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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tapped (2009) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tapped (2009)

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About the movie: Jim knew everything in his life was in order, until the day he walked into the salon for his ritual haircut...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tapped (2009)?
a.		Calamity Jane and Sam Bass were both in Deadwood, South Dakota in 1876 and 1877, when they were in their 20s, but there is nothing to show that the two ever met and the rather flimsy plot of this film has little or no relation to reality. Sam Bass (born on July 21, 1851) ran away from home and eventually got to San Antonio, Texas. He drove cattle to Kansas, moved on to Deadwood, and held up the Deadwood stage seven times. On September 19, 1877 he robbed the Union Pacific train at Big Springs, Nebraska, got away and returned to Texas. He was shot during an aborted bank robbery in Round Rock, Texas and died the next day, on his birthday, July 21, 1878. When her family moved west, Martha Jane "Calamity Jane" Cannary (born May 1, 1852) eventually settled in Deadwood, South Dakota, where she became friendly with Wild Bill Hickok and later claimed to have borne his child. Hickok was killed during a poker game on August 2, 1876. Jane died in Terry, South Dakota on August 1, 1903, allegedly saying, "Bury me beside Wild Bill - the only man I ever loved."
b.		Soupy Sales last feature film.
c.		In the "Lake Arrowhead" scene, the body of water used is actually not even in California. It was shot along the Delaware River water front in Bristol, PA. Director Christopher OBrien was contemplating flying to California to capture it, but at the last minute Associate Producer Gil Bratcher thought the location in Bristol would be perfect. It ended up being 3 miles from where OBrien was living at the time.
d.		The cast & crew are made up of local volunteers excluding 3 young men from out of state who came to help for about a third of production, and a young theater actor from Houghton (Eric Stevenson).

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tapped (2009)?
a.		The boat portion of the Lake Arrowhead scene was filmed at Tyler State Parks Neshaminy Creek in Newtown, PA. During nighttime filming, the camera lights attracted so many insects that the bulbs blew out.
b.		Anthony Hopkins chose a moldy, mildewy storage room at the Redondo Beach Elks Lodge, CA to film his bedroom dream sequence because he didnt have to dress the walls to look moldy and mildewy. He also used the Lodge Room as a sound-stage for a TV news insert for a later bar scene and filmed the front of the Lodge as an emergency room entrance for his ambulance rush sequence. He signed autographs, posed for pictures, and used one of the Lodge members and his wife in the exterior scene.
c.		The car sequence was mostly improvised by the actors, even though the scene was written a certain way in the screenplay.
d.		The pre-release 112 minute version was only seen once, while the film was in test showings before its official release.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tapped (2009)?
a.		"The Delsea Cool Guy" used in the drive-in sequence was the host of a national radio show that aired on XM Satellite Radio. It was called "The Cool Guy Show" and Director Christopher OBrien co-created the program with Rob Vanore who played both characters.
b.		On the train to Philadelphia, Al (John Garfield) talks to Lee (Dane Clark) about the difficulty he anticipates in getting a job for a blind man. Lee responds that because he, Lee, is Jewish, he has trouble finding a job as well and the wax philosophic about a day when people are discriminated against for any reason. But in real life, it was Garfield who was Jewish.
c.		Shirley MacLaine was offered a starring role in the film, but backed out in order to make Terms of Endearment.
d.		Stunt coordinator Norman Howell got hit with compression sickness during filming of an underwater scene and was rushed to a hospital in Honolulu via helicopter. He recovered fairly quickly from the potentially life-threatening sickness and returned to the set a couple days later.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tapped (2009)?
a.		Although known for FX work, Savini left that in the hands of lead FX Daniel J. Mazikowski.
b.		An incomplete copy of this film survives at the Betzwood Film Archive (Blue Bell, Pennsylvania).
c.		The fight scene in the prison cafeteria between John Lithgow and Jesse Ventura recreates the final duel from Russell Mulcahys earlier film Highlander. There are multiple visual references, including the use of swords, the foley effects, the back-lit windows, and the camera angles, including the famous tracking shot of the camera rolling along the floor.
d.		The Indieoke scene and all diner interiors were filmed in Glenside, PA, while the diner exteriors were filmed in the Mayfair section of Philly.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tapped (2009)?
a.		The opening credits sequence was filmed in writer/set designer Craig Dietzmans basement. The statues and toy houses were filmed on Director Christopher OBriens dining room table.
b.		The production had a product placement plan with Coca-Cola, but it fell through. The Coke products were taken out or blurred. There is a huge hanging picture/advertisement in the diner that was blurred out. Photos on the inside flaps of the soundtrack album have Pepsi products.
c.		The French poem Phil recites in the German restaurant was written by Danny Rubin, based on the lyrics of Jacques Brels "Bachelors Dance". Translated into English the poem reads: The girl I will love / is like a fine wine / that gets a little better / every morning.
d.		The character Roger Thornhill (played by William Devane) is clearly a reference to Cary Grants character, Roger O. Thornhill in Alfred Hitchcocks North by Northwest.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tapped (2009)?
a.		There was no driver in the car we sent off the cliff, so Im not sure who wrote this or why. We rigged the car to drive straight, gas pedal to the floor. ====> incorrect: The rollbar installed in the car that is wrecked off of a cliff malfunctioned, almost killing the stunt driver.
b.		A number of characters have names that are artistic references. "Roscuro" refers to the "Chiaroscuro Movement", Botticelli is a reference to the artist Sandro Botticelli, painter of "The Birth of Venus", and Boldo is named after Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a famous surrealistic painter who composed faces and figures out of various objects in the way that Boldo himself is made out of fruit, vegetables and kitchen utensils.
c.		Many of the promotional images for the film (most notably the posters) featured Tom Selleck holding the rocket gun used by the villain, Luther, in the film, even though Ramsey never uses it during the story.
d.		A Radio Flyer pull wagon was used in lieu of tracks for the tracking shots.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tapped (2009)?
a.		The sound effect when Obi-Wan Kenobis lightsaber is kicked down the reactor shaft towards the end of the movie, is the same sound effect heard when Luke Skywalker throws his lightsaber away in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi when he tells the Emperor that he is a Jedi.
b.		Composer Kevin Konyha hated Christmas music so much that Director Christopher OBrien could hardly wait to hear his version of Silent Night for the movie. To this day he is still freaked out by it.
c.		The original intent for the opening scene was to use music already composed by composer Ennio Morricone. However, the attempted blend didnt seem to fit well. The decision was made to drop Morricones score from the opening train station sequence and record the ambient sounds relating to the scenes (including the squeaking windmill and individual footsteps) after Morricone experienced a musical performance created by using only the sounds of a metal ladder. This created an exaggerated version of what had come to be known as "spaghetti sound".
d.		Two directors were hired so that George Miller could concentrate on the stunts and action scenes, while George Ogilvie handled the performances of the large cast of actors.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tapped (2009)?
a.		Sammy White also choreographed the original 1927 stage production of "Show Boat" as well as the 1932 revival. Edna May Oliver, who appears in this film, played Parthy, the Captains wife, in both productions.
b.		The film was shown in Swedish cinemas between 1975 and 1987, which was and still is a record.
c.		Director Christopher OBrien was considering building a fake drive-in movie theater in a local supermarket parking lot. The original plan was to build a model movie screen out of balsa wood and place it in a park. While looking for pictures of local drive-ins he realized that one was actually open and thats the place they shot the date sequence.
d.		In filming the Well of Souls sequence, the producers scoured every pet shop in London and the South of England for every snake they could lay their hands on. Hence there are snakes that are identifiable from many different geographical areas. However, once all the snakes were on set, it became clear that there were not nearly enough of them, so Steven Spielberg had several hoses cut into lengths, and these were used as well. Looking closely, you can tell which are the real snakes and which are not. Some of the weeds in the scene were lifted by Lawrence Kasdan from the Dagobah set of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. A sheet of glass separates Harrison Ford and the arched (and highly dangerous) cobra when he falls in. The snake actually did spray venom onto the glass.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tapped (2009)?
a.		Director Christopher OBrien grew up two blocks away from the the house used in the film. It was in the Lower Mayfair section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
b.		When the film pulled in less than expected at the box-office, Disney declined co-production on the rest of the series. Which is why the next film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is co-produced by Walden Media and a new creative partner, 20th Century Fox.
c.		The names of villain Dominic Greenes henchmen are Yusef, Elvis, Mr. Slate, Gregg Beam, Craig Mitchell and General Medrano. The character of Mr. Slate was originally called Mr. Black whilst Dominic Greene was originally called Maurice Greene. There are three villains in the finished film with names representing colors: Dominic Greene, Mr. White, and Mr. Slate (= gray; previously Mr. Black).
d.		Hayley Atwell based her performance as Peggy Carter on Ginger Rogers: "She can do everything Captain America can do, but backwards and in high heels."

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tapped (2009)?
a.		A sign at the entrance of the oil refinery that Mark Kaminsky (Arnold Schwarzenegger) blows up at the beginning of the film reads "Irvin Oil Processing Company." The film was directed by John Irvin.
b.		John Cromwell began directing on June 15th, 1937 but soon left the project after just five days of shooting, due to "differences of opinion on story treatment," according to a press release. The films producer Samuel Goldwyn then attempted to rope in William Wyler for the job. Wyler wanted nothing to do with it, so Goldwyn persuaded John Ford to take over for a few days until he could find a permanent replacement for Cromwell. Archie Mayo was eventually brought in to finish the picture.
c.		The shot of the water filling the screen while Crystal washes her hands was simply a mirror placed in the sink. It was a last minute idea, using a mirror found in the apartment during filming.
d.		Some of the actors where convinced that the movie was a real pyramid scheme and never talked to Hergott again after filming.

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