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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Synecdoche, New York (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Synecdoche, New York (2008) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Synecdoche, New York (2008).
About the movie:
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Synecdoche, New York (2008)?
a.
The name next to the buzzer of Adeles apartment reads "Capgras." Given the subject of the film - a man has actors play the real people in his life - this is almost certainly a reference to a psychological phenomenon called the Capgras delusion, where the sufferer believes that everyone in his or her life has been replaced with an identical-looking impostor.
b.
The fake blood used in the truck stop scene produced an allergic reaction to Reese Witherspoons skin.
c.
The parking structure scene was shot on the roof of the garage that serves the Arclight Cinemas Hollywood theater complex. When the film was shown in that theater, many patrons were technically watching the scene unfold in the same spaces where their cars were parked.
d.
Both
Richard Rodgers
and
Lorenz Hart
have cameos in the film. In the scene where Frank Morgan is photographed with a baby, there is a shot of the photo team. Rodgers is on the left. When the story shifts to Bumper being employed at the bank, Hart is the teller who refuses to cash a $5 check - he has one line but Rodgers has none.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Synecdoche, New York (2008)?
a.
Three 1955 Chevrolets were used as the street racer in the film; both vehicles were built by
Richard Ruth
. One of the cars used in the film, with the twin carburetors, was driven by
Harrison Ford
in
American Graffiti
, and the car that was seen at the gas station in the film - the 210 coupe, aka the #2 vehicle - was recently located in Canada, intact and untouched. The #3 car had a full rollcage installed and was to be used in a rollover scene that was not filmed. It was later used in the rollover scene in "American Graffiti".
b.
The Blue Fairy in Pinocchio (as well as the prince in Snow White) was created by using the rotoscope technique.
c.
The original budget was $4 million, but as producer
Joel Silver
developed it, costs rose to $13 million. Universal head
Ned Tanen
fired
Joel Silver
, who immediately went to work for his friend and mentor
Lawrence Gordon
- who was also a producer on the film, so
Joel Silver
was back on the project.
d.
The article that Catan reads while in the doctors waiting room, about his wife, is titled: "Its Good To Be Adele". The intro paragraph reads: "Six months ago, Adele was an under-appreciated housewife in Eastern New York. Stuck in a dead-end marriage to a slovenly ugly-face loser, Adele Lack had big dreams for her and her then four-year-old daughter, Olivia. Thats when her paintings got small."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Synecdoche, New York (2008)?
a.
Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolkas name is a reference to Karla Homolka who, with her husband Paul Bernardo murdered two teenage girls and her own sister.
b.
The writer of Little Winky is Horace Azpiazu. This is a reference to crew member Stefanie Azpiazu.
c.
In July of 2009, after years of rumors and negotiations,
David Arquette
and
Courteney Cox
signed up to reprise their roles.
Neve Campbell
was confirmed in September 2009.
d.
One initial idea for the sequel had the first two acts the same, but the third act had Biff giving his younger self the almanac in the 1960s, not in 1955. When Marty went back to stop him, he ran into his parents again (who were now hippies) and almost stopped his own conception.
Robert Zemeckis
decided that it was too similar an idea to the first film and came up with the idea of revisiting the original film from different angles with the two Martys in 1955.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Synecdoche, New York (2008)?
a.
This film features Lynn Cohen and Jerry Adler as Cadens parents. This is the second time the couple have featured as a married couple. The previous film was Woody Allens Manhattan Murder Mystery.
b.
The road scenes were all filmed on a small stretch of private road on the Tejon Ranch in California. Interiors on the bus were filmed on a stage in an airport hanger.
c.
Linda Darnell
spent a week working as a waitress in the Fox Commissary to prepare her for her role.
d.
After one fight scene with
Fredric March
,
Carole Lombard
had to take the following day off to recuperate from her scratches and bruises. To discourage Marchs attentions, she invited him to her dressing room one night; after preliminary fumbling, March discovered to his disgust that she was wearing a rubber dildo. He never bothered her again.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Synecdoche, New York (2008)?
a.
When Chuck confuses
David Spade
for
Jessica Biel
in the playboy bunny outfit, in the shot from behind its actually Biel herself in the outfit.
b.
The scene where Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh (played by
Christian Slater
) puts a knife through Chavez arm was added due to
Lou Diamond Phillips
breaking his arm during filming.
c.
For her role as Kadens adult daughter,
Robin Weigert
had to undergo 20 hours of tattoo artistry for her character.
d.
Filmed in only 28 days.
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