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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tetro (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tetro (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Tetro (2009).
About the movie:
Bennie travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-missing older brother, a once-promising writer who is now a remnant of his former self. Bennie's discovery of his brother's near-finished play might hold the answer to understanding their shared past and renewing their bond.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tetro (2009)?
a.
Eli Roth
: man whose armadillo is hit by a car.
b.
Francis Ford Coppola
wanted
Matt Dillon
in the title role, but Dillon was unavailable due to conflicting schedules with other films. Later, Coppola realized it would be too close to
Rumble Fish
(which also starred Dillon), so after a long search he settled on
Vincent Gallo
for the title role.
c.
Smith has said that there are ten "Easter Eggs" (hidden jokes or surprises) in the film. He plans to only discuss each one as they are discovered by fans. The first is that Sheriff Wynan "enters and exits the film with a shot to the face."
d.
A large part of the second segment ("Reality Television") was unscripted and scenes improvised by the actors.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tetro (2009)?
a.
The infamous gun that is used by the main character Matthew Quigley is a replica model 1874 Sharps Buffalo Rifle.
b.
Francis Ford Coppola
decided to shoot this film the same way he shot
Rumble Fish
(in black-and-white, with occasional bursts of colour), since both films held "a spiritual connection" with each other (both are dramas about relationships, primarily that of brotherhood).
c.
When
Gary Cooper
turned down the role for Rhett Butler, he was passionately against it. He is quoted saying both, "
Gone with the Wind
is going to be the biggest flop in Hollywood history," and, "Im just glad itll be
Clark Gable
whos falling on his face and not Gary Cooper."
d.
The teaser trailer features music by
David Julyan
from the film
Memento
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tetro (2009)?
a.
The joke about the breast milk into powder came straight from something
Rickey Smiley
said on BETs ComicView in 1999.
b.
To attain the films visual style, director
Francis Ford Coppola
and cinematographer
Mihai Malaimare Jr.
watched
La notte
,
Baby Doll
and
On the Waterfront
; films Coppola had admired during his student years.
c.
The Amtrack train had to be brought to Victor, Idaho on abandon tracks where the scene was shot. The small town had no train service either commercial or freight for years.
d.
According to
George Raft
,
Marilyn Monroe
suggested to
Billy Wilder
that he end the movie with Sugar and Spats tangoing off into the sunset. Wilder liked the idea, but decided on the ending with Osgood and Jerry.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tetro (2009)?
a.
Adriana Mastrangelo, an Uruguayan opera singer who settled in Buenos Aires, has a cameo as herself as the singer at a party.
b.
This film played on a double bill with
The Man Trailer
in some theaters during its original release.
c.
The flag on the boat is from Panama.
d.
In two of her MGM musicals,
Judy Garland
preformed the classic rouser, "Broadway Rhythm" (music by
Nacio Herb Brown
, lyrics by
Arthur Freed
): in this film, as part of the
Roger Edens
-created "Opera Vs. Jazz" routine, also featuring
Betty Jaynes
; and the last tune in a medley which closed
Presenting Lily Mars
, the ditty used as a showcase for Judy to dance with
Charles Walters
(who went uncredited for choreographing and performing in the finale), and for the star to sing with the MGM Studio Chorus, backed by
Tommy Dorsey
and His Orchestra.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tetro (2009)?
a.
The flashback scenes were originally to be shot using 16mm film to truly emphasize past events, but since this type of film/camera was almost out of date the whole film was shot with a digital camera and the flashbacks had to be digitally treated.
b.
Judes life progression is similar to John Lennons. As John Lennon did, Jude first lived in Liverpool then soon after that moved to New York City to work as an artist like Lennon. Jude then encounters trouble with the law and is deported (Lennon was arrested as well, but an attempt to deport him failed).
c.
Diane McBain
originally starred as Lt. Sandy McGiver. The filmmakers considered retaining her footage when the film was completely reworked, but the actor playing opposite her as Sgt. Manny Ruggin had a running gag where he was continuously eating donuts that the filmmakers decided didnt work.
d.
In the scene where the farmer is knocked out, Otis gives him a copy of the book "Charlottes Web" - the next Nickelodeon Movie.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tetro (2009)?
a.
The "last picture" shown in the movie theater was
Red River
. In the original novel it was an Audie Murphy B-Western, but
Peter Bogdanovich
wanted something more dramatic.
b.
In September 2007, thieves broke into
Francis Ford Coppola
s home studio in Buenos Aires and stole all the electronics, including his computer with the films script.
c.
When the Bavaria Studios backlot proved to be too small, the production team obtained permission from the German government to shoot in a national forest adjoining the studio. After the end of principal photography, the company restored (by reseeding) some 2,000 small pine trees that had been damaged in the course of shooting.
d.
Debuted at HBOs Aspen Comedy Festival
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tetro (2009)?
a.
Robert Vaughn
: man at the party
b.
The airplanes seen on the ground in the film are decommissioned P-40Bs, of the type actually used by the American Volunteer Group in China; they have four prominent gunports on the engine cowling (but no guns.) In the aerial sequences the planes are 1941 P-40Es, with six wing-mounted guns and a smooth cowling.
c.
A scene where Tetro holds a bouquet of flowers pays tribute to
On the Waterfront
, where Terry Malloy (
Marlon Brando
) does the same thing.
d.
Film debut of
Earl Holliman
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tetro (2009)?
a.
This films writer-director
John Sayles
apparently self-financed this movie from earnings from writing scripts for
Roger Corman
. Sayles, during the period around the time that this film was made, wrote low-budget sci-fi / horror movies such as
The Howling
;
Alligator
;
Piranha
; and
Battle Beyond the Stars
, the last two being for Corman. Sayles did a re-write on
Piranha
prior to work on this film and he had also written the script for
The Lady in Red
. According to the book Off Hollywood, Sayles financed this films immediate production costs of $60,000 (out of a $125,000 budget) from monies he had earnt from screenwriting. This included the sale of the short-story anthology The Anarchists Convention as well as three scriptwriting assignments as well as other script work.
b.
Reportedly,
William Hurt
and
Raul Julia
worked for nothing but the payment for their air tickets and hotel bills in Brazil, where the film was shot.
c.
According to
Francis Ford Coppola
, the film was shot on widescreen to evoke the films of
Akira Kurosawa
.
d.
Elisabeth Shue
s brother, actor
Andrew Shue
, has a role as an extra at the frat party. He is at the bar laughing at Daryl.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tetro (2009)?
a.
Shot in 19 days.
b.
Originally, the tutor Alone was going to be played by
Javier Bardem
, but upon revising the script
Francis Ford Coppola
decided the relationship between Alone and Tetro would be more appealing if it was between a man and a woman, so Alone became a woman played by
Carmen Maura
.
c.
Nathan Myers and DLytha Myers, who play the lead characters, a broken-up couple in the story, are married in real life.
d.
Art director
Elis Lam
s name appears as the author of the last three newspaper articles that Strahm looks up on the computer about Seth Baxter.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tetro (2009)?
a.
When it was first released, the film was so horrifying that people actually walked out on sneak previews for it.
b.
According to
Mihai Malaimare Jr.
, the flashback scenes were filmed in colour, but treated to give a slightly faded texture: "Usually, when we think about the past, we think about photos and home movies, so its nice to preserve that feeling even if there wasnt someone shooting there..."
c.
The prop bats seen in the film are leftovers from
Roger Corman
s earlier film
It Conquered the World
.
d.
Daniel Craig
was
Barbara Broccoli
s first choice for the role of Bond. She had him in mind after seeing his performance in
Layer Cake
.
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