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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Big Wes (2009) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Big Wes (2009)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Big Wes (2009).

About the movie: A struggling actor who has a baby on the way, tries to make it in Hollywood by impersonating and following the footsteps of his favorite actor, Wesley Snipes, while being filmed for a reality show called "The Next Big Thing".

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Wes (2009)?
a.		The only film in the original series of five that does not star Roddy McDowall, who was committed to another project. Archive footage of McDowall as Cornelius is played at the start, and David Watson plays the character in the film proper. Despite this, McDowall is often pictured on video and DVD packaging for this film.
b.		Based on a true life story of actor Damian Bailey. Damian doesnt have a fascination with Wesley Snipes, though he admires him, the actor he has a fascination with in reality is Tom Cruise.
c.		The name of Glenn Whitmann was taken from a friend of the writers. The real Glen Whitman is a Professor of Economics at California State University in Northridge, though he has also written episodes of Fringe, which was created by writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.
d.		The "airport" where Izzy Buttons moors his dirigible was intended to be the abandoned Royal Air Force airfield that saw Winston Havelock from the first film fly his biplane to fight the mummy.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Wes (2009)?
a.		"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 28, 1948 with Victor Mature, Richard Widmark and Coleen Gray reprising their film roles.
b.		Because the Fitzgerald was such a small building, other stage theaters in the Minneapolis-St Paul region were drafted in as stand-ins. The bulk of filming took place at the Fitzgerald however with the crew using the basement, and constructing fake dressing rooms.
c.		This film is now lost. Both Miriam Cooper and Raoul Walsh felt it their worst film ever as FOX forced them to make it extremely anti German. Raoul called it his rottenest picture ever.
d.		In the scene where Trevor performs Monologues for a dollar on the street, passers by thought the scene was real and gave Trevor (Damian Bailey) money.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Wes (2009)?
a.		A number of subtle visual clues were incorporated into the design of the shots to help audiences keep track of whos who. The good guys - the Republic Clones Troopers - always move from screen right to screen left, while the Separatist Battle Droids moved from screen left to screen right. The sun is behind the clones, resulting in a gloomier sky behind the Separatists. Finally, the missile contrails were color-coded to denote allegiance: the Republic rockets leave clean white trails, while the villains launch missiles that leave noxious black/purplish exhaust.
b.		Despite Lelainas anti-consumerism speech at the beginning, this film has a considerable amount of product placement and product references in the dialogue, including Gap, BMW, Diet Coca-Cola, Pringles, Big Gulp, Pizza Hut, Dominos Pizza, Evian, Camel Straight cigarettes, Snickers, McDonalds (Troy mentions a Quarter Pounder with Cheese as one of lifes pleasures), Whole Foods Market, Continental Airlines, Cocoa Puffs and Minute Maid.
c.		Lance Frank & Blake Phillips are both personal friends with Jerod Mixon & Jamal Mixon.
d.		Shot and completed in 15 days.