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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Birdcage (1996) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Birdcage (1996) - 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: The Birdcage (1996).
About the movie:
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancé's right-wing moralistic parents.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birdcage (1996)?
a.
Breakthrough movie role of American Broadway actor
Nathan Lane
.
b.
Julie Andrews
was the first choice for the role of Eliza Doolittle, but Warner Brothers, which had paid $5 million for the rights to the
Alan Jay Lerner
and
Frederick Loewe
musical, didnt want to risk a stage actress in the central role of a $17-million film, despite lobbying from Lerner himself. However, this reason has been strongly doubted by those who believe audiences would have flocked to see the film regardless of who played the leading role. It is also reported that
Jack L. Warner
didnt think Andrews would be photogenic enough. He invited her to do a screen test, but she refused, so he forgot about her altogether.
c.
Oddballs division is the "Super Sixth", the 6th Armored Division.
d.
During the filming of the movie,
Marlon Brando
s weight fluctuated wildly and he began to regularly split the seat of the pants on his costumes. The costumer solved the problem by putting stretch fabric in Brandos pants.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birdcage (1996)?
a.
Tim Burton
visited
Tom Jones
backstage after one of his Las Vegas shows to ask him to appear in his film.
b.
Leading man
James Garner
was originally only supposed to have a supporting role here with
Charlton Heston
being top-billed. When Heston quit, Garner stepped into his shoes
c.
The screenplay is based on the well-known French farce
La cage aux folles
.
d.
Ioan Gruffudd
was very excited about showing off to his Welsh parents that he was working on a major Hollywood production. Unfortunately, the day they came to visit him on set, he was filming an elevator scene.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birdcage (1996)?
a.
David Alan Grier
was originally cast in the role of butler, but the racial implications and cultural differences from the play caused the production to combine the butler role and
Hank Azaria
s character.
b.
This films title was originally intended for
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
. It was a reference to Spocks death. It was changed because the executives at Paramount wanted Khans name in the title.
c.
Gloria Grahame
later said that Ginny in this movie was her favorite role.
d.
This was
Sidney Toler
s final film. Stricken with cancer during his last few films, he was so physically weak during shooting that he could hardly walk or say his lines coherently.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birdcage (1996)?
a.
The Cartier diamond ring is a real diamond ring, it was borrowed from Cartier for the movie for three days. The ring is valued at $1.5 million.
b.
The golden vagina necklace that
Woody Harrelson
wears in one of the courtroom scenes is actually a real jewel that belonged to the real
Larry Flynt
.
c.
The software Olive used in the FreeOlive.com video streaming is Trillian Astra.
d.
Director
Mike Nichols
had to be covered by a sound blanket during the toast scene because he was laughing too loud.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birdcage (1996)?
a.
The little girl that stares at Corso at the Paris Airport is played by
Roman Polanski
s daughter Morgan.
b.
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
has said that this movie is one of two films "that without fail or question will make me stop dead in my tracks and watch it all the way to the very end, no matter what else is happening or needs to get done." The other film is Stanley Kubricks
The Shining
.
c.
Was judged so controversial by some French fundamentalist catholics that they went as far as torching a couple of cinemas releasing the film, both in Paris and Besançon, causing one death and several serious injuries among the audience.
d.
Tom Cruise
and
Rob Lowe
were both slated to play the lead. The casting directors were impressed with Cruise because of the famous underwear dance sequence in
Risky Business
, but he was unavailable for the part because he was filming
All the Right Moves
. Lowe auditioned three times and had dancing ability and the "neutral teen" look that the director wanted, but he pulled his knee, and the injury prevented him from taking the part. After watching
Diner
, the director had to convince the producers to go with
Kevin Bacon
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birdcage (1996)?
a.
Norma Atallah
, who played the Vishkower family maid, was also
Barbra Streisand
s stand-in. Streisand had her memorize Yentls lines and play them while she was setting shots.
b.
Jerry Paris
: Police Photographer
c.
In the movie,
Calista Flockhart
s character Barbara is "not even 18". Flockhart was actually 31 at the time of the filming.
Dan Futterman
s character Val is supposed to be 20, but in reality, he was actually 27 when the film was being shot.
d.
Sanford, Nick (II) raised the $900 budget for the film by working at a movie theater. He would often go into theaters before anyone was in them and place fliers for the movie on seats for people to find.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birdcage (1996)?
a.
Disneys original title for the movie was, "Two Fabulous Characters." Apparently, the only reason these two stories are linked together is the fact that their main characters are "prone to disaster".
b.
Debra Winger
was originally cast as Jane Craig.
c.
Hank Azaria
realized after filming that he had actually based his voice on his grandmothers.
d.
The Fords Theatre scene was filmed on an outdoor set.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birdcage (1996)?
a.
Filmed extensively on location in New York City. The slums scenes, however, were built and shot on a backlot in Los Angeles.
b.
One of the reasons
Brian Levant
was selected as the director was because he was a genuine fan of the cartoon series. He reportedly has a large personal collection of Flintstones merchandise.
c.
The wardrobe budget for this film was $13 million. One custom suit alone for the racers cost $60,000.
d.
Mike Nichols
required that
Nathan Lane
and
Robin Williams
filmed at least one good take of each scene sticking to the script before he would allow them to improvise (something both of the two actors are known for)
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birdcage (1996)?
a.
According to Cult Movies 2, a sequel was planned called "A Girl And His Dog" but Tiger died and the plan was scrapped.
b.
Robin Williams
s seventh film to gross over $100 million in the US.
c.
The first Warner Bros animated movie to be released in IMAX 3D.
d.
This film was originally meant to be filmed in both standard 35mm CinemaScope and CinemaScope 55 (55mm). Early in production it was discovered that both prints could be made from the one negative, and so it was filmed in 55mm CinemaScope only. Standard 35mm CinemaScope prints were made for release, and like
The King and I
, this film was never shown theatrically in the 55mm format.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Birdcage (1996)?
a.
The pick-up truck
Bennie Robinson
drives in the movie was owned by art director
Jack Fisk
.
b.
The outdoor shots of Spenser Academy were made at Bishops University, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, filmed in the fall of 2005. The director had to compromise on many of the shots as it rained for much of the duration of filming.
c.
Played at Montreals Just For Laughs (Juste Pour Rire) Comedy Festival
d.
With $18.3 million, had the highest weekend opening gross with an openly gay character in the lead until
Brüno
.
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