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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tempus fugit (2008)

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About the movie: Hector and Katie Anderson's marriage is thrown into upheaval when Hector finds and begins experimenting with a mysterious Ouija board.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tempus fugit (2008)?
a.		Paramount Pictures still had costumes from Cecil B. DeMilles The Ten Commandments, and he was offered the chance to use them, along with standing sets, free of charge to keep production costs down.
b.		Only two actors were paid for work on the film. Nicholas Toscani and Alora Walters each received $80.
c.		Based on the real life Gilbreth family. The name Gilbreth appears several times throughout the film: Nora says that its her grandmothers name when the kids are playing the game with the apples; its Kates maiden name according to her yearbook; its Kates maiden name according to the dust jacket of her book.
d.		Iconoclastic radio personality Jean Shepherd helped John Cassavetes raise money to make the movie by having Cassavetes on his show as one of his rare guests in February 1957. Shepherd loaned Cassavetes his assistant Ellen Paulos to help with the film. The thankful Cassavetes expressed his thanks in the opening credits of the movie. A title reads: "Presented by Jean Shepherds Night People." (The Night People were members of what the New York Times in the late 1950s called the "cult" of Shepherd listeners.) Shepherd also appears in a crowd sequence in the film, smoking a cigarette. Paulos also appears in the film.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tempus fugit (2008)?
a.		When Hector mentions that "Roswell just started playing on HBO," this is a reference to Nick Sanford and Mike Gaspers previous short film, Roswell.
b.		A special screening of the film was shown in Buncrana, Co. Donegal in Ireland. This was in celebration of John Newtons link with the county, when in 1748 his slave ship, the Greyhound, came ashore after surviving a terrible storm. This event began the spiritual journey for Newton, which culminated in his authorship of the song, Amazing Grace.
c.		When Gideon says that the contained prisoners are "busy, busy, busy," this may be a reference to Cats Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut: "Busy, busy, busy, is what we Bokononists whisper whenever we think of how complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is."
d.		In the room where Rose encounters Alessa scribbling furiously on a desk, the cult symbol from the games can be seen on the wall behind her, just before Rose runs across the catwalk.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tempus fugit (2008)?
a.		LOGO GIMMICK: After the stars circle around the Paramount mountain and "Paramount" and "A Gulf+Western Company" appear, the sky becomes sunnier (pink to yellow) and the camera zooms in over the mountain summit. We then see a valley/terrain and the opening credits begin.
b.		Jamie Campbell Bower hoped to be cast as a young Riddle. He was instead cast as the teenage Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
c.		Was completed before Director Nick Sanford and actors Nicholas Toscani, Alora Walters, Sina Zojaji, Cathleen Housely and Mike Gasper graduated from high school.
d.		In this movie, Mark Lenard plays a Klingon ship captain; this is the third alien species in the Star Trek franchise that the actor played - the first was the Romulan commander the Original Series episode "Balance of Terror," then a recurring role as Spocks father, Vulcan Ambassador Sarek.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tempus fugit (2008)?
a.		Ellen Burstyn appeared in The Exorcist with Lee J. Cobb, father of James Cromwells wife, Julie Cobb.
b.		The following items are a list of references to songs by The Beatles: The title of the movie, and many of the characters are named after various songs: Lucy, Jude, Max (Maxwell) Sadie, Mr. Kite, Dr. Robert, Prudence, JoJo, Rita. "Doctor Robert": When Jude, Lucy, and Max are at the party for Doctor Robert (portrayed by Bono) they are seen drinking from a bowl of unknown liquid. This is a reference to the lyric, "Take a drink from his special cup, Doctor Robert." "Get Back": A voice is heard yelling "Get Back!" when Sadie leaves the stage during "Oh! Darling". "Strawberry Fields Forever": During the Thanksgiving dinner scene, Lucys and Maxs grandmother remarks that "the cranberry sauce isnt as tangy as last year," referencing the use of the words "cranberry sauce" uttered by John (which was often misheard as "I buried Paul," adding to the myth that Paul was dead.) "Maxwells Silver Hammer": At college, Max generally goofs off and causes trouble. This is a reference to the song lyric, "Back in school again/Maxwell plays the fool again." "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da": The name Molly (Judes Liverpool girlfriend) alludes to Molly in the song. "The Word": When discussing Dr. Roberts bus Sadies manager says "Spread the word". "A Day In The Life": When Jeff Becks instrumental cover of "A Day In The Life" plays, Jude is reading a newspaper - a reference to the lyric, "I read the news today, oh boy." "I Want You": The famous Uncle Sam recruitment poster is animated to illustrate the song. "Martha My Dear": Judes mothers name is Martha. "Lovely Rita": Prudences friends name is Rita. "Sexy Sadie": Though the character of Sadie is a reference to Janis Joplin, it is also a reference to this song. "Get Back": While JoJos character is a reference to Jimi Hendrix, it is also a reference to "Get Back" (particularly the first line "JoJo was a man who thought he was a loner/But he knew it wouldnt last.") "Revolution 9": The number of the building where the rooftop concert takes place is #9. "Maxwells Silver Hammer": When Max and Jude first see their apartment, Sadie comments that Max seems harmless, but could have murdered someone with a silver hammer, and in another scene Max is shown holding a silver hammer, both homages to the song that lends Max his name. Its made all the more obvious by Max tapping the hammer and creating the beat of that very song. "Hello Goodbye": After Prudence enters through the bathroom window, Jude greets her saying "Hello, hello" which can be seen as a reference to "Hello Goodbye" (which was called Hello Hello by McCartney while he was writing it). "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window": When Prudence first enters the apartment through the window, Jude comments "She came in through the bathroom window." "When Im Sixty-Four": The shipyard employee that gives Jude his paycheck says he thought hed be doing something different when he was sixty-four.
c.		Shot in three months on a budget of only $250.
d.		In the movie Donovan and Gilhooley are supposed to share December 7th for their birthday. In real life, Mike Mazurki (Sgt. Monk Menkowicz) was born December 25, 1907.