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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Company (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Company (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Company (2003).
About the movie:
Ensemble drama centered around a group of ballet dancers, with a focus on one young dancer (Campbell) who's poised to become a principal performer.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Company (2003)?
a.
Freddie Bartholomew
was considered for the part of
Mickey Rooney
s best friend, but was not cast because the producers felt he was too associated with
Little Lord Fauntleroy
and so would not be believable in this film.
b.
Whilst developing the screenplay with
Barbara Turner
, producer-star
Neve Campbell
kept referring to it as "Altmanesque". She didnt for a minute think that
Robert Altman
would be interested, especially as he was just coming off the back of the successful
Gosford Park
. She was very surprised then to learn that Altman was a personal friend of Turners for many years.
c.
At one point, the writers toyed with the idea of adding a love interest for
Russell Crowe
s character. Although this idea was later rejected,
Keira Knightley
was first choice for the part.
d.
This is one of the first films where an actual human heart is seen beating during open-heat surgery.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Company (2003)?
a.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
b.
Most of this movie was filmed in Southern California, USA at the Twentieth Century-Fox ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains. The beach landing in the movie though was filmed on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.
c.
First installment of the franchise where Billy the Puppet appears in person to deliver the rules of a game, rather than a warning or a congratulations message.
d.
Neve Campbell
, a trained ballet dancer, went through four months of ballet training (8 hours a day) to get in shape for this movie.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Company (2003)?
a.
Millard Mitchell
s final movie.
b.
Sheb Wooley
, who played Ben Miller, had recording success in 1958 with the novelty "The Purple People Eater"(#1 US pop).
c.
As screenwriter
Barbara Turner
knew next to nothing about the world of dance, she hung out with
The Robert Joffrey Ballet
Company for several weeks, during their rehearsals and while they were out socializing.
d.
The English version of the play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 26 December 1929 and closed in June 1930 after 180 performances. The opening night cast included
Rose Hobart
and
Philip Merivale
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Company (2003)?
a.
Casper Van Dien
(Johnny) broke a rib during a stunt involving jumping off a "tanker bug".
b.
The entire process of animating the feature (approximately 30,000 drawings over a 1-year period) was captured by a revolutionary device called the "Plympton Ani-Cam". This contraption is simply a small camera, situated about a foot above Bills drawing board, that is connected to an internet server and allows people all over the world to watch the slow, methodical process of an animated feature being created. It was an interesting innovation, because Bill found out that there were thousands of people around the globe who were tuning in daily and became obsessed watching the whole animation process so openly displayed
c.
Malcolm McDowell
and
James Franco
both leapt at the chance to work on a film with Altman.
d.
Make-up designers
John Caglione Jr.
and
Doug Drexler
said they often had trouble keeping the Boy Boy Caprice make-up on actor
Al Pacino
. Caglione told Entertainment Weekly that their biggest scare came when Drexler discovered Al Pacino, in full make-up, was eating a big bowl of spaghetti that could have potentially disfigured his make-up. After that incident, several production assistants were designated as MPs, or "Make-up Police", to follow the actors around and to keep them out of pasta when in full make-up.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Company (2003)?
a.
Was the first motion picture ever filmed at MTD Studios Florida.
b.
Robert Altman
s first foray into High Definition Video.
c.
Olivia Wilde
had to learn her stunts a second time upon discovering the high heels her character wears.
d.
The man introducing
Edward R. Murrow
s keynote address to the 1958 convention of the Radio-Television News Directors Association cites Murrows reporting on, among other topics, the plight of migrant workers. In fact, Murrow did not report on the conditions of migrant workers until 1960. His documentary on the subject,
Harvest of Shame
, was the last project he worked on as a CBS broadcaster.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Company (2003)?
a.
This film, along with
Deanna Durbin
s prior release that year,
Up in Central Park
, did mediocre business at the box office.
b.
Filmed in a house recently purchased by the Executive Producer (a realtor) for $17,000, and rehabbed just enough to guarantee the safety of cast and crew - but not enough to ruin the atmosphere.
c.
Robert Altman
shot 10 ballets in full specially for the film.
d.
George C. Scott
received top billing,
Marlon Brando
received second billing for this movie but Brando received the highest salary on this picture and was paid more than Scott.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Company (2003)?
a.
The actual name of Butch and Sundances gang was The Wild Bunch. However, when the
Sam Peckinpah
film,
The Wild Bunch
, was released a few months earlier, the name of the gang was changed to the Hole in the Wall Gang to avoid confusion with Peckinpahs film.
b.
Despite the fact that, since the beginning, roughly half of the material on Weird Als albums has been original songs (using his own melody and not parodying an existing song - although often based on a known performers *style*), he has not been widely known for his own creations. In fact, the theme song for this movie (also titled "UHF") was the first Al "original" to be released as a single.
c.
Steven Spielberg
shot roughly 25% of the film from water level to provide the viewers the perspective as if they were treading water.
d.
Ballets Shown : Light Rain: Choreography by Gerald Arpino Tensile Involvement: Choreography by
Alwin Nikolais
Suite Saint-Saëns: Choreography by Gerald Arpino My Funny Valentine: Choreography by
Lar Lubovitch
Creative Force: Choreography by Laura Dean Trinity: Choreography by Gerald Arpino Strange Prisoners: Choreography by
Davis C. Robertson
La Vivandi È Re Pas De Six: Choreography by
Arthur Saint-Leon
;transcribed by Ann Hutchinson Guest White Widow: Choreography by
Moses Pendleton
and Cynthia Quinn Momix The Blue Snake: Choreography by
Robert Desrosiers
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Company (2003)?
a.
Filmed on location at Michael Jacksons Neverland Ranch.
b.
According to
Bob Gale
, in one of the early drafts of the script, Martys original last name was McDermott, but it was thought to have too many syllables. It was
Robert Zemeckis
who then came up with naming him McFly.
c.
Director of photographer
James Van Trees
was given on-screen credit when he substituted for Tony Gaudio (I), who had a bad case of flu.
d.
Robert Altman
was initially not interested in doing a film set in the world of ballet, but his curiosity was piqued and he subsequently relented.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Company (2003)?
a.
It is rumored that guards at each end of the Golden Gate Bridge were paid $500 each to stop cars for a minute to get footage of an empty bridge.
b.
Some scenes for the movie were filmed following an exhibition baseball game between the Corpus Christi Hooks (AA Affiliate of the Houston Astros) and the Round Rock Express (AAA Affiliate of the Houston Astros). The scenes were filmed at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas, including a shot flying over the Harbor Bridge down to the baseball field.
c.
Neve Campbell
lost thousands of dollars of her own money to ensure that her fellow cast members received their wages.
d.
The scream that was used after
Chris Rock
says, "Security," was actually done by
Adam Sandler
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Company (2003)?
a.
Jean Shepherd
: writer/narrator, is the irate man waiting in the Santa line at the department store. The woman standing behind Shepherd is his wife,
Leigh Brown
.
b.
Some of the featured cars: 1966 Ford Shelby Cobra 427 "Side Oiler" (Cobra Team) 1974 Ferrari Daytona (Ferrari Team) 1974 Porsche 911 Targa (Porche Team) 1971 Dodge Polara 440 police car (Dodge Team) 1970 1/2 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (Camaro Team)
c.
Robert Altman
turned down numerous offers to the movie, but
Neve Campbell
continued to insist and Altman eventually gave in.
d.
The cast and crew were caught in a real typhoon storm for 3 days on the Pacific Ocean.
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