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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Big Lebowski (1998) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Big Lebowski (1998) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Big Lebowski (1998).
About the movie:
"Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Lebowski (1998)?
a.
In the Dudes first dream sequence, the person who throws the giant bowling ball, seen out of focus and upside down as the ball rolls down the lane, is Maude.
b.
In 1941 Columbia was sued by Louis Ullman and
Norman Houston
, both of whom claimed that this film was plagiarized from their respective written works. Screenwriter
Lewis R. Foster
testified that he wrote the story specifically for
Gary Cooper
, and director
Frank Capra
testified that he had seen only the synopsis of Fosters story and had intended to use it as a sequel to
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
. Columbia won the case.
c.
Benicio Del Toro
s film debut
d.
Roland Young
s final project.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Lebowski (1998)?
a.
Alan Jay Lerner
began writing the screenplay in December 1949, and finished it in a 12-hour stretch in March(?) 1949 on the night before his wedding.
b.
Some elements of the disaster depicted here reflect the Texas City Disaster: On 16 April 1947, a mid-morning fire on the SS Grandcamp, docked in Texas City, caused the ship to blow up and ignite several oil refineries around the harbor. The fire detonated approximately 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate and the ensuing fires and explosions killed at least 581 people in and around Texas City. These events also triggered the first class action lawsuit against the United States government, on behalf of 8,485 dead and injured victims.
c.
Channing Tatum
was attached in the beginning, but in the end the role went to
Chris Evans
.
d.
Norwegian posters and video cassettes carried the text "anbefales av norsk bowling forbund" (recommended by the Norwegian Bowling Association).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Lebowski (1998)?
a.
The character of Helen (
Reiko Sato
)is not given a resolution to her storyline in the film. In the original novel she commits suicide, but Rodgers and Hammerstein felt the ending was too depressing for such a strong character.
b.
Director
Greydon Clark
has stated that he developed the idea for the film after seeing teenagers waiting in line to enter an arcade. He decided that an arcade-themed film could tap into that market.
c.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 13, 1944 with
Charles Laughton
reprising his film role.
d.
The only time Donny doesnt get a strike is before they fight the Nihilists at the end of the movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Lebowski (1998)?
a.
Playwright Daniel Lewis James, who was associated via
Erwin Piscator
with
Charles Chaplin
s friend
Hanns Eisler
, helped Chaplin with the screenplay.
b.
Clarks line, "Its all part of the act Rusty," is a reference to the Dodge City bar scene in National Lampoons
Vacation
.
c.
Jack Hammer, the hardware store owner, is based on a character from a test short made early in development to test the look the filmmakers wanted. He was a director working on a scene with an actress. Screen shots of the test appear as pictures hanging in Aunt Fannys house.
d.
Charlize Theron
was considered for the role of Bunny Lebowski.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Lebowski (1998)?
a.
Possibly uniquely for an American movie, a bad guy wields a cricket bat rather than a baseball bat.
b.
A second four letter word made it past the censors as well. In the scene where Emil and his gang capture two of the East Side Kids, several shouts are heard as they struggle to escape. As the scene first comes into view, the first shout is a very clear exclamation using a four letter word.
c.
Originally released for December 2001, the release was bumped to March 2002 because of a decision whether to remove a scene involving a meteor shower crippling New York. The filmmakers were concerned that such a scene may stir memories of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
d.
John Badham
: Hes in the video room, the furthest of the three from camera.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Lebowski (1998)?
a.
Joseph Olita
, who plays Idi Amin, also played him in
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
.
b.
Joseph Schildkraut
and
Gusti Huber
originated the roles of Anne Franks parents in the original 1955 Broadway production of "The Diary of Anne Frank."
Lou Jacobi
also appeared as Mr. Van Daan in the cast of the Broadway play.
c.
Denise Nicholas
film debut.
d.
The Dude drinks nine White Russians during the course of the movie. (He drops one of them at Jackie Treehorns mansion.)
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Lebowski (1998)?
a.
The name on the Dudes last shirt is "Art".
b.
Gary Cooper
was badly hurt when he was struck by fragments from a bridge that had been blown up and the special-effects team had used too much explosives.
c.
The boys rarely tested a single rocket per day. They often manufactured several rockets and tested them in sequence. The rocket that hit Homers fathers office during their early testing, when they were launching rockets near the mine, was actually the last rocket of several they launched that day.
d.
A real New Orleans funeral home that has been converted into a "party space" was the inspiration for the film.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Lebowski (1998)?
a.
Many of the events in the story actually happened. Even the scene in which Handsome starts bashing the lockers and ripping off his shirt when Harkin accuses him and his friends of cheating on the test.
b.
Begun in the early 1940s, the film was eventually pieced together, with musical footage shot and inserted later, and released in late 1946, receiving approval by the New York censorship board in December 1946. Attempting to take advantage of the current popularity of
Cornel Wilde
, it received few bookings and quickly disappeared.
c.
Last film of Rico Alaniz.
d.
The second time we see Treehorns thugs, theyve swapped clothing!
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Lebowski (1998)?
a.
A high percentage of The Dudes vocabulary and dialogue is taken from other characters in other scenes.
b.
Kirsten Dunst
, a natural blonde, plays redhead Mary Jane, while
Bryce Dallas Howard
, a natural redhead, plays blonde Gwen Stacy.
c.
The films North American gross of $145 million was Disneys biggest gross for an animated film since
Tarzan
.
d.
When
Johnny Cash
wakes up on the tour bus, just after the Folsom Prison performance, he walks past guitarist
Luther Perkins
, who is passed-out with a lit cigarette in his mouth, and puts the cigarette out. Perkins died a few months after the At Folsom Prison recording/performance. He fell asleep in his Tennessee home with a lit cigarette in his mouth, and died from injuries sustained in the resulting fire.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Lebowski (1998)?
a.
The second of
Bette Davis
collaborations with director
Edmund Goulding
. They had previously worked together on
That Certain Woman
and would do so again on
The Old Maid
and
The Great Lie
.
b.
The film was criticized at the Sundance Festival for its poor technical quality. It was shot on video and suffered from blown out backgrounds, inconsistent color, poor night shots, etc.
c.
In the opening credits, a big black guy throws a seven-ten split (his ball changing color from the throw to the strike, as noted in "goofs"). The first frame showing the ball striking the leftmost pin reveals that the pin isnt on the dot marking its official position. Its a little ahead of and to the left of the dot, hanging over the gutter, and the ball strikes it from the gutter: the shot is rigged.
d.
The intermission was actually included in the print and was almost an entire reel of black film. Theaters added light cues at the beginning and end of it.
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