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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hours (2002) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hours (2002) - 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 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.
On April 18th 2007, the Portland Trail Blazers retired Lionel Hollins #14 jersey and was included in the chapter, "Looking Back".
b.
(8 February 2007) Carrie White (
Sissy Spacek
) and Tommy Ross (
William Katt
) love story inspired
Sergi Rubió
s Laia Laiona (2007)
c.
The films first teaser trailer borrowed the trailer score from
The Last Airbender
, which is "Lonely Dusk" performed by Methodic Doubt.
d.
To achieve the effect of Laura becoming submerged in the hotel room, the set was lowered into a tank of river water.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
Shot late March-early April 1946, released July 12.
b.
Originally,
Nicole Kidman
was supposed to be nude beneath her dress at the beginning of the film when she drowns herself. Kidman objected to this, and the studio provided her with a flesh-colored rubber suit. She doesnt throw herself into the real river Ouse - its current has dramatically changed since 1941 - but into another river in which they had to place huge fans to alter the current. Director
Stephen Daldry
s chief concern during this scene was not that Kidman might drown but that she be sucked into the fans.
c.
The working title York Square was suggested by
Jonathan Mostow
. According to him, the name was after York Square classic movie theater in New Haven, Connecticut, where Mostow once worked as an usher.
d.
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. The television version only ran 77 minutes and contained no Technicolor footage.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
The film was not shown in Russia until 1994.
b.
Daniel Stern
declined the riding lessons offered for the movie in order to better convey his characters inexperience at horse riding.
c.
Originally rated "R" by the MPAA due to strong language and the scene of nudity. Upon an appeal, the rating was reduced to "PG."
d.
Meryl Streep
likes to prepare for her characters by selecting a piece of music that she listens to constantly. Director
Stephen Daldry
liked her selection so much (
Jessye Norman
singing "Four Last Songs" by
Richard Strauss
) that he included it in the scene where
Jeff Daniels
s character visits Clarissas apartment.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
According to
Ruth Gordon
s autobiography, a number of other actresses were considered and interviewed by director
Hal Ashby
for the role of Maude, including
Edith Evans
,
Mildred Dunnock
,
Mildred Natwick
,
Gladys Cooper
,
Peggy Ashcroft
,
Elisabeth Bergner
,
Edwige Feuillère
and Dorothy Stickney.
b.
Julianne Moore
was wearing a fake stomach; she wasnt really pregnant at the time of filming.
c.
This film was Nichelle Nichols only entry into the blaxploitation genre. She declined all offers into other blaxploitation films only to concentrate on the science fiction convention appearances - especially Star Trek conventions and later as a recruiter for NASA.
d.
Robert E. Sherwood
s English adaptation opened in London on 24 April 1935.
Melville Cooper
reprised his stage role for the movie.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
This is one of three Disney movies to win a Golden Globe for Best Picture. The other two are
Beauty and the Beast
and
The Lion King
.
b.
In 2010, the same year this film was distributed, an actual plot to kidnap Pope Benedict XVI was foiled in London.
c.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
had to tone down his workout, as his arm/chest muscles were so big that he couldnt wield a sword properly.
d.
Leonard Woolf
and
Virginia Woolf
s dramatic railway station scene was filmed at Loughborough Station in Leicestershire over three days, over 100 miles from the train station depicted at Richmond. The genuine 1920s steam train came from the Isle of Wight and was taken by truck to Loughborough.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
Nikabrik in this film is a descendant of Ginaarbrik from the previous film, and wears the family ring. This detail is not in the
C.S. Lewis
writings; it is a retcon by the filmmakers. They named Ginaarbrik (who had simply been "the Dwarf" in the book) and gave him the familial connection, after noting the similarities between the two dwarrow from different time periods.
b.
Originally entitled "Bogart Slept Here" with
Robert De Niro
as leading man and
Mike Nichols
as director. The story was supposedly based on
Dustin Hoffman
s life as a struggling actor (Hoffman wanted a part on the film but was turned down). Artistic differences ultimately forced De Niro and Nichols out, two weeks into the shoot. Other actors who were also candidates for the role were
Jack Nicholson
,
James Caan
and
Tony Lo Bianco
.
c.
The seventh of nine movies made together by Warner Brothers romantic couple
Olivia de Havilland
and
Errol Flynn
.
d.
Come Oscar nomination time, the film caused problems for makers Paramount and Miramax as they werent sure whether to put
Nicole Kidman
forward as Best Supporting Actress (where she would have been in direct competition with her 2 co-stars, probably canceling each other out) or as Best Actress (even though from a screen running time perspective it is a supporting role).
Meryl Streep
is in the film for 42 minutes,
Julianne Moore
for 33 minutes and Kidman for only 28 minutes. Obviously the decision to go for Best Actress was the right one.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
From the outset,
Nicole Kidman
had always been
Stephen Daldry
and
Scott Rudin
s first choice to play
Virginia Woolf
.
b.
Gloria Swanson
met her third husband,
Henri de la Falaise
, while at work on this film in France. Though a Marquis, he was a not very wealthy, and was employed on the film as an interpreter and probably also as an extra.
c.
Other than
Anthony Michael Hall
,
John Kapelos
is the only actor to appear in all three of Hughes teen films that were under contract with Universal. In Weird Science he can been seen at the table in the bar. In The Breakfast Club, he serves as the janitor. In Sixteen Candles, he stars as Sams future brother-in-law.
d.
Wes Bentley
was scheduled to star as Clayton, but dropped out.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
During the editing stages, producer
Scott Rudin
received a call from author
Michael Cunningham
requesting to see some of the footage. Cunninghams mother (on whom the character Laura Brown was originally based) was entering into the final stages of terminal cancer and Cunningham dearly wanted his dying mother to see something he had written committed to film. Rudin hastily assembled 20 minutes of footage and had it sent over to the Cunninghams.
b.
Though film was not released until 1999 on video, it bears a 1994 copyright.
c.
Footage of
Roger Moore
and
Kristina Wayborn
in bed shown in one of the films trailers is not included in the film itself.
d.
Zohan was loosely based on Nezi Arbib, a hairstylist and former Israeli soldier in Solana Beach, CA. Arbib taught
Adam Sandler
and the film crew different hairstyling techniques, while Sandler learned Arbibs mannerisms.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
Ralph Dunn
is in studio records/casting call lists in the role of policeman, but he was not seen in the movie.
b.
H.I. McDunnoughs first name is revealed to be Herbert, in the letter he leaves behind for Ed.
c.
The character of Judge Adam Fenton was based in part on Judge Isaac Parker whose federal court in Fort Smith, Arkansas had jurisdiction over the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
d.
Nicole Kidman
loved wearing the prosthetic nose and wore it in private too, mainly as she was undergoing a divorce from
Tom Cruise
at the time and was attracting a lot of paparazzi interest. Much to her delight, by wearing her fake nose out and about, she found she could easily evade the paparazzi as they didnt recognize her.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
According to producer
Walter Mirisch
,
Anne Bancroft
declined the role of Golde.
b.
To cut costs, the same cave and doorway set used for Dr. Tobors laboratory on the planet Theros, was slightly re-dressed to become the entrance to the doctors underground freezing chamber beneath his laboratory on Earth.
c.
Financed almost entirely by
Charles Simonyi
.
d.
Producer
Scott Rudin
had to do battle with Miramax head
Harvey Weinstein
over
Nicole Kidman
s prosthetic nose and
Philip Glass
s score, both of which Weinstein hated.
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