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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Commitments (1991) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Commitments (1991) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Commitments (1991).
About the movie:
The travails of Jimmy Rabbitte to form the "World's Hardest Working Band," The Commitments, and bring soul music to the people of Dublin, Ireland.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Commitments (1991)?
a.
Marlon Wayans
was originally slated to play Robin/Dick Grayson in
Batman Forever
when
Tim Burton
was considering directing it, but once
Joel Schumacher
ultimately took the helm his vision for the character did not jive with placing Wayans in the role and instead cast
Chris ODonnell
.
b.
Stuart Mackenzie first appeared on a sketch on
Saturday Night Live
, although this earlier incarnation of the character had the last name Rankin.
c.
The first of
Roddy Doyle
s so-called "Barrytown Trilogy" about the lives of the Rabbitt family. The remaining two books,
The Snapper
and
The Van
were also made into films starring
Colm Meaney
as Jimmy Rabbitt, Sr.
d.
Dr.
Marion Jenkins
, the anesthetist, plays himself in the film. He was genuinely surprised at the level of detail and research that had gone into preparation for that key scene. Even the tiles for the set of Trauma Room One were exactly the same shade of green he remembered (even though the scene itself is black and white in the finished film).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Commitments (1991)?
a.
A sequel was proposed for the film which would have reunited the band in New York City.
b.
This was not the first time
Harrison Ford
played the famous role since
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
. Ford donned the fedora and jacket for a brief appearance in 1993s
Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues
, a story set 7 years before this film.
c.
Sam Wanamaker
replaced
Peter R. Hunt
.
d.
The first feature-length film in either the Ju-On or Grudge series not to star
Takako Fuji
as Kayako.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Commitments (1991)?
a.
After filming one day, actor
James Brolin
returned to his car to find two youths attempting to break in. Still in his generals uniform, he frightened away the would-be thieves, who mistook him for a real military officer.
b.
A Jewel Production. Universal, lacking a theater chain, utilized a 3-tiered brand system to sell its product through 1929: Red Feather (low budget), Bluebird (mainstream) and Jewel (prestige productions, designed to draw higher roadshow ticket prices).
c.
Alan Parker
originally wanted
Van Morrison
for the role of Joey "The Lips" Fagan
d.
In 1953, Columbia Pictures distributed this film on a double bill with
The Glass Wall
starring
Vittorio Gassman
and
Gloria Grahame
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Commitments (1991)?
a.
Jimmy shows Joey a newspaper article about the Commitments, in which musician
Bob Geldof
is mentioned. Geldof starred in
Pink Floyd The Wall
which was directed by Parker, Alan.
b.
The film also makes a slight reference to the assassination of presidential candidate
Robert F. Kennedy
: following Learys failed assassination attempt, the president is rushed out of the hotel through the kitchen. Kennedy was killed by
Sirhan Sirhan
in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
c.
Sequel to
Brother Rat
, the film in which
Ronald Reagan
met his first wife
Jane Wyman
.
d.
The opening credits list one of the Three Stooges as Jerry Howard who became known as "Curley" and then later as "Curly".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Commitments (1991)?
a.
After Rocco Dillon tells Tanya Peters to distract the official, the announcer says "Accepting the award for Mr. Bronkowitz . . . " Samuel L. Bronkowitz was a fictitious producer in
The Kentucky Fried Movie
, which was the first film written by the creators of "The Naked Gun" series.
b.
A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
c.
The kid on the skateboard who appears outside Robert Arkins (Jimmys) window during the first third of the movie when the band are recruiting members is the (now grown up) boy from the covers of U2s "Boy" (1980) and "War" (1983) albums. At the time The Commitments was filmed, he owned a skate shop in Dublin and was a champion skateboarder.
d.
Excluding the yells and groans, The Iron Giant only said a total of 53 words.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Commitments (1991)?
a.
Penelope Spheeris
cast real punk rockers instead of seasoned actors in the interest of realism.
b.
Jimmy is asked if he has brought
Mississippi Burning
(also directed by Parker) with him on the train. He is also asked if he has any "Hothouse Flowers", a band in which
Maria Doyle Kennedy
(Natalie) once sang backup for.
c.
The scene where the B-17 pilot Woodman brings his aircraft in for a wheels-up landing, and navigator Marty Lynch is killed, comes from the film
Twelve OClock High
.
d.
Although the source novel and the script were written by 2 Nobel Prize winners (
Ernest Hemingway
and
William Faulkner
), most of the dialog was actually improvised by the cast.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Commitments (1991)?
a.
Alan Parker put many people who did not make the initial audition for the band in bit parts in the movie.
b.
A body double was used for
Kevin Costner
s nude scene under the waterfall.
c.
In keeping with the Disney tradition, several of the puppies were given "hidden Mickeys". This was an alteration of one or two spots that were changed to look like Mickey Mouses silhouette.
d.
The nasal spray used by
Jack Lemmon
was actually milk. Real nasal spray would not have shown up on camera.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Commitments (1991)?
a.
The opening voice over by
Sean Connery
has an echo effect because it was recorded in a bathroom. It was played for the producers over the phone, and they approved of it because they could not discern the quality of the recording that way.
b.
All characters are based upon circles and rectangles, except for the villains who are triangles.
c.
Producer
Grant Curtis
appears as one of the two security guards in the truck that got hijacked by Sandman.
d.
One character mockingly sings the title song from
Fame
(also directed by
Alan Parker
).
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Commitments (1991)?
a.
The alligator character in the film is named Louis in honor of jazz great
Louis Armstrong
, who was nicknamed Dippermouth, Satchelmouth and Satchmo.
b.
The scene where Seth is crying in the church wasnt originally planned in the movie. The script initially called for Seth on/nearby a cliff, but due to harsh weather conditions at that time, forced the filmmakers to improvise.
c.
The producers wanted
Andrew Strong
s father to audition for one of the roles. He brought his 16-year old son along, who then landed the lead role.
d.
The role of D-Day was written for
Dan Aykroyd
and based on his motorcycle-loving personality.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Commitments (1991)?
a.
The song Natalie is singing to the baby (before Deco starts banging on the drums) is called "Jimmy Mo Mhile Stor".
b.
Joe Pesci
was part of the cast before filming began. But, for reasons unknown, he left the project shortly before production started.
c.
The weather got to be so bad during shooting that
Harold Ramis
was almost forced to close production for a day, which wouldve ended his perfect record of never losing a shooting day.
d.
According to a recent book about Donald Cammell, Marlon Brando was attached to star.
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