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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Golden Compass (2007) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Golden Compass (2007) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Golden Compass (2007).
About the movie:
In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Compass (2007)?
a.
The king of the polar bears, Ragnar Sturlusson (voiced by
Ian McShane
) is called Iofur Raknison in the books. But the name was changed to prevent confusion between him and Iorek Byrnison.
b.
The film was inspired and based loosely on actual events at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California.
c.
Billy Dee Williams
: Judge Reinhold, played Lando Calrissian.
d.
According to The New York Times, "several concessions to the censors and the box-office were made in adapting Irwin Shaws bestseller The Young Lions to the screen."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Compass (2007)?
a.
Dakota Blue Richards
s first feature movie.
b.
Frank Langella
recorded lines as the Voice of the Dragon, but his dialogue was later cut.
c.
The dye from the feather on
Judy Garland
s hat in "Fella with an Umbrella" song, ran all over her face and jacket, so they coated it with vaseline. The feather looks different in two different shots.
d.
Otto Preminger
disliked the use of flashbacks; hence there are none in the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Compass (2007)?
a.
When the Blues Brothers are being chased by the Good Ol Boys, there is a shot of a Billboard with an advertisement for a horror movie called "See You Next Wednesday". A trademark line of director
John Landis
, it features in most of his projects.
b.
In an early scene, another taxi driver shows Travis Bickle a piece of
Errol Flynn
s bathtub that he owns.
Errol Flynn
would be a character (played by
Jude Law
) in a later
Martin Scorsese
movie -
The Aviator
.
c.
Nicole Kidman
originally turned the role as Marisa Coulter down, but
Philip Pullman
(the author of the His Dark Materials) convinced her to take the role.
d.
Much of the film was shot in 1967 at Ft. Benning, Georgia, hence the large pine forests in the background rather than tropical jungle trees.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Compass (2007)?
a.
The US Copyright Notice field with the Library of Congress lists
Curtis Hanson
as co-writer.
b.
Paul Bettany
was in negotiations to play Lord Asriel.
c.
Maya Rudolph
, who plays the pregnant character Molly, was actually pregnant during the filming of the movie. The father of Rudolphs unborn child is Paul Thomas Anderson, who served as a standby director for Robert Altman during production of the film.
d.
This "Bond film" was not part of the franchise produced by MGM and Danjaq.
Kevin McClory
, who was producer and co-writer of
Thunderball
, won a legal battle against
Ian Fleming
to make his own Bond movie. The settlement stipulated that it had to effectively be a remake of Thunderball.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Compass (2007)?
a.
Robert Carradine
s character is named Rab after Fullers original family name, Rabinovitch. The name was changed at Ellis Island.
b.
Boyer wore a girdle to streamline his waist and straighten his posture. In 1848 it was still common practice for males of Nobility (especially in France) to wear corsets and stays beneath their garments.
c.
Throughout the writing process,
Spike Jonze
and
Dave Eggers
kept in close contact with
Maurice Sendak
, consulting and sharing script changes, models of the monsters, etc.
d.
Both
Christopher Lee
and
Ian McKellen
were cast at the insistence of New Line Cinema executives, who hoped to replicate the studios success with the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Compass (2007)?
a.
"Somewhere" was at first only meant to be a working title.
b.
Ranked #1 on Entertainment Weeklys "Top 50 Cult Films of All-Time"
c.
Ozymandias the golden monkey was the hardest daemon to make, because he had to move and jump around all the time.
d.
Tracey Ullman
performed her part while actually pregnant.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Compass (2007)?
a.
In the film, the main cast sings along to Aimee Manns "Wise Up", which was used in the film
Jerry Maguire
, also starring
Tom Cruise
.
b.
Writer
David Webb Peoples
credits
Martin Scorsese
s
Taxi Driver
and
Glendon Swarthout
s novel "The Shootist" as two of the major shaping influences of his screenplay.
c.
The title character played by
Sessue Hayakawa
is depicted in this film committing hara-kiri. Hayakawa also tried when he was disgracefully discharged from the Japanese navy.
d.
Daniel Craig
did most of his own stunts especially in the Swiss glaciers.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Compass (2007)?
a.
The scene where Marisa Coulter hits her monkey was not in the books, but was written by the books author
Philip Pullman
.
b.
At one point during filming, Paramount production chief
Robert Evans
felt the film had too little action and considered hiring an action director to finish the job. To satisfy Evans,
Francis Ford Coppola
and his son
Gian-Carlo Coppola
developed the scene in which Connie and Carlo have their long fight. As a result, Evans was pleased enough to let Coppola finish the film.
c.
When Ted goes out to pee after talking with the hitchhiker, he encounters many homosexuals. Almost all of them are crew members.
d.
Kevin Smith
wrote the script around the same time he was writing
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
and presented them both to the Weinstein brothers. They immediately gave the green light to Zack and Miri Make a Porno, but declined on Red State fearing its story was too bleak to attract an audience. Had they green lit, Red State wouldve been shot back to back with Zack and Miri.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Compass (2007)?
a.
Jim Carrey
auditioned for the film. Joel Schumacher turned him down because he felt Carrey was too talented to be in an ensemble.
b.
According to the book, "The Case for Reincarnation" by Joe Fisher, the screenplay for "Audrey Rose" was inspired by an actual incident in author De Felittas life. Hearing expert ragtime piano coming from his familys music room, he was astonished to discover it was being produced by his six-year-old son, who had never had a music lesson. "My fingers are doing it by themselves, Daddy!", the boy said. "Isnt it wonderful?" The experience set him to contemplating the possibility of reincarnation.
c.
Filming took 100 days.
Dakota Blue Richards
was in every scene of the film aside from two which required her to shoot for 98 out of the 100 days.
d.
The song "Man of Constant Sorrow" contains the lyric "I bid farewell to old Kentucky The place where I was born and raised".
George Clooney
was in real life born and raised in Kentucky.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Golden Compass (2007)?
a.
When Officer Bert shoots at George, the "s", the "v" and the "i" in the electric "Pottersville" sign far away in the distance, go out.
b.
Despite a prominent billing,
Christopher Lee
only has one line.
c.
Filmed at Western Washington University over the course of three days, for a budget of under $200.
d.
A scene in which Heidi teaches Peter to read was cut from the final film.
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