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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Black Dahlia (2006) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Black Dahlia (2006) - 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 Black Dahlia (2006).
About the movie:
Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" murder investigation.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.
Associate producer
Michael Bostick
is the son of
Jerry Bostick
, one of the technical advisors on this film as well as one of the actual Apollo 13 flight controllers.
b.
During the shoot, the part of Dobby was played by a ball on a stick (he was added digitally later, of course).
c.
Hannibal mentions the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius to Clarice in the asylum. Marcus Aurelius, played by
Richard Harris
, was a character in
Ridley Scott
s
Gladiator
. Jonathan Demme won the Best Director Oscar for
The Silence of the Lambs
, beating out
Ridley Scott
who was nominated in the same category for
Thelma & Louise
).
Ridley Scott
went on to direct
Hannibal
, the sequel to
The Silence of the Lambs
.
d.
The silent film Bleichert, Lake and Blanchard attend is
The Man Who Laughs
starring
Conrad Veidt
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.
Brian De Palma
offered the role of Madeleine Linscott to
Eva Green
, but she turned it down because she didnt want to be typecast as a "femme fatale" and the role went to
Hilary Swank
.
b.
When Uncle Arthur (in the form of his actual character from the show, materialized briefly in the real world) wants to drive Jack somewhere, Jack brings up an episode where Uncle Arthur was a bad driver. Uncle Arthur replies that it really wasnt him, that hes a good driver. Uncle Arthur was originally played by
Paul Lynde
, and before Uncle Arthur was a character on the show, Paul Lynde guest starred as a driving instructor with anxiety problems. Therefore, it wasnt Uncle Arthur he referred to but another character played by Paul Lynde.
c.
Paul Newman played the part of Hud as a villain. He was later stunned that so many young moviegoers had a poster of Hud and viewed him as their hero.
d.
Scarlett Johansson
was cast in the film early on but pulled out of the project and her role eventually went to
Keri Russell
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.
Maggie Gyllenhaal
was offered the part of
Elizabeth Short
but turned it down.
b.
The make-up of "Mrs. Doubtfire" took about 4 1/2 hours each day.
c.
In an interview with Newsweek,
Patrick Dempsey
mentioned shooting a nude locker-room scene, which was cut to preserve the PG-13 rating.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.
A prison riot sequence was cut from the film in order to avoid an NC-17 rating.
b.
Henry B. Walthall
played Chillingworth in both this and the 1926 silent version.
c.
James Ellroy
s book was based in part on the true story of the murder of
Elizabeth Short
, an aspiring actress whod moved to Hollywood in the late 1940s from Medford, Massachusetts. A drifter and hanger-on who never managed to break into films, she disappeared in early January 1947. On January 15, 1947 her horribly mutilated corpse was found in an empty lot in South Central Los Angeles. Her murderer was never publicly identified or apprehended.
d.
The scene where
Alan Shepard
is about to board the rocket to be the first American in space is archival footage. The scene immediately after he points up to the rocket after exiting the transport trailer shows a man in a suit and tie coming down the stairs of the trailer then following Shepard to the tower elevator. The man is the real
Gus Grissom
- one of the astronauts that perished in the Apollo 1 fire.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.
Cary Grant
eagerly sought the role of Midshipman Roger Byam, but the part went to
Franchot Tone
instead.
b.
When Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert goes searching through some photographs, you can see a real autopsy photo of
Elizabeth Short
.
c.
The title on screen is actually a shot of the back of the jacket of one of the gang members, and the ungrammatical "The Lords of Flatbush" is exactly how it is rendered, to show that these guys may be lords of Flatbush, but theyre not lords of English grammar.
d.
Though she did say all the lines, the actress that plays young River was dubbed over by
Summer Glau
to make the connection easier.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.
In the scene where Secretary of Defense Keller (
Jon Voight
) and other military personnel are walking briskly through a tunnel, the man to his left, who is listed in the credits as a Four Star General, is the actor
Steven Ford
, the son of former U.S. President
Gerald Ford
.
b.
The character of Lorna Mertz, played by
Jemima Rooper
, was based on a figure in the real case named Norma Lee Myer. Under the name Lynn Martin, she had been living with
Elizabeth Short
and another girl named Marjorie Graham in a hotel shortly before the murder. At the time of the investigation, Martin was fifteen years old and had several arrests on her record.
c.
The film, co-written by
Frank Darabont
- who has adapted a number of
Stephen King
s works for the screen - contains several references to Kings novel The Stand: In the novel, a viral "superflu" is engineered by the U.S. government in a biological weapons laboratory that is accidentally unleashed, resulting in a worldwide pandemic; in the film, the blob is likewise the result of experiments in biological warfare accidentally unleashed by the government. Additionally, though the government agents know the blobs true nature, they tell the citizens of Asheville that they are dealing with a highly contagious disease. Kevin Dillon plays Brian Flagg; the demonic Randall Flagg appeared in several of Kings novels, making his first appearance in THE STAND. The blobs first victim, the homeless man, is credited as "Can Man," a reference to the STAND character "Trash Can Man." Trash Can Man was Randall Flaggs most devoted follower; in this film, Can Man shares nearly all his scenes with Brian Flagg.
d.
It is raining every day in the movie except for the last day. The reason is less about thematic issues and more about continuity. It rained on the first day that
Brad Pitt
filmed so they kept it going as they were rushing to do all of Pitts scenes before he left to go make
Twelve Monkeys
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.
The Hebrew on Cassandras necklace (visible during the Christmas food court scene) says "Cassandra".
b.
Chris Sarandon
was originally going to reprise his role as Det. Mike Norris from the first film as the main protagonist of this film, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts and the role was erased from the final version.
c.
There are a total of five Academy Award nominees in the cast (
Tom Berenger
,
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Pete Postlethwaite
,
Ken Watanabe
,
Ellen Page
) and two Academy Award Winners (
Michael Caine
and
Marion Cotillard
).
d.
Average Shot Length = ~7.3 seconds.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.
Filmed at the same store in which director
Kevin Smith
was working at the time. As he was only allowed to film outside of business hours, and because bright enough lights couldnt be afforded, the plot included an explanation for the shutters being always down.
b.
The computer used by Daniel Leon Zavitz at his apartment to make a copy of the assassinations video on a removable media is a SUN Microsystems Ultra10 workstation.
c.
The voice behind the camera interviewing the Black Dahlia is
Brian De Palma
himself
d.
Walter Matthau
once said of this movie: "Its filled with very real emotions . . . there were a few seconds while I was acting when I flashed back to my childhood when my father deserted us . . . I was exhausted at the end of each day. Some roles are easier but comedy, such as
Neil Simon
writes, is twenty times more difficult than straight acting or tragic acting. I prefer the challenge of comedy. It requires a great deal more energy, a great deal of kinetic output."
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.
Bruce A. Young
, who plays Moselle, the man who Challenges Vince to play when Eddie is at the motel, also plays the transvestite prostitute who arrives to Joels house in
Risky Business
, another
Tom Cruise
movie.
b.
Fairuza Balk
,
Rachel Bilson
and
Kate Beckinsale
were all considered for the role of Madeleine Linscott.
c.
One of several Selznick pictures sold to ABC Television as a film "package".
d.
Soupy Sales
last feature film.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.
Original footage was so long, it was almost released as two parallel movies: "Nashville Red" and "Nashville Blue."
b.
Ryan Gosling
prepared for his role by living in Charleston, South Carolina before filming began. For two months, he rowed the Ashley River in the morning and built furniture during the day.
c.
The screen test that characters keep watching are not in the
James Ellroy
novel. They were a plot device created by screenwriter
Josh Friedman
. The real
Elizabeth Short
claimed to have screen tested at major studios but no such footage has ever been found.
d.
John Ford
deliberately shot this film on soundstages in an effort to distance it from his Monument Valley epics.
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