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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Butterfly Effect (2004) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Butterfly Effect (2004) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Butterfly Effect (2004).
About the movie:
A young man blocks out harmful memories of significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Butterfly Effect (2004)?
a.
The assault takes place on Precinct 9, Division 13. Many have noted the title misnomer, since there is no "Precinct 13" in the film. At first, Carpenter wanted to call the film "The Anderson Alamo" (the original title of his screenplay), and, at one point, he changed the working title to "The Siege." CKK, the films distributor, was responsible for the misnomer; they rejected Carpenters titles and came up with the name "Assault on Precinct 13" (which they felt was more ominous sounding) during post-production.
b.
Daniel Radcliffe
learned hed won the role of Harry Potter while in the bathtub.
c.
The cave scene where Jim is wandering out in the New Mexico desert was shot at the Mitchell Caverns in the East Mojave Preserve in California. According to the tour guide there,
Oliver Stone
and the art dept. painted Indian petroglyphs at the site that wouldnt wash off. This upset the state park, Stone was fined, and which prompted that filming unfortunately could no longer be done at the caves.
d.
The teenage versions of Evan, Kayleigh, and Tommy go see
Se7en
at a movie theater thats also showing
Dumb & Dumber
. Both of those movies, as well as this one, were released by New Line Cinema. And
Elden Henson
who plays the grown-up Lenny can also be seen in
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Butterfly Effect (2004)?
a.
This movie features low-key lighting, a photographic look associated with the popular 1940s film noir genre.
b.
Brian Cox
and
Helen Mirren
play a Russian and British spy, respectively. In real life, their ancestry is reversed: Brian Cox is British and Mirren, though born in England, has Russian ancestry.
c.
In early versions of the script, the character of Evan was originally Chris Treborn. When the "T" is moved over, it becomes "Christ Reborn". This was changed to Evan Treborn, which is a play on "Event Reborn".
d.
Caroline Munro
was offered the role of Ursa but was unavailable.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Butterfly Effect (2004)?
a.
Ashton Kutcher
did extensive research on psychology, mental disorders, and chaos theory to prepare for his role in this film.
b.
The submarine scenes were shot at the Point Loma Submarine Base in San Diego, CA. Some of the extras were serving Navy sailors.
c.
As
Greg Berlanti
was a writer/producer of the series Dawsons Creek, he showed the script for this movie to one of his favorite actors
Kerr Smith
who was part of the Dawsons Creek cast. Kerr loved the script so much that he agreed to cameo any role Greg offered.
d.
During the movie, after the character of Chuck Akers dies mid-broadcast, the Keillor character refuses to stage an on-air tribute to him or even to announce the death on the air on general principle. The real Keillor does not share any such compunction against paying tribute to departed friends and colleagues on his actual radio show, as he spent a portion of the November 25, 2006, broadcast of "A Prairie Home Companion" memorializing director
Robert Altman
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Butterfly Effect (2004)?
a.
When Evan wakes up in the sorority house, there is a "Bradbury University" pennant on the wall - a reference to
Ray Bradbury
.
b.
Jake LaMotta
: makes a brief cameo as a detective.
c.
When Rodney first starts fixing the outmodes (after "Who wants to get fixed?"), the 3rd robot he works on (5th in the overall fixit sequence) is a reference to the childrens game "Operation". Just as in the game, when Rodney is taking a wrench out of the characters left leg, he touches the tool to the rim of the hole; when he does, the "patient" robots nose lights up & theres a background buzz.
d.
The first production to be filmed in the Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest within the Sequoia National Forest, outside of Springville, CA.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Butterfly Effect (2004)?
a.
At 54,
Dustin Hoffman
was more than 20 years older than the real
Dutch Schultz
was when he was killed.
b.
The stars of the film were 7 and 11 years old, rather than 8 and 10, creating a much larger age difference than the story accounts for.
c.
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.
d.
Was one of the most widely read unproduced scripts in the industry. It wasnt until
Ashton Kutcher
stepped up to exec produce the movie that it was greenlit.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Butterfly Effect (2004)?
a.
In an earlier draft of the script, Karla Fry was named "Trish" and the finale was originally set to take place at Maxwell Dents mansion.
b.
Andy Kaufman
made his last public appearance at the Los Angeles theatrical premiere for this movie.
c.
Slipknot
s "Wait and Bleed" is on the soundtrack.
Slipknot
is known for wearing masks.
d.
Evans diaries have the same cover layout as the diaries of John Doe in
Se7en
, also released by New Line Cinema. They are standard composition notebooks that are used by school children across the country every day.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Butterfly Effect (2004)?
a.
Shia LaBeouf
was cast as Eddie, but had to drop out after badly injuring his left hand in a car accident in July 2008.
b.
The Chumash tribe (not the principles) were played by the Manchester and Kashia tribes of the Pomo nation.
c.
Ali Larter
was offered the role of Kayleigh, but dropped out.
d.
Before hiring Rowland Leigh, director Douglas Sirk had asked James M. Cain to write the film, but he fired Cain and junked his script because Cain had made the characters seem too American.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Butterfly Effect (2004)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 31, 1949 with
Joseph Cotten
reprising his film role.
b.
The filmmakers persuaded
Tom Felton
to convince his girlfriend, Jade Olivia, to play Draco Malfoys wife, Astoria Greengrass, in the films epilogue.
c.
The first Disney film in which the maquettes (small character reference sculptures) were not made entirely by hand, out of clay. Silvers cyborg parts were constructed out of plastic, using laser technology.
d.
When Evan is placing the phone call at "State", the number he dials is 555-5785: a number oft repeated by
Frank Rizzo
of The Jerky Boys.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Butterfly Effect (2004)?
a.
Elden Henson
shot all of the later "normal" scenes with his character first because he had to gain around twenty pounds in one month for the later timelines in which his character is crazy. He was to look bigger as crazy Lenny and thinner as normal Lenny. To the filmmakers amazement he accomplished this.
b.
In August 1957, this film was being shown on a double bill with Disneys
Johnny Tremain
.
c.
Although claimed to be a true story, at least one source implies that there was a bit of artistic license. Leo Marks, later a screenwriter, was the son of the bookstores owner, and the head of codes and communication for Britains special operatives and the underground during WWII, despite being barely old enough for college. In his book "Between Silk and Cyanide" he says of his father: "He never read the gentle little myth by Helene Hanff; Long before it was published hed become one himself."
d.
Project was presented at the 2008 Tribeca All Access.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Butterfly Effect (2004)?
a.
Josh Hartnett
,
Seann William Scott
, and
Joshua Jackson
were each offered the role of Evan.
b.
The character Roger Thornhill (played by
William Devane
) is clearly a reference to
Cary Grant
s character, Roger O. Thornhill in
Alfred Hitchcock
s
North by Northwest
.
c.
Shot in 1927, not released until 1928.
d.
A studio record of the original negative states, "Junked 12/27/48". Warner Bros. destroyed a number of its negatives during the late forties and fifties due to nitrocellulose decomposition.
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