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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thank You for Smoking (2005) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thank You for Smoking (2005) - 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: 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.
It has been reported that
Roger Corman
passed on making this film because he felt it could not be made for less than $3 million.
b.
During the scene in which Nick and Joey are in the amusement park riding the Ferris wheel and are eating what appears to be ice cream, they are actually eating mashed potatoes. The reason for this being that during filming under hot movie lighting, actual ice cream melts too quickly to ensure continuity from shot to shot. The use of mashed potatoes is an old photography trick used commonly in the advertising industry, and is something infinitely more desirable than the other oft-used ice cream substitutes in film or photography: Crisco or Lard.
c.
Some filming for this movie took place on an actual WW2 submarine. The USS Silversides (which is available for tours) located in Muskegon Michigan was towed out into the middle of Lake Michigan where scenes with
Bruce Greenwood
were filmed. The Silversides had some minor re-painting done (rust coloration), but is now back to her original gray color. The rest of the sets and models used in this movie were all based on the look and layout of the Silversides.
d.
The name Palpatine was based on the name Palatine in the film,
Taxi Driver
. It was changed to avoid legal problems. Palatine is also one of the seven hills which Rome, Italy, was built upon.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
When
Denzel Washington
was first approached with the script, his immediate thought was to contact
Edward Zwick
to direct. Washington had worked with Zwick on
Glory
to Oscar-winning effect.
b.
This movie was to begin production in 1942, but
Myrna Loy
refused the part. Instead, she went to New York to marry car rental heir John Hertz, Jr., and worked for the Red Cross war-relief effort. The movie almost began shooting with
Irene Dunne
as Nora Charles.
c.
Alfred Hitchcock
only managed to shoot roughly one segment per day. The last four or five segments had to be completely re-shot because Hitchcock wasnt happy with the color of the sunset.
d.
When Nick mentions how smoking was affected by the development of motion pictures, he briefly refers to a scene between
Humphrey Bogart
and
Lauren Bacall
. The scene is from the movie
To Have and Have Not
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
The Academy of Tobacco Studies building in DC is actually the Department of Labors Frances Perkins Building, at 200 Constitution Avenue, NW. The Academys sign is superimposed over the actual Department of Labor sign.
b.
For a while,
Tim Burton
was considering to direct, but could not due to a conflict with another movie
c.
Victor Salva
wrote the whole "Every 23 years for 23 days it gets to eat" rule in the first movie so there would be no sequel unless the movie was set in the future, and knew the studio wouldnt want that. However
Francis Ford Coppola
found an easy loophole in the rule for the sequel: set it during the same 23 days as the first movie. So this film is set on the 23rd day for the purpose of not making another sequel.
d.
The final feature film to use Disneys CAPS (Computer Animation Production System) pipeline. The system - more than a simple software application, it encompassed a complex UNIX-based network of workstations and servers handling the creation, editing, storage, and workflow of multiple animated sequences - was dismantled when the animation unit was shuttered.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
When the rights for the film were first purchased in the 1990s,
Mel Gibson
was going to play Nick Naylor.
b.
Part Cherokee Indian,
Burt Reynolds
plays a Yaqui Indian in this movie. Prior to the making of this film, Reynolds had played characters of Indian descent in two productions of television series. The first was as the half-breed blacksmith Quint Asper in _"Gunsmoke (1955)"_ whilst the other was as the New York DAs office cop Detective Lieutenant John Hawk, a full blooded Iroquois Indian, in
Hawk
.
c.
When
Liza Minnelli
won the Best Actress Academy Award for this movie, she became the first and to date (2009) only person to win an Oscar whose parents (
Judy Garland
and
Vincente Minnelli
) had both won Academy Awards.
d.
This was voted the eighth scariest film of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
Finistirre, the last name of
William H. Macy
s character, is an alternate spelling of the word "finisterre", which was in ancient times the word used to denominate the edge of the flat earth. It means literally "end (finis) of the earth (terre)", or "lands end." It is also the name of the most western point of the Spanish region known as "Galicia", as well as the name of a French "département" located at the most western point of the country. In the french case though, spelling is "Finistère" but it has the same "end of land" meaning. The characters first name is "Ortolan," which could refer either to Ortolan Restaurant in Los Angeles or a mythical race of elephantine creatures in the Star Wars saga whose most recognizable member is the character "Max Rebo."
b.
One minor complaint about this film version, according to many fans of the play, would be that
Leslie Howard
and
Norma Shearer
were physically too old to portray teenage lovers. At the time of this films release, Howard was 43 years old; Shearer was 34 years old.
c.
Dave Toschi in real life was the inspiration for
Steve McQueen
s performance in
Bullitt
. In the film, Graysmith mentions that Toschi wears his gun like Bullitt. Avery replies that Bullitt got it from Toschi.
d.
When Lite and Otto are working together, they break every rule of Buds "repo code."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
Crewe mentions a "tune-up" game in which he states "In college, wed start every season against Appalachian State or some slack Division II team. Kick the living shit out of them." Two years after this movie was released, Appalachian State went on to win 3 National Championships in a row in Division IAA as well as defeating then number 5-ranked Michigan in a "tune-up" game.
b.
The fireplace that Rosemarys corpse falls out of was actually a facade fireplace that the crew could move around the set, so it could be more easily shot.
c.
When Nick Naylor is sitting with his son Joey Naylor waiting to meet Jeff Megall, they are watching BBCs
The Blue Planet
.
d.
Film debut of
Harve Presnell
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
The movies title can be seen on a placard on B.R.s desk.
b.
Seven actors listed in records for this movie were not seen in the final print. They are (with their character names)
Jack Mulhall
(Rock Springs Radio Operator),
Arthur Gardner
(Iowa City Radio Operator),
John M. Sullivan
(John Hopkins Chemist), John Austin (Allentown Radio Operator), and the three doctors,
Robert Strange
,
Perry Ivins
and
Gladden James
.
c.
Blair Robertson
, who was one of the scriptwriters, plays Mrs. Steel in the TV news footage.
d.
Word of the films secret title was discovered by fans when it was noticed that the domain name of quantumofsolace.com had been registered by Sony Pictures on 22 January 2008. The title of the movie was then leaked onto the internet prior to the official press conference on 24 January 2008. Similar domain name quantumofsolacemovie.com was registered by Sony Pictures in September 2007.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
This movie was intended to be a reunion for
Cary Grant
and
Katharine Hepburn
, but following the failure of
Bringing Up Baby
at the box office from the previous year, Hepburn left RKO being after deemed "Box Office Poison".
Carole Lombard
was subsequently brought in as her replacement.
b.
Michael McKean
participated in a public reading of the films script before it was produced.
c.
James Stewart
s father was so offended by the film, which he deemed "a dirty picture", that he took out an ad in his local newspaper telling people not to see it.
d.
Jack Starrett
replaced original director
Terrence Malick
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
Errol Flynn
and
David Niven
lived in the Tudor-style house from 1938-1940. The Sunday afternoon parties at this house were part of Hollywood legend.
b.
When McClane is driving toward the helicopter, he says, "You think a traffic jam, throwing a car at me is gonna stop me, huh?" Director
Len Wiseman
dubbed the last part of this line ("Gonna stop me"), imitating the voice of
Bruce Willis
.
c.
17 minutes into the film you see an ad "More doctors smoke Alpacas than any other cigarette." This is a spoof on Camels cigarettes, which used that slogan on paper and on old time radio advertisements.
d.
Victor Sen Yung
s first movie.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank You for Smoking (2005)?
a.
Wes Craven
discovered the Ghost Face mask while scouting for filming locations in California. Craven was walking throughout a possible filming-house, and inside one of the rooms he saw the mask hung on a wall. He sent a photo to Dimension Films and they told him to have the prop department make a mask similar to the mask in the bedroom, as they did not own the rights to the mask.
b.
WILHELM SCREAM: During the footage of the Kent State shootings shown while Nick describes Bobby Jay Bliss background.
c.
The theatrical trailer for the 1998 theatrical re-release (viewable on the 2000 Warner Bros. DVD) features the Kansas footage in black and white instead of its proper sepia tone. The sepia tone footage was restored to the film during its 1988 restoration and was thus available; but Warner Bros. choose to show it in its black and white form for the trailer.
d.
When George Taylor (John Hodiak) signs the guest register at the Martin Hotel, the name directly above it is
Howard Koch
.
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