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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Box (2009) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Box (2009) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Box (2009).
About the movie:
A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don't know.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Box (2009)?
a.
The young Linda is seen with posters of
George Harrison
(executive producer of the film) and David Bowie (star of Roegs hit _Man Who Fell To Earth, The (1976)_) on her bedroom wall.
b.
On the main American movie poster for this picture, an image of a volcano is formed out of the wording of the films The Devil at 4 OClock title.
c.
The extensive post-production was completed at the historic Twickenham Film Studios in London.
d.
Charlie Clouser
s score from
Saw
was used for the trailer.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Box (2009)?
a.
Veteran character actor,
Basil Hoffman
, was also in the original version of this story when "Button, Button" aired on
Profile in Silver/Button, Button
.
b.
Otto Preminger
replaced
John M. Stahl
as director.
c.
Jenny McCarthy
auditioned for the lead and was very much in the running until it was discovered that she couldnt dance.
d.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
s first solo credit as a director.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Box (2009)?
a.
Feature film debut of
Vincent Price
.
b.
For his role as Casper,
Justin Pierce
won an Independent Spirit Award for best debut performance. Korine was nominated for best first screenplay, but he lost out to
Paul Auster
for
Smoke
.
c.
The wine that Vesper Lynd and Bond drink on the train to Montenegro is a bottle of Château Angélus, Premier Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion. Bond is also seen on the train to Montenegro with a glass of whiskey.
d.
On the commentary of
Tony Scott
s
Domino
,
Richard Kelly
outright dismissed shooting a 1970s period piece with a digital camera. But after seeing
David Fincher
s
Zodiac
, Kellys position quickly changed and he was quoted saying, "It can be done."
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Box (2009)?
a.
Owen Kline
and
Grace Kline
are the real children of
Kevin Kline
and
Phoebe Cates
.
b.
Despite playing lovers in the film,
Loren Avedon
and
Sherrie Rose
did not get along behind the scenes, with Avedon claiming Rose bad-mouthed him after he told her to shut up whilst filming in the jungle.
c.
This marks the first PG-13 film to be directed by
Richard Kelly
.
d.
Anton Chigurh kills or tries to kill almost every person he speaks to during the film. The only people he spares are the gas station proprietor, the women at the motel front desk, and the two children at the end. It is unclear if he kills the man who is in the office when he executes The Businessman. He is unable to kill Moss, who instead is killed by the Mexicans. Although you do not see Chigurgh kill Carla Jean, it is implied he does since he checks the soles of his boots - presumably for blood - after he exits through the front door. Also we dont see him killing the woman at the landlords office, but it is obviously implied by the hissing sound the cattle gun makes when she refused to give him information.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Box (2009)?
a.
The second of seven movies featuring The Dead End Kids.
b.
While Norma is watching TV, you see a native American man weeping in sadness. This is in reference to an anti-littering commercial from the 1970s.
c.
William T. Naud
, a first time director, was given the opportunity to choose between directing this film or
The Great Escape
. He chose this film.
d.
The FBI Tactical Unit in the SUV (LA 105) is composed of real Tactical Unit officers from FBI, DEA and LAPD.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Box (2009)?
a.
This marks the first feature-length film scored by members of the Canadian band
Arcade Fire
(
Win Butler
,
Régine Chassagne
and
Owen Pallett
)
b.
"Applause" (the Broadway musical version starring
Lauren Bacall
) opened at the Palace Theater on March 30, 1970 and ran for 896 performances.
c.
When the movie was intended to be a four-hour epic
Tyrone Power
was going to play Huw as an adult.
d.
The ship captained by Captain Boomer (
James Robertson Justice
) is the Samuel Enderby. Samuel Enderby founded a whaling company called Samuel Enderby & Sons. Vessels of the Enderby company vessels sailed seas all around the world, including whaling trips and being part of the Third Fleet to the colony of New South Wales.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Box (2009)?
a.
Nicolas Cage
was considered for the role of Robert Neville back in 1998 along with director
Rob Bowman
, who was eventually moved on to direct
The X Files
.
b.
The character of "Bud" was named after Michael Madsens Character "Bud" in Quentin Tarantinos Kill Bill, one Bart Mastronardis and actor/editor Stolis Hadjicharalambous favorite movies.
c.
It was
AnnaSophia Robb
who came up with the name of the Dark Master. Initially in production it was referred to as the Key Monster.
d.
At one point, Norma Lewis (
Cameron Diaz
) tells her sons friends that she is only 35 years old. Although Diaz was 37 when the film was released, she was indeed 35 in reality at the time of filming, in 2007.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Box (2009)?
a.
For the five month shoot,
Matthew Gray Gubler
had to get his hair permed three times.
b.
This film was not screened for critics.
c.
The original screenplay was written by
Harold Pinter
for
Mike Nichols
. A few of his scenes survived the rewrite after Columbia reassigned the film to Merchant-Ivory (after which Pinter insisted that his name be removed from the credits). One of these scenes, almost at the very end of the film, where
Anthony Hopkins
finally accepts his failures and cries in front of a total stranger, a retired butler, did not make the final cut. The scene appears in the deleted scenes special features of the 2001 DVD release.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 28, 1949 with
Edward G. Robinson
reprising his film role.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Box (2009)?
a.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
composed a large-scale score for the picture, but most of it was rejected by the studio.
Bronislau Kaper
was commissioned to write a new score, but insisted on incorporating some of the Villa-Lobos music. Villa-Lobos reworked his score as a concert suite, "Floresta do Amazonas (Forest of the Amazon)".
b.
Ray Harryhausen
stated in his biography that this is his least favorite of his films.
c.
The main characters, Norma Lews and Arthur Lewis, are based on director Richard Kellys parents. His mother also suffered a crippled foot after a X-Ray mishap; his father worked for NASA and co-designed the camera used on the Viking Mars Landers (as in the movie).
d.
The bus jump scene was done twice, as the bus landed too smoothly the first time. The bridge was actually there, but erased digitally.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Box (2009)?
a.
Gael García Bernal
is a year and a half younger than
Pell James
who plays a 16 year-old.
b.
Production started in 1987, but due to the abundant stop-motion creations and special effects, production took years longer than planned and after several lawsuits involved with the distributors, Vidmark entertainment was given distribution rights. The film was released in 1993 to film festivals and shortly after onto video.
c.
The number "13" is referenced at least four times. The first time is at the beginning of the movie, with the shot of the Lewis bedroom clock, which shows 5:44 a.m., the digits of which amount to "13". The second reference is Mr. Stewards car, the license plate number of which is "XH34-568". The letters "X" and "H" are the 24th and 8th numbers of the alphabet, respectively. Twenty-four plus eight equals 32. Thirty-two plus the other numbers on the license plate (3, 4, 5, 6, and 8) totals 58; 5 plus 8 totals to "13". The third reference is the time of death of the woman who was shot in the chest, whose husband works at Langley, or at least the time the "neighbors heard the shot," which is 4:45 p.m.( 4+4=8, 8+5=13). Finally, the fourth reference is the Lewis home address, the numbers of which are "7321"; 7 plus 3 plus 1 plus 2 totals "13".
d.
Disclaimer on film and connected paper - Note: Care has been taken to prevent any costume of the production from being accurately that of either side in the Spanish civil war. The story does not attempt to favor any cause in the present conflict,
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