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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Darjeeling Limited (2007).
About the movie:
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darjeeling Limited (2007)?
a.
Though no such train actually exists, The Darjeeling Limited was still filmed inside a moving train which went from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer and through the Thar desert, and proved a daily challenge for cinematographer
Robert D. Yeoman
as nothing could be fixed to the ceiling and filming equipment couldnt be more than a meter out of the windows. To achieve this,
Wes Anderson
and production designer
Mark Friedberg
went to see the Northwestern Railways company and told them they needed ten rail-cars and a locomotive which they would redecorate entirely and then move around their railway. This was the first time Northwestern Railways received such a request, and though it took a lot time and effort, it was eventually evidently granted.
b.
Billy Wilder
s last film for Paramount Pictures before his contract ended in 1954.
c.
The musical theme by
Jack Nitzsche
played during the opening and closing was based on the chord structure of the song "Please Release Me".
d.
Body Count: 20
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darjeeling Limited (2007)?
a.
Efforts were made to keep the Fantasticar under wraps and out of all the promotional material so that it would be a pleasant surprise for fans.
b.
In creating the look of the train, production designer
Mark Friedberg
inspired himself partly from the 20th Century Limited, a train which linked New York to Chicago from 1902 to 1967.
c.
Feature film debut of
Vincent Price
.
d.
The Coen Brothers were inspired by several sources and stories. Possibly the leading source was their friend Pete Exeline, who coined the phrase "It really tied the room together" to describe one of his own rugs. Pete and a friend of his "Big" Lew Abernathy (a private detective who the Coens dont know) are considered to be the partial basis for the character Walter. Pete, a Vietnam veteran and college professor, once jokingly tried to scare his students by exclaiming "First Vietnam, now this?!" while hitting a chair, similar to the way Walter (non-jokingly) inappropriately compares everything to Vietnam. Pete also told the Coens about a story where his car was stolen and Abernathy helped him investigate. They found the homework of a 14-year-old and, instead of telling the police, they put the homework in a plastic bag and drove out to the kids home to confront him (though unlike the movie, the kid did not actually steal the car and Abernathy did not end the confrontation by bashing a car outside the kids house). Another story related by Pete was the time that Abernathy was arraigned by a Santa Monica sheriff who, as in the movie, insulted him and told him to "stay out of my beach community!"
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darjeeling Limited (2007)?
a.
Once
Andy Serkis
was cast as Gollum, the designers had to alter their concepts of the character that they had been working on for about three years to marry up with Serkis features.
b.
Steve James
said in an interview that
Michael Dudikoff
had much anxiety working with him, for fear of being shown up as a result of a lesser knowledge of martial arts than his sidekick. James even requested his final fight scenes be filmed on the other side of the compound, far away from Dudikoff, to avoid any further problems. It wasnt until halfway through filming the sequel that the two of them set their differences aside.
c.
The abbey towards the end of the film was originally a royal hunting lodge belonging to the Maharana of Mewar in the Rajput era. It is located in Udaipur. To redecorate it, production designer
Mark Friedberg
was inspired by
Michael Powell
s
Black Narcissus
which takes place in an abbey in the Himalayas.
d.
The Boyces Boarding, Ski & Sporting Goods is named after Rob Sluggo Boyce.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darjeeling Limited (2007)?
a.
"Orville Sacker" is similar to "Ormond Sacker," the name used in
Arthur Conan Doyle
s first draft of a Holmes story (in which "Sherrinford Holmes" was the original name of the famous detective). As for the name "Sigerson Holmes," see Holmess remark in "The Adventure Of The Empty House" (by Doyle): "I travelled for two years in Tibet, therefore, and amused myself by visiting Lhassa, and spending some days with the head lama. You may have read of the remarkable explorations of a Norwegian named Sigerson, but I am sure that it never occurred to you that you were receiving news of your friend." Nicholas Meyer makes reference to this line in Holmess parting comment to Watson in
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
(quotes).
b.
The civilian pilots hired to fly the Japanese aircraft were a bunch of characters. One, never identified, was taken by a line of stage direction in the script which read, "Watanabe smiles". After each successful shot with the aerial coordinator announced his satisfaction, this pilot would anonymously announce on his aircraft radio, "Watanabe smiles". During the filming of one shot, a civilian general aviation aircraft inadvertently flew into their formation, forcing them to perform emergency evasive maneuvers. The aerial coordinator performed an immediate inventory of flying aircraft, announced his relief that disaster had been avoided. This same unknown pilot this time announced, "Watanabe shits!"
c.
Molly Ringwald
really wanted to play Allison but
Ally Sheedy
had already been promised the part.
d.
Adrien Brody
remarked that during the river scene,
Wes Anderson
s instructions were the exact opposite of what he had intended to do, making the scene sadder in his opinion.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darjeeling Limited (2007)?
a.
Tom Cruise
was highly impressed when he came on board as much of the backstory on his character had already been completed by
Michael Mann
.
b.
Riggs was originally to die on the boat, but the producer decided to make more movies, hence his survival, after being shot three times.
c.
The coffee maker in Serenitys dining room/kitchen is an F.A. Porsche Design, made by Siemens.
d.
Wes Anderson
had never been to India prior to May 2006, when he went there to polish his script.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darjeeling Limited (2007)?
a.
There had been some opposition to the casting of
John Wayne
, since the producers thought that at 68 he was too old to be believable as a gunfighter.
b.
The film was mostly shot in the Rajasthani desert, in northwest India.
c.
Film was shot on location at Mount Spokane High School in Mead, Washington. The majority of the cast attended there including writer/director
Brian McCauley Johnson
and director of cinematography
Timothy A. Burton
.
d.
It was raining on the day of the real chase (this is simply a deviation from the source material and a fact the filmmakers were likely aware of, which is why this is not listed as a goof).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darjeeling Limited (2007)?
a.
There are no such trains as The Darjeeling Limited or The Bengal Lancer in India.
b.
The film was originally written for
James Stewart
, but when he couldnt commit to it, it was refashioned for
Bud Abbott
and
Lou Costello
, with Costello playing the part intended for Stewart.
c.
When Tackleberry is having dinner with his in-laws, behind
Colleen Camp
, you see the wedding photo from
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
.
d.
The role of Lex Luthor was always intended for Kevin Spacey. The production schedule was adjusted to accommodate Spaceys six week break from his duties as the Old Vic theater director.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darjeeling Limited (2007)?
a.
For a while,
Michael Ironside
was attached to the role of RoboCop, but they had to give up on the idea when they realized that the actor would have to have a much smaller frame to fit into the costume envisaged.
b.
Nick Nolte
wore a back brace during much of the filming to maintain a rigid Marine posture.
c.
Barbra Streisand
was able to do this picture as her pet project
Yentl
was taking longer in development than originally foreseen and Streisand had not appeared in a movie for two years, her last picture being
The Main Event
.
d.
Adrien Brody
is the only one of the three leads to not have been in a
Wes Anderson
movie prior to this.
Jason Schwartzman
was in
Rushmore
while
Owen Wilson
has participated in some way to every Anderson feature film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darjeeling Limited (2007)?
a.
The word "zombie" is never used in the film. However, the unrated, Special Edition DVD contains the word in the back-cover text describing the films plotline.
b.
The fourth collaboration between
Wes Anderson
and
Bill Murray
after
Rushmore
,
The Royal Tenenbaums
and
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
c.
Tim Burton
: the thug who accosts Pee-wee just before he enters the fortune tellers studio.
d.
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.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Darjeeling Limited (2007)?
a.
The third collaboration between
Wes Anderson
and
Anjelica Huston
after
The Royal Tenenbaums
and
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
b.
About 23 minutes of this film survive with Getty Images Archive Films.
c.
The lake practice scene was filmed at Mountain Lake in the mountains of Virginia in October. There are no close-ups because the actors were so cold that their lips were blue.
d.
James Mitchell
was working on
The Prodigal
at the same time as the dream ballet.
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