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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Fisher King (1991) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Fisher King (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 Fisher King (1991).
About the movie:
A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fisher King (1991)?
a.
A special effects assistant was seriously injured when a hand-held mock-up of a Stinger missile exploded as it was being prepared for use in a scene aboard a helicopter.
b.
In the scene at Bree where you see the Nazgul "kill" the hobbits,
Peter Jackson
does a close up reaction shot of Merry, as he pulls back you can see Frodo come into frame. To facilitate the shot he wanted, Jackson had
Elijah Wood
sit on the very edge of the bed and then slide in as the camera pulled back. If you watch carefully you can see he is in motion.
c.
Liam Neeson
was replaced by
Ed Harris
after he dropped out due scheduling conflicts.
d.
Bruce Willis
auditioned for a role.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fisher King (1991)?
a.
During filming, actors often provided a "Hello, Sally!" take. This involves the actor finishing his or her take, turning to face the camera, and yelling "Hello, Sally!". Whether editor
Sally Menke
appreciates this is yet to be reported.
b.
Howard Stern
was asked for tapes of his radio show. Howard refused and instead asked to be a consultant since they were modeling the character after him. The studio did not want to pay Stern, so they declined and in return Stern told them he wasnt interested in giving them his tapes.
c.
The scene involving
Justin Theroux
and
Matt McGrath
on the balcony took quite some time to shoot as loud cars would constantly drive by, thus ruining the scene.
d.
The highest-grossing movie of 1996.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fisher King (1991)?
a.
Due to the tight schedules, there were three editors involved -
Mark Goldblatt
,
Conrad Buff IV
and
Richard A. Harris
- who all worked on separate segments of the film.
b.
The cliff dives take place at La Quebrada in Acapulco.
c.
The positioning of Jack Lucas with the homeless cabaret singer in his arms at the hospital echoes the positions of Mary and Christ in Michelangelos Pieta at the Vatican.
d.
Caroll Spinney
: Big Bird tells Kermit that hes going to New York to break into public television - an obvious reference to
Sesame Street
, the television show that popularized the Muppets.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fisher King (1991)?
a.
The "castle" in New York is the facade of the Squadron A Armory, now part of the Hunter College Campus Schools building, located at 94th and Madison Avenue. When
Robin Williams
tells the story of the fisher king, he says, "I think I heard it at a lecture once... I dont know... a professor... at Hunter."
b.
At the end of the movie, Dr. Evils first name is revealed to be Dougie. This is a reference to
Mike Myers
favorite Toronto Maple Leaf player,
Doug Gilmour
, who was frequently nicknamed Dougie during his tenure with the team back in the 1990s.
c.
The first cut ran 50 minutes longer. It includes two major scenes shot but removed. The first subplot is a long roof chase where Northcott (
Jason Butler Harner
) eludes capture from the Mounties. Another major deleted sequence is where after Christine returns from the mental institution, Briegleb (
John Malkovich
) brings men to protect her as he believes that she was in danger from the LAPD.
d.
For shooting the pre-visualization sequences for the speeder chase scenes, Luke Skywalkers speeder from
Star Wars
was dug out of storage and used to represent the open-cockpit speeder with Anakin and Obi-Wan, and
George Lucas
own Ferrari was used to represent Zams speeder.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fisher King (1991)?
a.
The clock in Christophs apartment, as well as his wristwatch, read "6:41". The month and year that Auschwitz opened.
b.
The days the crew needed to shoot important exterior shots, it would rain or come close to raining. While filming everything else inside the house, nearly everyday was a sunny day.
c.
At college,
Mercedes Ruehl
had done a thesis about
T.S. Eliot
s poem "The Wasteland", in which the Fisher King features. Consequently when she received a script entitled "The Fisher King", she knew that this was the right project for her.
d.
The directors originally wanted to film inside Kings College Library as per the book but the college did not want to close off a section of the library.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fisher King (1991)?
a.
A young
Cybill Shepherd
was offered a role as one of the murder victims but turned it down. It would have been her feature debut.
b.
The cast met for weekly rehearsals from August to mid December.
c.
The blue flame that the coach crosses over to enter the castle is mentioned in the original book. In the novel it is explained that on one night every year blue flames are seen over areas containing hidden treasures.
d.
While it is not mentioned in the film, Parrys name is short for Parsifal, the "pure fool" and legendary knight of the Holy Grail. Parry brings redemption to Jack Lucas just as Parsifal brings redemption to the Fisher King Amfortas. Also, like Parsifal, Parry does battle with a Red Knight. In still another parallel, Parry experiences a cosmic awakening after kissing Lydia, just as Parsifal experiences a cosmic awakening after kissing the beautiful Kundry.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fisher King (1991)?
a.
For the "waltzing commuter" scene in Grand Central station, the main hall of the terminal was shut down for the shoot from 8pm until the first commuter trains arrived at 5:30 am the next morning. Lighting effects outside of the large terminal windows made it seem to be 5:00 in the evening the entire night, and over 400 extras waltzed around the mirror-ball topped Information Booth again and again throughout the night. Now, on New Years, an orchestra plays there and people waltz for real.
b.
When Modesty says, sarcastically, that shes 65, in "reality" she was telling the truth. This movie takes place in 2003 and in the comic Modesty was born around the year 1938. Exactly 65 years before 2003.
c.
On January 23th, 1987 Italian President
Francesco Cossiga
visited the set of this movie following the opening ceremonies of 50th anniversary of the Cinecittà Studios inauguration. The troupe, including director
Jerry London
, director of photography
Giuseppe Rotunno
and stars
Burt Reynolds
and
Liza Minnelli
took a break from work to greet the President.
d.
Was originally scheduled for a 2001 release but was pushed back so
Chris Klein
could work on
American Pie 2
.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fisher King (1991)?
a.
The first film directed by
Terry Gilliam
to not feature any other members of Monty Python.
b.
In the alternate timeline, George McFly is murdered on March 15th - the ides of March.
c.
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.
d.
Dante Basco
played high school boy Ramos when he was 31 years old.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fisher King (1991)?
a.
Jude Law
hooked up with a magician to learn how to lace a coin through his fingers, a trick he performs in the film.
b.
The girl that Jack says might be able to help Parry to find the Holy Grail is named Lydia Sinclair. One of the legends about the grail is that it is buried under Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland which was built by the Sinclair clan. The name Sinclair comes back in several grail myths.
c.
The background-paintings were painted with "Corel Photo Paint", but some of the original oil-painting backgrounds from the 1942 original movie were scanned with a computer, and parts of these scans were reused in the new backgrounds.
d.
Co-producer
Rick Porras
s wedding ring was the template for the One Ring.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Fisher King (1991)?
a.
Originally, the film was supposed to be about a group of children living without parents in the wild. They were trying to decide what adult character would find them, when someone thought of Max. After that suggestion, it became a "Mad Max" film.
b.
The front window of the video store features a poster for director
Terry Gilliam
s previous film
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
. A poster for
Brazil
(also directed by Gilliam) appears on the wall in the first video store scene. Almost all of the posters and video tape boxes in the video store are from RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, the video arm of TriStar Pictures, which released the film.
c.
When author
W. Somerset Maugham
visited the set during the filming, he supposedly watched a bit of
Spencer Tracy
s performance and asked sardonically, "Which one is he now, Jekyll or Hyde?"
d.
WILHELM SCREAM: As the villagers flee in terror when the Genie (under Jafars control) lifts the palace into the air.
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