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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Descending (2011) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Descending (2011) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Descending (2011).
About the movie:
Brandon Lidge is a suspected drug dealer who takes control of a local home in order to gain the trust of one officer whom is believed to have murdered Brandon's brother.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Descending (2011)?
a.
Based on the true events of the Scopes Monkey Trial which took place in Dayton, Tennessee in 1925.
b.
The original play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 14 August 1922, but closed after only 12 performances.
c.
The director was only 22 years old when he finished the film.
d.
800 local schoolchildren were used as extras for the scene depicting Rockys run through Philadelphia.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Descending (2011)?
a.
There really was a Grovers Lock and Key on Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood. Apparently, it was easier to use the existing storefront than create a phony one for the movie.
b.
The film was shot entirely though the night. Filming would begin at 8 PM on most days and end around 5 or 6 in the morning.
c.
Sherilyn Fenn
s accident scene came from
David Lynch
s impression of Fenn as a porcelain doll, and from the idea of seeing a porcelain doll breaking. He kept telling her about that, and thats how the scene was born. Lynch said of the scene, "I just pictured her being able to do this. Shes like a broken china doll". Lynch got the same inspiration for the car accident scene in
Mulholland Dr.
. His direction to actress
Laura Harring
was to act like a broken porcelain doll.
d.
One of the very first films to be selected by the Library of Congress to go into their newly created National Film Registry in 1989.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Descending (2011)?
a.
The movie is loosely based on the experiences writer
Jon Favreau
had when he first moved to LA. He had just broken up with a long term girlfriend and counted on his friends
Vince Vaughn
and
Ron Livingston
to cheer him up. The characters they play in the film are based on themselves.
b.
The house in which Brandon and his brother live in the beginning of the movie is the same house that the character of John Mazer lives. The producers used the same location to help keep costs down.
c.
Amy Madigan
s first film.
d.
The FBI maintains a vaunted computerized profiling operation in Quantico, Virginia. "Mindhunters" is an unofficial name for the profilers that handle the 300-plus referrals a year from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Descending (2011)?
a.
In the movie, there is a scene where Two-Face keeps flipping his coin until he gets a result he wants. In the comics, a key element of his split personality is that he unquestioningly accepts the result of a single coin toss concerning any decision he makes.
b.
The main part of the film was shot during the summer months of 1962 because many cast members were on hiatus from television series which they were working on.
c.
In the scene where Buck Cluck is driving Chicken Little to school, they stop at a red light. In the background, you see a bird walking into a storefront window twice. The store owner comes out to investigate. Hes a bull. The store is full of China. The proverbial "Bull in a China Shop".
d.
The hospital office and interrogation office were all in the same place. It was shot entirely in a local fire-hall.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Descending (2011)?
a.
Kristanna Loken
put on 15 pounds of muscle to fit her role of the T-X. She also took a mime class to prepare for her part. Because her character has so few lines, she had to learn to communicate through facial expressions and body gestures.
b.
The film took 6 months to complete from production to post production.
c.
At the time of release there was some ridiculing from the press at the idea of
James Stewart
, the "thin man", playing a tough westerner. (
Broken Arrow
had not been released, even though it had been filmed first). Members of the audience were heard to gasp in shock at the scene where Stewart angrily confronts
Dan Duryea
.
d.
Melissa Sue Anderson
: as Tommy Fratters girlfriend.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Descending (2011)?
a.
Santana was the name of
Humphrey Bogart
s yacht, which he purchased from
June Allyson
and
Dick Powell
. He loved the Santana so much he named his production company after it.
b.
Steve Annan was cast before he left the audition room.
c.
Jack Collins
film debut.
d.
Lindsay Lohan
was originally set to have a supporting role in the film, playing a love interest for the character Tony Alva. She eventually had to drop out of the film shortly after being cast due to major scheduling conflicts. Her character was then written out of the script just before filming began.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Descending (2011)?
a.
Jake Gyllenhaal
s film debut.
b.
The original UK cinema poster for the film was withdrawn due to complaints regarding the image on it, showing the Freddy Snake eating a woman. It was replaced with a less offensive one.
c.
Writer
Stanley Clements
played Stash starting in the Eastside Kid comedy,
Smart Alecks
. When
Leo Gorcey
left the Bowery Boys in 1955, Clements was cast as Duke Coveleskie starting in
Fighting Trouble
and ending in 1958 when the series completed its run.
d.
Chance Harlem Jr.
was originally casted as Brandon but due to personal issues had to leave the project. They then casted
Chris Harbur
three days before filming.
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