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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thank You for Smoking (2005) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thank You for Smoking (2005) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005).
About the movie:
Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his twelve-year-old son.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
Rob Lowe (I) only worked a day.
b.
San Francisco Hells Angels chapter president Frank Sadilek bought the striped shirt that
Lee Marvin
wore in the movie, and wore it when meeting police officials.
c.
James Intveld
and
Rachel Sweet
did the singing for
Johnny Depp
and
Amy Locane
.
d.
David Carradine
, who starred in the original
Death Race 2000
plays the voice of Frankenstein in the opening scene.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
Before
Meryl Streep
was cast,
Magda Vásáryová
was to play the role of Sophie.
Natalie Wood
was considered for the role of Sophie.
b.
Anthony Hope
also collaborated with
Edward E. Rose
for a play, "The Prisoner of Zenda", which opened in New York City, New York, USA on 4 September 1895.
c.
Leading up to its release, it was reported by numerous trade magazines that
Tom Cruise
had demanded a sex scene involving his wife,
Katie Holmes
, be cut from the movie. At the 2006 Hay-On-Wye book festival,
Jason Reitman
dismissed this report as complete rubbish, explaining that these reports came from the films first festival screening where an overzealous projectionist had accidentally cut the scene when splicing the film together (an easy mistake to make, as the scene came at the end of a reel and followed a couple of seconds of black). At a Q&A that followed said screening, Reitman mentioned to the festival audience that there was a missing sex scene in the version they just saw, which was somehow seen by (equally overzealous) reporters as being a result of Tom Cruise and/or Scientologys involvement.
d.
Colin Farrell
was offered the role of Hannibal King, but turned it down.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
John Wayne
and
Andy Devine
were swimmers in the temple collapse sequence, but they are not recognizable among the hundreds of other swimmers.
b.
Sam Peckinpah
was to have worked with
Joan Didion
on this screen adaptation of her novel but this plan did not materialize.
c.
The black and white film that Naylor watches is the end of
Sands of Iwo Jima
.
d.
Director and VFX artist
Colin Theys
previously created an effect similar to the crawling slugs in the short film
Life, Death, Afterlife, Etc.
, on which he also served as VFX artist. The short featured a small chunk of brain that came to life and crawled around. They were created using a refined version of the same technique.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
Though much more lighthearted than most of his films, according to
Ken Russell
, this was the most difficult film he ever made.
b.
When Mr. Tod stabs the hedge trimmer blade through the door by Sarahs head, the hedge trimmer was actually wielded by props master
Tim Cohn
.
c.
There are no opening credits save the title of the film.
d.
When Heather is watching Nick speak to the press on the TV (after the Washington Probe article), the name Theresa Greene is seen on a placard on one of the cubicles in the office.
Theresa Greene
was the art department coordinator for the movie.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
Marian Seldes
won the 1967 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Drama for "A Delicate Balance" for her portrayal of Julia.
b.
Heather Rothrock
and
Austin Newman
began dating during filming.
c.
The building that the Luna Gang used to stage the raid on the Camacho drug house, was actually owned by two Chicago Police Officers.
d.
Sam Elliott
wanted his character to refuse to take the money.
Jason Reitman
spent three hours persuading him to do the part as scripted.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
MoNique
played a character by the name of Precious in director
Lee Daniels
s previous film
Shadowboxer
.
b.
The city of Barcelona offered to pick up the tab of production costs if the film was shot there, the amount rose up to two million Euros from public funds. Ultimately, the filmmakers shot in Barcelona.
c.
Robin Williams
was offered the role of Nixon, but turned it down.
d.
Jason Reitman
wrote individual letters to each of the stars in the film telling them why they would be right for the part. Every one of his first choices accepted their parts and most thanked Reitman for his great letter.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
Director
Leonardo Corbucci
asked
Alfonso Cuarón
to send a "special" letter to the local Bulgarian production crew, to ask them to assist Corbucci in achieving a complicated helicopter scene which the crew were reluctant to shoot as they thought it was impossible. After 6 months of preparation the sequence was finally shot. Corbucci framed Cuaróns letter to remind the crew that in movies, nothing is impossible.
b.
No one is shown smoking a cigarette throughout the entire movie. In fact, except in the black and white film that Naylor watches, no-one is seen even holding a cigarette. Naylor holds an empty packet and
Robert Duvall
holds an (unlit) cigar.
c.
John Howe
, brought in to work on the production because of his longstanding reputation as being one of the great artists of
J.R.R. Tolkien
s work, was given the task of designing the Moria Orcs himself.
d.
Cruellas license plate changes subtly between this movie and 101 Dalmatians. Here it is DEV IL; in the previous movie, it was DE VIL. DEV 1L is a legitimate registration number in the UK and many owners of these "cherished" number plates (illegally) re-space the characters to make them better spell words. Perhaps Cruella was caught.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
Raquel Welch
screen-tested for the role of Jennifer North. When she was then offered it she turned it down and was suspended by 20th Century-Fox as a result.
Sharon Tate
eventually took the part.
b.
Selected for the Deauville American Film Festival 2006.
c.
Real-life friends
Tom Hanks
and
Bruce Springsteen
both happened to win their respective Oscars for Best Actor and Best Song.
d.
The script was a Scriptapalooza quarter-finalist, a Nicholl semi-finalist, and a PAGE Intl Gold Prize Drama Winner.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
The law firm where Robert works is Churchill, Harline and Smith, the surnames of the songwriters from
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
.
b.
Some other Tôhô monsters appear via stock footage during the voice over for the film. Those monsters are Varan (from
Varan the Unbelievable
), Baragon (from
Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon
), Gaira (from
Furankenshutain no kaijû: Sanda tai Gaira
), Gezora (from
Gezora, Ganime, Kameba: Kessen! Nankai no daikaijû
), Titanosaurus (from
Mekagojira no gyakushu
), Megaguirus (from
Gojira tai Megagirasu: Jî shômetsu sakusen
), Mechagodzilla (in fake Godzilla form - from
Gojira tai Mekagojira
), and Godzilla Junior (Minira) (from
Gojira VS Desutoroiâ
).
c.
One of
Sam Elliott
s conditions to do the part was to have him carry a rifle in a scene instead of the scripted shotgun.
Jason Reitman
agreed to change the script. When they were about to do the scene, Reitman realized that he had forgotten about the rifle and went to the prop wagon frantically hoping to find one. There were three guns laying on the tailgate, two shotguns and a rifle. When Elliott picked up the rifle, Reitman breathed a sigh of relief. He asked Elliott if he needed instruction on how to use it. Elliott declined and said that he knew how to use it because the rifle was his.
d.
The end credit song, "I Never Even Told You", is a rare singing performance by
Tia Carrere
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
The first Terminator film to receive a PG-13 rating (the previous films were R).
b.
Christopher Buckley
(who wrote the original novel) can be seen at the metro station reading Heathers article about Nick.
c.
This film lost more money for MGM than any other of its films during the period from 1920 to 1949.
d.
Final movie that star actor
Charles Bronson
made with producer
Dino De Laurentiis
.
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