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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Comic (1969) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Comic (1969) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Comic (1969).
About the movie:
Story of a brilliant silent-film comic whose talent is overshadowed by his ego.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Comic (1969)?
a.
Director
Michael Davis
and
Paul Giamatti
had a lot of fun deciding on the look of Giamattis character, eventually settling on a bad comb over and a slightly lopsided goatee, indicating how sloppy the character could be in some areas. Unfortunately for Giamatti, he made Shoot Em Up during the 2005 Oscar season when his film
Cinderella Man
was heavily in play, and Giamatti had to attend all the major awards functions looking slightly dishevelled.
b.
This films narrator,
Orson Welles
, would later narrate a portion of another Biblical work,
The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis
. Before narrating this Biblical epic about the King of kings, Welles had earlier portrayed a king himself in another Biblical epic,
David e Golia
. Welles would even portray a director directing a Biblical epic in
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
, when he ironically had earlier directed himself in his own scenes in "David e Golia".
c.
In his autobiography,
Carl Reiner
said he intended this as a vehicle for
Dick Van Dyke
who had, on the set of their TV show, often expressed the wish that he had been working at the same time as comedy legends such as his hero
Stan Laurel
.
d.
In the comics, Tony Stark participated (and became Iron Man) in the Vietnam War; later this was retconned to the Gulf War. In this film, the characters origin was retconned to Afghanistan, as
Jon Favreau
did not wish to make the film a period piece but instead give it a realistic contemporary look.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Comic (1969)?
a.
The movie takes place mainly between Thanksgiving Day 1948 to Thanksgiving Day 1950.
b.
The final film of
Jerome Cowan
.
c.
Coleman Francis
: [vigilante shooting] Griffin, played by
Coleman Francis
, is gunned down at the end with no trial or arrest.
d.
The Monster is never seen in a full shot as the entire costume was never finished. They only had bits and pieces that were used as a puppet (hands, face, legs etc.)
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Comic (1969)?
a.
Christopher Reeve
auditioned for the role of Richard but turned it down due to his commitment with
Superman II
.
b.
Final film of
Pert Kelton
.
c.
The orange Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible driven by
Robert Redford
in the Embarcadero area ("The Handoff" scene) is the same vehicle driven by
Mike Myers
in
So I Married an Axe Murderer
- also filmed in San Francisco - the following year.
d.
Several actresses were considered for the role of Becky. Among them were
Sarah Silverman
(who didnt want to play a love interest, but noting that she would have played Randal in a heartbeat),
Rachel Weisz
(who the filmmakers considered too difficult to get hold of),
Bryce Dallas Howard
(who was already, albeit secretly, attached to
Lady in the Water
),
Liv Tyler
(who did not feel comfortable saying much of the dialog), and
Ellen Pompeo
(who could not do the movie because of her commitment to
Greys Anatomy
).
Rosario Dawson
, considered a long shot, finally agreed to do the movie, mainly to see the filming of the donkey show.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Comic (1969)?
a.
Screenwriter
John Carpenter
is credited as "Martin Quatermass". The pseudonym is a homage to Professor Bernard Quatermass, the lead character of
The Quatermass Experiment
and several subsequent TV series and film versions. In the original press notes he was described as the brother of Professor Bernard Quatermass, head of the British rocket programme. In a further nod to Carpenters influences, the character Wyndham is named after science-fiction author
John Wyndham
and
Anne Howard
s character is named after the star of
The Wasp Woman
, Susan Cabot.
b.
The movie trailer of the film reveals parts of scenes that failed to reach the final cut, most obvious of which were flashbacks of the trial convicting Jon Foster.
c.
The movie is based on
Brian Goodman
s own life up to the mid 1990s.
d.
While starring in
The Dick Van Dyke Show
, Van Dyke called up
Stan Laurel
to ask for permission to do a Laurel & Hardy bit in an episode. Laurel told him that neither he nor Hardys heirs owned the rights to the characters. Van Dyke and Reiner were horrified that Laurel didnt even own the rights to his own face, and this picture is the result.
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