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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hours (2002) - Part (4) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hours (2002) - Part (4) 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.
Wesley Snipes
,
Danny Glover
and
Snoop Dogg
was originally considered the role as Al Simmons/Spawn.
b.
Principal photography wrapped on Friday, June 13, 2008. Additionally, the American theatrical release date was Friday, February 13, 2009.
c.
Nicole Kidman
is one of two Best Actress winners to portray a right handed character although the actress is naturally left handed. Two years earlier,
Julia Roberts
won her Oscar for playing right-handed Erin Brockovich in
Erin Brockovich
(Roberts is also left handed).
d.
The drawbridge sequence where
Keanu Reeves
is being chased by the Chicago P.D., F.B.I. and
Brian Cox
s henchmen took approximately one week of night shoots to film with temperatures ranging from five below to twenty below zero.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
The zoom out/track in shots were done with miniatures laid on their sides, since it was impossible to do them vertically.
b.
Gustavo Rojo
is dubbed by
Robert Rietty
c.
The spaceship fabric that can be seen in young Richard Browns room is the same that one of the blankets is made from that older Richard wraps around him when he is ill.
d.
This film became a staple on Joe Bob Briggs Monstervision series, though the network would heavily edit the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
Noor, Bullis, Carlson, Wadhwa, Chanda, Miranda, Amelia, Plumer, Garcia, and Wasmund all attended the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, CA.
b.
In the scene where
Benicio Del Toro
stops the car and has an "attack" with
Tobey Maguire
in the car, Maguires hair seems different. According to
Terry Gilliam
s commentary on the Criterion Collection DVD, they shot this scene a few months after the scene where they first picked him up and could not get Maguire to shave his head for the wig. It would have cost $15,000 extra to put that in his contract initially but they opted not to because the movie was already becoming over budget. They ended up spending well over that using a bald cap and makeup effects, as well as using computer editing to erase the line on his forehead.
c.
Prior to the movie, a book was written by Curtis Richards, and reveals more of the story behind Michaels rage. However, the book is very rare.
d.
Michael Cunningham
: Clarissa (
Meryl Streep
) walks past the author on her way to the flower shop.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
When NEST is being shut down and the Autobots are being taken into custody, Ironhide is heard yelling "Do you want a piece of me? I will tear you apart!" This is how the Autobot Jazz died in
Transformers
.
b.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
According to the 2005 book Kiss Me Like A Stranger by
Gene Wilder
, this was the picture in which he and actress
Gilda Radner
met and were later married. The two met on 13 August 13 1981 during the filming of this movie and became friends. At the time, Radner was married to
G.E. Smith
.
d.
The title of the book Richard wrote is "The Goodness of Time". Its visible on the cover in scenes where Louis Waters reads it in Clarissas apartment.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
Miranda Richardson
worked for only 8 days.
b.
When
Christian Bale
and
Ewan McGregor
were filming their sex scene, the director cut without letting them know, so the two continued to simulate the act until they realized the trick that had been played on them.
c.
Julie Andrews
was determined to nail the lullaby "Stay Awake". She took nearly 50 takes (most reports suggest 47) in the Disney recording studio to create the perfect "soft" voice quality for the song.
Dick Van Dyke
, on the other hand, took only one take to record his verses as Mr. Dawes, Sr. on "Fidelity, Fiduciary Bank".
d.
Despite the accolades and impressive box-office receipts, director
Edward Dmytryk
felt that the film could have been even better. In "Stanley Kramer: Filmmaker" by
Donald Spoto
, Dmytryk said, "...its a disappointment in my career, to tell the truth. I insist it could have been a classic ... but Kramer, who (with
Dore Schary
) is the most publicity-conscious man in the industry, got high-handed with
Harry Cohn
, and in fact had to toe the line ...
Stanley Roberts
original script was about 190 pages, even without the romantic subplot ... It should have remained that - a three and one-half or four-hour picture - and it would have been more logically developed, the characters would have been further fleshed out. It would have been perfect."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
The Thorn Mansion is the Lake Forest Academy (formerly the Armour Estate) in Lake Forest, Illinois. All exteriors had to be shot in the back garden of the academy/estate because the school had erected a very modern structure in front of the old estate.
b.
Singer/songwriter
Tom Petty
claims that he first became obsessed with rock and roll after meeting
Elvis Presley
and watching him act and sing during the making of this movie. Pettys uncle was a crew member working on the film.
c.
Much concern surrounded the portrayal of Laura Brown in the 2001 segment. Fearing that suitable makeup couldnt make
Julianne Moore
look elderly, and due to scheduling conflicts,
Betsy Blair
was cast to play the role of Old Laura. Scenes were filmed with
Meryl Streep
. However, director
Stephen Daldry
was so dissatisfied with the outcome that Moore was brought in much later in "old" make-up, to re-shoot scenes with Streep. It took 6 hours to apply Moores make-up for the scene.
d.
Michele Soavi
and
Avi Nesher
were attached to direct.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
Rex Harrison
turned down the lead role in
13 Rue Madeleine
.
b.
Part of the SON OF SHOCK package of 21 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original SHOCK THEATER release of 52 features one year earlier. This was also one of the 12 Columbia titles, the other 61 all being Universals.
c.
The remote used by Andrew Wyke is actually an Apple Universal remote used to control their Computers/iPod Docks.
d.
In the novel, Lauras maiden name is Zielski. In the film, her maiden name is McGrath.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
The interior of Aunt Mays house is the same sets built for the first
Spider-Man
movie.
b.
Rebecca Romijn
revealed that in a scene where she sews up a knife wound on
Thomas Jane
, she pushes the needle too far in and ends up actually sewing a couple of stitches on Thomas Janes body instead of just the prosthetic wound.
c.
In the scene where Harry, Ron, and Hermione are discussing Harrys kiss with Cho, the three begin to crack up near the end of the scene. This was all real laughter from the three actors. The director thought it was good for the scene and kept rolling.
d.
(Kodak Theatre / 23 March 2003) When
Nicole Kidman
ascended the stage to accept her Best Actress Oscar from presenter
Denzel Washington
, co-star
Ed Harris
played the role of "seat-filler" when he occupied the vacant seat beside Kidmans mom for the duration of her acceptance speech.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: Can be heard as Swamp Thing throws a thug out of his speed boat.
b.
Laurie Zimmer
hated her performance after seeing herself in the dailies. Carpenter contrarily thought she did a great job.
c.
The footage of the Space Shuttle Orbiter landing is from Challenger touching down at the conclusion of STS-8. This was the first night landing of the Space Shuttle program.
d.
Leonard Woolf
s dash from the house in Richmond, leading up to the railway station scene took him through St Johns Churchyard and Sutton Place in Hackney, London (14 miles) to Loughborough (114 miles), all in the space of a minute of screen time. A 10 second dash through Sutton Place took the best part of days filming with several antique vehicles parked in the residents parking bays; a handful of costumed pedestrians; plastic antique covers for concrete lamp posts and lots of sticky black tape to cover door bells and other modern door furniture. As he races past we see several Georgian houses with original, and quite rare sash window shutters. Sutton Place was a good choice as a uniform terrace of houses still bearing features of yesteryear.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hours (2002)?
a.
Christopher Isherwood and Henry Channon are considered by many Maugham biographers to be the inspiration for the characters of Larry Darrell and Elliott Templeton.
b.
When Rory is explaining how he hates romantic comedies, Peter Macalusos first movie Justify the Means, a romantic comedy, can be heard playing in the background.
c.
Nicole Kidman
decided not to imitate
Virginia Woolf
s actual tone and voice because she feared people thought it would be comic.
d.
The band playing during the house party is punk band Osker. The songs they play are "F**k Me" and "Alright".
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