyes effect by using a technique invented by Fritz Lang known as the Schüfftan Process; light is bounced into the actors eyes off a piece of half mirrored glass mounted at a forty five degree angle to the camera.
b.
During the interrogation of Indy after his escape from the KGB agents, he is accused of being a communist. This is a reference to the cold war anti-communist sentiment, known as "McCarthyism" because of the investigations pursued by Senator
Joseph McCarthy
.
c.
Vince Vaughn
s father plays the lucky gambler at the $100-minimum blackjack table.
d.
Meryl Streep
did her own singing.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Swingers (1996)?
a.
Henry Wilcoxon
was initially cast as Lt. Forsythe but was dissatisfied with the role and was replaced by
Franchot Tone
. The official reason was that he had a scheduling conflict with the movie
The Crusades
. Four days of retakes with Tone were required.
b.
Stanley Kubrick
s numerous fluid tracking shots required that the trenches be two feet wider than the original World War I trenches - six feet as opposed to four feet - to allow room for the roving camera dollies. Although the technical director did object to the widening, the duckboards the camera rolled on were authentic.
c.
Trents license plate reads "THX1138", a reference to
George Lucas
s
THX 1138
.
d.
D.W. Griffith
was forced to re-shoot the sequence of the crucifixion because certain organizations were saying that Griffith shot too many Jewish extras around the cross, and not enough Romans. Griffith then burned the footage and re-shot the scene with more Roman extras.
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