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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Contender (2000) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Contender (2000) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Contender (2000).
About the movie:
Sexy secrets from a womans past come to light as she runs for Vice President.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Contender (2000)?
a.
The Queen is an Austin Princess car in Royal blue. Prince Wheeliam is a Bentley Continental GT.
b.
Every time President Evans calls a meeting (formal or informal) he is either eating or orders food to be eaten.
c.
Stella Stevens
first film.
d.
The production hired a nutritionist who started the actors on a diet plan.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Contender (2000)?
a.
Lux Radio Theatre version starring
Jeanette MacDonald
and
Regis Toomey
aired June, 1936.
b.
Jeff Bridges
plays a bowling President of the USA. He also plays a bowler in
The Big Lebowski
. Both movies also feature
Sam Elliot
.
c.
Mel Ferrer
s last movie.
d.
Under the insurance conditions of the large budget films, the death of a principal actor is covered and the cost of any re-shooting is paid by the insurance company. After the death of
Oliver Reed
,
Ridley Scott
had the option to re-shoot all the scenes for Reeds character. Scott estimated the cost at around US$20m. However, he did not want to lose Reed from the film and following consultation with his visual effects department the script was re-written. The insurance company gladly covered the additional expenses as it was a fraction of the cost of re-shooting.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Contender (2000)?
a.
This was
Jodie Foster
s last film before attending college at Yale University. Foster returned to acting in the late 1980s.
b.
Soft-core actress
Sylvia Kristel
plays Agent 34 in this film. Ironically, though this movie is titled The Nude Bomb, Kristel is never seen nude nor even partially naked.
c.
An entire subplot involving Laine Hansons father, Oscar Billings (
Philip Baker Hall
) was dropped in post-production. In it, the character was given more depth and portrayed as a corrupt former governor, who used his influence and money to help his daughter get a Senate seat (without her knowledge). This information leaks and Oscar, guilt-ridden, kills himself in shame.
Rod Lurie
cut this out because of time and because he felt the audience would have a hard time believing the senator could beat these nepotism charges and get confirmed.
d.
The novel by
Francis Gwaltney
of which this film is based, The Day the Century Ended, provided the working title for this movie.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Contender (2000)?
a.
The day after the movie won nine Oscars, M.G.M telephone operators were instructed to answer all phone calls with "Hello, M-Gigi-M."
b.
Howard Hawks
was concerned when
Carole Lombard
could not perform the kicking scene very well. Hawks took her out for a walk and recalls, "I asked her how much money she was getting for this picture. She told me and I said, What would you say if I told you youd earned your whole salary this morning and didnt have to act anymore? And she was stunned. So I said, Now forget about the scene. What would you do if someone said such and such to you? And she said, Id kick him in the balls. And I said, Well, he (
John Barrymore
) said something like that - why dont you kick him? She said, Are you kidding? And I said, No." Hawks ended the conversation with, "Now were going back in and make this scene and you kick, and you do any damn thing that comes into your mind thats natural, and quit acting. If you dont quit, Im going to fire you this afternoon." Hawks white lies did the trick, and the scene was filmed. In addition, Hawks claimed that after that, Lombard never began another movie without sending him a telegram that read, "Im gonna start kicking him."
c.
Whoopi Goldberg
took director
Rip Torn
and the films producers to court to prevent the films release due to its poor quality. She lost.
d.
Rod Lurie
wrote this film specifically so that
Joan Allen
could play Laine Hanson.
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