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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hebrew Hammer (2003) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hebrew Hammer (2003) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Hebrew Hammer (2003).
About the movie:
An orthodox Jewish blaxploitation hero saves Hanukkah from the clutches of Santa Claus's evil son.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hebrew Hammer (2003)?
a.
First film of
Hardie Albright
.
b.
Adam Goldberg
claims that he knew he had to do this movie as soon as he read the line "Shabbat shalom, motherfuckers!"
c.
David O. Selznick
always wanted
Leslie Howard
to play Ashley. He was so certain Howard was right for the part that he never auditioned him but only screen tested him solely to see if he would photograph well in color without recording any audio. The footage of this screen test can be seen on the 80th anniversary box set along with copies of memos sent by Selznick throughout the studio advocating Howard for the role.
d.
Much has been written about the crew having to contend with rainy weather in Paris during production. For a comparison of how the film might have looked if the sun hadnt appeared from time to time, compare the "Bonjour, Paris!" number from the film - mostly shot in brilliant sunshine - with alternate footage shot on a rainy day that is featured in the trailer.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hebrew Hammer (2003)?
a.
Though it is highly unlikely that Marcus Crassus and Spartacus ever spoke in real life, as depicted in the movie, Plutarchs biography mentions that in the last battle of the Third Servile War, Spartacus attempted to single-handedly take Crassus life before being taken down by Crassus personal guards. Therefore, it is likely that the two did see each other in person at one point.
b.
This movie was one of the few productions (besides several made in Russia and Yugoslavia) who took the time and the effort of duplicating WW2 German Tiger tanks. The only other American production who did this was
Kellys Heroes
, until
Steven Spielberg
did the same for his movie
Saving Private Ryan
.
c.
When
Lew Ayres
announced he was a conscientious objector to the war shortly after the film was released, hundreds of bookings were canceled because of protests. Loews ordered that all cancellation requests be granted. When Ayres changed his status (in April 1942) to "non-combatant", many in the film industry stated that a boycott of his films would be intolerant and inconsistent with "Americanism".
d.
The original script called for a cameo from US Senator
Joseph Lieberman
(I-Con), but Lieberman turned it down, so the role went to former New York City mayor
Edward I. Koch
, who was recruited at the last minute by one of the producers.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hebrew Hammer (2003)?
a.
Brittany Murphy
passed away suddenly less than two weeks after this film was released.
b.
As the films production costs skyrocketed, Universal Pictures attempted to use the situation to garner some publicity for it. The studio erected an electronic sign on a rooftop overlooking Broadway, across the street from its New York offices. The sign read "Universal Pictures and Erich von Stroheim (v) will spend $XXX,XXX to entertain you with Foolish Wives." Each week the numbers of the production costs were updated on the electronic sign, telling how much more the picture had cost. In the end, the total cost of the film, as reported by Universal, was $1,103,736.38. Von Stroheim later claimed that the real cost was only around $700,000.
c.
The films villain character ("Doctor Eric Kiviat") is loosely based off Dr. Roy Mackal (University of Chicago; biologist, engineer, teacher and biochemist) and his voyages to Africa in search of the legendary living dinosaurs of the Congo, Mokele-Mbembe. Mackals 1980 Congo trip with fellow cryptozoologist, James Powell, was a featured segment on an episode of "Arthur C. Clarkes Mysterious World" television series.
d.
The movie was shown at the Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente on April 16th, 2005 (among other dates). The director was present at the show and answered questions after the presentation. He mentioned that he had sort of an actors top-five in mind when he was about to make the movie, and besides
Adam Goldberg
, his other options were
Adam Sandler
,
David Schwimmer
, and
Ben Stiller
.
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