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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hours (2002) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hours (2002) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hours (2002)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002).

About the movie: The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.		Star-director George Clooney and his co-star Renée Zellweger premiered this film in Clooneys hometown of Maysville, KY on March 24th, 2008. In 1953, his aunt Rosemary Clooney had premiered a film of her own, The Stars Are Singing, in the same town, though not at the same theatre. Roughly 3,000 fans attended the red carpet event while 200 VIPs were hand-selected to watch the film. An additional screening was held afterward with 100 lucky winners winning 2 tickets apiece from a raffle drawing. Clooney and Zellweger hosted the second screening as well before departing the theatre. Among the guests in attendance were former Lt. Governor of Kentucky Steve Henry and his wife, Miss America 2000, Heather French Henry.
b.		Completed by July 1920, but not released until May 1921.
c.		This film was disqualified by the Academy for the Best Makeup Oscar because digital touch-ups were done on close-ups of Nicole Kidman to make the nose seem seamless.
d.		The highest opening weekend for the series until the release of Freddy vs. Jason 12 years later.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.		According to director Jeff Lieberman in the DVD commentary, Jeff Goldblum almost got the part of Dr. David Blume, but was replaced by Robert Walden because the director felt Goldblum and star Zalman King looked too much alike.
b.		Filmed in 1999.
c.		Instead of a fee for starring in the film, Kirk Cameron accepted a donation to his charity, Camp Firefly.
d.		Allison Janney was originally chosen for the role of Barbara in the flower shop but she insisted on taking the role of Sally Lester, Clarissa Vaughans (Meryl Streep) lover.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.		Some songs that were written but not heard in the film are "I Live To Love" (sung by Danny Kaye to Angela Lansbury when he swings into her bedroom) and an extended "Pass the Basket" number when Kaye appears before the King (just prior to the famous "Maladjusted Jester"). Both songs were, however, recorded and released on the films companion record.
b.		Nicole Kidman learned to write with her right hand (Virginia Woolf was right-handed).
c.		The 1990 TV special The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy showed some sequences cut from the film: Biff fades out of 2015 after stumbling out of the DeLorean and behind some trash cans Marty discovers the destroyed Hill Valley High School
d.		Catherine Keener originally turned down the role of Gertrude Baniszewski, however after she couldnt get the story out of her head she met with director Tommy OHaver and agreed to do the film.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.		The actor who plays the young Yuri Zhivago at his mothers funeral is Omar Sharifs son Tarek Sharif.
b.		The dress Amidala is wearing when she addresses the Senate is modeled after a Mongolian garment worn by nobility.
c.		Lukes prison number (37) is a reference to the Bible - Luke 1:37. ("For with God nothing shall be impossible.")
d.		The song "Beim Schlafengehen" (Going to Sleep) that Clarissa plays in her apartment is one of the Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss, all dealing with a farewell to life.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.		Several references are made to an "Ice Hovercraft" its actually an air-boat such as ones used in the everglades or swampy regions.
b.		In a TV interview, June Allyson said that she was offered the role of Eve but her husband, Dick Powell, talked her out of it saying she would be miscast.
c.		The last film shot at MGM studios.
d.		Zeljko Ivanek actually filmed scenes as Louis Waters with Meryl Streep, only to be replaced with Jeff Daniels later in production. All scenes between Louis and Clarissa were subsequently re-shot.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.		Chotchkies is a take-off on the popular T.G.I. Fridays restaurant chain. The T.G.I. Fridays waiting staff wear striped shirts and suspenders adorned with buttons and name tags. The restaurants themselves are frequently decorated with assorted knick-knacks and memorabilia. A reference is made to T.G.I. Fridays when someone mentions "Thank God its Friday" while at the restaurant.
b.		This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
c.		"The Hours" was the original working title of Virginia Woolfs "Mrs. Dalloway".
d.		The game designers at 3D-Realms were apparently unimpressed by the motion picture adaptation.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.		"Uncle Nutzys Clubhouse" came from one of Yankovics favorite pieces from MAD magazine. Also, according to the DVD commentary, Yankovics characters name of George Newman is a nod to MAD Magazine mascot Alfred E Newman.
b.		Ralph Bakshi originally wanted Drew Barrymore to play the sultry Holli Would .
c.		The opening criminal lair, "Ye Olde Benbow Tavern" is an allusion to name of the tavern in which the the Robert Louis Stevenson novel "Treasure Island" begins, "Admiral Benbow Inn". Commodore Schmidlapp is abducted by the fiendish foursome. The next novel by R. L. Stevenson is "Kidnapped".
d.		To make her look like Virginia Woolf, Nicole Kidman wore a false nose.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.		The original ending had Alex committing suicide while dressed in white, and Dan being arrested for her murder. It was changed when preview audiences felt that Alex was not brought to justice. This ending still appears in the Japanese release. The ending was re-shot in the worship room of the Unitarian church in Mt. Kisco, NY.
b.		The grocery store sequences were shot very late at night in an actual supermarket in Los Angeles, and the crew paid for everything that was used/eaten/destroyed during shooting. The films director makes a cameo as the annoyed store manager near the end of the sequence.
c.		The movie featured a number of American country and western music stars who acted in the movie as well as sung. These included Mel Tillis as a Fairground Owner, Brenda Lee as a Nice Lady, Don Williams as himself, and the Statler Brothers, Phil Balsley, Lew DeWitt, Harold Reid and Don Reid also as themselves.
d.		Gwyneth Paltrow was considered for the role of Laura Brown.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.		The role of Laura Brown was originally intended for Emily Watson.
b.		The mugshots of a young-looking Morgan Freeman that are attached to his parole papers are actually pictures of Morgans younger son, Alfonso Freeman. Alfonso also had a cameo in the movie as a con shouting "Fresh fish! Fresh fish today! Were reeling em in!"
c.		Adapted from a Broadway play by Edward Sheldon. The original stage production of "Romance" starred Doris Keane as Rita Cavallini; it opened at Maxine Elliotts Theatre in New York on Feb. 10, 1913 and ran for 160 performances.
d.		Seven studios rejected the original screenplay. Peter Stone turned it into a novel which was serialized in Redbook, and it was then turned back into a screenplay - which had interest from all 7 studios.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.		Dan Brown tells his son Richie about falling in love with Laura, but John C. Reilly was actually telling Jack Rovello the story of "Jack and the Beanstalk" so the young actor would appear interested. The actual dialogue was dubbed in later.
b.		Filmed during the Nimitz Sep 79-May 80 cruise. Squadrons aboard included VF-41 and VF-84 (F-14A Tomcats), VA-35 (A-6E Intruder), VA-82 and VA-86 (A-7E Corsair II), VFP-63 (RF-8G Crusader), VAQ-134 (EA-6B Prowler), VS-24 (S-3A Viking), VAW-112 (E-2B Hawkeye), and HS-9 (SH-3H Sea King). All squadrons get time on film.
c.		Roland Emmerich suggested composer Joel Goldsmith to Vic Armstrong after working with him on Moon 44 (1990). Armstrong and Emmerich worked together on Universal Soldier (1992) with Dolph Lundgren a year before this film.
d.		"Sixteen Going On Seventeen" was shot in the gazebo, one of the last to be done. On the first take, Charmian Carr (Liesl) slipped while leaping across a bench, and fell through a pane of glass. Although she was not badly injured, her ankle was hurt and the scene was later shot with her leg wrapped and makeup covering the bandages.

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